Global Warming Montage — This video is dedicated to the SSC organizers: Dorian, Margaret and Michael!!!

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Secret Science Club - Trailer

Here is a possible trailer for SSC taken from footage of Eric Kandel’s talk last Wednesday.

Pictures for Secret Science Club by Tany/Deja-vu Production

Here are a few pictures that were created by Tany from Deja-vu production. They will potentially be used for promotional/logo and website design.

A Secret Science Club poster

This is just a possible template for the Secret Science Club at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The secret science club is tomorrow Wednesday. Doors open at 7:30PM.

New Logo for Imaginal Disc Productions

Stephanie, my girlfriend, just designed a logo/prototype for the Imaginal Disc. It is a representation of the fruit fly “eye imaginal disc” in the larva. The “eye imaginal disc” of the fruit fly larva is the precursor tissue that becomes the adult eye.

Rockefeller Film Series: Flyer of 2006-07

Below is the Flyer for the 2006-07 films shown on Monday evenings at 8PM as part of the Rockefeller Film Series.

Secret Science Club

• TIME: 8pm (This event happens EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY)
• PLACE: Union Hall, 702 Union St. at Fifth Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn
• COST: FREE
• SUMMARY:”Underground …Shrouded in mist and mystery …And teeming with cocktails previously unknown to science. Union Hall’s “Secret Science Club” is back with more radioactive lectures, volatile experiments, chemical libations, and star-gazing sounds!!”

Dorian Devins is in charge of the Secret Science Club at Union Hall, Park Slope. I am meeting with her on Friday July, 6th to invite her to come speak at the “Science and Media” series at Rockefeller. Also, we will talk possible collaborations between the Rockefeller Film Series and the Secret Science Club. 

NOBEL-prize winning neuroscientist Eric Kandall will be speaking on Wednesday, July 11th at 8PM. 

Collaboration with ScienCentral: first steps…

Dr. Eliene Augenbraum, Chief Executive/President, and Brad Kloza, News Director of the independent news source ScienCentral have agreed to collaborate on a series of shorts about “Scientists at Rockefeller University”. These “portraits of scientist” series which broadcasted on ScienCentral’s web news site and also at the Rockefeller Film Series screenings. The objective is to have a more personal view into the lives of researchers and scientists, have them guide us through their work, get to know them outside of work. These little vignettes will also highlight the connections between science & the city (that is New York City). We also plan within this collaboration to prepare more simple clips about different quirky themes of science. A few ideas are “strange laboratory objects”, “scientists and their bench”, “the bulletin boards”, and “a look into the incubators/refrigerators”. Samara Brown, technician in the lab and also former adviser on editing of the documentary “A Fruit Fly in New York” will be helping me in the process.

We will begin following the SURF (Summer Undegraduate Research Fellowhip) students at Rockefeller. Before shooting, a few details have to be settled.

1. I need to obtain a PIO approval for shooting at Rockefeller.
2. Send an email out to the SURF students.
3. For students interested in participating, I need to have them sign releases as to not have issues with appearances on a public film.

I am also very excited to announce that ScienCentral will be providing us with camera and edit gear. We will need to schedule a shoot date with Brad Kloza. We will be provided with a mini HDV-cam (which Dr. Augenbraun refers to as “the spy cam”) and the “sun gun” for lighting.

A Fruit Fly in New York

The documentary “A Fruit Fly in New York” (12mins) started at the New York Film Academy is currently in post-production. Daniel Wohl, music composer and friend, is currently preparing the original score. More information in the coming weeks about submission to film festivals and future appendages (animations, voice-overs) to the documentary.

Science & The City

This is the first test for the science and film BLOG managed by Alexis Gambis from ImaginalDisc. This site will have weekly information on science and film projects both at Rockefeller University and in the broader NYC area. We will be announcing shortly the series “Portraits of a Scientist” produced in collaboration with ScienCentral, Inc. Also, we are currently looking for guest speakers to be part of the “Science and Media” lectures, a Rockefeller Film Series sponsored event.