The real monsters, dragons, and basilisks are back! More than 60 live lizards and snakes from five continents are now displayed in exquisitely prepared habitats. In addition to the live animals, the exhibit uses interactive stations, significant fossils, and an award-winning video to acquaint visitors with the world of the Squamata, the group that includes lizards and snakes.

Join Darrel Frost, curator of Lizards & Snakes: Alive!, as he walks through the exhibit and describes some of the fascinating traits these creatures possess.

Produced for the American Museum of Natural History on March 10, 2010.

With Madagascar containing nearly two-third’s of the world’s chameleon species, Christopher Raxworthy, Associate Curator of Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History, recently embarked on an expedition to the island in search of these special lizards. His hope was to track down the lined-chameleon in order to further study speciation on Madagascar.

Having recently returned from Madagascar, Raxworthy brought back video footage of his research trip to give everyone a glimpse into his studies and what life is like for scientists in the field, including camping in remote villages, searching for specimens in the jungle and traversing the varied island landscape.

While Raxworthy’s recent findings must remain in Madagascar until the end of this current collection season, once he has the chameleon specimens at the Museum his work to classify and study the DNA will begin.

I produced this video for the American Museum of Natural History on March 5, 2010.

Traveling the Silk Road brings to life one of the greatest trading routes in human history, showcasing the goods, cultures, and technologies from four representative cities: Xian, Chinas Tang Dynasty capital; Turfan, a verdant oasis and trading outpost; Samarkand, home of prosperous merchants who thrived on the caravan trade; and Baghdad, a fertile hub of commerce and scholarship that became the intellectual center of the era.

I produced, edited and narrated this Silk Road trailer for the American Museum of Natural History February 18, 2010.

Introducing the first official app from the American Museum of Natural History.  This app lets paleontologists of all ages explore the Museum’s famous fossil halls in depth.  DINOSAURS: American Museum of Natural History Collections contains more than 800 images from the Museum’s archive, woven together to create a striking image of the world’s most famous dinosaur, the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The app also features six detailed stories that take you even further into the Museum’s archives to explore the deep history of fossil collection. Keep an eye out for additional adventures coming soon.

I produced and edited this promo video for the Museum’s first iPhone app January 2010.

With funding from a National Science Foundation grant, I traveled to Mojave National Preserve along the border of California and Nevada to profile Dr. Clinton Epps and his research on big horned sheep populations.  Dr. Epps has been focusing on the effects desert highways have on sheep populations, as road traffic decreases the amount of sheep crossing from one mountain range to another.

This video profile of Dr. Epps is part of an ecology curriculum for teachers of grades 7-9.  Its goal is to advance understanding of basic science and fundamental ecological principles and support schools in achieving national and state ecology standards by using engaging media.

I produced/shot/edited this video November 2009.