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The Science & Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences that connects the entertainment industry with top scientist and engineers, unveiled a new website on May 23, 2011. The expanded site features in-depth articles exploring highlights from The Exchange's interactions in Hollywood: consults on wide release films like Battleship and The Avengers, and interviews with industry insiders like Watchmen production designer Alex McDowell and Exchange consultants like Fringe adviser and neurobiologist at the Salk Institute, Ricardo Gil da Costa.
Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures TM & © DC – © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Whether it is a man dressing up as a bat to fight crime (Batman Begins), three mutants running a police department (Minority Report), or a man chosen to protect the universe using a ring (Green Lantern), the basic premises of most superhero and science-fiction movies can seem, well, silly. That is why Green Lantern director Martin Campbell challenged his production team to create a realistic, plausible (but fun) film. “Martin’s mandate was ‘There has to be a logic to the world that we create,’” explained Ozzy Inguanzo, researcher for Green Lantern. “We talked a lot about trying to bring the logic to the magic.”
Part of bringing that logic to the film’s magic involved several science consultations arranged by The Science & Entertainment Exchange (The Exchange). The film’s supervising art director François Audouy had previously worked with The Exchange on Watchmen, so when the production design team needed help with wormholes, alien bodies, and other-worldly bacteria, Audouy knew who to call, “We reached out to The Exchange initially to get some ideas about how wormholes work and how you could theoretically travel great distances to the center of the universe.”
The Science & Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences that connects the entertainment industry with top scientist and engineers, unveiled a new website on May 23, 2011. The expanded site features in-depth articles exploring highlights from The Exchange's interactions in Hollywood: consults on wide release films like Battleship and The Avengers, and interviews with industry insiders like Watchmen production designer Alex McDowell and Exchange consultants like Fringe adviser and neurobiologist at the Salk Institute, Ricardo Gil da Costa.
As big crowds storm theaters this summer to see box office hits like Green Lantern (released June 2011) read what scientist are saying about the real science behind these fictional masterpieces. Also explore other entertainment projects like Thor.
Part of bringing that logic to the film’s magic involved several science consultations arranged by The Science & Entertainment Exchange (The Exchange). The film’s supervising art director François Audouy had previously worked with The Exchange on Watchmen, so when the production design team needed help with wormholes, alien bodies, and other-worldly bacteria, Audouy knew who to call, “We reached out to The Exchange initially to get some ideas about how wormholes work and how you could theoretically travel great distances to the center of the universe.”
In the film, Hal Jordan travels through a wormhole to Oa, the Green Lantern Corps home planet.
Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures TM & © DC – © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Interviews:
Scientist Spotlight
James Kakalios
consulted on Green Lantern andWatchmen
Featured Entertainer
David Goyer
screenwriter for Batman Beginsand Blade
Source: National Academies Press
Source: National Academies Press
Scientist Spotlight
James Kakalios
consulted on Green Lantern andWatchmen
Featured Entertainer
David Goyer
screenwriter for Batman Beginsand Blade
Source: National Academies Press
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