From the added photos, it looks like you and the crew are having some fun meeting the locals.
The yellow buildings look brand new.
Are they housing or offices?
Are they in a location that was "swept" or flooded by the Tsunami or are they removed from the "danger zone?"
Are people building (or rebuilding) in the waterfront areas (where damage was greatest) or is there a "move" more to inland or higher ground (due to fear of another wave in future)?
Is there a sense of "get on with life and go back to way it was" or "things are different and I won't build in the same place?"
And...are those buildings part of an international aid project (donated)?
The locals were truly wonderful and inspiring in so many ways.
Yes, the yellow buildings are brand new. This development is ten minutes drive from the sea and has been built by various NGOs from around the world. I visited one village that was entirely built with money donated by Jackie Chan.
Building has been going on all over the area, though some of the waterfront was effectively reclaimed by the tsunami and is still under water.
There's no 'danger zone' as such, indeed the wave reached several miles inland. The ship in the picture below was swept off its mooring and came to rest five miles inland. There are two houses beneath it, no one knows how many bodies.
Fishing is still a major industry in the area, though many of the young people have required extra training in the ways of the sea as Banda Aceh effectively lost a generation of fisherman.
As I've got a ten hour wait here in Malaysia before flying to LA in the morning, I'll try and write some detail about what's going on there and if it's interesting I'll post it on my blog with a few more pics.
Liam great to see your work! Also that you have fun doing it. I believe that is why you are good at it. My favorite is the one of the moto or moped through the fence. Great composition IMHO
Cheers,
Fernando
Jon it's not me that's an inspiration, I'm just doing my job, but the people I've met here really are inspiring - in so many ways. I'll make some of the film available online. Though, I won't be able to show the sequences that we will film in Lebanon for contractual reasons.
Fernando, I always try to run a happy ship. We work hard, damn hard, and we play hard too
I wrote the blog. It should give you more insight into what we are doing. You can read it here;
Thanks again everyone.
Jim that ship is truly amazing.
Jon it's not me that's an inspiration, I'm just doing my job, but the people I've met here really are inspiring -in so many ways.
I wrote the blog. It should give you more insight into what we are doing. I'll post some more from the next business lounge I get stuck in
Do leave a comment if you wish. I'm new to this blogging thing and have no idea if I'm doing it right! I'll post some more from the next business lounge I get stuck in
