The Problems And Challenges Of Communicating Science In Wildlife Films On Television

Katz, Moritz Immanuel

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The Problems And Challenges Of Communicating Science In Wildlife Films On Television

Katz, Moritz Immanuel

Cite this item: Katz, M. I. (2015). The Problems And Challenges Of Communicating Science In Wildlife Films On Television (Thesis, Master of Science Communication). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5965

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Date: 2015

Advisor: Johnston, Ross

Degree Name: Master of Science Communication

Degree Discipline: Centre for Science Communication

Publisher: University of Otago

Keywords: science; communication; wildlife; film; television

Research Type: Thesis

Languages: English

Abstract:

This thesis discusses the challenges inherent in the communication of science through wildlife films screened on television. The work is prefaced with a broad literature review that establishes why it is useful to communicate science through film on television. Drawing on research by BOUMAN (1999) a framework is developed which provides the basis for an analysis of four wildlife films for their scientific value.

One of the films, a 25-minute natural history documentary called 'The Wild Wet', is the creative component of this thesis and was co-produced with the author's film partner Joshua Mayo. The film portrays the unique strategies that animals and plants have evolved to survive in Australia's tropical rainforest.

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