Coates, RL;
Kuhai, A;
Turlej, LZJ;
Rivlin, T;
McKemmish, LK;
(2018)
Phys FilmMakers: teaching science students how to make YouTube-style videos.
European Journal of Physics
, 39
(1)
, Article 015706. 10.1088/1361-6404/aa93bc.
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Abstract
Phys FilmMakers (PFM) is a new type of course in which a science expert and science communicator partner teach physics students how to make YouTube-style videos on cutting-edge scientific research within the university department. Here, we describe this new course, outline its key components and provide recommendations for others considering implementing a similar FilmMakers-style course using feedback from course tutors and students. We discuss successful and less successful teaching techniques as well as use our experience to identify areas that science students in particular often have difficulties: finding an interesting 'hook' for the video, imagining creative B-roll and making a succinct video by removing extraneous (though usually correct and often interesting) material. The course has two major components: workshop sessions in which students learn the key elements of film-making and independent video production where PFM students partner with senior PhD or post-doc researchers to produce a video on their research. This partnership with the department means that the videos produced serve not only as interesting 'edutainment' to encourage teenagers and young adults into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths subjects, but also provide valuable outreach for the academic department.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Phys FilmMakers: teaching science students how to make YouTube-style videos |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1361-6404/aa93bc |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/aa93bc |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 European Physical Society. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10045777 |
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