
Diana Reichenbach
Animation professor
Education
- M.F.A., animation and digital arts, University of Southern California
- B.S., telecommunication, University of Florida
- B.A., anthropology, University of Florida
Credentials
Teaching experience
- Professor of animation, September 2016–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Visiting professor of animation, September 2016–present, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
- Visiting professor of digital arts and sciences, August 2015–July 2016, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Adjunct faculty, January 2011–May 2014, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
- Adjunct faculty, August 2008–December 2010, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Florence, Italy
Professional experience
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Consultant and programmer, December 2017–August 2018, Macon Film Festival, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA
Organize fulldome submissions, make film selections, program fulldome blocks, select jury members, organize juror itinerary, provide connections to fulldome community, promote fulldome festival, organize opening night premiere of live AV performance M.O.D.E. Festival took place from Aug. 16-19, 2018, in Macon, Ga.
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Art director, November 2011–March 2014, StandardVision, LLC, Los Angeles
Developing original screen/lighting design and content for large-scale immersive media facades on display in Indonesia, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, and the United States. Created original work and directed a team of artists in the following areas: screen and lighting design, content scripting and storyboards, original animation, compositing, editing company and pitch reels, presentations for clients, production breakdowns, curating content/artist relations.
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Editor/GFX, November 2011, CreelFilms, Los Angeles
Behind-the-scenes/sizzle reel.
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Stop motion animator/compositor, October 2011, Spirit EMX LLC, Los Angeles
Storyboarding, character design, animation, and compositing for web short Golfballs.
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GFX cleanup, June 2011, Artifact Studios, Los Angeles
Compositing and graphics work for Disney short screening at E3 Video Game Conference
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Bowen Award for Academic Excellence, Macon, Ga., 2017
- Neighborhood Lights Hampden Artist-in-Residence, Baltimore, 2016
- Best Use of Dome, Infinite Horizons, Fulldome UK, 2014
- Film Finalist, Infinite Horizons, 8th Fulldome Festival, Jena, Germany, 2014
- Fermenter 4 Artist-in-Residence, Gallery Protocol, Gainesville, Fla., 2014
- Science, Art and Culture Award, Reflections of the Universe, First Russian Fulldome Festival, 2013
- Film Grant for Film '0.1' from Eugenides Foundation + Dionysios Simopoulos, 2012
- Domie Award: Best Student Film, Domefest, 2012
- Festival Winner, A Moment of Silence, SELU Animation Online Festival, 2012
- Official Selection for the USA, A Moment of Silence, ONE Country ONE Film Festival, France, 2011
Organizations
- Themed Entertainment Association
- Society for Animation Studies
- Women in Animation
- Iota Center: Abstraction|Animation|Music
Publications and presentations
Filmography
- Corse: Island of Secrets, live action/animated documentary, 2018
- SONOLUMIN, stop-frame animated fulldome film, 2018
- Stardancer's Waltz, VR film, 2018
- Feux Follets, stop-frame animated film, 2017
- Le Colorado Provençal de Rustrel, animated film, 2017
- Stardancer's Waltz, fulldome film, 2017
- Tren Italia, fulldome film, 2014
- Infinite Horizons, fulldome film, 2014
- 0.1., fulldome film, 2011
- A Moment of Silence, animated film, 2009
Commissioned work
- Director/immersive visual artist, M.O.D.E.: Musical Optical Dome Experience, Museum of Arts and Sciences, 2018
- SONOLUMIN, Museum of Arts and Sciences, 2018
- Stardancer's Waltz, Museum of Arts and Sciences, 2017
- Virgin Atlantic Airlines Clubhouse at LAX, 2017
- Light City Baltimore: Neighborhood Lights Hampden, 2016
- Virgin Atlantic Airlines Clubhouse at LAX, 2015
Publications
- "Chapter 39: Losing Space and Time – Experiencing Immersion," Space Time and Limits of Human Understanding, Springer Publishing, 2016.
- How the Heart Works Interactive eBook, Apple App Store, 2015.
- "The Future of Visual Music," animationstudies 2.0, online journal, 2013.
Guest lectures/presentations
- "Expanding Perception Through Immersive Mediums," presented at Minsk Fulldome Festival, Minsk Planetarium, Minsk, Belarus, November 2018.
- "Breaking the Frame: Crafting an Immersive Experience," presented at Savannah College of Art and Design, Lacoste, France, October 2018.
- "Frameless Forum," presented via Skype at 12th Fulldome Festival, Zeiss Planetarium, Jena, Germany, May 2018.