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World Science Festival & an amazing library of science videos

Colin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:56:32 +0000

If you want some examples of how other people have approached the telling of science stories through film, look no further than the World Science Festival. This is a festival that happens each year, this year in New York City from May 30 – June 3rd. I have no doubt that the festival would be excellent to attend, but you can gain a great deal by watching some of the 300+ videos, mostly science related, in their awesome video library.

There is something here for everyone.

ScienceFilm Workshop Announcement: Friday Harbor Labs Oct 2-9, 2011

Colin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:34:44 +0000

Registration is now open for the Oct 2-9, 2011 ScienceFilm workshop. Cost is US$1449, which includes workshop fees, housing, and food.

Click here to learn more

Online registration is possible here

Hope you can join us!

Final Cut X is here

Colin — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:08:27 +0000

Despite being Final Cut Pro users since 2007, we use iMovie ’11 as an editing standard for our ScienceFilm courses. And why not? It comes free with every Mac, and it really covers the basic needs of an editor quite well. In fact, it does things better than FCP7 (faster output, ease of image stabilization, automatic transcoding of video). Yet, there is many things that iMovie can’t do, which was frustrating at times. With the release of Final Cut X, we can now have the best of both worlds!

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Final Cut X really looks like iMovie ’11, but it has a lot of power under the hood. There is a really great overview here

Although we are giving up a few things with FCPX (like the ability to edit projects from FCP7 and previous, and to use 3rd party plugins, I think there is a great deal to be gained by moving on up. Exciting times!

Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival

Colin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:56:10 +0000

Registration for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival is now open! The festival runs Oct 3-7, 2011.

From their website:

“The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival brings together the world’s best natural history broadcasters, producers and filmmakers and other industry professionals with leading scientists, journalists, and conservationists, for one remarkable week each autumn. They gather from around the world in the heart of Grand Teton National Park to explore new media technologies and emerging market opportunities, exchange ideas, and honor notable achievements that have been made in environmental conservation and media. This year’s Festival itself is slated for October 3-7.”

Click here to learn more

submitted by Jamie Voyles

Vancouver Festival of Ocean Films

Colin — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:46:17 +0000

Hey folks,

are you interested in, or have you made a film about, the ocean? The Vancouver Festival of Ocean Films is accepting submissions until June 1st.

At VFOF, their goal is to inspire and stimulate people to explore their relationship with the ocean by bringing together local and international filmmakers and presenters in a multimedia event and juried film competition.

You can even win a trip to Antarctica by entering your film. Good luck!

ScienceFilm Forum is live!

Colin — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:28:05 +0000

We have created the ScienceFilm forum, a place for everyone interested in science film making to discuss gear and techniques, make announcements, and connect with others who share the same interest. There is also workshop-specific forums for participants to connect before the workshop, and stay in touch after the workshop. We hope it will be a useful addition to the site,

check out the forum here

DC Environmental Film Festival

Colin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:40:49 +0000

If you are in the Washington DC area March 15-27, 2011, make sure you check out the DC Environmental Film Festival. Looks like there will be lots of great films and lots of great speakers!

Click here to learn more about it…

FHL workshop registration now open (and cool video)

Colin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:00:58 +0000

Hey folks,

the registration materials for the ScienceFilm Workshop at Friday Harbor are now posted on the ScienceFilm website. Hope to see you there!

Also, a cool TED Talk about the use of video as a teaching tool (forwarded by Brandon Harvey).

SustainableFocus.org is online!

Jeff — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:05:34 +0000

Check out SustainableFocus.org, a new web magazine and online community dedicated to visual communication about science and the environment!

Click here for more info

Workshop Announcement: Friday Harbor Labs, Washington State

Colin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:54:19 +0000

We are pleased to announce a 2011 ScienceFilm workshop at the University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs, in Washington State. The workshop will run April 24-May 1, 2011. Registration fees will be announced in the next week. We ran a very successful workshop at FHL last year, the facilities were perfectly suited to our needs, so we are happy to be returning.

For more information about the FHL ScienceFilm workshop, please contact Jeff Morales: jeff@sciencefilm.org.

For more information about Friday Harbor Labs, visit: http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/

Hope to see you there!