web news videos of sustainable lectures, events, and projects
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Web News Videos of Sustainable Lectures, Events, and ProjectsFinal Report
compiled by Christopher James ([email protected]) and Robin Kim ([email protected]) Key Players & Contact Information:Christopher James: Primary Videographer; [email protected] Robin Kim: Media Associate; [email protected] Chin : [email protected] Moskowitz: Media Associate/Video Editor; [email protected] Tessa Treanor: Media Associate/Video Editor [email protected] Objective:The objective of this project was to preserve--with video recordings--the lectures and events unfolding as part of the sustainability effort at NYU for future educational use by filming, archiving and making them available on the NYU website, NYU TV, YouTube channel, iTunes network, and others--including plasma screens in the University’s public spaces. As NYU continues its investment in the advancement of green technology, invites distinguished guest lecturers in the field of environmental science, and regularly retrofits its enormous number of buildings, the Green Grant team faced a continual supply of fresh footage to capture. Summary Description:We have successfully filmed and edited a collection of videos encompassing a wide variety of sustainability-related fields within the NYU community. These consist of lectures and interviews with distinguished guests and professors, events held by NYU, and documentary style footage of the university’s cutting edge green technology. Some of the videos are part of a series, including but not limited to:
● Situating Sustainability Series - Lecture series that addresses the economics and infrastructure behind “green” 21st century cities. Presented by the NYU Humanities Initiative, the Office of The Dean for the College of Arts & Science (among others), the Office of The Dean for Humanities (FAS), the Metropolitan Studies Program, the Environmental Studies Program, the Department of Sociology, the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute, and the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis.
● Educating for Sustainability Series - Lecture series cosponsored by the NYU Sustainability Task Force and the Environmental Studies Program
● Bioethics Colloquium Series - Lecture series sponsored by NYU’s Center for Bioethics, Environmental Studies Program, and the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
Previous State and Final Outcomes:The initial objective was to capture video recordings of lectures, events, and virtually anything else applicable to document NYU’s Sustainability Task Force projects, furthering NYU’s image as an increasingly sustainable and goal-oriented institution. These videos were to be included on NYU’s main video page, NYU TV, and plasma screens throughout the University’s public spaces. Additionally, to the internal NYU display, all captured footage would also be included on NYU’s YouTube channel and iTunes network. Though certain projects were strictly planned and scheduled--such as the Educating for Sustainability Series--NYU’s investment in the advancement of green technology, invitations of highly distinguished guest lecturers, and
regular building retrofitting projects provided an ongoing supply of potential footage. Data and/or Impact Estimates:As of October 2011, the NYU YouTube channel’s Sustainability playlist has 40 videos, which collectively account for over 9 hours of recorded material and 12,163 total views. This does not include the myriad amount of ‘likes’ and comments people have left. Though currently there is no simple method to view the number of plays and downloads that occur in the iTunesU Sustainability channel, the playlist is featured in the front page of NYU’s iTunesU. Moving Forward:Throughout the past year, the Green Grant team experienced firsthand the sheer number of work hours that is required by the video production process. In total, including all of the people involved and their respective hours, a project would take 10-20 hours depending on size. Scheduling and availability of key individuals can always be uncertain, and potentially impact the time it takes to complete a highly complex, multi-layered project. The process can be divided as follows:
● Pre-production○ Talent releases that need to be sent out and received back○ Making sure that the team has the appropriate equipment○ Receiving permission to film on site of the venue○ Considering travel time to and from the venue○ Actual filming
■ Interview: approximately 1 hour■ Lecture: 2-3 hours
● Post-production
○ Transferring footage onto computer■ Tape: 50-100% of event time■ Electronic: Under 20 minutes
○ Editing, contingent upon complexity of event■ Standard editing time, which includes basic titles and lower thirds, takes
approximately 2 hours■ If the lecturer utilizes Powerpoint slides, such as NYU Trustee Shelby
White’s presentation (see below), the slides must be smoothly incorporated into the final project, fading in between excerpts of the video. This highly complex process could take up to as much as 8 hours
○ Approval■ Once the initial rough cut is produced, the draft may need to be sent back
to the client for approval through Vimeo upload or flash drive delivery. This potentially entails 2-3 hours of billable time, and perhaps even additional editing. Still further feedback may be required after a second round of editing.
