I wanted to do a diorama like I’ve never seen before. Dioramas are such a unique way to tell a story and allow guests to take in a world or moment in time. But it starts and ends with good lighting. Unlike their bigger brother – the experiential-walkthrough, dioramas cost less, and don’t have to deal with the necessary, but loathsome, building code issues. Disney does the best job I’ve seen at designing around these issues but trust me, it’s not easy, and is usually quite a s

Yeah, that's mini-me, I’d guess around 4, making the Rancor monster from Star Wars. I’ve always been into art. My interest was greatly helped along by parents who are artists – my dad is a master jeweler, my mom was a commercial artist, then a fine artist, and now after setting aside her pencils for 20 years due to illness, has in recent years donned her pencil yet again to write and illustrate kids books (go mom)! From very little, I’ve always loved the story-telling aspect

Bronze spears, men who fight in bare feet, and dragons who dwell in dark places – who can resist that, right? For nearly three years, I’ve been working on a 7 minute short film about a man who must overcome his fear to slay a dragon. We’ve all seen or heard tales of a dragon terrorizing a village and the people start sacrificing to it. But what if the knight in shining armor never comes to save the day? What if, after a while, the men of the village look around and realize th