New DVD Shows Unborn Child's
"Infinite Possibilities"
By Dave Andrusko
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"A Baby's First Months: Infinite
possibilities," is a spectacularly breathtaking
new DVD available from the National Right to
Life Educational Trust Fund. While there have
been many attempts over the years to convey the
beauty of the unborn child's development, "The
First Months of Life" has immediately jumped to
the front of the line.
Pam Rucinski not only wrote
the script for the six-minute DVD, she also
produced and directed. A partner in Rucinski &
Reetz Communication, LLC, Pam is a veteran
pro-lifer who has devoted her considerable
professional skills to creating the kind of DVD
that can be shown in any venue–from crisis
pregnancy centers to public schools.
"A Baby's First Months:
Infinite possibilities" operates on many levels.
First and foremost, because it is stunningly
beautiful, the audience is immediately caught
up. From the very first few minutes, the DVD
establishes the parallel between the universe
"out there" and the universe "within."
Subtly--the word "abortion" is
never used--the viewer sees that from the moment
of conception, the woman "is not alone." The
only difference is that although she may not
know she is pregnant for several weeks, nor feel
her baby move until the second trimester, the
marvelous engine of fetal development is busy
chugging away.
Basic facts of fetology are
woven into the narrative, as the camera cuts
back and forth between incredible embryoscopic
photos and the child's mother, who often times
is shown gracefully exercising. Pregnancy is
understood for what it is: a natural part of
life that involves a child growing safely tucked
within her mother.
Indeed, part of the genius of
"A Baby's First Months: Infinite possibilities"
is the manner in which it enmeshes the child
within the web of her social connections. The
unborn child ponders whether she will have her
dad's large feet; or whether she will be pretty
like her mom; or whether she will be a
ballerina. The DVD's last shot is of the moon,
with the child concluding, "Maybe I'll be an
astronaut someday."
Without even realizing it, the
viewer is receiving an education in fetology.
And what an array of facts they are--heartbeats
per minutes, blood cells produced per day, and
the billions of brain cells. We see close ups of
the developing child, and it is impossible not
to recognize the continuity of life from
conception through birth up until natural death.
No wonder the narrator can
liken the universe within to the universe we
look up at each night.
Rucinski emphasizes the importance of how all
three major components require the same high
quality--video, audio, and editing--for the DVD
to succeed. And they clearly are.
A professional shooter/editor
used his talents on the fetal development photos
for the NRL Educational Trust Fund. Rucinski
also hired a national voice talent to be the
narrator.
"I filled a waste basket with
script ideas before it dawned on me that I was
trying to say too much," said Pam Rucinski. "The
next script took the form of a dance elegantly
performed by mother and unborn child. I wanted
viewers to lose themselves in the breathtaking
moments of their first days of life."
To view or download the
order form, click
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