On visual adaptation of "Kitchen Earth Science" experiments in the TV drama series "Sora wataru Kyoshitsu"

Kazunori Yamashita; Ichiro Kumagai

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[J] Oral

O (Public ) » Public

[O-08] Kitchen Earth Science: its potential for producing diverse goals by hands-on experiments

Sun. May 25, 2025 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM International Conference Room (IC) (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Ichiro Kumagai(School of Science and Engineering, Meisei University), Ayako I Suzuki(Toyo University), SHIMOKAWA MICHIKO(Nara Womens University), Kei Kurita(Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology), Chairperson:Ichiro Kumagai(School of Science and Engineering, Meisei University), Ayako I Suzuki(Toyo University), SHIMOKAWA MICHIKO(Nara Womens University), Kei Kurita(Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

[O08-06] On visual adaptation of "Kitchen Earth Science" experiments in the TV drama series "Sora wataru Kyoshitsu"

★Invited Papers

*Kazunori Yamashita¹, Ichiro Kumagai^2,3 (1.Director of TV Drama, 2.Meisei Univ., 3.Supervision of Kitchen Earth Science Experiments)

Keywords:Kitchen Earth Science, Experiment, Visual Adaptation, TV Drama Series

The NHK drama series "Sora Wataru Kyoshitsu (The Science Club)", which aired in 2024, featured "Kitchen Earth Science" experiments such as "Miso Soup Convection" and "Sushi-Vinegar and Baking Soda Volcanic Eruption". In adapting Shin Iyohara's original work for the TV drama series, many preliminary experiments were conducted before and during the filming of the drama, and the filming crew turned into "A Science Club". In this presentation, we will report our situation at that time struggling between the ideal visual expression we aimed at and the reality of the Kitchen Earth Science experiments.