ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Louie Schwartzberg - Filmmaker
Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty.

Why you should listen

Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer whose career spans more than four decades of providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Schwartzberg tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people and places.

Schwartzberg's recent theatrical releases include the 3D IMAX film, Mysteries of the Unseen World with National Geographic, narrated by Forest Whitaker, and the documentary Wings of Life for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. Mysteries of the Unseen World is a journey into invisible worlds that are too slow, too fast, too small and too vast for the human eye to see, while Wings of Life focuses on pollination and the web of life. Schwartzberg also directed Soarin' Around the World, an international update to the original Soarin' ride now showing at Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando and Shanghai.

Designed to inspire, educate and evolve our perspective on the world, Schwartzberg creates and curates Moving Art videos, which can be found on your smart phone and Netflix. The Moving Art series will be expanded from six to thirteen videos in early 2017.

Schwartzberg's Gratitude Revealed series of shorts were launched on Oprah.com. Supported by the Templeton Foundation, with science and analytics by the Greater Good Center at UC Berkeley, the series explores the multifaceted virtues of gratitude. Schwartzberg is the first filmmaker to be inducted into the Association for the Advancement of Science and the Lemelson Foundation’s Invention Ambassadors Program.

For Schwartzberg, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that can have a positive effect on the future of the planet. "I hope my films inspire and open people's hearts," he says. "Beauty is nature's tool for survival -- we protect what we love. Nature's beauty can open hearts, and the shift in consciousness we need to sustain and celebrate life."

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Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination

Louie Schwartzberg: 传粉背后的美丽

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授粉:对于地球上噶生命来讲好关键,但系人眼一般情况下见唔到。导演Louie Schwartzberg发现大自然中重要噶授粉者——蜜蜂正在灭绝时产生灵感,距将带领我地通过华美噶高速摄影影像《生命的翅膀》进入花粉同授粉者之间噶纷繁世界。
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It's great being here at TED泰德.
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好荣幸来到TED.
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You know, I think there might可能 be some presentations介紹
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我想到一些令我
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that will go over my head,
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印象深刻噶演示,
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but the most amazing驚人 concepts概念
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不过最精彩噶
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are the ones that go right under my feet隻腳.
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系我脚下噶故事。
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The little things in life,
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果D生命中微小噶野
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sometimes有時 that we forget唔記得 about,
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我地有时会晤记得,
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like pollination授粉, that we take for granted授予.
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譬如大家都知道噶授粉。
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And you can't tell the story故事 about pollinators授粉 --
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你讲唔出有关授粉者噶故事
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bees蜜蜂, bats蝙蝠, hummingbirds蜂鸟, butterflies蝴蝶 --
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蜜蜂、蝙蝠、蜂鸟、蝴蝶...
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without telling話畀 the story故事 about the invention發明 of flowers
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而排除关于花噶诞生
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and how they co-evolved共同發展
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以及距地点样在哩50亿年里面
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over 50 million years.
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共同进化。
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I've been filming拍攝 time-lapse延時 flowers
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我拍摄左花随时间推移而变化噶视频
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24 hours小時 a day, seven days a week,
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每日24个钟,每周7日,
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for over 35 years.
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超过35年。
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To watch them move移動
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为了睇到距地噶变化
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is a dance舞蹈 I'm never going to get tired of.
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系孜孜不倦噶舞蹈
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It fills充滿 me with wonder, and it opens打開 my heart.
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距令我惊叹,距打开左我噶心扉。
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Beauty and seduction誘惑, I believe,
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我相信美丽和诱惑
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is nature's自然嘅 tool工具 for survival生存,
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系大自然噶生存工具,
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because we will protect保護 what we fall秋天 in love with.
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因为我地会保护果D我地所爱噶野。
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Their佢哋 relationship關係
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距地噶关系
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is a love story故事 that feeds飼料 the Earth地球.
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系滋润地球噶爱情故事。
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It reminds us that we are a part部分 of nature自然,
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距令我想起我地系大自然噶一部分,
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and we're not separate單獨 from it.
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并无脱离自然。
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When I heard聽到 about the vanishing消失 bees蜜蜂, Colony Collapse崩潰 Disorder障礙,
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当我听到蜜蜂消失,蜂群衰落果阵,
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it motivated動機 me to take action行動.
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我想即刻行动。
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We depend依賴 on pollinators授粉
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我地都要依赖授粉者
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for over a third第三 of the fruits水果 and vegetables蔬菜 we eat.
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我地所食噶蔬菜和水果超过1/3需要距地。
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And many好多 scientists科學家 believe
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唔少科学家认为
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it's the most serious嚴重 issue個問題 facing面臨 mankind人類.
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哩个系人类所面临噶最严重噶问题
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It's like the canary金絲雀 in the coalmine煤礦.
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就好似煤矿中噶金丝雀,
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If they disappear消失, so do we.
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如果距地灭绝,人类都会消亡。
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It reminds us that we are a part部分 of nature自然
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距令我想起我地系大自然噶一部分,
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and we need to take care護理 of it.
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我地要保护好距
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What motivated動機 me to film電影 their佢哋 behavior行為
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令我要去拍摄距地行为噶动机来自于
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was something that I asked問吓 my scientific科學 advisers顧問:
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我向我噶科学顾问请教左D野:
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"What motivates激勵 the pollinators授粉?"
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系乜嘢激发左授粉者噶积极性?
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Well, their佢哋 answer回答 was,
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好,答案同
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"It's all about risk風險 and reward."
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危险与报答有关。
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Like a wide-eyed大眼 kid孩子, I'd say, "Why is that?"
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我就好似一个天真噶细路咁问问题:“点解噶?”
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And they'd佢地會 say, "Well, because they want to survive生存."
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距地话:“额,因为距地想生存落去。”
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I go, "Why?"
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我继续问:“点解噶?”
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"Well, in order to reproduce繁殖."
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“额,为左繁殖。”
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"Well, why?"
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“额..点解啊?”
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And I thought that they'd佢地會 probably可能 say, "Well, it's all about sex."
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我觉得距地好可能会讲:“额..同性有关。”
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And Chip芯片 Taylor泰勒, our monarch君主 butterfly蝴蝶 expert專家,
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王蝶专家Chip Taylor话
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he replied回答, "Nothing lasts持續 forever永遠.
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“任何野都唔会无限持续落去,
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Everything in the universe宇宙 wears穿 out."
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所有野最终都会在宇宙中消逝。“
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And that blew my mind介意.
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哩句话令我震撼。
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Because I realized實現
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因为我意识到
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that nature自然 had invented發明 reproduction繁殖
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大自然创造左繁殖
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as a mechanism機制 for life to move移動 forward向前,
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来作为传承生命噶机制,
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as a life force that passes透過 right through透過 us
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作为穿越我地噶生命力量,
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and makes使 us a link連結 in the evolution演化 of life.
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距令我地成为生命进化噶纽带。
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Rarely好少 seen看到 by the naked裸體 eye眼睛,
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好难用肉眼去捕捉
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this intersection交叉口
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哩个在动物世界和植物世界
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between之間 the animal動物 world世界 and the plant植物 world世界
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之间噶十字路口
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is truly真正 a magic魔法 moment時刻.
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真系一个魔幻般噶瞬间。
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It's the mystical神秘 moment時刻
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生命噶自我繁殖
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where life regenerates再生 itself本身,
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系一个神秘的瞬间,
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over and over again.
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生生不息。
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So here is some nectar花蜜 from my film電影.
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跟住落来噶系哩部影片噶精华
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I hope希望 you'll你咪會 drink, tweet鳴叫
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我希望你地好好欣赏
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and plant植物 some seeds種子
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跟住在花园里
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to pollinate授粉 a friendly友好 garden花園.
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播下种子。
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And always take time to smell氣味 the flowers,
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花时间闻下D花,
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and let it fill填補 you with beauty,
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距会令你充满美丽,
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and rediscover重新 that sense of wonder.
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以及重现惊叹噶感觉。
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Here are some images圖像 from the film電影.
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现在我地睇下哩部影片。
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Thank you.
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多谢
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Thank you very much.
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多谢晒
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Thank you.
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多谢
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Translated by Chitmin Ng
Reviewed by Ann Lee

