Check out "Climate Change and the Humboldt Squid" , created by Brandon, Hannah, Grace and Sofia!
Credits for assets used in this video can be found here.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
"League of Extraordinary Marine Animals" with introduction
Check out the "League of Extraordinary Marine Animals" video, created by Sofia, Juliet, Arun and Brandon!
Our credits for assets and research in the video can be found here.
Our credits for assets and research in the video can be found here.
"Phelps versus Fish" final cut with team intro!
Here's the final cut of the "Phelps versus Fish" video, created by Cole, Serek and Yuan Ming. Enjoy!
Credits for the research and assets used in the video can be found here.
Credits for the research and assets used in the video can be found here.
Friday, June 21, 2013
last day.... D:
Sophia waves goodbye with anenemenome arms
I leave this program feeling very very happy. I especially liked the atmosphere of the group and surrounding space, if that makes sense. The eleven of us (plus Rik and Christine and Nick) have bonded over the struggle of finishing on time and the stress of collecting assets and the joy of learning. We've gone to movies and worked really well as a team. We've played football and eaten all types of food. I do wish we could have explored the rainforest and planetarium a bit more, but overall I feel like I've learned a lot about the Cal Academy, scientific research, and video editing. I love Premiere so much it'll be like saying goodbye to a baby. A $500 and highly technologically capable baby, but a baby nonetheless. So long and farewell. Over and out.
==> Hannah: Have your last day at the program...
Well, here it is. The last day. It seemed to come out of nowhere....
What to say... Well, I did have quite a fun time working on the video, even if premiere is annoying as heck. Everyone here was quite nice, and I'll miss 'em... I just wish I had more energy to report with. I'm tired.
What to say... Well, I did have quite a fun time working on the video, even if premiere is annoying as heck. Everyone here was quite nice, and I'll miss 'em... I just wish I had more energy to report with. I'm tired.
Last Day (and a tear streams down Cole's cheek)
Today is the last day of a fantastic experience. I made several new friends, learned about science and filmmaking, and experienced the incredible Academy of Sciences (not mentioning the great improvement of my Frisbee skills and new ability to use MUNI). I have learned skills that will be valuable for the rest of my life, and I would totally do this program again.
One of the greatest parts of this program was the humongous wealth of resources available at the Academy. With the fantastic software and technology they use, the experienced filmmakers helping us along the way, the scientists who made the video possible, and the exhibits that inspired us to create and learn. Not to mention the relaxed and personable guidance from our program organizers, Rik and Christine. I also loved the relaxed feel of the program, with our hour long lunch/frisbee sessions, and our ability to screw around (to an extent).
As for the challenging/dislikable parts of the program, they go together. I felt that there was too much introduction, and not enough time to actually create the video. If we had more time to do that, this program would be just about perfect.
Also, we had Panera almost every day
Setting Sail at SIA
The Science in Action: Built for Speed program allowed me a closer view of the Academy through preliminary tours through several of the collections and labs. Most beneficial were the interviews we had with several of the scientists, who informed us on conservation and other topics related to the preservation of the oceans. Additionally, the small size of the groups permitted closer teamwork and ensured that everyone was able to gain the skills needed to complete the project.
One of the most incommodious aspects of Science in Action was the time constraint for the video itself, because of which our group had to delete significant portions that would have otherwise contributed greatly to the overall message. For example, we omitted a section on the Mako shark and did not mention the role of trawling and long-line fishing in destroying ecosystems.
I suggest future SIA programs allow more time for production and the video itself. Many of the participants would also have appreciated being able to see the Living Roof and other exhibits. The group size was definitely helpful, and I hope the next SIA program proves successful as well.
One of the most incommodious aspects of Science in Action was the time constraint for the video itself, because of which our group had to delete significant portions that would have otherwise contributed greatly to the overall message. For example, we omitted a section on the Mako shark and did not mention the role of trawling and long-line fishing in destroying ecosystems.
I suggest future SIA programs allow more time for production and the video itself. Many of the participants would also have appreciated being able to see the Living Roof and other exhibits. The group size was definitely helpful, and I hope the next SIA program proves successful as well.
