0 - :30 Narrator introduction of self and topic. Should invite someone known to southern California news audiences, possibly Jack Popejoy of KFWB Radio or David Garcia of Fox 11 News. Same person will narrate entire video. There will be interviews with specific scientists and technical people but the narrator will fill the gaps and describe parts of the animated segments.

:30 – 2:00 Interview #1: Introduction to earthquakes. Lucy Jones of the USGS will talk about what an earthquake is, how it begins and how seismic stations record the earthquake. Animation here will be a cut-away of the earth, a hypocenter and seismic waves generated from the site. This segment and animation will end as seismic waves reach a station and are recorded.

2:00-2:40 Narrator transition

2:40 –4:00 Interview #2: Explanation of how earthquakes are monitored. Egill Hauksson of Caltech will do this one and provide a simple description of the equipment, which will be filmed. Hauksson will explain what aspects of the earthquake are monitored and in what form these data are communicated to the lab at Caltech. This segment ends after the various components of the digital broadband instrument are explained.

4:00- 4:20 Narrator transition

4:20- 6:00 Interview #3: Doug Given of the USGS will explain animation showing the various types of telemetry through which data are communicated to the lab in Pasadena. Explained will be the form in which data are transmitted and the use of radio, frame relay, microwave and satellites as means of communicating seismic data.

6:00- 6:20 Narrator transition

6:20- 8:30 Interview #4: Kate Hutton of Caltech will discuss the receipt of data in the lab, how these data are interpreted as location of the earthquake, its magnitude, causative fault and other information. There will be particular emphasis on the process to determine magnitude and location. Kate will also distinguish between various types of earthquake measurement and carefully distinguish magnitude from intensity.

8:30- 8:50 Narrator transition

8:50- 10:00 Interview #5: Dave Wald of the USGS will discuss the measurement of earthquake ground motion and the real-time generation of ShakeMap and its importance in identifying areas of strong ground shaking for emergency response and recovery planning.

10:00- 10:20 Narrator transition

10:20- 11:30 Interview # 6: Tom Heaton introduces the possibility of issuing earthquake early warnings based on monitored earthquake data and how these warnings may save lives and limit property damage for some large earthquakes. Animation here shows the propagation of seismic waves from a fault and how monitoring may result in a few seconds of warning for some earthquakes.

11:30- 12:15 Closing monologue by narrator that summarizes and shows complete animated earthquake monitoring process.

12:15- 12:30 Acknowledgements and credits

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