○ Polishing and Finalization■ Once the rough cut has been approved, the video is color- and audio-
corrected as necessary, which could take as long as 4-8 hours. For example, we may have to adjust for certain speakers that temporarily walk away from the microphone, or there could be feedback in the recording system that must be cancelled out.
○ Exporting■ Finally, exporting the video out of the system could take anywhere from
30-60 minutes to 3-4 hours depending on the size and complexity of the piece.
○ Dispersion■ The final exported file is then transported into the web alongside
contextual images, Powerpoints, associated documents and descriptions. A unique webpage must be made for each video within the nyu.edu CMS. The file is also uploaded onto NYU’s iTunesU profile and YouTube channel. This process requires approximately 1-3 hours.
As detailed above, the filming, editing, processing, and publishing of a high quality video is a timely and costly process. (The Sustainable Dining Video, begun in pre-production in December of 2009, has yet to be finally completed. The anticipated complete time is Fall 2011. The GG was allocated in FY12 an additional $500 in work-study monies to complete the project) Through trial and error production processes, the team quickly developed ideal methods and shortcuts of audio and video recording that was replicable on a consistent basis. This included the knowledge of being able to assign certain camera devices to specific situations and venues, tuned to predesignated settings. This understanding helped make each editing process more predictable and less prone to errors, such as poorly exposed footage or poorly recorded audio, which would need to be addressed and corrected in post-production.Although it is possible to correct most production-related errors, the actual fixing and editing takes time, so we tried to reduce these mistakes as much as possible through continually improving our methodology. Financial SummaryInitially, we were awarded $7,000 that was intended to be divided in the following manner:
● $6,000 for employing student editors, videographers and production assistants. These members would digitalize footage, transcribe audio, create the script, produce drafts of the video and finally upload it online.
● $250 for tape stock, batteries, gaffer’s tape, miscellaneous supplies● $250 for miscellaneous travel● $500 for miscellaneous equipment rental, NYU TV production time, etc.
However, all funds ended up being spent on student labor and nothing else. The Office of Public Affairs supplied the necessary pre-production capturing hardware, as well as the IT department office space on the 5th floor of 25 West 4th. The department of URPA IT supplied the necessary software technology for post-production.
Citation and CreditsOn 1/7/2011 10:41 AM, Christopher Schlottmann wrote: Dear Lynne and Jeremy, I am writing to convey our appreciation for the support from thePublic Affairs office, notably Chris James and his students, invideorecording our events over the past semesters. This has greatlyincreased video content for both the Environmental Studies andBioethics websites as well as our presence on iTunesU and Youtube.This helps to communicate some of the sustainability-related eventsgoing on at NYU, and also plays an important role in recruitingstudents to both programs. Since we understand that this service wassupported through your offices, we wanted to thank you for this veryhelpful service. Best,Chris- - -Christopher SchlottmannEnvironmental Studies ProgramNew York University285 Mercer Street, 1006New York, NY 10003T: 212-992-7958F: 212-995-4157 The team would like to thank the Office of Public Affairs for supplying all pre-production capturing hardware at virtually no cost, alongside the IT department office space on the 5th floor of 25 West 4th. Many thanks to the department of URPA IT for supplying all software technology and programs that were used for post-production. Finally, it was very enjoyable to collaborate with the NYU Sustainability Task Force and the Environmental Studies Program. Media NYU Video Page: www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/mediagallery.html (forthcoming) NYU YouTube Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/nyu NYU Environmental Studies Website: http://environment.as.nyu.edu/object/environment.events.past
NYU and New Yorkers for Parks Plant Daffodils with PS41 & PS3 January 2010
New Yorkers for Parks joined NYU, PS 41 & PS 3, and Ernst & Young in planting daffodil bulbs on the West 3rd Street nature strip in Greenwich Village, October 30, 2009. School children were able to experience a hands-on, eco-friendly activity that would benefit the planet as well as the aesthetics of the city, under the guidance of college students and adults. Footage filmed, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcrPYFCQQmU
School children plant daffodils, the official flower of New York City Native Woodland Garden at Schwartz Plaza
February 2010 The NYU Class of 2008 in association with the NYU Garden Shop, The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Manhattan Project. George Reis, Head Gardener of NYU, helps to enrich the Native Woodland Garden at Schwartz Plaza and expose the plants to the NYU community on a daily basis. Almost 2,000 herbs and trees (40 different species) that are native to the island of Manhattan were planted. Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Christopher and Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flN3k5Z3tw8
NYU Head Gardener George Reis handles a hayscented fern The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus (Educating for Sustainability Series)
