Hacking Brains & Bending Time: The Neuro-Physics of Filmmaking

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An inside look at where science collides with cinema, with producer Eva Zadeh - over drinks on the rooftop.

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​About the talk

​A film director isn’t just a storyteller - they are a neurochemist playing your brain like an instrument.

​Eva Zadeh is an international science documentary producer (ARTE, France 5, PBS). While filming in brain labs across eight countries for a documentary on human cognition, she uncovered an uncomfortable truth: cinema works because it systematically exploits the hardwired glitches in our biology.

​Eva breaks down the science behind the screen - and demonstrates these tricks live on you in the room.

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What to Expect

• ​Editing & Causality: How jump cuts and transitions exploit a brain desperate to invent cause and effect.

• ​Sound Design & Fear: How sub-bass and auditory cues trigger your fight-or-flight response seconds before you realise you’re afraid.

• ​Pacing & Dopamine: How timing and rhythm manipulate your reward circuitry to keep you glued to your seat.

​Once you see the biological wires pulling the strings, you will never watch a movie the same way again. The real special effects aren't on the screen - they're happening inside your nervous system.

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​About the Speaker

​Eva Zadeh is an international documentary producer, founder of NEXT ORIGINALS, and co-founder of steva.studio.

​Trained in physics and environmental science in Paris and science journalism at Boston University, Eva develops ambitious factual series and international co-productions in the science and technology space for broadcasters like ARTE, France 5, and PBS. Her notable work includes co-producing the acclaimed science documentary The Battle to Beat Malaria (following Oxford University immunology researchers), which earned an Emmy Award nomination.