Mini Masterclass: Bringing Science Alive
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Introduction
Simon Enderby
DigiBlue Mini Masterclass
Bringing Science Alive Through Creative Digital Storytelling
History
- Traditional natural history documentaries: Sir D Attenborough
- Doom & Gloom TV
- Targeted public Awareness programmes
- Targeting the untargeted
- Celebrity Presenters: Will Smith
- Considered Advertising/ marketing- Samsung over the Horizon 2019
- Children's BBC. Deadly 60 Steve Backshall
- Science Education & Communication. scubazoo.tv
- Helping scientists tell their story
Preproduction Planning
- What is the story
- What is the message you wish to share
- Who is your target audience
- How will you reach your target audience
- How will you record your story
- Who will tell & contribute to the story
- Collect, rearrange your thoughts and create your story or vision board
- Create your preproduction timeline
Chicken & Egg Key principle
- The production timeline should be built from both ends
- Fixed delivery deadline.
Production planning
- Confirm production material acquisition
- Filming, photos, contributors,, interviews, animation, music, ...
- Confirm who and what you need for production
- Confirm logistics ie book locations, travel, etc (keep in mind weather, sound, permissions)
- Confirm a production timeline
Postproduction planning
- Agree who will carry out postproduction
- Will it be shared
- Agree the postproduction style
- Agree on postproduction elements
- Animation, graphics, film, music, graphs, tables,
- Agree on the delivery format
- Film, live presentation, combined, slides
- Agree on realistic postproduction timeline
- Time for first draft, reviews, changes, second draft etc prior to final sign off
- Agree on delivery responsibilities
