(including transcript):-
AP Entertainment
Seoul, 9 April 2015
1. Wide shot Sean Hepburn Ferrer - Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund's president and the eldest son of Audrey Hepburn - arriving for press conference
2. Medium shot Sean Hepburn Ferrer
3. Wide shot Ferrer family (Emma Kathleen Ferrer, Karin Hofer Hepburn Ferrer, Sean Hepburn Ferrer) and families of victims (right) seated for press conference
4. Medium shot journalists
5. Wide shot Ferrer family and families of victims at press conference
6. Close-up of Sean Hepburn Ferrer
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund president:
"A year has now passed and instead of sending flowers to the families, we wished to create something beautiful. A natural platform amidst all of the investigations, all of the pain, all of the politics. We wanted to create a platform that would bring some feelings of hope, comfort and that would create a place from which everyone can work towards the future - where a tragedy like this will not repeat itself."
8. Cutaway journalists
9. Wide shot victims' families at the conference
10. Wide shot press conference
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund president:
"Why when there is life at risk, why are the children not put in the first position? Why is it more important not to lose face? Why is it more important to hide a problem? Why is it more important... I don't know all the details and I think what these families want is clarity and for these ways to change - where people are prioritized above business, above politics, about the needs even to tell a story a certain way."
12. Cutawayjournalists
13. Close-up Karin Hofer Hepburn Ferrer
14. Medium shot press conference
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund president:
"The families are not going to leave for families that cannot find closure because their children are still trapped in the ship. So they're going to stay there until everybody gets out of this nightmare. Just the same as a society. We cannot move forward and have our comfortable lives, knowing that 20,000 children die every day. It's A very similar dynamic if you think about it."
16. Wide shot Ferrer family and victims' families waiting for photo op
17. Close-up badge symbolizing Danwon High School on Ferrer's chest
18. Close-up banner reading the website address for the foundation's forest project
19. Wide shot Ferrer family and victims' families posing for photos
AUDREY HEPBURN'S SON ANNOUNCES PROJECT PAYING TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF SOUTH KOREAN FERRY DISASTER
Sean Hepburn Ferrer, the eldest son of late actress Audrey Hepburn, was in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday (9 APRIL 2015) to announce plans for a forest project which will pay tribute to the victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster.
Hepburn Ferrer, who is president of the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, said the project, called the Sewol Memorial Forest, will commemorate and pay respect to those who perished in the disaster in April 2014.
"A year has now passed and instead of sending flowers to the families, we wished to create something beautiful. A natural platform amidst all of the investigations, all of the pain, all of the politics. We wanted to create a platform that would bring some feelings of hope, comfort and that would create a place from which everyone can work towards the future - where a tragedy like this will not repeat itself."
When asked why he cares so much about the incident, Hepburn Ferrer said he was touched by the plight of the victims' families and angered by the South Korean investigation into the disaster.
"Why when there is life at risk, why are the children not put in the first position? Why is it more important not to lose face? Why is it more important to hide a problem? Why is it more important... I don't know all the details and I think what these families want is clarity and for these ways to change - where people are prioritized above business, above politics, about the needs even to tell a story a certain way."
The Sewol Memorial Forest will be built on a hill on the southwestern island of Jindo, which is around 4.18km away from the Paeng-Mok port - the nearest port to the disaster site.
The MV Sewol ferry sank on the morning of 16th April 2014 en route from Incheon to Jeju island with 476 passengers onboard.
The sinking resulted in the deaths of 295 people, with 250 of the dead being high school students on a field trip. There are still nine passengers unaccounted for.
The captain of the ship was sentenced to 36 years in prison for his actions on the day.
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SHOTLIST (including transcript):-
AP Entertainment
Seoul, 9 April 2015
1. Wide shot Sean Hepburn Ferrer - Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund's president and the eldest son of Audrey Hepburn - arriving for press conference
2. Medium shot Sean Hepburn Ferrer
3. Wide shot Ferrer family (Emma Kathleen Ferrer, Karin Hofer Hepburn Ferrer, Sean Hepburn Ferrer) and families of victims (right) seated for press conference
4. Medium shot journalists
5. Wide shot Ferrer family and families of victims at press conference
6. Close-up of Sean Hepburn Ferrer
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund president:
"A year has now passed and instead of sending flowers to the families, we wished to create something beautiful. A natural platform amidst all of the investigations, all of the pain, all of the politics. We wanted to create a platform that would bring some feelings of hope, comfort and that would create a place from which everyone can work towards the future - where a tragedy like this will not repeat itself."
8. Cutaway journalists
9. Wide shot victims' families at the conference
10. Wide shot press conference
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund president:
"Why when there is life at risk, why are the children not put in the first position? Why is it more important not to lose face? Why is it more important to hide a problem? Why is it more important... I don't know all the details and I think what these families want is clarity and for these ways to change - where people are prioritized above business, above politics, about the needs even to tell a story a certain way."
12. Cutawayjournalists
13. Close-up Karin Hofer Hepburn Ferrer
14. Medium shot press conference
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund president:
"The families are not going to leave for families that cannot find closure because their children are still trapped in the ship. So they're going to stay there until everybody gets out of this nightmare. Just the same as a society. We cannot move forward and have our comfortable lives, knowing that 20,000 children die every day. It's A very similar dynamic if you think about it."
16. Wide shot Ferrer family and victims' families waiting for photo op
17. Close-up badge symbolizing Danwon High School on Ferrer's chest
18. Close-up banner reading the website address for the foundation's forest project
19. Wide shot Ferrer family and victims' families posing for photos
AUDREY HEPBURN'S SON ANNOUNCES PROJECT PAYING TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF SOUTH KOREAN FERRY DISASTER
Sean Hepburn Ferrer, the eldest son of late actress Audrey Hepburn, was in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday (9 APRIL 2015) to announce plans for a forest project which will pay tribute to the victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster.
Hepburn Ferrer, who is president of the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, said the project, called the Sewol Memorial Forest, will commemorate and pay respect to those who perished in the disaster in April 2014.
"A year has now passed and instead of sending flowers to the families, we wished to create something beautiful. A natural platform amidst all of the investigations, all of the pain, all of the politics. We wanted to create a platform that would bring some feelings of hope, comfort and that would create a place from which everyone can work towards the future - where a tragedy like this will not repeat itself."
When asked why he cares so much about the incident, Hepburn Ferrer said he was touched by the plight of the victims' families and angered by the South Korean investigation into the disaster.
"Why when there is life at risk, why are the children not put in the first position? Why is it more important not to lose face? Why is it more important to hide a problem? Why is it more important... I don't know all the details and I think what these families want is clarity and for these ways to change - where people are prioritized above business, above politics, about the needs even to tell a story a certain way."
The Sewol Memorial Forest will be built on a hill on the southwestern island of Jindo, which is around 4.18km away from the Paeng-Mok port - the nearest port to the disaster site.
The MV Sewol ferry sank on the morning of 16th April 2014 en route from Incheon to Jeju island with 476 passengers onboard.
The sinking resulted in the deaths of 295 people, with 250 of the dead being high school students on a field trip. There are still nine passengers unaccounted for.
The captain of the ship was sentenced to 36 years in prison for his actions on the day.
