{"id":12665,"date":"2019-04-25T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=12665"},"modified":"2019-04-26T09:36:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T15:36:59","slug":"fields-gives-stem-a-sci-fi-sheen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=12665","title":{"rendered":"FIELDS gives STEM a sci-fi sheen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/330493077?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/330493077\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;Magnetic Fields&#8221; web series trailer<\/span><\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user31047464\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Swede Films<\/span><\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Vimeo<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Today, we resist the force that is <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">C-U Confidential<\/span> issue 10<\/strong> for a few moments so that we can bring you a sneak peek from the upcoming Web series, <strong>MAGNETIC FIELDS<\/strong>, which seems to be wooing high school and college students with the wonders of scientific discovery. <strong>Neenah Williams<\/strong>, who played the troubled main character in <a title=\"STUCK :: Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala\" href=\"https:\/\/penstolens.com\/stuck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">the <strong>Pens to Lens<\/strong> <strong>2018<\/strong> entry <strong>STUCK<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, returns here as a teenager named Jana who needs to complete a class project while circumventing peer pressure, the success of her older sister Maria (<strong>Jessica Limardo<\/strong>) in physics studies, and the apparent vanishing of her father (<strong>Pete Barnett<\/strong>). It is clear from the compelling trailer that instructors will ignite her critical thinking while a nucleus of students are bound to complicate matters with their own decision making. All must learn something from the scenario, of course, because learning should be paramount in a project such as this. <strong>Asim Bakara, Dema Evans, Izzy Gonzales<\/strong>, and <strong>Sofie Skotenne<\/strong> costar as Jana\u2019s classmates, <strong>Raffeal A. Sears<\/strong> appears as a contemporary to Maria, and <strong>Nathon Jones, Letisha Owens<\/strong>, and several other familiar faces from our film and theater subsets take on the supportive teacher roles. <strong>MAGNETIC FIELDS<\/strong> is written, directed, filmed, and edited by <a title=\"Swede Films @ Tumblr\" href=\"https:\/\/swedefilms.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">the ever-busy <strong>John Isberg<\/strong> of <strong>Swede Films<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and produced by <strong>Nadya Mason<\/strong>, a physics professor at the <strong>University of Illinois<\/strong>, with sponsorship from the <strong>National Science Foundation<\/strong> through the UI <a title=\"Materials Research Science and Engineering Center :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\" href=\"https:\/\/mrsec.illinois.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Materials Research Science and Engineering Center<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" title=\"MAGNETIC FIELDS @ Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/magneticfieldswebseries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hints on social media<\/a><\/span> indicate the four episodes will go live in May. Watch for them and share with the young people around you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Science is a primary thread in this series while technology plays a major part in the modern media-making process. Therefore, we want you to know about the following opportunities for folks of various ages to gain a little experience and insight in that arena! <strong>Illinifest<\/strong>, the annual UI student film festival, is coordinated by students taking the appropriate class through the <strong>Media and Cinema Studies<\/strong> department at the <strong>College of Media<\/strong>. They will showcase the best submissions from their UI peers on <strong>Saturday, April 27, 5-8:30 p.m.<\/strong>, in the theater of <strong>Gregory Hall<\/strong> on campus; admission will be free and <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" title=\"2019 Illinifest Program :: Illinifest\" href=\"https:\/\/illinifest.illinois.edu\/2019\/04\/22\/2019-illinifest-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the full program can be viewed on the Illinifest Web site<\/a><\/span>. Elsewhere, <a title=\"\u2018Parkland has a ton of summer offerings for kids and teens\u2019 by Julie McClure :: Smile Politely\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smilepolitely.com\/splog\/parkland_has_a_ton_of_summer_offerings_for_kids_and_teens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">Smile Politely<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> reported last week<\/span><\/a> about the \u201c<strong>College for Kids<\/strong>\u201d summer courses at <strong>Parkland College<\/strong> that includes two sessions of <strong>\u201cLights! Camera! Action!<\/strong>,\u201d during which <strong>Chris Foster<\/strong> teaches about television-style production, and one session of the self-explanatory \u201c<strong>Make Your Own Movie<\/strong>,\u201d instructed by <strong>Rusty Clevenger<\/strong>. <a title=\"\u2018College for Kids\u2019 2019 course descriptions :: Parkland College\" href=\"https:\/\/parkland.augusoft.net\/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassListingDisplay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">All three sessions have openings and are geared for the 8-to-11-year-old age bracket.<\/span><\/a> Finally, Isberg himself has been hosting a monthly workshop at <strong>Shatterglass Studios<\/strong> for an older crowd that will meet again next <strong>Wednesday, May 1<\/strong>, according to <a title=\"Post at \u2018Champaign Casting Call\u2019 page :: Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ChampaignCastingCall\/permalink\/1483059098497836\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">a post at the <strong>Champaign Casting Call<\/strong> group<\/span><\/a> on <strong>Facebook<\/strong>. We don\u2019t know if one has to reserve a space to be included or can just show up on the correct day and time, so be courteous and write him at <strong>john [at] swedefilms [dot] com<\/strong> for information. As evidenced by the consistent look and controlled tone of the <strong>MAGNETIC FIELDS<\/strong> preview, Isberg has plenty of good knowledge to impart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swede Films and the University of Illinois&#8217; Material Research Science and Engineering Center have revealed a first look at the Web series MAGNETIC FIELDS. 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