I mentioned in a previous post that I taught a 1-day workshop, Beginning Videography for Science Professionals, at the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation meeting last November. Each participant worked on an individual video project as we went through the practice exercises.

One of the participants, Abby Lunstrum, a Master’s student at the University of Virginia, recently posted on YouTube the video (Farming Oysters…to Fight Pollution?) she started during the workshop, and I thought I would share it with you. This is an excellent example of how to tell a science story using an engaging approach. The information was presented clearly and concisely and illustrated well with visuals. I thought her use of stop-motion animation to summarize her research on oyster farming and nitrogen pollution was especially effective. Fantastic job!

Here it is (direct link in case the player window is not visible):