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project deep time fossil hall
company rlmg
client smithsonian national museum of natural history
role lead animator, motion graphics, vfx, compositing
header photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
Beginning in 2014, RLMG created the media pieces for The Last American Dinosaur, an exhibit featured while the rest of the Fossil Hall was under construction. This video explored the complexities of prehistoric ecosystems with a live-action host and animated dinosaurs.
highlight: What Makes an Ecosystem?
my role: vfx supervisor, character animator, compositor
Meanwhile, RLMG continued to produce 22 pieces of media — interactives, films, and animations — for the Fossil Hall’s historic reopening in 2019.
the multi-screen shows featured in the Fossil Hall required significant compositing work to fill the native frames
a fabricated periscope allows you to look into the forest canopy. and experience the animated world of prehistoric tree dwellers
I created delightful little animation loops for the hidden insects in this interactive
a carbon story
One video I’m particularly proud of, The Carbon Machine, tells the story of how carbon affects nearly everything on earth. We got to tell an important and dramatic story using a playful tone, allowing collaged photography to create delightfully surprising metaphors for the natural systems of our planet.
The video toured throughout Capitol Hill and is now being used as an educational tool by the Senate Climate Change Taskforce.