February 2010 Dr. Mitchell Thomashow, President of Unity College in Maine, presents a lecture on "The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus,” expressing that sustainability is a response to three extraordinary and interconnected challenges--biodiversity loss, resource consumption, and climate change. Q&A session included. Footage filmed, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link 1 (youtube): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbT4WxVYppAlink 2 (NYU feature): http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/events-news/mthomashow.html
Dr. Mitchell Thomashow, explaining how we can overcome the challenge of limited resources NYC Food & Climate Summit 2009: Creating a Platform for Change
February 2010 A summit for family farmers, community gardeners, concerned citizens, activists, advocates, parents, food experts, policy makers, environmentalists, nutritionists, educators, urban planners, urban designers, government, community, business and civic leaders, educators,
elected officials, city government leaders. Presented by Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough President; the goal of this Summit is to increase engagement and action around our food systems role in climate problems and solutions. Fottage Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKl12LBU0swPart 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9g1DZ_AukQPart 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RJuRyRu8Cw
Lynne Brown, Senior Vice President of University Relations and Public Affairs at NYU, introduces the role of food systems in climate change
Interview with Jeremy Friedman – Manager of Sustainability Initiatives, NYU
March 2010Jermy Friedman, NYU’s manager of Sustainability Initiatives, discusses the importance of the completion of NYU’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CAP). Fottage filmed, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2010/03/12/nyu_releases_climate.html plaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York
March 2010 NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate SBE@Schack Sustainability Lecture Series. Hilary Beber, Political Analyst for the NYC Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, presents project plaNYC, the city’s long-term sustainability layout that projects up to the year 2030.
Footage filmed, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a5tBsj_xwI
Hilary Beber presenting a detailed report of the goals of plaNYC Campus Flash: Sustainability
April 2010 A Campus Flash report on sustainability at NYU. Jeremy Friedman, Project Coordinator, explains different ways to get involved in the green community on campus. Footage Uploaded only.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7M-_UYag6g
Jeremy Friedman on sustainability at NYUThe Empire State Building Repositioning as Icon as a Model of Energy Efficient Investment – Anthony Malkin
March 2010
Q&A session included. Anthony E. Malkin, President of Malkin Properties, discusses environmentally responsible business practices at New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estates Center for the Sustainable Built Environments (SBE@Schack) Sustainability Speaker Series on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 8:00 am-10:00 am in Room 421 at the NYU Midtown Center, 11 West 42nd Street, NYC. Footage filmed, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z-lhPNnCDM Going Green & Saving Green On Your Film Set Panel Fusion Film Festival, Tisch School of the Arts
April 2010 This footage was filmed and edited, but we did not yet receive consent of all the participants to upload it online. The footage remains in the archive, pending permission approval from one or more of the participants. CoGeneration Plant Video Series
Ongoing since June 2010 CoGen is the cornerstone of NYU's 2010 Climate Action Plan (CAP), a comprehensive approach to reducing the University's carbon footprint and enhancing its overall sustainability. NYU's CAP was spurred on in part by the signing of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC Climate Challenge, which calls on all city colleges and universities to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2017. Prior to the CoGen upgrade, NYU had made significant progress in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, cutting them by 20-25% over just four years, from a peak of ~179,000 Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent (MTCE) in 2006 to ~125,000 MTCE in 2010. With the addition of CoGen coming on line, NYU's total emissions are expected to drop approximately 20% more, to about ~98,500 MTCE. This not only fulfills the Mayor's Challenge, but surpasses it by an additional ~10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, reaching a total of ~40%.
● 3-minute Promo PieceBrief introduction to the Cogeneration Plant Video Series.
Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m9SgsTTgiA
● Community Process (with Gary Parker, Sheelah Feinberg, Daniella LaRocco & Alicia Hurley)
Interviews regarding the process of getting the community involved in the decision making process behind the creation of the CoGeneration Plant, with the Director of Government & Community Affairs at NYU, 2nd Vice Chair of the Manhattan Community Board #2, Project Manager at the NYU Office of Strategic Assessment, and Vice President of Planning and Design at the NYU Office of Government Affairs and Civic Engagement.
Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.
● John Bradley Piece
Interview and Tour of the CoGeneration plant with John Bradley, Sustainability, Energy & Tech. Services.
Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Tessa, Titles designedlink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m9SgsTTgiA
● Landscaped Garden (with George Reiss & Kim Matthews)
Interviews regarding the newly designed park area located above the CoGeneration Plant, with the Landscape Architect and Supervisor of Sustainable Landscaping at NYU.
Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.
Athens Green 360 (Situating Sustainability Series)
September 2010 Sophia Kalantzakos, author, Greek politician, and C&C Global Distinguished Professor at NYU, explains the feasibility of creating a sustainable economy for Athens, Greece in the 21st century. Footage filmed by Matt, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTrtgrd4Wvs
Sophia Kalantzakos presents the geography of Athens to elaborate on her project Back to the Back-to-the-Land: The ‘New Farmer’ Generation and the Land-Community Interface in the United States (Situating Sustainability Series)
September 2010
Curt Ellis, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, writer and producer, discusses new, innovative farming technologies and the future of food and agriculture policies in the United States.
Curt Ellis compares past, current, and future farming technologies Footage filmed by Matt, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk8CyG6v1JQ The Changing Climate for Development
September 2010 Rosina Bierbaum, Dean of the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Michigan, explores the linkages between climate change at the world’s enormous development challenges. Bierbaum argues that developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty. Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOtVvC1puOc
Rosina Bierbaum encourages efficient, sustainable infrastructure for developing nations Are Palms Native and Does it Matter? Saving a Small Ecosystem in the Bahamas
September 2010
Shelby White, member of the NYU Board of Trustees, discusses the challenges of ecosystem management. White focuses on the Bohemian island Eleuthera, where she noticed that the native plant species were disappearing, due to urban development (including replacement with non-native species). White explains why this is problematic, greatly encouraging the conservation of biodiversity. Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_mZK6mJ4c
Shelby White expresses concern for biodiversity loss in the Bahamas Climate Gridlock (Bioethics Colloquium Series)
October 2010 According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the planet has just come through the warmest decade, year, spring and summer on record. Furthermore, our best scientific analyses predict that the worst is yet to come. Nevertheless, in the midst of this summer’s record-breaking heat, the US Senate declined to even consider legislation to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Evelyn Fox Keller, physicist, author, and Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at MIT, examines this near certainty of global warming, and questions the impact of scientific authority on politics. Footage filmed, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7AzVI0Lbrg
Evelyn Fox Keller reveals serious concern for the seemingly skewed priorities of the U.S. Climate Ethics Book Launch
October 2010 Richard Stewart (University Professor John Edward Sexton Professor of Law), Dale Jamieson (Director of Environmental Studies at NYU), Stephen Gardiner (Associate Proefssor of Philosophy at University of Washington), Simon Caney (Professor in Political Theory and Tutorial Fellow in Politics at Magdalen College, Oxford University) and Henry Shue (Senior Research Fellow at Centre for International Studies, Oxford University) engage in a discussion that covers a range of topics in the area of climate ethics: human rights, international justice, intergenerational ethics, individual responsibility, climate economics, and the ethics of geoengineering. Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Justin, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8haOsILtT3c
Richard Stewart, the moderator for the event, opens up the panel for discussion Saving the Caretta Loggerhead Turtle: One Volunteer at a Time
October 2010 Sophia Kalantzakos, author, politician, and C&C Global Distinguished Professor at NYU, describes the Archelon project in Greece, illustrating the urgent need to save loggerhead turtles, as well as the methods through which we could participate. Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeiymTJjHDk
Sophia Kalantzakos elaborates on Project Archelon The Role of Education & Innovation in Environmental Sustainability
October 2010 Sophia Kalantzakos (author, politician, and C&C Global Distinguished Professor at NYU), Mary Leou (Director, NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education and Acting Director), and Claire Milonas (Senior Advisor, X Prize Foundation) engage in a discussion stressing the importance of education and innovation when it comes to environmental sustainability. Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcz6jZsOnJA
Claire Milonas speaks about the importance of awareness and education of sustainability Media, Education and Sustainable Social Change (Situating Sustainability Series)
October 2010 Mathangi Subramanian, Director of Content, Sesame Workshop: International Education, presents the theory of creating and distributing media for social change. Subramanian explores three cases strongly affected by media: Post-Katrina New Orleans, Kenya, and Haiti. As an educator, Subramanian explains how to deliver educational messages that empower communities with the skills and confidence needed to bring about change, even without the physical presence of the social educators. Footage filmed, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sl2EzVODu8
Mathangi Subramanian lists ways to implement sustainable, social change Racing to Conserve: NYUnplugged 2010
