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Treatment for the Missions of the United States Coast Guard

 

The video opens with the emblem of the Coast Guard displayed on the entire screen.  It fades and shows the narrartor/charcter: Buoy Bob (BB) as he introduces himself and describes what the video is about.  He explains that the CG is the fifth armed service, but it does things day-to-day to serve the public.

 

As BB narrates (male voice) a list of all the CG missions appears with the first one (Marine Safety) highlighted to show what BB will cover first. Fade away from BB and the following pictures appear: 1. CG rescue. BB explains what the CG does in this mission.  2.  fade in a recreational boat (animation- moving from right to left on the screen).  3.  picture of CG aircraft patrolling icebergs (animation).  All the while BB continues to talk about the mission. BB ends.

 

BB appears and states, “let’s find out more about the CG.”

 

Fade and bring back list of CG missions with Maritime Mobility highlighted. BB explains mission while the following pictures appear:  1. buoys and lighthouses (flashing lights animation) fade in and out.  2.  picture of aircraft spotting icebergs (animation)  3.  pictures of bridges (Golden Gate/Brooklyn Bridge etc.) pop up. All the while BB continues to talk about the mission

 

BB appears and states, “These missions are exciting; let’s see what else the CG does.”

 

Fade and bring back list of CG missions with Maritime Security highlighted.  BB explains mission while the following pictures appear:  1.  drug arrest at sea  2.  CG assisting foreigners immigrants (Cubans/ Haitians) at sea.  3.  picture of fishery boarding.  All the while BB continues to talk about the mission. BB ends.

 

BB appears and states, “The CG does even more.”

 

Fade and bring back list of CG missions with National Defense highlighted.  BB explains mission while the following pictures appear:   1.  picture of fully armed vessel patrolling the port. (animation)  2.  picture of  CG members in Gulf War.  3.  picture of CG vessel breaking ice. (animation)  All the while BB continues to talk about the mission. BB ends.

 

BB appears and states, “but the CG does even more.”

 

Fade and bring back list of CG missions with Protection of Natural Resources highlighted.  BB explains mission while the following pictures appear:  1.  picture of oil spill cleanup.  2.  picture of cg inspection of a tanker.  3.  CG assisting with the release or stranding of a whale.  All the while BB continues to talk about the mission. BB ends.

 

BB appears and states, “Wow that’s a lot of missions.”  “Here is what the CG does on an average day.”  Low volume in background of CG song “Semper Paratus

 

Fade in list of CG average day, while BB reads.  Fade out

 

Re-appear CG emblem and CG song “Semper Paratus” increases in volume.