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Scientists on the Set: Science Consultants and the Communication of Science in Visual Fiction
David A. Kirby
Duke University, Durham, dkirby{at}duke.edu
By exploring the relationship between the scientific community and the entertainment industry in the construction of fictional films, this paper investigates the impact that fictional representations, created with the assistance of scientists, have on the construction of scientific knowledge and the public understanding of science. I discuss the nature of science consulting on fictional films, including compensation, consultants role in the filmmaking process, and the scientific elements consultants can impact in the films. By questioning the nature of fictional "accuracy, " I demonstrate that the scientific communitys focus on "scientific accuracy" in fiction is flawed. Fictional film naturalizes both "accurate" and "inaccurate" science by presenting both as "natural" via a perceptually realistic framework.
Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 12, No. 3,
261-278 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0963662503123005

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