Maria Palazzi

Creative Research

 

 

2009-2010

The Other Men in Black

Role: Director of 3D Animation                       

Description: The Other Men in Black is the first in a series of docu-drama films designed to engage high school, university, and adult learners in Jewish history as well as serving as an ignition point for a curriculum of Jewish history studies. The films, each about a half hour in length, will highlight various aspects of Jewish history using a narrative style with actors, an engaging story line, and high-quality computer animation.

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2006-2009

Synchronous Objects for One Flat Thing, reproduced

http://synchronousobjects.osu.edu

Role: Creative co-Director with Norah Zuniga Shaw and William Forsythe

Description: Starting with ForsytheÕs masterwork One Flat Thing, reproduced as the research resource, Synchronous Objects reveals the deep structures of choreographic thinking in order to enrich cross-disciplinary investigation and creativity. The site invites a wide audience into understanding complex structures of interaction through an array of creative tools, expressive animations, and information graphics.

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2005-2006

The Mystery Dinosaur

Role: Director of Animation                                             

Description: In a collaboration with Brave New Pictures, I directed the production of six animated sequences for a one-hour live action documentary illustrating an investigation of Jane's life, a dinosaur discovered by the Burpee Museum of Natural History in the summer of 2001. In July 2006 The Science Channel aired The Mystery Dinosaur and this show has now been seen in over 75 countries and is distributed as part of the Discovery Essential Dinosaur Pack DVD. 

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2005

Jane, Diary of a Dinosaur

Role: Director of Animation                                             

Description: The Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford, IL discovered Jane, a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, in the Badlands of southeastern Montana. In a collaborative partnership with the Burpee for their permanent exhibit Jane, Diary of a Dinosaur, I directed the creation of computer animation for linear and interactive touchscreen displays that is used to educate and engage museum audiences.

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