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Clean Water for All

Theme 3: Clean Water for All - Let’s Make a Splash for Positive Change!!!

 

People planting a street tree.
Volunteers plant street trees in a neighborhood to help intercept stormwater, add shade and improve air quality.

Theme 3: Clean Water for All 

Create a 45-60-second video exploring fairness and justice related to our water resources. What are some aspects that may impact someone’s access to clean, healthy water for drinking or recreation? What are organizations doing in our community to advance environmental justice and protect water for all? Use storytelling to share different perspectives and efforts toward making water justice a reality. Here are some cool ideas:

Street Chatter Quest:

  • Go on a quest! Interview people on the street, asking them about fairness in water access. Get their thoughts on water justice, what is water justice and what does it look like in our community. Include a call to action for everyone to be a water champion.

Local Heroes Unleashed:

  • Discover local water heroes! Showcase awesome efforts by local organizations working on ensuring safe, clean, affordable water resources for all. It could be anything from planting trees to creating programs available in multiple languages or workforce development programs. Share the good water stuff happening in your community!

Tip: See organizations in our community at: https://www.lowercolumbianaturenetwork.org/partners

Dream Big, Act Bigger:

  • Let's dream together! Share your dreams for what water justice could look like in our community. Imagine better access to resources, green spaces, and opportunities for everyone. Be bold, be creative, and inspire change with your vision!

Get ready to tell your water justice story! Your voice can make a big splash in creating a fair and just water world! 🌊✨

Video Tips and Resources:

Tips: 
  • Your video is a way to inspire others to connect and protect water. 
  • Show your message, don’t just say it. 
  • Use your creativity to grab viewers’ attention, keep them watching to the end and leave them with an “aha” moment.
  • Consider using action, comedy and/or emotion to help get your point across.
  • Stay positive – lean into hope, curiosity and solutions. 
  • Select a call to action and give your video a cool movie name. 
Video Do’s
  1. Be the Bright Star: Film your own amazing video—no stock footage or photos!
  2. Groove with YouTube's Audio Library: Use cool music or create your own sounds. Your school district may have audio files you could use, such as Sound FX.  No copyrighted music, please!
  3. Clean your Lens: Wipe your lens, and hold your phone steady, ideally using both hands.
  4. Quality is Joy: Record and edit in high quality - 24 to 30 frames per second, use 60 fps if you plan to slow down the video. Render your edited video to the highest quality as well. Under your YouTube profile, go to settings and select the highest upload quality. We want your video to shine!
  5. Use a FREE Video editor: If using a free video editor, select one that does not have a watermark and will export to YouTube quality (minimum resolution of 720p). Your school may have video editing software, ask your digital arts teachers about it. They may also have recommendations or you can search YouTube for advice on best free mobile phone editors for IOS or Android. 
  6. Languages of Happiness: Create your video English or another language. Add English subtitles if your video is in another language. If your video is already in English you’re welcome to add subtitles in other languages too. Let's embrace diverse cultural perspectives.
  7. Fun Elements Welcome: Add humor, like educational parody, action, or drama inspired by your favorite films. 
  8. Shoot in landscape or portrait: this year videos shot in portrait (vertical orientation) will also be accepted.
  9. Be safe, share accurate info, and spread the joy!

Video Don’ts

The following activities will disqualify your videos, so don’t do it…if you want to be eligible for the sweet prizes!

  1. Don’t use copyrighted footage, photos or music! It will disqualify your video! Check with your teachers about resources from your school. 

Note: there are many sources claiming to have royalty/copyright-free music. DO NOT use them as the music copyrights can change later and disqualify your video.

  1. Don’t share misinformation. Information in videos must be factually accurate. Do your homework and make sure you are sharing accurate messages!
  2. Don’t do anything dangerous. Make sure people, animals and our environment are kept safe as you create your video. If you are demonstrating an unwanted behavior, make sure it doesn’t have the unwanted impact. 

Remember: Be a positive force, be safe, and let's create videos that spread joy and love for clean water! 🌟🎬

Resources for some extra video awesomeness:

Check out past winners for inspiration:

Websites for more info:

Get ready to shine with positivity, young filmmakers! 🌈💧Video Tips

Questions? Contact us.

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