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b) Understand the personal hardships of great scientists and derive encouragement and strength

from their stories.
c) Learn the importance of team-work in creating creative material for public consumption.

d) Realize that talking about science can be FUN!

The Actual Practice:

The execution of the assignments included the following steps: -

a) Intense research into the scientific contributions and professional life of the assigned scientist.

b) Incorporation of the collected data and material into a comprehensive but short screenplay
(10 -12 minutes).

c) Division of labour in terms of technical details such as camera work, cinematography,

costumes, and sound effects.
d) Scouting for appropriate locations to shoot the film.

e) Ensuring the proper execution of technical effects for shooting of the film. Students were

allowed to use English, Hindi, or Kannada.
f) Editing the film before the final submission.

g) Showcasing their work in front of an audience.

Outcome:

a) Students realized that constructive and path breaking effort has been done by people of

different genders, races, ethnicities and backgrounds.
b) Students understood that perseverance and discipline have been the two common qualities

contributing to the success of many famous scientists.

c) Students learnt the use of multiple software and techniques to convert a science story into a
publicly palatable format. This also teaches them methods of effective science communication

to connect to the masses.

d) They widened their career horizons to include options like documentary film-making on
scientific topics, which can eventually allow them to collaborate with TV networks which

produce said content.

e) Taught the students to work in large teams which are essential as most modern research
teams require coordination among a large number of participants.

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