Planning Grant for Sea Monsters: A Large-Format Film

国家地理电视台正在申请一项计划拨款，以支持3D大画幅电影《海怪》的开发，该片将重点关注古代海洋生物的当前科学和古生物学研究。这部电影将为观众提供机会，跟随在古生物学、海洋学、海洋生物学等地球科学不同学科工作的男性和女性，这部电影将说明科学与技术之间的相互作用。以标准为基础的课堂教学计划和非正式的家庭活动指南将增加电影的影响。在策划阶段，制作团队将对电影的科学主题和故事进行进一步的研究，确定将出现在电影中的科学家，进行前端主题测试和评估，以评估公众对该主题的兴趣和当前知识，编写完整的电影处理，制定详细的预算并评估潜在的CGI工作室。

National Geographic Television is requesting a planning grant to support the development of a 3D large-format film, "Sea Monsters," which will focus on current scientific and paleontological research into ancient ocean life. The film will provide audiences the chance to follow men and women working in diverse disciplines within the Earth Sciences including Paleontology, Oceanography and Marine Biology, and the film will illustrate the interplay between science and technology. Standards-based lesson plans for the classroom and informal activity guides for families will augment the impact of the film. During the planning phase the production team will conduct further research into the scientific themes and stories for the film, identify the scientists who will appear in the film, perform front-end topic testing and evaluation in order to assess the public's interest and current knowledge about the topic, write a full film treatment, develop a detailed budget and assess potential CGI studios.