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This is a sample guide through useful resources for video creation offered to students each year.

Scientific Storytelling | Molecular Visualization | Images | Video Editing | For Teachers

Scientific Storytelling

Learn how to effectively communicate science through storytelling. As you design your story, endeavor to make your topic accessible to your target audience – high school students with basic biology knowledge.

Topic	Resources
Creative Approaches to Storytelling	Khan Academy and Pixar's The Art of Storytelling – In this series, a master educator and a master storyteller come together in a dynamic fusion to bring you The Art of Storytelling. Scientific Storytelling with Jed Dannenbaum, Ph.D – In this interview, Jed Dannenbaum, a formenr USC Professor of the Practice of Cinematic Arts as well as a producer, writer, and director, gives advice on how to create impactful videos that focus on scientific topics.
Effective Science Communication	9 Tips For Communicating Science To People Who Are Not Scientists Science Communication advice from the AAAS What makes a good science video?
Creating Your Storyboard	How to Create a Storyboard Storyboard Template

Molecular Visualization

Before you get started, do you know what a PDB ID is, how to access a Structure Summary Page, and how to identify molecular components of a PDB structure? If not, refer to the first 60 seconds of this video.

Creating Molecular Images and Animations with Molecular Viewers

Molecular viewers are web-based or downloadable software packages that generate 3D digital models upon entering the PDB ID and offer the functionality to save images and animations. That way you can save customized views and representations of a PDB structure.

Viewer	Resources
RCSB PDB Mol*	RCSB.org offers Mol, an interactive 3D viewer. If you search for a protein in the PDB archive and select one of the results, you will encounter the Structure Summary page. From there, you can access the Mol viewer by clicking on the “3D View” tab in the menu above. Learn how to explore protein structures in Mol* with this video tutorial. A complete user guide for Mol* is also available.
UCSF Chimera	Molecular visualization tutorial for UCSF Chimera: Visualizing Structures with UCSF Chimera – This tutorial series will enable viewers to become proficient in using UCSF Chimera. Topics covered range from foundational selections and actions to more complex subjects like structure analysis and animation.. Important! – If you use UCSF Chimera to visualize structures in your video, credit the software like this: “UCSF Chimera – Developed by the Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics at the University of California, San Francisco, with support from NIH P41-GM103311”
PyMOL	PyMOL for educational use – Free version for teachers and high school & college students. Available tutorials include: Introduction to PyMOL PyMOL – Creating Scene-Based Movies PyMOL – Advanced Movie Making with Morphing
Molecular Maya plug in for Autodesk Maya	Download the educational version of Autodesk Maya and then install the mMaya plug-in. See this tutorial to begin with visualizing PDB structures. Clarafi – Online portal providing additional mMaya and molecular visualization resources.

Ready-to-use Molecular Images

Learn how to properly attribute any additional images or animations sourced from RCSB.org and PDB-101 if you choose to feature them in your video.

Resource	Attribution
Molecule of the Month Images	If you use images from the Molecule of the Month series, attribute them like this: Image title, PDB ID of the protein shown; Molecule of the Month image by David S. Goodsell and the RCSB PDB / CC-BY-4.0.
Video Challenge 'Learn' Section Images	If you use images or animations from the Learn section, attribute them like this: Image caption; PDB ID of the protein shown; Image source: pdb101.rcsb.org.
Images from RCSB.org	If you use images from RCSB.org Structure Summary pages, attribute them as follows: Image from the RCSB PDB (rcsb.org) of PDB ID (your PDB ID here)

Additional: Tips for molecular visualization

Molecular Visualization: Principles and Practice – Video presentation from the 2016 Association of Medical Illustrators annual conference.

Images: Attribution and Resources

Any image that you use in your video should be either self-created (recommended), in Public Domain, or distributed under the Creative Commons License.

Public Domain (CC-0 License) images are free to use for everyone in any context and can include courtesy attribution with title and author.

Creative Commons (CC 1.0-4.0 Licenses) images require attribution as defined by the author and might have limitations in terms of where you can use them and whether you can edit them. The terms of licensing are defined after the CC designation, e.g., CC BY-NC. Here are the most common terms:

BY (Attribution) – Credit the original creation's author
SA (ShareAlike) – License your new creations under identical terms
NC (NonCommercial) – Only use in non-commercial projects
ND (NoDerivatives) – No modifications (no photo editing, cropping, etc)

To date, Creative Commons has released five versions of its license library, with licenses numbered 1.0 through 4.0. The CC licenses often contain the version number, for example CC BY-NC 1.0. For more information on the versions of Creative Commons licenses, visit the About the Licenses page on the Creative Commons website.

Below we list are a few resources where you can safely download content for your video.

Topic	Resources	Example
Wikimedia Commons	Wikimedia Commons provides a great array of Public Domain and Creative Commons Licensed images. Attribution information is provided upon clicking on the Download button. Because your attributions will appear in the end credits, be sure to include image title as well. Note: Make sure not to confuse Wikimedia Commons with Wikipedia! Many of the images on Wikipedia are copyrighted so always check on the copyright status by clicking on the image and using the "More Details" link.
Creative Commons	Creative Commons contains a large database of images that are freely usable with the proper attribution. Attribution information is provided in the 'Credit the Creator' section.
Cell Image Library	Cell Image Library is a diverse database that provides images of cells and cellular components. However, not all of the Cell Image Library’s content is copyright free. Only use Public Domain or Creative Commons licensed images and pay attention to the terms of the CC license as many of them have the ND (NoDerivatives) term, which means you musn't edit these images. When you click on an image, its licensing type and terms will appear in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Attribute the image using the citation information that is available upon clicking the 'Cite' button in the top right corner.
Public Domain Image Repositories	Websites like Pixabay and Unsplash are filled with a great selection of Public Domain images that you are free to use in your video. However, be sure to only use images that are in Public Domain as such websites feature image links that take you to pay-for-use stock images.

Video Editing

This section contains example resources covering the fundamentals of video editing, a key skill for creating a cohesive and organized video.

Topic	Resources
Video Editing for Apple Users	If you use an Apple device such as a MacBook, you have access to a built-in video editor called iMovie. Here are a couple tutorials to get you started with this editor: iMovie 2020 Full Tutorial (Option 1) iMovie 2020 Full Tutorial (Option 2)
Video Editing for Windows Users	If you use a Windows PC, you can download the editor Filmora, which has essentially the same capabilities as iMovie. This website contains download instructions for Filmora and a quick tutorial to get you started.

Resources for Teachers

Mentoring High School Students for the RCSB PDB HIV Video Challenge.

Articles by New Jersey teachers, Meenakshi Bhattacharya and Cindy Jaworsky of West Windsor Plainsboro South, and Karen Lucci of Hopewell Valley Central High School, who advised students competing in the 2014 Video Challenge. The articles describe how the three teachers integrated Protein Data Bank resources into their curriculum, and how the competition became a powerful learning experience in their classrooms.