‘Toxic Tour’ 360° – Oil Exploitation in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Description
Journey into the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, where humanity’s thirst for oil is pushing deeper into nature’s few remaining unspoiled fortresses. ‘Toxic Tour’ traces oil’s devastating legacy in northern Ecuador to map out what could happen to the rest of the country’s Amazonian reserves if oil companies begin drilling there. At risk is not just one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, but also some of the few remaining uncontacted tribes humanity has left.
What Works Well
This video invites the viewer to see the devastation wrought by oil industry left unchecked in the Ecuadorian countryside and to consider how that connects to the industry in the US.
Discipline
- Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Biological (Life) Science
- Social Science
Keywords
activism, disaster, ecuador, environmental health, exploitation, oil, petroleum, rainforest, spill, tribal
Source
RYOT
Level of Guidance
What does this mean?
The Level of Guidance indicates how much the creator has imbued the video with a sense of at what the viewer should be looking.
For instance, a Level 1 video would mean that the camera has been left in place while life happens around it, allowing you, as the viewer, to simply observe. A Level 2 video might incorporate subtle visual, textual or audible hints or simple transitions. A Level 3 video would rely on a handful of hints and transition. A Level 4 video would employ multiple hints and dialogue. And a Level 5 video would rely on all of the above as well as a narrative arc that pushes the viewer forward.
Another way of looking at this would be how much production went into the video if you are considering making one of your own like it.
Location
Watch in Class
