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Harvard Forest REU Symposium Abstract 2018
- Title: Science Communication Through Film
- Author: Faizal Westcott (University of Massachusetts - Boston)
- Abstract:
The multidisciplinary video production project is a creative opportunity that looks to test the theory and collaborative practice of art-based science communication with an ongoing Harvard Forest outreach initiative. The approximately 10 minute film documents the year-long art-based interpretive trail, Hemlock Hospice, and the collaborative process that went into making the trail, while also delivering a similar narrative; telling the story of the ongoing demise of the eastern hemlock tree due to the hemlock woolly adelgid and addressing the larger issues of human-impacted climate change. A minute-long teaser aims to capture the essence of the creative steps that were taken to create the main film and will be presented at the Summer Symposium.
- Research Category: Historical and Retrospective Studies
