Guidelines Challenge 3:
Create a Music Video of Beautiful Coral Reefs or a Sea Creature(s) or Recreate Wildlife Videos Incorporating LumiVoce Music Videos
General Overview
Duration
Challenge Objectives
Learning links
Resources
Duration
Approximate length of time the challenge should take: 1- 2 days
Challenge Objectives
- Learn how to communicate to an audience through the use of multimedia
- Learn how to use video editing software
- Learn about the iLearn how to create a script/story for video
- Learn how to compose music using software
- Learn how to create a video
Learning links
- English Language and Literacy,
- Science,
- Music,
- Musicality,
- Composition,
- Emotions and Sound,
- Multimedia and Editing Skills,
- Film
Resources
- Access to Technology,
- Video camera/camera,
- Audio recording
- Equipment & laptop with video editing software;
- Garage band and or other music-making apps
Video
Video
Create a Music Video of Beautiful Coral Reefs or a Sea Creature(s) or Recreate Wildlife Videos Incorporating LumiVoce Music Videos
2022 winners
Outline of task
Step 1: Choose one or more coral reefs/sea creature(s) you would like to create the music video for. Or you can choose from one of the coral reefs/ sea creature(s) below, but it’s not required.
Step 2: Create 4 sections to your video
- Introduce the habitat/coral reefs you wish to feature and think about the
following: The beauty and the importance of this habitat to its sea life and to the coral reefs in it - Show the human impact on the habitat/coral reefs and sea creature(s) and think about the following: What human activity has impacted this habitat?
What images can I find of the destruction that humans have caused and the sealife/coral reefs that depend on it? How endangered are coral reefs/ sea creature(s)? How many of them are left? What is the reason for the decline in numbers? - Show why these habitats and the coral reefs/ sea creature(s) in them are
important to us, how we can protect them and what is our call to action
(what can we do about it?) - Give some facts about the conversation and show what we can do to help and protect this habitat/coral reef at the end of your video (e.g. reduce consumption of resources, reduce waste, do not use unsustainable
products, etc.)
Step 3: Write your script using any words or visual imagery
- Will you use still photos with audio over the top of the photos?
- Will you embed moving images and include audio?
- Will you include words or messages over top of the imagery?
Step 4: Choose the software you will use to compose the music you wish to accompany each section and the software to make your video
- Include Audio, images, and video or, you could do stop-frame animation
- Consider the mood and atmosphere of each section and choose musical stems that fit the emotion
- Use these musical stems are chosen your own sounds to fit each section
Step 5: Create your video by adding your imagery and your audio
Points to remember!
- Always research your facts and give key figures from science-backed organizations to help support your claim
- Watch other Environmental/ Biodiversity videos to see what features make a good video e.g. audio, imagery, and visuals
- Use inspiring, interesting, engaging, and awe-inspiring images and audio so you capture your viewer’s attention
- Make the viewer feel emotional! Then they will protect what they love
References
An Ancient Whisper
LumiVoce Ensoul music video directed/sung by founder Dr. Ying Ying Liu