Coastal Imageworks » Science http://www.coastalimageworks.com/wordpress Visuals / Communication / Creativity / Sounds / Colin Bates Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:01:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Documentary Storytelling http://www.coastalimageworks.com/wordpress/?p=71 http://www.coastalimageworks.com/wordpress/?p=71#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:22:10 +0000 admin http://www.coastalimageworks.com/wordpress/?p=71 In the Science Filmmaking workshops that Jeff Morales and I teach, we are always hammering home the importance of STORYTELLING. Our students get tired of hearing us say, “yes, but what is the STORY?”. But, we have to keep driving this point home, because Story is what makes strange, complex, esoteric, and reductionist science accessible to . . . → Read More: Documentary Storytelling]]> In the Science Filmmaking workshops that Jeff Morales and I teach, we are always hammering home the importance of STORYTELLING. Our students get tired of hearing us say, “yes, but what is the STORY?”. But, we have to keep driving this point home, because Story is what makes strange, complex, esoteric, and reductionist science accessible to the general public. I’ve told our students that if they have a good story, they can make a great film with their iPhone.

I found a great book about storytelling for filmmakers, and I just had to pass it on. I’ve read only the first chapter, but I know that it is a fantastic resource for anyone who wants to understand how to tell stories with a visual medium. Check it out:

Documentary Storytelling, Third Edition: Creative Nonfiction on Screen

Documentary Storytelling

]]> http://www.coastalimageworks.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=71 0 Kelp stretching video with GoPro HD http://www.coastalimageworks.com/wordpress/?p=3 http://www.coastalimageworks.com/wordpress/?p=3#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:51:17 +0000 admin http://www.coastalimageworks.com/wordpress/?p=3 I co-teach an ‘Ecological Adaptations of Seaweeds’ course each autumn in Bamfield. One of the fun labs that we do involves figuring out how much force it takes to break a kelp stipe. These giant algae are remarkably stretchy and can withstand quite a lot of force. I made a video to show what we do, . . . → Read More: Kelp stretching video with GoPro HD]]> I co-teach an ‘Ecological Adaptations of Seaweeds’ course each autumn in Bamfield. One of the fun labs that we do involves figuring out how much force it takes to break a kelp stipe. These giant algae are remarkably stretchy and can withstand quite a lot of force. I made a video to show what we do, so check it out. This was filmed at 720p (60fps) with a GoPro HD Hero helmet camera, and edited in Final Cut Pro. I converted the native GoPro format to the ProRes 422 codec for editing.

Kelp Stretching BMSC Fall Program 2010 from ScienceFilm on Vimeo.

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