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"Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child."

Tim Burton

Projections and Immersive Media Projects
Projection Designer for Divise Project "Terminal"

Role: Projection Designer

I designed projections for the immersive experience of "Terminal" in UMKC. It was a mixture of 3 projectors, 4 monitors, 3 computers, 1 projector screen, 4 mirrors, 1 TV, and 1 camera. The idea of an immersive flight is that after some turbulence and a possible crash, the audience experiences 3 different stories of the flight attendants surrounded by projections in front, back, left, right, ceiling, and the floor. The questions of where we are going after we die, and what is the purpose of our life, were a part of the experience for the audience to answer. 
Butterfly animation using Blender

Role: Director/Designer

I designed and animated a butterfly using Blender
Environment created based on the 5 elements idea—created in Unity

Role: Director/Designer

The composition Lost in Memory is a complete interactive world that has a total of 4 different environments inside. I designed and created this world using Unity. The video was projected to create immersive theatre experiences.
Environment created based on the 5 elements idea—created in Unity

Role: Director/Designer

The composition Lost in Memory is a complete interactive world that has a total of 4 different environments inside. I designed and created this world using Unity. The video was projected to create immersive theatre experiences.
Lost in Memory-Environment created with Unity

Role: Director/Designer

The composition Lost in Memory is a complete interactive world that has a total of 4 different environments inside. I designed and created this world using Unity. The video was projected to create immersive theatre experiences.
Forest Environment - Created in Unity

Role: Director/Designer

The composition Forest Environment is a complete interactive environment with mushrooms, trees, and rocks. I designed and created this world using Unity. The video was projected and used for immersive theatre experiences
A Locked Box Sonata-Nexus
Role: Projection Designer

Video projections for a dance piece directed by Collin Monaghan, integrating dance, lighting, and music.

Created a beating heart animation using Premiere and masking. Animated starry night inside a hand-drawn element. Managed Photoshop masking and background refinement. Learned QLab cue layering and timing for performance synchronization.

Tools: Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, QLab 
Dead Man's Cellphone
Role: Programmer on Projection
Programmed visuals for a performance by Ryan Belock, directed by Collin Vorbeck.

First professional mapping using three projectors to create an immersive environment. Created stages in QLab, managed cue order, fades, and masks. Blended videos and images for live projection. Applied film knowledge to theater setups, boosting confidence in professional environments.

Tools: QLab, Premiere, After Effects
PAЯALYSIS- A multimedia experience and adaptation of Paralysis by Kyle Smith

Role: Cinematography and Direction 

Music: Afuera by Ivana Rodriguez y los Imaginarios
Y es que todos se sienten solos (“And it’s that everyone is lonely”)
En una mancha azul de ruido (“In a blue patch of noise”)
No hay silencio, solo hay guerra (“There’s no silence, there’s only war”)
Se ve tan pacífico desde afuera (“It looks so peaceful from the outside”)

Tenés mucho miedo de esperar (“You’re too afraid to wait”)
A un futuro incierto no podés escapar (“To an uncertain future you can’t escape”)
Y siempre hay alguien detrás de un escritorio (“And there’s always someone 
behind a desk”)
Decidiendo por vos (“Deciding for you”)

Cast:
Joy and “The Angler”… Juan David Martinez Zayas

Lilly … Rocio Chamorro

Director’s Notes:
An adaptation of Kyle Smith’s Paralysis, this psychological horror drama 
begins with an interactive Instagram profile (at @the_redroom_diary) 
that documents the story of Joy, a thirty-something old man trapped in 
his apartment, battling sleep paralysis, agony, and the ominous presence 
of The Angler. As boundaries between dreams and reality become loose, 
nightmares spill into Joy’s waking life, forcing him to have no choice but to 
face his nightmares and make a life-defining choice–resist or surrender to 
the darkness. The play culminates in the Inge Theatre at Murphy Hall with a 
performance that incorporates digital video elements. Created in Lawrence, 
KS, U.S.A.
The next videos are an entire summary of all the content I had created trough the semester between shows and content for class. The experience was super immersive from the moment you step into the place. It had 2 projectors, Optoma was pointing to the wall and a micro projector to a model house I made for a paper show "Heidi Chronicles". "Heidi Chronicles": I worked as a video technician programming visuals created by Ryan Belock for a performance in the Blackbox Theatre, directed by Collin Vorbeck. This was my first time doing professional mapping, using three projectors—front, right, and left—to make an immersive environment. I learned how to create stages in QLab, manage cue order, use fades and masks, and blend videos and images. Witnessing the outcome live was incredible and really helped me connect what I know from film to theatre. Seeing how much I have grown in a semester gave me more confidence working with projections and in professional setups.
Mapping Projections on a window of a model house using the program QLab

Role: Director/Designer
 
Mapping Projections on a model house and 2 walls using the program QLab

Role: Director/Designer
 
Mapping Projections on a model house and 2 walls using the program QLab

Role: Director/Designer
 
Mapping Projections on a model house using the program QLab

Role: Director/Designer
 
Projection Mapping with a person in front of the projector

Role: Director/Designer
 
Mapping Projections on 2 walls using the program QLab

Role: Director/Designer
 
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The next videos are compositions that were projected onto three rectangular panels: a larger central one at the back and two smaller ones on either side, with the central surface equal in size to the two side ones combined. The projection was completed using the program Isadora.
Composition: Animated Mouse-Cinderella—After Effects-Isadora

Role: Director/Designer
Composition: Fairy Godmother transforms a pumpkin into a chariot—Cinderella—After Effects—Isadora

Role: Director/Designer
 
Composition—Castle time-lapse from the morning to the night—Cinderella—After Effects—Isadora

Role: Director/Designer
 
Composition: Clock Tower-Cinderella-After Effects-Isadora

Role: Director/Designer
 
Composition: Clock Tower-Cinderella-After Effects-Isadora

Role: Director/Designer
 
Composition: Cinderella Title-After Effects-Isadora

Role: Director/Designer
 

Projections Gallery

Projections for different projects at the University of Missouri-Kansas City

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