The production of this extraordinary project involved filming in such
locations as Woolsthorpe Manor, Newton's home in England, and Galileo's
haunts in Arcetri, Italy; the creation of intricate sets and demonstration
experiments; and the creation of what may be the most sophisticated
computer-animation sequences ever developed. The thoughtful interplay
between the academic and production
experts, each of whom learned to appreciate the other's craft, contributed
greatly to the success of the project.
Sally Beaty, Executive Producer, serves as president of Intelecom, Inc., one
of the largest college television consortia in the United States, providing
leadership for both the production of internationally distributed television
courses and the broadcast of 30 college-credit courses each year over a dozen
commercial and public stations in the Southern California area.
Ms. Beaty has extensive experience in the broadcast industry as a
writer, producer, and on-air host for such stations as WAGA and WJCT. In
completing a degree in education at Jacksonville University in Florida, she was
the state's first intern in instructional television. She has served as
instructional television specialist for a large suburban school district and
headed a college television operation, in addition to producing award-winning
documentary and instructional series. Ms. Beaty has a master's degree in Radio,
Television, and Film from the University of Kansas.
Peter Buffa, Producer and Director, is an accomplished writer and
producer, with credits ranging from feature films (The Ghost Dance, One From
the Heart, Hammett), theater (The Babe), documentaries, and
commercials, to the Emmy-award-winning telecourses Oceanus: The Marine
Environment and The Business of Management. Buffa has a BFA in drama
production from the University of Arizona, attended the University of Southern
California School of Cinema, and was the recipient of a Shubert Foundation
scholarship in directing and playwriting.
Mark Rothschild, Associate Producer, was the Associate Producer of the
Emmy-award-winning
Personal Finance and Money Management telecourse. Trained in film
production at the USC School of Cinema, he has produced and directed numerous
dramatic, documentary, and informational films.
Jack Arnold, Story Editor, has, in addition to editing and writing,
and re-rewriting several series for PBS, created 100 college texts. He has
written films and record albums, countless newspaper pieces and a magazine
column, a musical, a screenplay, television scripts, advertising copy, a
nightly radio show, and a semi-serious novel as well as three works of
nonfiction. Mr. Arnold claims he did NOT direct the classic 1957 science
fiction film
The Incredible Shrinking Man.
Bob Lattanzio, Production Coordinator, has worked as a production
coordinator and writer on several telecourses, including Project Universe
and the Emmy-award-winning Oceanus. His credits additionally include
feature films and commercials.