Details in the Process
Capturing Footage – Equipment
For my recordings, I used my Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra to capture the footage. Due to my topic having to do with blue light, I found an old backup phone. It was my LG G8 ThinQ, which has a much worse camera, so I only used it as a prop. I asked my boyfriend to help with recording when I had to be in frame. Additionally, I offered him to play a part at the end which he gladly accepted.
Additional Visual Material
The additional material I chose included a couple of diagrams that explain the biology side of things. Then, I found one image to help show one of my points. Lastly, the remaining material is all videos that visually support the audio from my podcast.
Basis for the Video
My Shot List
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| Narration | Visuals |
| Background noise of an alarm blaring, person pressing snooze, and shuffling with an audible yawn | Record: person laying in bed then alarm and shuffling a yawn (sleep mask on person) |
| Have your parents ever demanded your phone at night so you would actually go to bed? | Find: stock footage of adults with hands out, beckoning |
| Sure, it was probably because you like to doomscroll and would end up falling asleep around 3am. | Record: person scrolling at night with phone on bright |
| But the fear of blue light definitely plays a role. What if I told you that it might not just be blue light that keeps you up at night? | Find: person looking shocked at blue light |
| Within your retina are specialized cells called ipRGCs (intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells) which are like built-in alarm clocks. | Find: diagram of ipRGCs |
| They measure the amount of light so they can set your body’s master clock. | Find: high cortisol alert diagram but with high vs low light |
| Morning light signals cortisol to keep you awake and simultaneously your body starts a 16-hour countdown and once this hits zero, it releases melatonin to make you sleepy. | Find: clock ticking by on fast forward |
| This is exactly why blue light should be considered a myth. Though ipRGCs are most sensitive to blue light wavelengths, scientific studies have shown that total light intensity matters almost as much. | Find: guy wearing glasses bluelight filtered |
| A 2011 study published by The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism states “As a result of this exposure to electrical light between dusk and bedtime, presleep levels of melatonin were reduced by 71.4%, and total daily levels of melatonin were reduced by about 12.5%.” | Make: text on screen of the quote |
| Background noise of another alarm going off, myself saying “Hey! I’m not done yet,” | Record: turn around (like a 4th wall break) and say that |
| The solution isn’t about the color of light coming out of the screen. Rather, it is about the amount of light. | Find: wavelength diagram and intense light plus dim light |
| If you want to use your phone at night, the best solution is to dim your screen and keep the phone further away from your face. You might want to keep your body clock in check!” | Record: dimming the screen, moving it away from the face |
