Lab coats in Hollywood: science, scientists and cinema

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Paul Wolstenholme-Hogg reviews this text on the science within film making

The synergy and history of the scientific consultant and film maker is perfectly presented in this well researched, and excellently written, superlative book by David Kirby.

The book is presented from both the director’s and the consultant’s point of view. It discusses the film maker’s battle to add value and authenticity to science-based films by incorporating as much verisimilitude as their budget can handle, whilst at the same time it analyses the science consultant’s struggle to get their values and theories across to the film makers against those very constraints.

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