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Louie Schwartzberg - Filmmaker
Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty.

Why you should listen

Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer whose career spans more than four decades of providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Schwartzberg tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people and places.

Schwartzberg's recent theatrical releases include the 3D IMAX film, Mysteries of the Unseen World with National Geographic, narrated by Forest Whitaker, and the documentary Wings of Life for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. Mysteries of the Unseen World is a journey into invisible worlds that are too slow, too fast, too small and too vast for the human eye to see, while Wings of Life focuses on pollination and the web of life. Schwartzberg also directed Soarin' Around the World, an international update to the original Soarin' ride now showing at Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando and Shanghai.

Designed to inspire, educate and evolve our perspective on the world, Schwartzberg creates and curates Moving Art videos, which can be found on your smart phone and Netflix. The Moving Art series will be expanded from six to thirteen videos in early 2017.

Schwartzberg's Gratitude Revealed series of shorts were launched on Oprah.com. Supported by the Templeton Foundation, with science and analytics by the Greater Good Center at UC Berkeley, the series explores the multifaceted virtues of gratitude. Schwartzberg is the first filmmaker to be inducted into the Association for the Advancement of Science and the Lemelson Foundation’s Invention Ambassadors Program.

For Schwartzberg, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that can have a positive effect on the future of the planet. "I hope my films inspire and open people's hearts," he says. "Beauty is nature's tool for survival -- we protect what we love. Nature's beauty can open hearts, and the shift in consciousness we need to sustain and celebrate life."

More profile about the speaker
Louie Schwartzberg | Speaker | TED.com