Antarctic Dinosaurs: A Film and Exhibition Development Initiative

南极恐龙项目是一项媒体发展计划，旨在利用恐龙的受欢迎程度和魅力，将博物馆观众吸引到一场教育科学冒险中，探索南极洲和地球极地生态系统的历史和变化，并揭示了解过去的变化如何有助于预测和保护我们的未来。该项目将解决公众对极地科学概念理解方面的重大差距，通过开发新的身临其境的教育内容接触到800多万博物馆参观者，其中包括一个高影响力的大幅面电影、一个巡回展览和一个使儿童、家庭和终身学习者能够参与与不同科学家和STEM专业人员进行有意义接触的外联计划。这些产品将使公众更细致入微地了解古生物学领域如何与其他学科--从进化生物学到气候科学--相联系，并将为许多领域的科学研究提供更深层次的理解。通过提供对构成南极洲独特研究社区的设施、物流和支持系统的一瞥，该项目还将突出许多为南极科学做出贡献的不同参与者和角色，创建STEM榜样并激励年轻观众考虑加入STEM劳动力队伍。所有项目努力将地球的最南端描绘为一个相互联系和不断变化的全球社区的一部分，增加公众对科学研究、科学过程和参与STEM追求的价值的欣赏。这个项目建立在制片人巨幕电影公司和大卫·克拉克公司以及与菲尔德博物馆合作的成功历史的基础上。该项目将记录由国家科学基金会牵头提案#1341304(合作研究：了解高纬度二叠纪-三叠纪古环境及其脊椎动物群落的演化)资助的科学家的研究工作；以及其他相关项目。数字拍摄和摄影将支持强大的视觉故事讲述关于野外工作和科学冒险，以挖掘恐龙和其他南极洲史前生命的证据。拍摄将在麦克默多站和沙克尔顿冰川地区的野外地点进行，包括沙克尔顿营地和计划收集和挖掘数据的几个卫星营地。该项目将使用尖端的高清晰度(4K)和高动态范围(HDR)相机来捕捉非洲大陆的图像。所产生的媒体内容将通过一部高影响力的大幅面电影--南极恐龙--到达公众手中，并将在世界各地的博物馆电影院(包括IMAX和其他巨型屏幕)发行。内容还将被纳入一个同义的巡回展览中的叙事视频元素，该展览将由一系列全球博物馆机构主办。巨型屏幕画布独特的尺寸和情感影响，以及多样化的展览互动，将使遥远的大陆看起来不那么遥远，建立起与科学家作为冒险家的联系，传授对极地科学的更多理解，并激发对地球变化的更深层次的欣赏。将制定一项广泛的教育推广计划，包括博物馆活动、放映和小组讨论、行业会议、社交媒体和教育资源。电影/展览合作将成为博物馆从业人员寻求在这些场馆中促进学习的典范，并将为评估科学内容融入新媒体奠定基础。该项目得到了美国国家科学基金会极地项目办公室的支持。

The Antarctic Dinosaurs project is a media development initiative that seeks to leverage the popularity and charisma of dinosaurs to draw museum audiences into an educational science adventure, exploring the history and transformation of Antarctica and the planet's polar ecosystems, and revealing how understanding changes of the past may help predict and protect our future. This project will address critical gaps in public understanding of polar science concepts, reaching over 8 million museum visitors through the development of new immersive educational content, including a high impact large format film, a traveling exhibition, and an outreach plan that will allow children, families and lifelong learners to participate in meaningful engagements with diverse scientists and STEM professionals. These products will offer the public a more nuanced understanding of how the field of paleontology connects to other disciplines--from evolutionary biology to climate science--and will provide a deeper appreciation for the pursuit of scientific research in many fields. By offering a glimpse of the facilities, logistics and support systems that make up Antarctica's unique research community, the project will also highlight the many diverse participants and roles that contribute to Antarctic science, creating STEM role models and inspiring young viewers to consider joining the STEM workforce. All project efforts seek to portray the southernmost frontiers of the planet as parts of a connected and changing global community, increasing public appreciation for the value of scientific research, the process of science, and participation in STEM pursuits.This project builds on a successful history of collaboration between producers Giant Screen Films and David Clark, Inc., and with the Field Museum. The project will document the work of scientists conducting research funded by NSF lead proposal #1341304 (Collaborative Research: Understanding the evolution of high-latitude Permo-Triassic paleoenvironments and their vertebrate communities); as well as additional related projects. Digital filming and photography will support powerful visual storytelling about field work and the science adventure to unearth evidence of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life in Antarctica. Shoots will take place at McMurdo Station and at field sites in the Shackleton Glacier region, including Shackleton Camp and at several satellite camps where data collection and excavation are planned. The project will employ cutting-edge high definition (4K) and high dynamic range (HDR) cameras to capture imagery of the continent. The media content generated will reach the public through a high impact large format film, Antarctic Dinosaurs, for distribution to museum cinemas worldwide (including IMAX and other giant screens). Content will also be incorporated into narrative video elements in a synonymous traveling exhibition that will be hosted by an extensive list of global museum institutions. The unique size and emotional impact of the giant screen canvas, as well as diverse exhibition interactions, will make a distant continent seem less remote, building a connection to scientists as adventurers, imparting a greater understanding of polar science, and inspiring a deeper appreciation for the Earth's changes. An extensive educational outreach plan, encompassing museum events, screenings and panel discussions, industry conferences, social media, and educational resources will be developed. The film/exhibition collaboration will serve as a model for museum-based practitioners seeking to promote learning across experiences in those venues, and will lay the groundwork to evaluate the integration of science content into new media. The project is supported by NSF's Office of Polar Programs.