Sea Monsters 3D: A Large-format Film and Outreach Program

国家地理电视台正在制作一部关于史前海洋爬行动物的大画幅3D电影《海怪》。该项目还将包括形成性和总结性评价、供家庭、课后和课堂使用的教育材料、教育工作者的专业发展、一个互动网站和向服务不足的青年提供创新的外展服务。这部电影将呈现当前对中生代海洋生态系统的科学认识以及史前海洋爬行动物的生物学和行为。电影的故事情节将古生物学发现置于历史背景中，并揭示了许多关于科学方法和调查过程的内容。真人古生物序列和逼真的爬行动物3D动画之间的创新交错将使化石栩栩如生，并让观众将发现的遗骸与爬行动物的活动联系起来，所有这些都是由化石记录中的具体证据驱动的。《海怪》将对非正式科学教育领域产生战略性影响，因为它使用了突破性的计算机生成图像技术，并证明了一个强有力的、戏剧性的故事情节是传播科学概念的有力而有效的方法。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。《国家地理》与顶尖的科学专家以及正规和非正规教育专家合作，为该项目提供信息和建议。多媒体研究和奈特-威廉姆斯研究传播将分别进行形成性和总结性研究。

National Geographic Television is producing a large-format, 3D film, "Sea Monsters," about prehistoric marine reptiles. The project will also include formative and summative evaluations, educational materials for home, after-school and classroom use, professional development for educators, an interactive website and innovative outreach to underserved youth. The film will present the current scientific understanding of Mesozoic marine ecosystems and the biology and behavior of prehistoric marine reptiles. The storyline of the films sets paleontological discovery into historical context, and reveals much about the scientific method and process of inquiry. Innovative intercutting between live-action paleontology sequences and photo realistic 3D animation of the reptiles will bring the fossils to life and allow audiences to make connections between the remains that are uncovered and the reptiles' activities, all of which are driven by concrete evidence in the fossil record. Sea Monsters will have a strategic impact on the field of informal science education by using groundbreaking computer-generated imagery technologies, and by demonstrating that a strong, dramatic storyline is a powerful and effective method for communicating scientific concepts. Standards-based lesson plans for the classroom and informal activity guides for families will augment the impact of the film. National Geographic has teamed with leading scientific experts and formal and informal education specialists to inform and advise the project. Multimedia Research and Knight-Williams Research Communication, respectively, will conduct formative and summative research.