James Tralie on Living in a Server Farm to Finish His Film and His Plans to Make Mars Immersive

James Tralie is redefining modern filmmaking. He chats with Deanna about how a young passion for Lego stop motion videos led him to be a film producer, animator, and TV Host for NASA. James describes his feature film, Cosmic Dawn, which he directed, edited, and composed, and lets us into his experience living in a server farm and conquering beat mapping.

Guest Bio

James Tralie is an Emmy and 10-time Webby Award-winning producer, animator, and TV host. He combines science and art to craft immersive installations, documentaries, and tv and film productions to international renown. His artistic work has appeared in the largest public spaces in New York, Las Vegas, Tokyo, Abu Dhabi, Miami, and more, while his commercial work has been featured by the NBA, Fox, NVIDIA, Apple, and others. He is currently a proud member of the Television Academy, and partners with NASA to translate complicated scientific processes into fun, digestible content for beginners to discover their love for space and science.

Host & Executive Producer: Deanna Testa
Creative Producer: Ronnie Side, Gaby Gonzalez
Technical Producer: Ella Maidebura, Tom Baik