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(19 May 2010) SHOTLIST
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AP Television
Tehran, Iran, 9 May 2010
1. Pull focus from flowers planted at the margin of a highway to cars driving
2. Wide of Tehran highways surrounded with planted trees and flowers
3. Tilt-up from flowers planted alongside of Tehran's Chamran highway to smooth traffic on the highway
4. Pull focus from a tree branch to flags of several countries who have participated in Tehran municipality's international flora and fauna exhibition
5. Pan from a flower-paved wall to visitors at the 8th international flora and fauna exhibition
6. Wide of a photographer taking pictures
7. Pan from booth manager explaining about their activities to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Tehran Mayor
8. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Mohmmad-Baqer Qalibaf, Tehran Mayor:
"All our attempts are aimed at making the city more beautiful, especially by creating more green space and planting trees, by planting flowers and flora alongside the highways, in parks of different neighbourhoods and in streets. I think we have been successful in this field in the past 4 or 5 years."
9. Pull focus from an artificial fountain to flowers on display
10. Wide of the booth of a private garden design company in Tehran municipality's international flora and fauna exhibition
11. Visitors in front of display
12. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Ahmad Dariyan, Managing Director of a Private Garden Design & Construction Company:
"As a private company which has been active in the past several years (in the area of private garden designing and maintaining), we have gone through difficult times to get people familiar with this culture. But the (Tehran) municipality helped us a lot. People got exposed everyday with these vast beautiful green spaces and were encouraged to enjoy such beautiful places that they were being exposed everyday in the city, in their houses."
13. Pan of visitors in the exhibition
14. Various of woman taking picture of flower display with mobile phone
AP Television
Tehran, Iran, 11 May 2010
15. Pan of visitors at the exhibition
16. Wide of a young couple talking with a booth manager
17. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Milad (no last name given), Voxpop:
"We should accept that Tehran is becoming greener and is getting care and attention. They are taking good care of it. Apart from expanding green spaces in the city and parks, there are good attempts to create innovative green spaces and murals alongside highways which is really lovely. I was discussing with my wife that it is extraordinary and has had a great effect on the city. While you are stuck in traffic and losing part of your time which may sometimes drive you mad, seeing such beautiful surroundings can give you a sense of tranquility."
18. Low angle of two municipality workers planting flowers at the roadside
19. Wide of two workers planting flowers on the verge of Chamran highway with Tehran's Milad tower in background
20. Wide of cars driving on Chamran highway with trees in foreground
21. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Ali Mohammad Mokhtari, Head of Tehran Municipality's Organization of Parks and Greenspace:
22. Wide of cars moving in Moddaress highway
23. Various of cars passing through Tehran's green highway
LEADIN
The Tehran Flower Fair has drawn exhibitors from around the world.
STORYLINE:
These days, flowers are a common sight on Tehran's highways.

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