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[Malcolm Smith]

“Secret Science of Movie Stunts and Special Effects” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Steve Wolf, founder of Science in the Movies and President of Special FX International.


http://acswebinars.org/movie-science

Steve Wolf, founder of Science in the Movies and President of Special FX International, is a stunt and special effects expert and an experienced teacher. He has worked on hundreds of movies and TV shows including: ‘The Firm’, ‘The Client,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Americas Most Wanted,’ ‘All My Children,’ ‘Cast Away,’ and ‘Hustle and Flow.’ His entertainment clients include Paramount, Disney, Fox, Warner Bros., ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, MTV, HBO, and Discovery. Wolf’s mission is to bring the power of Hollywood quality presentations to bear against pressing educational challenges. “When you make learning as much fun as going to a movie, any subject can be made easy, fun and memorable.”


Darren Griffin, PhD is Professor of Genetics at the University of Kent, UK. Previously he was Professor of Genetics at Brunel University. In 2002, he was admitted as a fellow of the Society of Biology and in 2008 he was awarded both a fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists and Doctor of Science from the University of Manchester. He was awarded the Institutional Teaching Prize for his work in supervising graduate students and was recently shortlisted for Research Project of the Year by the Times Higher Education supplement. Dr. Griffin completed his post-doctoral research in Cleveland, Ohio and at The University of Cambridge. He received his PhD at University College London in 1992, graduated from the University of Manchester in 1988.

[Arthur Brown]

Any idea what time that is in England?

[crystal palace fireworks]

Any idea what time that is in England?

About 7.00pm or thereabouts GMT