About Me

Bonjour! Je m’appelle, James Tralie.

Je pense en français, speak in English, and see the world through the lens of my camera. I work as a Planetary Science Video Producer and Animator at NASA and seek to explain complex scientific discoveries to the public through film and animation.

My films, including documentaries, music videos, dramas, and animations, have been selected by international film festivals for screenings and awards. Some of these include a screening at the White House to meet President Obama, screening at the SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater, winning a Student Emmy, PBS screenings, and receiving YoungArts recognition.

I studied Geosciences with minors in French and Environmental Studies at Princeton University. During my time at Princeton, I acted in a French theater group (L’Avant-Scène), led the Princeton Film Productions group, played club baseball, and traveled to Morocco, France, and Spain to conduct geophysical research.

PRESS

• Acumen Magazine

• EDM Identity

• NASA.gov (Artemis Base Camp)

• Amazing Architecture

• Jersey’s Best

• SciTech Daily (Artemis Video)

• Interview with Borrego Springs Film Festival

• Phys.org (Vesta Video)

• CNET (Vesta Video)

• BGR (Vesta Video)

• Slashgear (Vesta Video)

• Futurism (Vesta Video)

• Designboom

• NASA.gov (Sunset Simulation Feature)

• NASA.gov (Comet 2I/Borisov Feature)

• NASA.gov (Exoplanets Feature)

• Esquire Italy (Sunset Simulation)

• IFLScience (Sunset Simulation)

• Thrillist (Sunset Simulation)

• ABC News (Sunset Simulation)

• Phys.org (Sunset Simulation)

• Phys.org (Curiosity Rover)

• IFLScience (Exoplanets Feature)

• Medium (Ocean Worlds Feature)

• Scientias.nl

• BGR

• NBC News

• Popular Mechanics

• Fox

• IFLScience

• Universe Today

• Geek.com

• Space.com

• Inverse

• Digg

• Mashable India

• The Register

• Apollo 11 Astronaut, Michael Collins

• Phys.org

• Slashgear

• CNET

• NASA Administrator

• Princeton French and Italian Department

• Princeton Geosciences Department

• Princeton Student Film Festival

• Daily Princetonian

• UCHV Short Movie Prize 2018

• Princeton Alumni Weekly

• UCHV Short Movie Prize 2017

• San Francisco Green Film Festival: Young Filmmaker Award

• Review of Immeasurable Nature

• Interview with WHYY (PBS-Affiliate) about my first film

CLIENTS

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• NASA

• Lockheed Martin

• MIT

• Harvard

• WNBA

• Taco Bell

• Facebook

• University of Arizona

• Apple

• Fiji Water

• Marriott

• Adobe

• Marshmello

• Warner Music

• Anjunadeep

• Justin Wine

• POM Wonderful

• Wonderful Pistachios

• Halos

• Princeton University

• Southwest Research Institute