Welcome to “The S Factor” Blog! We are your source for the secrets behind successful scientific video storytelling! Here you will find tips, tricks and breakdowns by some top-notch, creative film-industry people who tell visual stories for a living. Be sure to attend “The S Factor” video workshop at the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting as our panel of Hollywood filmmakers share their expertise LIVE with ten lucky AGU scientists!
"Congo River: Artery of the Forest" - Researchers from the Woods Hole Research Center collected water samples from the Congo River and its major tributaries to understand how climate change and land ...
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"Perspective" - This animation compares the relative "sizes" of recent and historical earthquakes. Each circle's area indicates relative energy release, color indicates tsunami potential (see ...
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'Volcano from Space" - Michelle Coombs from Alaska Volcano Observatory tells a story about first astronaut report of a erupting volcano from the International Space ...
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Carbon dioxide emissions embodied in international ...
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“The Carbon Crisis in 90 Seconds” - A NASA animated short about carbon, its relation to humans, and the environment on the ...
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In this episode of "Science in 180," series host Jed Thompson interviews Joe Resing, who led a team of JISAO scientists on an expedition to the West Mata submarine volcano, southwest of the Samoas. ...
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In this video, Jeff Kennedy from the USGS Arizona Water Science Center discusses the various types of gravity meters used to monitor aquifer storage ...
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This video highlights 50 years of photographic documentation of coral reefs by Gene Shinn, a United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientist and diving enthusiast. ...
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"Aboard the JOIDES Resolution" - This music video follows the 330th Expedition of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES) Resolution, a seagoing research vessel that ...
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"Green Ninja: Footprint Renovation" - While a man sleeps, his feet grow to a gigantic size due to the carbon footprint of his home. The Green Ninja - a climate action superhero, is called in to ...
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See them critiqued and praised at "The S Factor" video workshop on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. at the AGU Fall Meeting! ...
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Here are the ten videos that will be workshopped at The S Factor workshop at the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting. See you there! ...
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Portrait Lighting for Photography and Video!: Check out this great YouTube video describing some advanced lighting techniques that can add mood to your ...
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Most movies (even documentaries!) follow the basic structure where a person (called a “protagonist”) desiring something acts on that desire, and you as the audience are able to share in the ...
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Excerpt from “Documentary Storytelling” (2007) by Sheila Curran Bernard: “Who is your intended audience? Many documentaries, whether produced independently or in-house, are created with an ...
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Many excellent science videos were submitted for the “The S Factor” workshop taking place on Tue., Dec. 6, at the AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco! As a reminder, the ten videos selected for the ...
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Make your science video a must-see! Three Hollywood filmmakers will critique 10 videos submitted by AGU scientists and talk about the secrets behind successful video storytelling at The S Factor ...
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