Talieh Rohani

transmedia pro

transmedia pro

We are Filmmakers. Our goals are to choreograph cultural change through design, influence consumer behavior in a positive manner, envision the next stage of digital technology, change minds, touch hearts and move markets.

• Startup type: Company
• Status: Active
• Stage: Growth

I am passionate about representing a human perspective and designing experiences that improves people's lives. My goals are to choreograph cultural change through design, influence consumer behavior in a positive manner, envision the next stage of digital technology, change minds, touch hearts and move markets. I use film, storytelling, visual arts, ethnography and anthropology as tools.

Masters of Science in Comparative Media Studies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009).

Employer:	Webtrends Inc
Position:	Application Producer & Project Manager
Time period:	September 2010 - Present

Employer:	Transmedia Pro
Position:	Filmmaker, Co-Founder
Time period:	January 2000 - Present

Employer:	The Education Arcade, MIT
Position:	Researcher & Video Consultant
Time period:	January 2009 - December 2009
Description:	TEA explores games that promote learning through authentic and engaging play. TEA's research and development projects focus both on the learning that naturally occurs in popular commercial games, and on the design of games that more vigorously address the educational needs of players. Responsibilities include producing and directing a series of interactive videos for children to learn and practice the use of survey in research as part of a curriculum for TERC organization in Cambridge, MA.

Employer:	Project New Media Literacies, MIT
Position:	Researcher
Time period:	January 2007 - December 2009
Description:	Project NML is a MacArthur-funded project to create learning experiences for young people to develop the core social skills and cultural competencies needed to be full participants in emerging forms of participatory culture. Responsibilities include creating multimedia modules, designing user interaction, leading usability trials and focus groups, researching teen media use trends, and serving as video content producer, cinematographer and editor for the project.

Employer:	Hyperstudio, MIT
Position:	Researcher
Time period:	January 2007 - December 2009
Description:	Metamedia/Hyperstudio focuses on creating shareable multimedia archives for use in MIT humanities subjects, and increasingly, in collaboration with outside arts and humanities organizations. Flexible learning tools allow teachers and students to use the archives to create customized teaching modules for use in the classroom. Responsibilities include creating content for US-Iran Missed Opportunity project, one of the research subjects of Hyperstudio, to develop a multimedia archive for use among researchers.

Employer:	Promoting the Arts Through Design, MIT
Position:	Instructor
Time period:	December 2008
Description:	Teaching filmmaking through promoting a non-profit in Boston, MA. Responsibilities include designing a semester-long course curriculum and teaching it to undergraduate students at MIT to learn produce and direct their video commercials for Bilumi organization in Cambridge, MA.

Employer:	Documentary Educational Resources
Position:	Intern
Time period:	December 2007
Description:	Produce, distribute and promote qualitative ethnographic and documentary films from around the world. Foster cross-cultural understanding through educational videos and films.

University:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Time period:	2009
Degree:	Comparative Media Studies, MSc

University:	Ryerson Polytechnic University
Time period:	2006
Degree:	Bachelor of Fine Arts, Image Arts-Film Studies

University:	California State University System - San Francisco State University
Degree:	Masters of Fine Arts, Cinema Studies

Sports:	Sailing, Cycling, Yoga
Hobbies:	Travel
Awards:	Council for the Arts Grant, MIT November 2008 Harold And Arlene Schnitzer Prize in Visual Arts April 2008 Houtan Scholarship Award Oct 2006