Stop motion films can be a creative and budget-friendly way of putting across your science to an audience of all ages. Simplify and illustrate your message: this is one mode of communication where the charm is in the imperfections!
I will be playing and discussing the creation of two award-winning stop motion animations and carrying out a demonstration, in which delegates can create their own characters using craft materials and perhaps even play out a scene on screen...
- The Amazing Life Cycle of the European Eel (2015, ZSL, co-created with Chris Doble). Winner of "Best Short" at the SCINEMA International Film Festival. Screened at the Factual Animation Film Fuss, Ekofilm Festival and Llanberis Adventure & Mountain Film Festival.
- A Tale of Two Urchins (2014, The New York Times, co-created with Robert Lamb and Jon Witman). Winner of "Best Scientific Message" at the Beneath the Waves film festival and screened at the Halifax Ocean Film Festival.
