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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > February
> February 28,
2003:
Hour Two: Science
and Nature Filmmaking
Do you find yourself sitting in your cubicle thinking, "But what
I really want to be is a director?" Do you yearn to traverse the Serengeti,
or wander the Amazon with a camera? Is your idea of a celebrity more
"Elsa the lion" than Jennifer Aniston?
Maybe you have what it takes to work as a science and nature filmmaker.
In this hour, we'll get an insider's look at the business of making
science and nature films.
Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255, and
share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Mike Day
Executive Producer for IMAX Films
Science Museum of Minnesota
Executive Producer, "Jane
Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees"
St. Paul, Minnesota
Gregg Mitman
Professor of History
of Medicine, History of Science,
and Science Studies
University of Wisconsin
Author,
"Reel Nature: America's Romance with Wildlife on Film" (Harvard
University Press, 1999)
Madison, Wisconsin
Ronald Tobias
MFA Program Coordinator, Science
and Natural History Filmmaking
Montana State University
Author, "Insider's
Guide to Writing for Screen and Television" (Writer's Digest Books,
1997)
Bozeman, Montana
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
NATURE online
Discovery.com
IMAX
Montana State University
Science and Natural History Filmmaking
Wild Kingdom
This segment produced by Annette
Heist
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