Day 67
Day 67: The fight is over. After months and months of living undetected among the creatures, yet constantly shrouded in a cloud of fear, help has arrived. The ship, Mary Ann, arrived at the shores yesterday, and the natives attacked on sight, but they were no match for England's gun powder and fighting spirit. I am finally returning to my home land. My mother, my poor old mother, she must think I am dead. Alas, the terror that I had become so used to in the past months has yet to fade, my mind is still addled and I do not feel quite right. The ship's crew has been avoiding me...I fear that I will not be accepted back home. The ship always sways, the clouds never stray. My sanity will never be the same. Goodbye, shores of mysterious fog, goodbye, days of hunger and pain, the constant darkness that consumes my mind, always on the brink of insanity, never myself. Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Captain John Smith, 1867
WOW! Science in Action! So much fun! over the past week me and my program-mates have gone through a long process of making a science squid video. I think my favorite part of the program was finally finishing the actual video and the feeling of completion and pride. I am really grateful to my teammates for doing so much, so to Brandon, Sophia the younger, and Hannah, THANK YOU!!! Its been a great experience!
Grace
WOW! Science in Action! So much fun! over the past week me and my program-mates have gone through a long process of making a science squid video. I think my favorite part of the program was finally finishing the actual video and the feeling of completion and pride. I am really grateful to my teammates for doing so much, so to Brandon, Sophia the younger, and Hannah, THANK YOU!!! Its been a great experience!
Grace
Super Sassy Squid Squad Analytics! ~Arun Shriram (Favorites, Disliked things, and Suggestions)
What I liked the best about the program:
- The amount the people in the program was perfect. A dozen people splits up evenly into 3 groups of 4, and 4 people is small enough to assign roles and big enough to use more teamwork.
- I also liked the tours around the place. They were awesome! It was cool seeing the behind-the-scenes of the aquarium and the millions of specimens the academy has.
- When I was waiting for my parents sometimes I explored the academy and the entire building was amazing!
- I'd like to give a shout-out to Nick, Rik, and Christine for being awesome advisors and helper-outers. Nick was really friendly with the kids and it was easy to work with him. Christine was really friendly with us and she did a really good job of helping us along the way. And Rik was a fancy dresser (he forced us to say that) and also helped us continue and finish our projects. It was great having these people!
- My whole team was awesome. Brandon, the great "artist" and scriptwriter, did a great job writing the script and aligning the entire script. Sophia was awesome because she pretty much did ALL the premiere editing. We wouldn't have a video without her. And Juliette did a great job finding lots of assets and without her we wouldn't have the animations done by her Photoshop skills!
What I didn't like about the program:
- The amount of time we had to do our project. We virtually started on Wednesday and were expected to finish it on Thursday.
- That's... pretty much it. :)
My suggestions for the program to be even awesomer:
- More time for the production! 3 days minimum please? We can pace ourselves more evenly that way.
- Choose teams and topics earlier. We could have gotten to know our team better and assess valuable skills. Also we could have done more research and formulated ideas for our videos earlier if we had chosen our topics earlier.
- Otherwise, that's it!
Thanks for an awesome program! I loved it a lot!
The Final Destination
Science in Action: Built for Speed Program
Things I Like: The group size was conducive to forming, the lab and classroom were better suited to the program, for it allowed us to spread out and talk amongst ourselves, learning to fully use premiere was fun and interesting, and the tours were fun.
Hardest Part: Technical difficulties were a major hassle throughout the project, finding assets that were useable was difficult due to the specific nature of our project, and creating a video that fit the time limit was frustrating.
Recommendations: Keep the group size the same, give the kids more time to explore the academy, more time to form the video would be nice, and getting into groups sooner would be accommodating.
Things I Like: The group size was conducive to forming, the lab and classroom were better suited to the program, for it allowed us to spread out and talk amongst ourselves, learning to fully use premiere was fun and interesting, and the tours were fun.
Hardest Part: Technical difficulties were a major hassle throughout the project, finding assets that were useable was difficult due to the specific nature of our project, and creating a video that fit the time limit was frustrating.
Recommendations: Keep the group size the same, give the kids more time to explore the academy, more time to form the video would be nice, and getting into groups sooner would be accommodating.
