The magnet who lost his pole

What do a compass, migratory birds, and the Northern Lights have in common? The Earth’s magnetic field, of course! We explain it to you in this very poetic stop-motion film, made entirely with… fridge magnets!

Some images from the film (to whet your appetite!)

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Backstage

This film was created by Léna Marty during a residency in the “Physics Reimagined” team.

 

Screenplay: Léna Marty and Julien Bobroff

 

Creation, filming, editing, sound design: Léna Marty

 

Voices: Léna Marty, Lou-Andreas Etienne, Camille Debard, Julien Bobroff

 

A big thank you to Lou-Andreas Etienne and Julien Bobroff for their invaluable help throughout the production of the film.

 

It benefited from the support of Quantum-Saclay, the “La Physique Autrement” Chair of the Paris-Saclay University Foundation supported by the Air Liquide group and Crédit Agricole – CIB. It was produced in the premises and with the technical resources of the Centre d’Expérimentation Pédagogique of the Villebon – Georges Charpak Institute.

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