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Great video series from the American Museum of Natural History

Colin — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:59:03 +0000

Science video has come a long way in the last few years. Here are some great examples of well-filmed, slickly produced, entertaining, and informative videos from the American Museum of Natural History, in their series Shelf Life

I particularly like this Coelocanth video:

Enjoy!

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.

What Alan Alda can teach scientists about communication

Colin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:32:00 +0000

Alan Alda has been studying ways to engage the public with science. He recommends the following:

Attraction – use body language, tone of voice, and eye contact more than words to grab audiences in the first two minutes.
Infatuation – use emotion, personal anecdotes, and stories to keep your ideas in the audience’s mind.
Commitment – maintain an ongoing connecting with the audience by listening and responding to what they’re asking.

For more information, surf to this article: http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/education/alan-alda-tutors-scientists-in-communication

USA Character Project

Jeff — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:15:09 +0000

CHARACTER PROJECT SHORT FILMS, CELEBRATING QUINTESSENTIAL AMERICAN STORIES
Eight Directors. Eight Short Films. Every Character Has a Story.

As they say here in Puerto Rico – “Que Cool!”

Click Here to check it out.