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Fourth day of the meeting of the eight session of the Small Body of the Syrian Constitutional Committee.
The Small body is represented by 15 members nominated by the government, 15 members nominated by the opposition and 15 members of the civil society group, the so called “Middle Third”.
The Small Body of the Constitutional Committee convenes in Geneva from 30 May to 3rd June. The meetings are held in closed sessions and off-site.
The four principles to be discussed throughout the week are:
Unilateral coercive measures from a constitutional standpoint; Maintaining and strengthening State’s institutions; the supremacy of the Constitution and the position of international treaties and Transitional Justice. One day will be spent on each principle.
- Close-up, phone screen showing the logo “Syria Constitutional Committee UN Geneva” in Arabic and in English
- Close-up, nametag of Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, Co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition, in Arabic in the foreground, focused; UN flag to rear, out of focus
- Wide shot, arrival of Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, getting out of the car; camera pan to the committee entry
- Wide shot, arrival of participants
- Medium wide shot, participants
- Wide shot, arrival of participants from the Syrian Constitutional Committee; camera pan to the entrance
- Close-up, nametag of Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, Co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government, in the foreground, focused; UN flag to rear, out of focus
- Wide shot, participants from the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government coming out of the car and walking to the committee
- Medium wide shot, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari and another participant exchanging and walking to the entrance
- Wide shot, arrival of participants; zoom in to the last few participants coming out of the car
- Close-up, logo of “Syria Constitutional Committee UN Geneva” in Arabic and in English, zoom in
- Wide shot, arrival of participants of the so called “Middle Third”, the civil society group; camera pan to the entrance
- Close-up, logo of “Syria Constitutional Committee UN Geneva”
- Medium wide shot, participants in the room
- Wide shot, shot from the back of a participant sitting in the foreground, other participants to rear
- Wide shot, Mr. Geir Pedersen’s nametag in the foreground; pan over participants in the room
- Medium wide shot, two participants exchanging in the foreground, other participants to rear
- Medium shot, a participant sitting and taking notes in the foreground, other participants to rear
- Medium shot, a participant sitting in the foreground, other participants to rear
- Medium shot, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, exchanging with a participant
- Medium wide shot, Mr. Hadi al-Bahra walking to the podium
- Medium wide shot, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari walking to the podium
- Medium wide shot, Mr. Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria, walking to the podium, greeting with Mr. Hadi al-Bahra and Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari
- Close-up, Mr. Geir Pedersen taking a seat
- Medium shot, side shot of Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, sitting on the podium
- Medium shot, side shot of Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, sitting on the podium and listening
- Medium wide shot, side shot from the podium, participants and podium speakers sitting to rear of the shot
- Medium shot, participants lifting up their nametags in order to ask questions in the foreground; podium speakers sitting to rear
- Medium close-up, side shot of the participants, seated and following the conference
- Medium side shot, shot from the back of two participants, sitting; podium speakers sitting to rear
- Medium side shot, shot from the back of participants, sitting; podium speakers sitting to rear
- Medium wide shot, pan over participants in the room
- Close-up, Mr. Geir Pedersen seated and listening
- Medium shot, a staff closing the door and walking out of the shot; camera focusing to the banner of the “Syria Constitutional Committee UN Geneva”
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