Morris told NASA that his earlier work producing a daily live interactive Facebook show focused on keeping viewers watching past the ad break. At NASA, he said, he has been able to slow his videos down and concentrate more on quality and explaining scientific results. [S1]
The work involves interviewing scientists and other experts to make complex subjects easier to understand. When considering a story, Morris asks whether a fifth grader would find it exciting; he also takes part in outreach events about NASA missions. [S1]
For the 30th anniversary of Hubble’s first servicing mission, Morris said he created a seven-part video series drawing on the perspectives of engineers, scientists and astronauts. The mission corrected a flaw in the telescope’s mirror. [S1]
Source documents
- Paul Morris: Filming the Final Frontierhttps://www.nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/paul-morris-filming-the-final-frontier/