Science is imaginative, and creative; it brings new possibilities to light. At its best, science is an adventure, an ongoing search for what is new and engaging. And in both film and television, the compelling nature of science is shaping storylines. Science is allowing filmmakers to sharpen narrative focus, build new realities and portray the astounding capacity of our existence, without dulling credibility.
Join Ann Merchant, Deputy Director of the National Academy of Sciences’ Science & Entertainment Exchange, screenwriter Nissar Modi, physicist Clifford Johnson, and others for a discussion about successful collaborations between Hollywood filmmakers and scientists, including films such as Big Hero 6, The Amazing Spiderman, The Avengers, Battleship, Iron Man 2, Prometheus, Thor, Tron, and Z for Zachariah: Legacy, as well as hit television programs like Castle, Covert Affairs, Criminal Minds, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Fringe, The Good Wife, and House.
Featured Presenters:
Ann Merchant
Nissar Modi
Clifford Johnson
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Friday Sept 16 – TPT Street Space
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National Academy of Sciences Ann Merchant leads discussion with screenwriter Nissar Modi and physicist Clifford Johnson,