November 2010
NYUnplugged, itself a Green Grant project, emphasizes the importance of students practicing individual conservatism to help thwart climate change, rather than relying solely on energy-efficient technology. Cecil Scheib, Director of Sustainability and Energy, shows how he can track the energy usage of each residence hall at a reliable level of detail. In 2010, 19 NYU residence halls engaged in an eco-friendly competition over the course of three weeks, in an effort to reduce overall energy use. There was a 4.77% reduction among the residence halls overall, which translated to over 71,000 kWh saved. Footage filmed by Christopher, Edited by Tessa, Titles designed.link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2epvCCUvGRY
Zack Davidson, Program Assistant, shares ways to reduce energy use in residence hallsTen Things Wrong With Environmental Thought & What We Can Do to Change Them: An Environmental Manifesto (Educating for Sustainability)
February 2011 "Ten Things Wrong With Environmental Thought & What We Can Do To Change Them: An Environmental Manifesto" Liam Heneghan, an environmental scientist teaching at DePaul University, asks if the environmentalism that we have received from the foundational figures in environmental thought provides us with the proper ground for an appropriate response to today's ecological problems. In a series of ten provocations he suggests we need a radical reassessment of our understanding of people's relation to the natural world. link 1 (youtube): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IogWBVml_solink 2 (NYU feature): http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/events-news/Liam_Heneghan.html
Liam Heneghan questions our modern environmental philosophy, explaining how and why we must change the way we think
NYU Garden Shop Plant of the Week Feature
April 2011 The Plant of the Week feature seeks to help spread awareness of the NYU Garden Shop and sustainable gardening. Directed by Head Gardener George Reis, The NYU Garden Shop serves the University community and the historic neighborhood of Greenwich Village by designing, installing, and maintaining gardens and containers that welcome people to the Washington Square campus. It aims to foster a sense of unity on our disparate urban campus by creating garden areas and container plantings that will signal to the visitor that NYU is both a part of the city and distinct from the city. It also strives for combining Restoration Ecology with garden design. link: http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/events-news/Plant_of_the_Week_2011.html
Plant of the Week feature on NYU’s home page Tap vs. Bottled Water
June 2011 Green Grant Winner Max Liboiron compared water consumption between tap and bottled water at NYU. She found that the main reason people chose tap water over bottled water, or vice versa, was due to accessibility. In other words, people would generally choose what is immediately available to them. Bottled water is not regulated, contains leaked plastic chemicals, and create waste; only 2% of students at NYU drink bottled water exclusively. If tap water is more widely provided, it is most likely that people will choose to drink tap water. link: http://vimeo.com/24768955 Why Bottled Water is Bad for the Environment
June 2011
Green Grant Winner Max Liboiron states that bottled water drains resources by making plastic, which in turn requires oil, energy, creates pollutants and excess carbon dioxide. Furthermore, only 30% of bottles in the United States get recycled. Tap water is safer, healthier, and has a much lower environmental impact. link: http://vimeo.com/24768951 Save Water, Save Energy
June 2011
We use energy to create tap water. After NYU implemented a series of water saving fixtures, the university has reduced water use by 100 million gallons per year. link: http://vimeo.com/24768947 NYU Brings Energy Savings Commercial Kitchens
June 2011
Dining halls use CEE (Consortium for Energy Efficiency), which helps save energy in industrial kitchens. link: http://vimeo.com/24768944 NYU Saving Energy in the Dining Halls
June 2011
Ways to save energy in dining halls include: lighting, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, etc. As a result, NYU has reduced its energy use by about 30% in the past 4 years--enough to power 25,000 New York City homes. link: http://vimeo.com/24768941
Designing Resilience in a Black Swan World (Educating for Sustainability Series)
October 2011
Black Swan events are those with low or unknown probability, but high and long-lived and often global impacts. They affects financial markets, climate, public safety, and human health and more. In his public lecture “Designing Resilience in Black Swan World,” David W. Orr, Professor or Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College, asks how do we begin to design communities, regions, and nations to improve resilience and propserity? Professor Orr’s lecture will examine one case study, the Oberlin Project, and the National Sustainability Communities Coalition. The Educating for Sustainability series, which brings environmental scholars and leaders to NYU for public lectures, is cosponsored by the Sustainability Task Force, the Environmental Studies program. Special thanks to the Gallatin School of Individualized Study for the use of their Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre. link: http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2011/10/06/sustainability-lecture-oberlin-colleges-david-w-orr-oct-18.html