Yuan Ming Pan 2013 SIA last day blog T_T
- What we like best? What I liked best out of these two weeks is bonding with everyone and working as a group to crank this video out in less then 3 days! Also, I liked lunch and how we still were bonding even though we were not in the same group.
- Challenges? TIME!!!! TIME!!! There was not enough time!!!! every program there is always less time to do our project it seems. Also, the copyright stuff was a pain and TIME!!!!!
- Improvements? MORE TIME!!!! Longer program time and time to work on our projects. Also, crank out our groups and decide on a topic early so then we can worry about the assets and need be go film the assets on our own.
Science in Action Reflection
What I liked the most.
I likes being able to work with my group without interference from the outside world. Our group was able to make a lot of progress with the limited amount of time that we had.
Something that I disliked about the program is that we did not have that much time to plan out our topics and get to know the skill sets of our groups. Aldo shortening the script and video was also difficult. And the most frustrating of all was not knowing if some of the footage was usable or not.
A recommendation that I would make is to have people to get into there groups earlier which would create more time to organize and storyboard.
All and all I had a great time working at the academy. I am lucky to be with a great group of people and to have awesome resources like Rick, Christine, and Nick.
program reviews
Like:
- group size
- tours
- scientists
- food
- working with technology
- independenceness?
- food
Dislike:
- not enough time to work on video
- copyright
- copyright
- copyright
- copyright
- um.....copyright
recommendations
- start groups earlier
- more food
- time to explore the academy
- food.
- keep number of people at twelve.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Credits for Phelps vs Fish
Credits:
Research/Assets:
- Bart Shepherd (Director of the Steinway Aquarium)
- Info/ video/ photo, on Michael Phelps:
- Team USA, http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/PH/Michael-Phelps.aspx
- Michael Phelps Anatomy, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afxNJI6CUEY
- Scientific American, http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-makes-michael-phelps-so-good
- Speedo trunks, http://www.speedousa.com/product/index.jsp?productId=20837176&kwCatId=&kw=lzr&origkw=lzr&sr=1&cid=1062231
- JD Lasica, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdlasica/3655149701/
- JD Lasica, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdlasica/6404087687/
- Michael Phelps freestyle Multi angle camera, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeVroyB46tA
- Michael Phelps racing in the 400 men medley, http://archive.org/details/MichaelPhelps1stGold2008BeijingOlympicsSwimmingMens400mMedley
- Sri Sritharan, http://vimeo.com/56206342
- Info/ photo/ video, on Sail Fish
- Sailfish, http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/sailfish/sailfish.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spkjQ3c_AjU
- National Geographic, http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/sailfish/
- Stanford University, http://esi.stanford.edu/exercise/exercise3.htm
- Encyclopedia of Life, http://eol.org/pages/228441/details
- PBS, http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/superfish/video-sailfish-nursery/1011/
- Sailfish Speedo, http://www.speedofanimals.com/animals/sailfish
- A Cotton Photo, http://vimeo.com/59608388
- Music: “ 04 Hold On.mp3” file://localhost/Users/digitallearning1/Desktop/Felper%20Audio%20/04%20Hold%20On.mp3
credits for humboldt squid video
Credits for Humboldt Squid video
photos
audio
- Rick Starr, NOAA photo library, photo link
- polar bear, wikimedia, photo link
- NASA goddard photo and video, photo link
- NASA goddard photo and video, photo link
- WikiImages, photo link
- NOAA observer program, photo link
- Abigail King (flickr), photo link
- Nemo (pixabay), photo link
- humboldt squid, photo link
- EcologyWA (flickr), photo link
- Mike Baird (flickr), photo link
- seafood watch stuff, photo link
- NOAA, photo link
- Tristan Brown, After Effects, vid link
- JCMDI, vid link
- internet archive, not sure of user, vid link
- Allan Lundell, vid link
- Richard Randall, fish market, vid link
- oooooartooooo, pumpjacks and windmills, vid link
audio
- ErikMMusic, (faded memories)audio link
- ErikMMusic, (silent sunrise)audio link
How we chose our topic
Me and my group came up with three different ideas for our video. We decided that we were most interested in Michael Phelps and that our audience would find this topic interesting. Since we decided to compare him to the sail fish we look at many websites like National Geographic and BBC. Youtube became our main resource for our footage. Bart Shepherd played a huge part in this process, he gave us very helpful information that we are able to include in our video.
