For this assignment you need to provide an outline and a plan for the video you create next week as the final part of this project. You are not actually making the video yet! Your ultimate goal is to make a 2-3 minute video highlighting your species and its habitat in the LA River and the impact of the proposed habitat restoration on this species.
You should format your storyboard like the example at the bottom of the page. Include the following elements (though you may change the order) and the content that will go with them. Consider how the elements fit together to create a video with good flow — it should proceed logically, so you should think how they go together as a set and how you will transition between topics. Feel free to include other fun and interesting facts about your species.
Required Elements – Content
Please note: These are the required elements, but you will need to include more information about your species, its biology and its presence in the Los Angeles River to provide context and make your video engaging.
- Common and Scientific name of your species
- Discussion of iNaturalist observations for your species in the Los Angeles River — what factors are contributing to the patterns you observed?
- NATIVE SPECIES - Skip this section if your species is introduced to the LA River
- Current status of your species both locally and globally (including if it is a species of conservation concern) and what factors have contributed to its status
- The two restoration actions that you chose, and an explanation of how each of these actions would benefit your species. You should reference specific aspects of the species biology and ecology from your .
- INTRODUCED SPECIES – Skip this section if your species is native to the LA River
- Current status of your species both locally and globally. Why was it introduced and what makes the species successful outside of its native habitat?
- What would be the benefits for the LA River ecosystem if your species would be removed? You should reference specific aspects of the species biology and ecology from your .
- What would be two costs to the LA River ecosystem if your species would be removed? You should reference specific aspects of the species biology and ecology from your .
- Credits:
- Citations
- Attributions (like a citation for images and videos) for any images you use. (Some of the video creators such as Adobe Spark will make this for you automatically if you use images from their library). If you are making them yourself, Open Washington has an that I suggest you use.
Table of Contents
Required Elements – Visuals
What visuals or images will you use to communicate about your species in the LA River? Your video must have a minimum of 5 images.
- One of the images is required to be a graph of iNaturalist data from the .
- Suggestions for additional images:
- iNaturalist map of global distributions
- iNaturalist map of observations in the Los Angeles River
- Images of the species and/or the species that it interacts with
- Images of habitat
- Images of the LA River
Required Elements – Voice Over
At least 50% of your video needs to have a voice over. Put into your outline which sections you are planning to do voice overs for. You can include a description of what you will say or the actual script.
Required – Incorporating Feedback
- What feedback have you received on previous LA River assignments?
- How will you be incorporating this feedback into your video? Do you have corrections that you will need to make to your graphs, maps, or contents? Be specific and explain how you can use this feedback to improve your final video.
Submission Guidelines
Upload a pdf that includes your story board (with descriptions of the content, visuals and voice-over elements) and a paragraph describing how you will incorporate feedback from previous assignments.
Here is an example of how you can format your storyboard, but note that it is not a complete storyboard!
| Content | Visuals | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Steelhead trout - Onchorhynchus mykiss |
Good picture of the trout by is licensed under |
I will say the scientific and common name of the species and its conservation status – species of concern. |
| Reasons why the trout is a species of special concern |
Picture of concrete Los Angeles River, ideally with trash to show pollution by is licensed under |
I will talk about the following points:
|
| Citations |
Dagit, R., Bell, E., Adamek, K., Mongolo, J., Montgomery, E., Trusso, N., and Baker, P. (2017). The effects of a prolonged drought on southern steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in a coastal creek, Los Angeles, California," Bulletin, Southern California Academy of Sciences, 116(3), 162-173. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. (n.d.). Steelhead trout. |
None |
Grading
To see how this assignment will be graded, scroll down to view the grading rubric. If no rubric is visible, click on the three dots in the upper right corner of this page, then click "Show Rubric". If you’re reviewing this assignment using the Canvas mobile app, the rubric is included in the Grade tab.
Helpful Resources
Tools for Creating Videos
There are several easy to use online video editors. I would suggest you take a look at these to see what they can do. Most of them have allow you to easily add images (and even link to Commons image search) and animations. You are free to use anyone that you wish, I have listed a few here just to give you some ideas.
- Free Version (for more features, create a student account using your go.pasadena.edu email)
- Requires download
– You can sign up for a free 30-day trial with an email. Really easy to use.
- Make up to 3 minute video free
- Free tool that allows you to record a screencast on your computer. If you use this, I recommend first creating slides with your images and text using Google Slides or Microsoft Powerpoint.
Tools for Finding Images
Many of the tools listed above link directly to commons images data bases and will automatically make attributions for you. You may find you need images (like of your species that) they do not have.
Make sure you are not violating copyright law!
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