Matthew Alberti Productions

Bird explores subtractive color mixing in this short video. One of the project constraints for Bird's Flying Lesson was that Bird couldn't talk because he is a nonverbal character. I didn't want to rely on text-based graphics to tell the story because this was meant to be displayed on a large display in a gallery, and the target audience generally couldn't read. So, I invented a new dialogic character – a personified raincloud – to deliver the information and drive the story. Artwork by Tracy Cataldo and Matthew Alberti Story by Matthew Alberti Composited and animated by Matthew Alberti Sound design by Matthew Alberti

This animation was part of a continued effort to carve out a video identity for Bird, one of the Stepping Stones Storytellers. The CEO wanted to establish Bird as the "flying encyclopedia." Artwork by Matthew Alberti Composited and animated by Matthew Alberti Sound design by Matthew Alberti

This animation was part of an episodic series that followed the Stepping Stones Storytellers – Lucy, BooZoo, Bird and Lillie the Ladybug. It was part of a museum-wide initiative to increase brand recognition and familiarize visitors with these characters. The animations coincided with the grand-opening of a dinosaur-themed exhibit which inspired the story. Character design by Tracy Cataldo and Matthew Alberti Backgrounds by Nick Alcorn and Tracy Cataldo Composited and animated by Matthew Alberti