SUMMARY OF CREATIVE CHALLENGE TIMELINE

1. Groups of students (2-4) will write an initial storyline/storyboard and map out which assets to use from the resources supplied.
2. They will then edit their video and record/capture any additional assets they wish to add in.
3. They will then edit their video and record/capture any additional assets they wish to add in.

RESOURCES YOU WILL NEED

1. PCs/Macs (1 between each group or 1 for each student if done remotely)
2. Adobe Premiere Rush or Adobe Spark Video editing tools for everyone, installed on all computers.
3. Glowing Glowing Gone Information: www.glowing.org
4. Curated video clips: Click here
5. Curated audio files: Click here
6. Full Coral Reef Image Bank: https://www.coralreefimagebank.org/. A collection of media-quality imagery and resources, made available free (for non-commercial use) to support the global mission to save coral reefs.
7. Additional Music (for schools & students): https://audionetwork.lgfl.net

Stages for Creating the Video

These are the main principles for creating effective short videos. NB: content inspired from “The 1 Minute Handbook” by Christoph Alexander Geiseler

Creating a video happens in three stages: pre-production, production & post-production.

Premiere Rush Basics

Getting Started

1. Click Create a New Project
2. Name your project
3. Navigate to Rush Assets folder and click star to favorite
4. Select media – observe numbering (select the video clips, audio, and graphics for your demo)
5. Click Create
6. Observe that videos and graphics are placed on one track in the order selected.
7. Audio is placed on a separate track.

Editing: Rearrange and trim clips

1. Expand and reduce timeline view/zoom with + and - keys
2. Clips can be reordered by dragging them around the timeline
3. Add text and graphics to other video tracks
4. Delete and duplicate
5. Add Transitions such as Cross-Dissolve
6. Select all clips by dragging mouse over track

Editing: Apply Titles

1. Open Titles control
2. Scroll down to find your selected title and drag it on the to timeline
3. Edit text, and Adjust font, size, spacing, etc.
4. Adjust color (option: use eyedropper tool to grab from logo)
5. Show saving as, alternate option to duplicate

Finishing Touches

1. Speed control, slow down or speed up on of the video clips
2. Color control, Edit color (Use preset or advanced edit)
3. Adjust size of still images, if required
4. Apply additional text on intro and exit frames
5. Adjust placement of titles
6. Show export options

Adobe Spark Video Option

We have created a supplementary tutorial for teachers, students and participants who would prefer to use Adobe Spark Video.

Information around Adobe Spark access can be found below

Plenary

Teachers may wish to reflect on the learning through targeted questions that relate to the context and outcomes of the creative challenge:

• Was your call-to-action effective? How do you know?
• What emotion did you want to achieve through your structuring of images and sound?
• Why is digital video a powerful medium for persuasion?
• If you had more time, what would you have done differently or added to your project?

Assessment Rubric

Teachers may use or adapt the following rubric to assess the final video outcome:

Bronze: The video uses audio, images and texts (but not necessarily all three) that refer to climate change. There may not be a specific call-to-action, and the sequence of images may not always follow a pattern or demonstrate a clear connection.

Silver: The video conveys a clear message about the need for climate change action through the impact on coral. It uses music, images and a planned script to make the video engaging and there is a clear call-to-action. There is a clear design behind the way the text, images and audio have been arranged.

Gold: The video tells a powerful and persuasive story about climate change and specific effects on our oceans based on a well-designed script using persuasive language, strong factual argument, and accompanied by relevant visuals. It uses audio effectively to suggest a specific tone or emotion which complements the words and call-to-action. Effective use of editing (such as transitions) may have been used to enhance the video’s impact.

In collaboration with

and the United Nations Environment Programme