Our idea stayed generally the same, although we did have a tough time deciding which fish we should compare Michael Phelps to because we were not sure what was the fastest fish in the world but we decided to compare him to the sail fish.
Our idea stayed generally the same, although we did have a tough time deciding which fish we should compare Michael Phelps to because we were not sure what was the fastest fish in the world but we decided to compare him to the sail fish.
Production Blog Credits- Superheroes of the Sea
Video Credits:
Research Credits:
Format:
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Dolphins:
- Hawai’i Marine Mammal Consortium, http://www.hmmc.org/MarMammSpp/Spinner/Spinner.html
- National Wildlife Federation, http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife-library/mammals/spinner-dolphin.aspx
Sailfish:
- National Geographic, http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/sailfish/
- Dana Campbell, Encyclopedia of Life, http://eol.org/pages/228441/overview
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, http://www.myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/fish/saltwater/
- Kara Rogers, Britannica, http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2011/07/dashing-ocean-speedy-sailfish/
Flying Fish:
- National Geographic, http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/flying-fish/
- Hazel A. Oxenford, University of the West Indies, http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/PFRP/dec04mtg/oxenford_flying_fish.pdf
Humboldt Squid:
- Ferris Jabr, Scientific American, http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-squid-fly
Assets:
Format:
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- Brocken Inaglory, Spinner_Dolphin_at_midway, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spinner_Dolphin_at_midway.jpg
- Pearson Scott Foresman, Flying_Fish_(PSF), Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flying_Fish_(PSF).png
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- Seamus Murray, Freediving with dolphins Hawaii June 24th 2012.mp4, Youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51FA4RA-eh8
- Theron Trowbridge, Flying Fish (Detail), Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/therontrowbridge/8152593248/
- David Starr Jordan and Barton Warren Evermann, Sailfin_flyingfish, Wikimedia commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sailfin_flyingfish.jpg
- Image courtesy of NOAA/MBARI 2006, Dosidicus_gigas, Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dosidicus_gigas.jpg
- Nial Kennedy, Blue fin tuna, Flickr
- Timothy Takemoto, Fish in Marine Supermarket, Flickr
- No author listed, Pink-wing flying fish.jpg, Haplochromis, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Watson, Flying Fish, Youtube
- Mark Shwartz, Breathing Beached Humboldt Squid, Youtube
- Stu Dio, Spinner Dolphins Marsa Shagra Egypt, Youtube
- Ernesto Rausa, Spinner Dolphins, Youtube
- guardthemind, Spinner Dolphins, Youtube
- revphil, Excuse me while this dolphin kisses the sky, Youtube
- IrishErlina, Tropical Two-winged Flying Fish, Flickr
- No Author Stated, No Name stated, Wake
- No Author Stated, No Name Stated, Atlantic Whale Foundation, http://www.thedolphinsoflosgigantes.org/index.asp?page=by_catch
- No Author Stated, Pink-wing flying fish, Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pink-wing_flying_fish.jpg
- Theron Trowbridge, Flying Fish (Detail), Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/therontrowbridge/8152593248/
- Dan Irizarry, Flying Fish, Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/danirizarry/5753351049/
- NOAA/MBARI 2006, Humboldt Squid, Ocean Explorer, http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06davidson/logs/summary/media/squid_600.html
2. Process of choosing topic:
Research:
It was not that hard to do research, actually, because there was a lot of general information on our topic on the internet, as you can see above.
Changes to topic:
Not any. We followed it from the beginning.
3. Process of creating video:
Footage:
We found a LOT of youtube videos and Sophia was daring (and small) enough to hand over the boat and get some awesome footage during our field trip. And we also took pictures of things in the exhibit in Built for Speed.
Premiere:
Honestly, we didn't much. Sophia did pretty much all the premiere stuff because it was all on her laptop. Thanks Sophia! :P