Hollywood has a hot line that you can ask immediately when you want science scientific evidence to be reflected in the script in science fiction movies

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SF movie "Interstellar"The formula that appears inSupervised by theoretical physicist Kip ThorneAnd many of the movies that have stepped into the scientific field are scattered with the knowledge of actual scientists. On the other side of such film production there is "a hot line for scientific film writers", and a bridge between movies and science is being done by an organization.

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A movie that emerges all over the world suddenly on one day there is a "megalith" with a will to live "messageIsInterstellar navigation of aliens was documented at a very high levelIt is known for it.


In the movie, of the actorJeremy RennerHe was a scientist. A scientist who plays Renner was the role of trying to communicate with the megalith, but in the original script, the scientist's speech "Fourier seriesHave you responded to? "


However, in the actual script the Fourier seriesFibonacci sequenceIt has been changed to. This is an astronaut and a science bloggerPhil plateIt reflects his opinion. "The Fourier series is a mathematical concept, not a sequence" "" On the other hand, since the Fibonacci sequence is a sequence, I thought that the alien would send us to attract attention, "he said. I will.


Mr. Plait belongs to a certain "organization" that bridges filmmakers and scientists. It is said that this organization has established a hot line for screenwriters of science related movies.


One person who used the hotline for screenwriters was Mr. Eric Haisella, the script writer of the message.


It is only one word change, but with the advice of Mr. Plate, the reliability of the movie has improved a bit. Mr. Plate says, "I do not appreciate the change of words greatly, but when I went to see the movie, I poked my wife with elbow, saying" The actor is saying what I wrote! " "I said.


"Wrong science" such as wrong computer science, wrong geology, wrong physics, is full of movies and television.


So, in 2008,National Academy of SciencesIs "The Science and Entertainment Exchange(Exchange science and entertainment) "is launched.


This is how the program works. First, the screenwriter calls the hotline.


When asking "How do we communicate with aliens?", 2400 scientists / engineers are searched for databases that are registered ... ...


You know who to contact.


Since 2008 the program began, there was consultation of approximately 1700-1800.


EspeciallyMarvel ComicsIt seems that hotlines have been used for all the movies about the movie.


Of the movies that used the hotline, in 2017 a message and "Doctor · Strange"Was nominated for the Academy Awards.


In addition, the movie released in 2011Mighty Saw"Hotline was also used.


Producer'sKevin · Fai KiIn the movie, I think that it is necessary to draw a "bridge of rainbow" that reaches from the earth to the place of God, and consulted with physicist Professor Shaun Carol, "As a wormhole of rainbow bridge as a wormhole He said he got the advice that "Why do not you draw?" However, Mr. Faiwi disliked the use of the word as "Wormhole" is heard in the 90's style.


The Science and Entertainment According to Anne Mercian of Exchange, Professor Carroll tells Mr. Faiwi that she is wormholding, that the wormhole is also called "Einstein - Rosenbridge (Einstein - Rosen Bridge)" I mentioned that.


Then, the production side of the movie became motivated with "Like"!


The scene in which the words were actually used in the movie is kore. Saw fell into New Mexico,Natalie PortmanJane Foster who plays thinks that the hint of the wormhole is in sa.


At this time, the film production side paid attention not only to "what kind of words the character uses in the movie", but "which character uses that word".


In the comic which became the original of the movie, Jane Foster was a nurse. However, a physics professor who supervised the movie insisted that those who were physicists who study wormholes Jane Foster sent Saw to the Earth will pass the meaning of the plot.


This proposal was also a great opportunity to break gender stereotypes.


"We like nurses, but the idea of" a strong female character, an astrophysics, "was a wonderful thing," Mr. Mercian said.


Therefore, the script writer changed the story.


For this change, Hollywood ReporterHow Marvel's 'Thor' Contest Empowered a Group of Young Women Science Buffs(How do "Mighty So" gave power to the group of young women scientists? The movie was highly appreciated.


"We pay attention to how scientists are drawn in the movies.In the movie, of course, all the main characters are depicted attractive but we are female and color people I hope that people will be drawn attractively, including the characters of Mr. Mercian, that the screen will be like a fabric by being interwoven with each other, "Mr. Mercian said.


In a study conducted in 1983, when I told my child "Please draw a picture of a scientist", it is known that most children have drawn older white men.


This is believed to be the reason that children were influenced by the animation they see on a daily basis.


And in this research, the children depicting stereotype scientists increased with age.


In addition, there is "villain" in the image of scientists other than "elderly white men". In a study of thousands of movies distributed in the UK from 1931 to 1984, the villain accounted for 41% of the scientists drawn in the movies, and less than 1% of the films drawn as heroes He said that.


Over time, the image of scientists is getting better. In a public opinion survey conducted on 3000 people regarding the image of scientists, it was found that adults in 2001 have better images for scientists than adults in 1983. And he said that he and his children are becoming positive with respect to choosing a career called "science".


"People learn from movies and television, regardless of the desire they desire, we call this" Accidental Curriculum ", Mr. Mercian.


Aired in the United States in 2000 "CSI: Scientific investigation teamTV drama recorded a huge hit. And as the drama hits, a phenomenon called "CSI effect" occurs, and at universityLaw scienceThe number of students majoring in sudden increase.


However, this drama has also spread the wrong knowledge about law science. In 2010 research it turned out that there is a relationship between seeing CSI and believing that evidence from DNA testing is more reliable than it actually is.


The Science and Entertainment Exchange creates positive effects like CSI effects and continues to work to make it more accessible for people to understand more science.