Big Screen Science: Scientists'
Backstage Role in the Production of Hollywood
Films
The overwhelming financial success
of films such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Twister
(1995) led filmmakers to believe that scientific "realism" is
a necessary component in producing a modern
science-based blockbuster. Therefore, filmmakers
have increasingly turned to scientists to help
them turn scientific facts into plausible cinematic
scenarios." In this talk I will elaborate on
the role science consultants play in negotiating
information transfer between the scientific
community and the entertainment community. "
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