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Films from the Future

Listen to Films from the Future for free

In a moment of insanity the other day, I decided to record myself reading Films from the Future aloud, and post the videos on my personal Youtube channel.

It’s a decision I may come to regret for many reasons. But heck, now I’ve started, I might as well persevere …

There was some method to my madness — I wanted to make Films as accessible as possible to people who are grappling with the isolation brought about by coronavirus. And in the absence of being able to give the book away, I set out to do the next best thing and post recordings of myself reading from the book on YouTube.

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Communication

Science Videos Made Simple

A few years ago, I developed and ran a couple of workshops for scientists on how to create simple but effective whiteboard-style videos, using little more than a smartphone, tripod and computer.

At the time, I produced a series of training modules to accompany the workshops. I’ve just posted these on this website as a resource for anyone who’s interested in creating effective science communication videos, and is looking for some guidance.

There are eight modules and an overview – it’s worth starting with the overview, but you can jump straight to the different modules here:

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. FOCUS
  3. SCRIPT
  4. STORYBOARDING
  5. VOICEOVER
  6. FILMING
  7. EDITING
  8. FINISHING TOUCHES

The training modules use the short video below as an example of what can be achieved on a budget.

(This is one of two example videos – the other uses a whiteboard to produce the visuals)

Please feel free to use, and pass along!