Filming livestock: The backstory

Abstract

Telling science stories can difficult. Filming stories about livestock science can be particularly challenging. Cows may 'moo' so loudly that researchers can’t hear themselves talk. Biting safari ants may run up people’s legs. And microphones may stop working just as VIPs start to make their presentations. This film shares some of such ILRI 'bloopers', edited over the last 3 years in a (probably) inconsequential attempt to forewarn future interviewees of the various risks involved in filming livestock specialists.