'Storytelling and Storyboarding' at the Locarno Film Festival

2-5 August 2018

Scnat, Plattform Biologie, Swiss Academy of Science
& Dr. Samer Angelone (Science Film School)

Dr. Samer Angelone (Science Film School)

The desire of scientists to communicate elegantly with the general audience using storytelling, and the tireless search of filmmakers for good stories to tell, demand tight collaboration between scientists and filmmakers. However, filmmaking technical skills lie outside of the training of the academic scientists. Hence, the successful collaboration between scientists and filmmakers requires that scientists acquire the basic knowledge of film storytelling and storyboarding. This will allow scientists to translate their research into elegant and convincing cinematographic stories, thus enhancing the communication between them and filmmakers, and making it easier for the filmmaker to transform these stories into films.

Another direct and essential application of the “Storytelling & Storyboarding Science” will be reflected in the way that scientists illustrate and explain their research. Scientists can engage audience and increase uptake by incorporating narrative attributes into their teaching, divulgation and publication. Good scientists do good science, but great scientists are also great storytellers!

- Learn basic skills about conceptual and technical filmmaking.
- Attend Locarno Festival to watch films and analyze them.
- Discuss with professional filmmakers.

 FLYER

Locarno Film Festival, Ticino

Detailed information and registration on the SCNAT webpage: biologie.scnat.ch/storyboarding  

Reimbursements for CUSO MPS PhD Students
- Registration fees (150 CHF)
- Train ticket, 2°class, half-fare from your institution to the place of the activity and return

You will be able to claim the reimbursement of the mentioned expenses at the end of the course by showing the certificate of participation to this activity. No reimbursement without proof of participation.

Reimbursement form attached with original tickets and attestation of participation (copy) has to be sent to the MPS coordinator Zoia Debora at University of Lausanne, Department of Molecular Plant Biology, Biophore - quartier UNIL-Sorge, 1015 Lausanne.

For any question concerning reimbursement please contact the CUSO MPS coordinator Debora Zoia

Please register through the SCNAT webpage: biologie.scnat.ch/storyboarding

Deadline for registration : April 30, 2018

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