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Time Code

Fade In

Title

Diagnosis and Treatment

Opening Credits

Through the achievements

of generations of famous doc-tors, it has developed

into a sophisticated medical system of

theory, methodology, prescriptions and

drugs

Volunteer Doctor (Actor) and Pa-tients (Adult)

Shot at Chinese Medicine clinic with Signs pre-sent and Exam room

00:-00:15

Title:

The role of Yin and Yang

The alternation between Yin (literally

shadow) and Yang (literally

light/sun) sustains the existence of

the universe.

Related text images pulled from library with pans and close ups

00:15-1:15

Fade out

Fade In

None of Yin and Yang can be identified as

good or bad. The ideal condition is

to have both in harmony.

Title:

External and the body. The body as a mi-crocosm

The basic premise of Chinese medical theory is that

human body itself and the environment are an integral entity,

and interact with each others. The

health condition can be deduced through observing the mani-festation of the body.

Related Text images from the library with Adult Volunteer Showing Hu-man body in work out gear

1:15-2:30

Title:The Theory of

Zang Fu (Or-gans)

The Theory of Zang Fu (Organs)

Related Text Images

2:30-3:30

Organs do not exactly (though partly)

mean the same to that of modern theories. In es-

sence, it means the manifestations

of the inside or-gans outside the

bodies

Related Text Images

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Title: Meridians

Fade Out Fade In

The pathways connecting the whole body, where Qi and blood run. The pathways con-necting the whole body, where Qi and blood run.

12 main meridians col-lect the organs.

Related Text Images

3:30-4:30

Title: Causes of Ill-

ness

boy volunteer looking ill

4:30-4:45

Title: External

Causes

External Causes

• The Six Qi that exists on the earth: wind,

coldness, hot-ness, humidity,

drought and fire. Wherever any of

these become too much or appears

at times when they should not, it would cause dis-

eases .

4:45-6:00

Title:Wind

Wind Sky shot at HKBU

Title:Damp

Damp Prop brought to S h o w p a t h o-g e n q u a l i t y of damp

Title: Heat

Heat Heater used as prop

Title: Cold Cold ice cube shot on location or freezer interior

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Time Code

Fade out

Fade in

Title: Internal Causes

7 emotions and 6 desires, diets and tired-ness etc.

6:00-7:15

Joy Joy Child Volunteer B

between 6-10

Anger Anger Child Volunteer ABetween 6-10 opposite sex of

child B

Fear Fear Child B

Pensiveness Pensiveness Child A

Grief Grief Child B

Fright Fright Child A

Title:

Neither Internal or External Causes

Injury, insect, intoxi-cation etc.

To be mimed b y Adult

volunteers

7:15-7:45

Fade In Fade out Title:Observation

7:45-8:15

Actor Portray-ing Doc-tor

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Time Code

Mainly encompasses the observations of appearances, shapes, bodily color and the tongue

Tongue Diagram from recommended

Text

Tongue of volunteer

The observation of bodily color is inter-connected with

the theory of 5 ele-ments. e.g. red is

connected with fire while white is con-nected with metal.

Redness means hot-ness and white means

coldness

Actor Doctor and patient at

HKBU

The color of the left fore-head indicate the

condition of the liver and the right

indicate the condi-tion of the lungs.

adult volun-teer

Whatever the color, the absence of shini-ness usually indi-cates diseases.

adult volun-teer

Title:

Touching

(including pulses)

Actor Doctor 8:15-8:45

Most commonly the touch-ing of pulses,

sometimes also involve touching

of joints, skins etc. Left wrist: heart, liver

and kidney, right: lungs, spleen

Live action of Pulse

taking and also

Pictures from Recommended Text

Title:

Listen/Smell/Asking

Actor doctor and patient showing interview

portion of examina-tion

8:45-9:15

By listening to the voice/sounds, e.g. cough

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Asking the subjective feel-ings of the pa-tients

Title:Eight Principles

To be acted out using adult

volunteers and make up

9:15-10:15

External Pattern: acute illness with sudden onset fever and chills, body aches, headache, aversion to wind, cold and/or heat. Tongue: normal, thin coat.

Internal Pattern: chronic con-ditions, internal organ dys-function, pain and discomfort in trunk, digestive disorders, changes in stool and urine, fever with no chills or dislike of cold, changes in tongue color and coat.

Excess Pattern: Ponder-ous, heavy movement, heavy, coarse perspiration, pressure and touch in-crease discomfort. Tongue: thick coating.

Deficiency Pattern: Frail, weak movement, tiredness, shortness of breath, pres-sure relieves discomfort, inactive, passive appear-ance, low voice, little appe-tite, dizziness. Tongue: pale color, thin coat.

Heat Pattern: Red face, fever, sensation of heat, dislike of heat, cold re-duces discomfort, rapid movements, outgoing manner, thirst or desire for cold drinks, dark urine, constipation. Tongue: red color, yellow coat.

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Cold Pattern: Pale, white face, cold limbs, fear of cold, heat reduces discom-fort, slow movements, withdrawn manner, no thirst or a desire for hot drinks, clear urine, watery stools. Tongue: pale color, white coat.

Yin Pattern

Yang Pattern

Determination of treatment method after con-

sidering the symp-toms, nature of

diseases and the strength of bod-

ies.

Title:

Acupuncture

Real Doctor and

Patient but no faces

10:15-11:30

Insertion of needle/heating of meridian Pur-pose: adjustment of functionalities

of organs

Also using recommend

images from texts

Title: Case study

Jason Li has not been feeling very well.

11:30-12:30

He went outside on a cold day wearing a hat

coat and gloves

During recess at school he a took them off to

play

He came home as usual

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The next day he woke up feeling ill

Child A pantomimes

cold

He has not been able to go to school because

he has fever, chills, sneezing, a

stuffy nose,and coughing.

Child A made up to look ill

So jason goes to the doctor.

He has a full examination Examination done at HKBU

He is diagnosed having influenza caused

by excess cold

It has affected his lungs and has made

him ill

THe doctor prescribes him a course of treatments.

Doctor at HKBU

Case Study Two

Emily Chan Has not been able to enjoy

summer fun

Child B made to look ill

12:30-13:30

Her Holiday was ruined by a high fever , a

red face, a coated tongue, and a

craving for cold things .

She goes to the doctor

She is diagnosed having influenza cause

by heat.

13:30-14:30

It has affected her organs and has made her have a fever and

other symptoms

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The doctor prescribes her a course of treatments

Both children are shown going through therapy and getting better

Ending Credits Last 30 seconds preventative medicine

and credits

14:30-15:00

Notes

Music to be selected

Images and text to be pulled, and scanned

Actors to be selected from HKBU Staff, Actors Meet-up, and HK film Academy. because there is no audio actor should be select on availability as opposed to ability.

To be shot on HD

Three Voiceovers

Two Sets of subtitles

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Education

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