Storytelling and Storyboarding Science at Locarno Festival

2-5 août 2018

Platform Biology of the Swiss Academy of Science (SCNAT)

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. This includes storytelling technique, film genre, script-writing, storyboarding and theory of film editing.
• Attend Locarno Festival to watch films and analyze them in regard to conceptual and technical filmmaking.
• Discuss with professional filmmakers. The Locarno Festival represents an ideal networking platform for scientists and filmmakers, which could result in future common projects.

Locarno, CH

1 ECTS

When?

2-5 August 2018

Where?
Locarno Festival

Information:

PhD students in life sciences enrolled at a Swiss Higher Education Institution are most strongly encouraged to apply. Applications from Postdocs and research assistants are also considered.

The organisers (not the DPEE) will select the 15 most outstanding applicants to participate in this workshop.

Shall a PhD student of the DPEE be selected, please inform Marta Bellone ASAP.

Questions?
Marta Bellone
@: [email protected]
Phone: +41 (0)26 300 88 91

Reimbursement:

PhD students of the DPEE are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, and 2nd class) and registration fees (up to 150 CHF). Please send the original tickets along with the reimbursement form to: 

 Marta Bellone
 Doctoral Program in Ecology and Evolution
 PER04 building
 University of Fribourg
 Rue Albert-Gockel, 3
 CH-1700 Fribourg

NEW from 2018: NO reimbursement of your meal expenses

PhD students in life sciences enrolled at a Swiss Higher Education Institution are most strongly encouraged to apply. Applications from Postdocs and research assistants are also considered.

The organisers will select the 15 most outstanding applicants to participate in this workshop.

Registration is open until 30 April 2018
Please register online and send a CV and motivation letter (maximum 1 page each) to biologie(at)scnat(dot)ch

Registration fee CHF 150.- covers course material and equipment, accommodation (meals only breakfast) and entrances to all films at the Locarno Festival.

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