Watch Out … Before It’s Gone by Nyabi Benjamin is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
I edited the video using Premiere Pro and used Canva to edit my text images.
Audio:
“Watch Out” by The Sun is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Visuals (In order of appearance):
- Watch Out – Title Card by Nyabi Benjamin (Licensed under CC BY 2.0, edited using Canva) is a derivative of “Makarori Head” by Sandy Britain and Sustainable Coastlines licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
- “Sea Gulls On The Shore” Video by Anthony licensed under the Pexels Content License
- “Baby Turtles On Shore” Video by Pixabay licensed under the Pexels Content License
- “Young Men Playing Football In A Filthy Beach” Video by José Carlos Alexandre licensed under the Pexels Content License
- “people walking on street during daytime” Photo by Gabriel McCallin licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- It’s Not Coming by Nyabi Benjamin (Licensed under CC BY 2.0, edited using Canva) is a derivative of “Polar Bear in Arctic” Photo by Gu Bra licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- It’s Already Here by Nyabi Benjamin (Licensed under CC BY 2.0, edited using Canva) is a derivative of “silhouette of trees during sunset” Photo by Matt Palmer licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- “There is no planet B – #climatestrike Melbourne” Photo by John Englart (Takver) licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
- “a factory with smoke coming out of it’s stacks” Photo by He Junhui licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- “brown and green grass field under cloudy sky during daytime” Photo by Matt Palmer licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- “Clear Plastic Bottle on White Sand Near Body of Water” Photo by Ron Lach licensed under the Pexels Content License
- “white plastic bucket on wet ground” Photo by Jozsef Hocza licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- “a view of a mountain range with trees in the foreground” Photo by Alex Man licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- Extinction Risk by Nyabi Benjamin (Licensed under CC BY 2.0, edited using Canva) is a derivative of “birds flying over the clouds” Photo by Matt Palmer licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- “Rare & Endangered – US Botanic Gardens” Photo from Wikimedia Creative Commons licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
- “Humpback whale breaching” Photo by Glen Edney and Sustainable Coastlines licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
- “Gray Wolf” Photo by Derek Bakken licensed under CC BY 2.0
- “A Saker Falcon hunting in the desert” Photo by Hari K Patibanda licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
- “Herd of Elephants in an Open Field” Photo by Taryn Elliott licensed under the Pexels Content License
- “Endangered species Iguana Iguana from Margarita Island” Photo from Wikimedia Creative Commons licensed under CC0 1.0
- “Endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus)” Photo by David Hinkel from Wikimedia Creative Commons licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
- “Philippine Eagle: an Endangered Species” Photo by sinisadjordjemajetic licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
- “Hawksbill sea turtle #2” Photo by Tim Sheerman-Chase licensed under CC BY 2.0
- “Federally endangered Higgins eye pearly mussel” Photo by Gary J. Wege and USFWS Midwest Region licensed under CC0 1.0
- “Serruria aemula – critically endangered Strawberry Spiderhead plant of Cape Town” Photo from Wikimedia Creative Commons licensed under CC0 1.0
- We Can’t Turn Back by Nyabi Benjamin (Licensed under CC BY 2.0, edited using Canva) is a derivative of “brown bare trees on brown field during daytime” Photo by Muhammad Numan licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- Change The Ending by Nyabi Benjamin (Licensed under CC BY 2.0, edited using Canva) is a derivative of “a view of a mountain range with trees in the foreground” Photo by Alex Man licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- “Endangered salt marsh bird’s beak in Orange County” Photo by Joanna Gilkeson and USFWS Pacific Southwest Region licensed under CC0 1.0
- “Endangered myrtle silverspot butterfly” Photo by Smick Geoff, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service licensed under CC0 1.0
- “Polar bear after unlucky hunt for a seal” Photo from Wikimedia Creative Commons licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
- “Protecting threatened and endangered species” Photo by Ashley Spratt and USFWS Pacific Southwest Region licensed under CC0 1.0
- “Sign designating the area provides habitat for breeding California least terns, an endangered species” Photo by Ashley Spratt and USFWS Pacific Southwest Region licensed under CC0 1.0
- “Heading home from clean-up – East Coast of Lifuka” Photo by Sustainable Coastlines licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
- “Wind turbine farm” Photo by Dana Smillie and World Bank Photo Collection licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
- “Solar panels installed” Photo by Gentry George, U.S. Fish and Wildlife from Wikimedia Creative Commons licensed under CC0 1.0
- “Volunteers and trash – Sandy Bay” Photo by Sustainable Coastlines licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
- “Vegetable farmer watering plants at the organic farm in Boung Phao Village, Lao PDR” Photo by Asian Development Bank licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
- “Omar Monsegur, USFWS exhibiting endangered plants” Photo by Lilibeth Serrano and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region licensed under CC BY 2.0
- “green plant” Photo by Noah Buscher licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- Left to Protect by Nyabi Benjamin (Licensed under CC BY 2.0, edited using Canva) is a derivative of “a lush green forest filled with lots of trees” Photo by Levi Arnold licensed under the Unsplash Content License
- Watch Out – Credits Card by Nyabi Benjamin (Licensed under CC BY 2.0, edited using Canva) is a derivative of “Makarori Head” by Sandy Britain and Sustainable Coastlines licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
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The music’s an odd one for the message–“watch out when the cops start looking for you”? It’s bright in a condescending way, fit for itself, but poorly paired with a wider positivity like the latter half is trying to portray.
The images themselves do a good job sending your message. I especially like the “chapters” they have: the destruction, the species of animals, the effort to save them, all in their own clumps.
The video communicates a strong environmental message, and I liked how the images are organized into sections that move from environmental damage to endangered species and finally to conservation efforts. That progression creates a clear narrative arc and helps reinforce both the seriousness of the issue and the possibility of change. I also thought the music worked well with the overall structure of the video. While the message is grim at points, the tone of the music adds a sense of movement and hope, which fits well with the final sections that focus on conservation and environmental action. Overall, the visuals and structure effectively communicate both urgency and optimism.
Hey Nyabi! I really liked that you made the environment and all its inhabits the focus of your visual. It worked well to resonate that we have one planet (no planet “B”), and using professional photography of various endangered animals to the beat of the song. Speaking of, you did a great job for your video to stick to each beat, which had to be difficult with the sheer AMOUNT of assets you used (I counted 39!). I would agree with the above point that the later assets don’t necessarily match with the audio, but I think that’s the challenge of using a creative commons song. All-in-all, really enjoyable and strong message!