Yizheng Wang
Yizheng Wang, THE LAST PENGUIN
Stop motion (6 frames/second).
THE LAST PENGUIN is a stop motion video about environment issue (Global warming).
This video described a story about a penguin made a trip on a piece of ice in order to find a new home, along the way it will show how humans destroy the environment, in the end, the ice that the penguin stand on melt too, then the penguin disappear.
Target audience: Young people, children, those people who does not realize the seriousness of the environment issue (Global warming).
Background research: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, "human influence on climate has been the dominant cause of observed warming since the mid-20th century".These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of major nations and are not disputed by any scientific body of national or international standing. The largest human influence has been the emission of greenhouse gases, with over 90% of the impact from carbon dioxide and methane. Fossil fuel burning is the principal source of these gases, with agricultural emissions and deforestation also playing significant roles.