Color of Life
Producer | Editor
California Academy of Sciences
Visualization Studio
Color of Life Exhibit 2015
Format: Interactive Media Architecture | Physical Computing & Video Database Arrays | Non-Traditional Flat-Screen Deployments
Project Overview: Color of Life is a highly interactive, multisensory exhibition exploring how organisms utilize color to survive, reproduce, and communicate. Serving as the Producer and Lead Editor for the exhibition's extensive media footprint, I spearheaded the asset curation, cross-departmental development, and post-production workflows required to embed digital media seamlessly into custom-built physical displays. Balancing high-volume content coordination with cutting-edge experiential design, I managed two parallel tracks: a signature physical computing asset array and a comprehensive suite of gallery-wide video inserts.
Color Visualizer: Outside
Color Visualizer: Inside
Pigments in Plants
Gallery Attract Screen
Color of Camouflage
Chromatophores
Science Today: Gallery Refresh
The Color Visualizer
Format: Circular Multi-Screen Vertical Array | Dynamic User-Triggered Physical Computing Matrix
The signature interactive centerpiece of the exhibition, The Color Visualizer utilizes a circular array of vertical video screens mapped to an interactive, physical string installation. When a visitor plucks a specific colored string, the vibration triggers a matching, real-time video asset detailing how nature utilizes that chromatic spectrum.
Database Architecture & Curation: I directly managed a dedicated media researcher to source, vet, and catalog an extensive database of over 100 high-fidelity scientific video assets categorized by precise color wavelengths.
Physical Computing Integration: I oversaw the project from the 25% phase onward, collaborating tightly with the Exhibits Design and Engineering teams to ensure the asset playback engine mapped perfectly to the custom hardware triggers.
Creative Direction & Pipeline Management: I supervised specialized artistic pipelines across the studio division, directly managing the milestone tracking and delivery for custom vector animation assets tracking ecological salmon runs.
Gallery Video Inserts
Format: Embedded Multi-Screen Flat-Panel Installations | Cross-Institutional Asset Sourcing
A comprehensive suite of flat-screen media arrays integrated into the physical exhibition walls, designed to deliver targeted scientific narratives directly within specific educational displays.
High-Volume Post-Production: I personally executed the technical edits, color grading, and acoustic level-balancing for a massive suite of flat-screen media assets embedded throughout the gallery space.
Cross-Functional Optimization: I collaborated directly with content developers and field engineers to custom-format and encode video deliverables, ensuring seamless integration with the physical architectural layout.
Scientific Curation & Asset Procurement: I orchestrated comprehensive archival and licensing searches across internal Academy research divisions, active global field expeditions, and premium external cinematic libraries to secure rare, broadcast-grade biological footage.