Title

Scaling Down: The Miniature World of Dioramas
Short Film
for The Field Museum
direction
cinematography
editing

Over the course of a year, a small team of artists, writers, and scientists came together to create a diorama for a Field Museum permanent exhibition featuring 5,000 years of Chinese objects.  As a self-initiated side project, I set aside time each week to document the meticulous production process.

The completed work, now in place in The Cyrus Tang Hall of China, demonstrates that the old-school craft of diorama making still holds tremendous power in museum storytelling and science communication.

The details:

  • Music:  Josh Beck
  • 2016

Awards:

  • Official Selection, 2016 Chattanooga Film Festival
  • Official Selection, 2016 Middle Coast Film Festival
  • Award of Merit: Documentary Short, 2016 Best Shorts Competition, San Diego, CA
  • Remi Winner, 2106 WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival
  • Aloha Accolade Winner, Documentary Short Competition, 2016 Honolulu Film Awards
  • Platinum Award, Documentary Short Competition, 2016 Oregon Film Awards 

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