Very happy to get out of the office this week to interact with students and interns for work on the videos. On Wednesday I visited HMSC and had a great time working with everyone, despite the troubles I encountered trying to figure out how to operate a camera that uses a tape. Yes, a tape. The wave exhibits the interns created are super neat and seemed to be a big hit with center visitors. The hand-powered exhibit drew people of all ages and a lot of  people were drawn to the electric exhibit, but because it’s waiting for a safety feature, the exhibit is roped off from the public.

I also met with two graduate students who were very happy to share their research projects. One is collecting seafloor core samples and analyzing numbers of mollusks and gastropods in a given area. The other student is developing a harbor seal study to understand the seals’ feeding habits in oxygen deficient water. Not everyone who is interviewed will be included in the clip, but both seem to have potential for the video. Only time will tell.

Glad to be moving forward on the media projects, but wishing I had more time to develop them. The best way to get quality footage is to spend time with your sources and let them begin to act naturally around you. That’s when the good stuff happens. Maybe next week.