Matthew Alberti Productions
About me...
My name is Matthew Alberti. I am a video producer and motion graphic designer living in Stamford, CT. I graduated from American University in 2013 with a BA in Film and Media Arts. Below, you can find highlights from my personal portfolio and my time as lead content developer at Stepping Stones Museum for Children.
Stepping Stones Multimedia
At Stepping Stones Museum for Children, I produced educational and promotional videos for in-house and virtual platforms. All production was done in the museum with the help of a small team of enthusiastic staff members who were often casted as voice-over talent or starred in their own video program. Educational videos were geared toward children ten and under so they often featured character animation and bright and vibrant colors.
Bird's Flying Lesson: Color
Immersive Experiences
Stepping Stones boasted many digital media platforms, not the least of which were two projection-mapped galleries. In each gallery, multiple projectors were edge-blended to create a cohesive image across very large display areas, and both galleries had sound output capabilities. I had the opportunity to work on dozens of multimedia programs which leveraged this technology to create interactive experiences and immersive environments for thousands of museum visitors.
Projection Design in the SSMC Light Gallery
The Light Gallery at Stepping Stones Museum for Children is a 50′ hallway that connects two adjacent galleries. It offered a great way to connect with audiences through projection design. Here are a few examples of my animations for this very unconventional canvas. Notice how the windows and doors are masked out of the projection, and some of the designs take advantage of this feature. Click the music note on the video to hear sound design.
Giant Piano Program
This was one of my favorite programs that utilized the full capabilities of the Multimedia Gallery. I delivered this interactive experience for Make Music Week at Stepping Stones Museum for Children. My team and I programmed three octaves on this MIDI keyboard to trigger graphics and sound effects on a 30′ projection screen in real-time. Everything was programmed using WATCHOUT Production Software.
World Wise: Where Am I?
This interactive multimedia program employs synchronized projections on the floor and wall of the gallery to create an immersive experience for the audience. It was designed to complement a scripted performance by a museum educator who would give cues for graphic and sound changes. Using Google Earth Studio, I designed this production to give the audience a sense of where they were on Planet Earth. We begin the journey in Norwalk, CT and experience the sense of scale as we takeoff in our spaceship to see the earth from different vantage points.
HAKO
The idea for Hako came about when the COVID-19 pandemic made in-person events impossible to attend. BARTKRESA Studio wanted to create a sculpture that artists around the world could projection map as part of a socially distant projection arts festival.
Studio founder and master projection designer, Bart Kresa, envisioned a manipulated cube-shape as the simple foundation for a bright and lively character. He called this projection design sculpture Hako, inspired by the Japanese word for 'box'. Projection mapping was meant to transform the cube into a dynamic art piece that showed the simple shape in new, inspired ways.
In order to make this vision a reality, Bart's team produced and conducted a 7-week remote projection mapping workshop for artists and technicians around the world. More than 40 participants with different backgrounds from 18 different countries took part in it.
I applied and was accepted into the workshop where I focused my attention on creating a projection design for the unique dimensions of the Hako sculpture, and I worked with various participants to program my animation into Hako installations around the world.
Three years later, with the knowledge I gained from the workshop, I leveraged the technical expertise of a cross-functional team, and brought Hako to Stepping Stones Museum for Children.
