The entire world sees Europe being gripped by STAND-UP in front of the European Commission a crisis whose details are hard to understand in Brussels. and whose nuances are harder still to discern. Beyond the headlines, however, the crisis has tangible effects on the daily lives of real people. VOICE OVER VIDEO TC IN: 00.10/ TC OUT: 00.15 Pictures of Georgiana coming home to her rented Georgiana Pavel is a 26 year old Romanian studio after her last day of work. Photos of her and woman who has just lost her job at a former colleagues, snapshots from team buildings multinational company in Bucharest. and important projects she coordinated for the company. SINCRON GEORGIANA PAVEL VIDEO TC IN: 00.15/TC OUT: 00.30 Georgiana speaking while shes packing her Georgiana Pavel is telling us that her employer stuff to move to a friend because she can no contracted its activity in Romania because of longer afford the rent. Close ups and details of the crisis. her hands, nervousness. VOICE OVER VIDEO: TC IN: 00.30/TC OUT 00.35 Shots of people of different ages doing various jobs Georgiana is just one of the persons in Europe who such as working on a computer, working on a lost or is about to lose their jobs because of the building site, manufacturing shoes, to show the uncertain economic situation. variety of social categories hit by the crisis VOX VIDEO TC IN: 00.35/TC OUT: 00.50 short interviews shot in the streets of Munich, Hans, 22, Germany: I dont want more taxes to Athens, Barcelona and Bucharest, two shots pay for those who are irresponsible each, close up express emotion/concern and Dimitrios, 62,Greece: The politicians must general shot to see the surroundings, to suffer for the austerity not the elderly visually place the interviewee in the European Ana, 30, Spain: Im about to lose my business cities Florin, 44, Romania: I havent received my payment in 3 months VOICE OVER VIDEO TC IN: 00.50/ TC OUT: 1.05 Pictures running in parallel in split screen As European leaders go from one summit to One of the windows shows European political the next without a clear and decisive enough leaders in their smart suits and confident course for navigating the crisis, the loss of attitude, shaking hands and posing for the certainty and confidence takes its toll on the cameras economy. Even in cases when things would The other window shows concerned citizens in not normally deteriorate, perceptions become front of the ATMs, strikes in the public sectors reality and businesses and individuals find , unions meetings, citizens pushing empty themselves at the harsh end of the situations: baskets in the supermarket banks, individuals and governments are faced with increasingly more stringent demands for meeting financial obligations, with cascading effects VOICE OVER VIDEO TC in 1.05 TC out: 1.10 The camera shows the outside of a glass office Ramon Ramirez is the owner of a software building, and through an editing transitions with company in Barcelona, Spain, whos been speed motion it goes through the window of experiencing difficulties for the last 6 months. Ramons office and we see him at his desk SINCRON Ramon Ramirez VIDEO TC IN 1.10/ TC OUT: 1.25 Ramon is shot while showing the camera his bank he can longer pay his bank loan for the statements, evidence of balance, figures business, had to lay off employees. VOICE OVER VIDEO TC IN: 1.25/TC OUT: 1.30 In the face of entrenched uncertainty about Pictures shot inside the banks, with assistants and the future of the EU economy, banks no longer councilors talking with the clients. Close ups of lend or are increasingly stern with loans faces, eyes, hands, details of extracts and already extended. In the absence of financing, statements. businesses can no longer expand nor are they willing to. SINCRON Dominic Bruynseels at Erste VIDEO TC IN 1.30./ TC OUT: 1.45 about the role of confidence and perceptions Van Groninger or Bruynseels are interviewed in finance why markets are jittery and how medium shot inside the bank, having the usual did they get that way and how we can calm business going in the background them down VOICE OVER VIDEO TC IN:1.45/ TC OUT: 1.55 At the level of national economies, Graphical reproduction of charts showing how governments and their treasuries find the figures grew. Interpretative charts showing themselves forced to pay increasingly high the evolution to 7%, with animated arrows. premiums for accessing capital markets. Map of the countries(small and big) according Previously routine refinancing operations have to the premiums they have to pay, with written become unnecessarily exciting as the world explanation of the critical situations. watches what spreads are being asked of countries big and small. The level of 7% is watched with dread and seen as a sign of impending disaster or a bailout.