It uses a method called “crowd-sourcing.” Crowd-sourcing is when a large group of people help complete a project usually done by a few paid workers. However, this is an unusual way to make a film. From these shared videos, Macdonald wanted to make one long film about global life. Macdonald asked users to put their finished videos on YouTube. He asked users to answer questions like “What do you love?” “What do you fear?” “What makes you laugh?” and “What do you carry with you?” Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Voice 2 He wanted to see both normal and not normal life. In his message, Macdonald asked YouTube users to film all parts of life. And he asked everyone to do this on one particular day – July 24th, 2010. Macdonald asked YouTube users to create a video of their life. He used the popular video sharing website YouTube. On July 1st, 2010, Kevin Macdonald released a video on the Internet. Today’s Spotlight is on the film Life in a Day. ![]() However, it also shows that there are things that connect all people – like the fact that we all live under the same moon. It shows the many differences between people and cultures. Life in a Day is a film recorded by people like you. Instead, they used short films or videos recorded by people all over the world. However, they did not record it themselves. Together, they created this film about life around the world. A film called “Life in a Day.” Macdonald worked on this film with the famous film producer Ridley Scott. And he was talking about a film he recently directed. Macdonald said these words to the Telegraph news organization. What do you think he meant when he said them? Voice 2 These are the words of film director, Kevin Macdonald. “We are all under the same moon.” Voice 1 It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. The GENE Awards and Bio Innovation Week were delivered by Life Sciences Queensland in partnership with Bioenergy Australia.Welcome to Spotlight. The GENE Awards marked the closing of Bio Innovation Week, a series of coordinated events that were held across Queensland, showcasing the role of life science innovation and its contribution to the wellbeing of our state. The third and final McCullough Robertson LSQ Industry Excellence Award was jointly presented to Gabrielle McKee and Russell Neal for their demonstrated impact at Clinical Network Services through expedited clinical program delivery. “We look forward to seeing what their futures in the life sciences will bring.” It was particularly encouraging to see women at the forefront of the industry. “We received close to 30 nominations and we were thrilled to present awards to such deserving and well-respected industry professionals. “It’s been fantastic to see bioscience advocates and leaders from Australia, North America, Europe, Asia and Canada come together for the industry’s night of nights,” she said. Life Sciences Queensland (LSQ) CEO and event coordinator Clare Blain said the awards program had enjoyed growing success since its inception in 2009. The Rose-Anne Kelso Commemorative Award, supported by Stockwell, was also presented to a leading female in the field, Dr Priyakshi Kalita-de Croft, for her research on stage IV breast cancers at The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, including brain metastasis and triple-negative breast cancer. Sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, the coveted Life Sciences Women of Influence Award was presented to Acting Director and Principal Research Leader at the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Professor Katherine Andrews, in recognition of her malaria prevention research and treatment. ![]() ![]() More than 80 life science professionals from across the globe attended the GENE Awards on Friday night at the State Library of Queensland to celebrate the life science industry and its outstanding leaders as part of Queensland’s Bio Innovation Week.
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