Fantastic

Voyage
OGR
[Part 1]

Rachael Holyhead
 Mitosis
My chosen bio scientific scenario is
Mitosis; a type of cell division that
occurs in animal cells to renew or
replace existing cells, when more
cells are required. The widely
accepted theory is that there are
four basic phases involved (though
sometimes the first can be split into
two phases: the early phase and the
late phase): The Prophase, The
Metaphase, the Anaphase and The
Telophase.

The process produces two daughter cells that are identical to one another, as the chromosomes (carrying the genetic
information) are intricately copied and organised in the centre by the mitotic spindle. The chromatids are pulled
apart during the Anaphase, and towards each pole. The Telophase sees the cell nearly divided, as it regains its
original structures- nucleus membrane, the spindle disappearing etc. The chromosome return to their original forms,
before Cytokinesis finishes off with the division of the cytoplasm (i.e. the material or gooey stuff that surrounds the
nucleus), as the Cleavage Furrow forms between the two new cells. Cytokinesis ends with the mother cell becoming
one of the two new daughter cells, which will fulfil their purpose, depending on what type of cell they are.
 Audience
The audience I will aim this animation towards is people who have an existing, genuine interest in Science, biology.
Perhaps in the latter years of the 11-18 age category (16-18), for those whove actively decided to study GCSE
Biology during their rotation year, and are considering A-Level biology.
The reason being around this idea of fascination, something that was clearly evident in Dr Klappas own ideas around
science, and something I feel I want to include in the work to help inspire and show the reality of biology which is
its the very basis of life itself, and a part of everything and everyone. Technically, therefore, its for everyone. And in
that regard, if its possible, this animation will also be something that can be appreciated across a wider demographic.
[Though this may be hard to imagine because of are familiarised context of the subject, in textbooks, paperbacks and
classroom experiments.]
 I myself have prominent memories in Biology of a particular exercise we had to do often, where wed look under a
microscope at a slide showing a plant or animal cell, and draw an exact copy in our exercise books. Incidentally the
reality of biology I remember was really an isolated view of the microscope, where the fall off point for light cut
yourself away from the reality around you, but also limited you in what you can glimpse at.
This fantastic world is something we can only glimpse at, and remains unseen in most respects so must be
written and drawn in tidy, intricate diagrams. Similarly this world of science is dissected and placed out of context,
in a world of white beneath a microscope lens.
Terminology will be slightly more limited that the previous slides description. I.e. Less information into what makes
the chromosomes head towards either pole, and a more generalised look/understanding of these stages of Mitosis.
Key words include: Mitosis, Identical, Cell Cycle , Organelles, Chromosomes, Chromatids, Cell Divide, Cytokinesis
etc.

Audience References
Websites
Bitesize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_ocr_pre_2011/growth_development/cellreproductionrev
2.shtml

Books
GCSE AQA Biology Complete Revision & Practise (2011 )
New Grade 9-1 GCSE Biology: AQA Revision (2016)
Visual Concept | Influence Map [1]
[continued] This birds eye view of a fantastic world reminded
me of Rus Khasanov, a Russian artist, who beautifully videos and
photographs the way in which liquids and solvents react and
repel one another. Something that resembled in some ways the
microscopic view of blood, as it flows similarly to a river across a
vast landscape.
Theres something very epic about these images, and theres a
beauty in the reality of science which cannot always be
appreciated in a educational framework yet is glimpsed
occasionally, by those who dare to look further.
1- This led the work into a more cosmic route, in which much
like we glimpse into the far off regions of space, we squint into
the unknown space of our own bodies.
Such an approach would lead the work down a more colourful
route.

Alternatively, the microscopes circular view was something I plan

to take further, as its clearer in communicating whats happening.
Hergs Tintin came up in research as it has: 1- feeling of
adventure, and glimpsing into the new world 2- Use of flat
colour and line as clear reference point (Rus Khasanovs work
could be quite messy, even if view is limited by a circular border),
and 3- the distance of shots and size of frames often it can feel
we are quite distanced by whats happening, which works with
the birds eye, observation view we often take in science.
Visual Concept Influence Map [2]
2- While Khasanovs images show this beauty they are unclear in this context, so I looked
more into Hoechst dyes used to distinguish parts of cells clearly. I see a lot of Mondrian in this
red, and blue colour scheme. And Hergs own work follows on nicely with his use of flat,
distinguishable colour as seen below.
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