The Fable Templates feature enables teams to quickly produce on-brand project variations without compromising design consistency.

Role: Design, Motion

Role: Design, Motion

Fable Prism - Generative AI in Animation

I collaborated with engineers and product leads to develop Prism, focusing on testing, refining, and expanding its visual capabilities to meet the evolving needs of motion designers and animators.

Role: Design and Animation

I had the opportunity to work on Fable Foundations, an educational series of tutorials designed to help newcomers get started with the basics of motion design.

Role: Design and Animation

Fable is a cloud-based animation platform, where I created, tested, and refined animations and visual capabilities directly within the tool to showcase its real-world applications.

Role: Lead Design, Storyboard, and 2D Animation


Destroyed" reveals how law enforcement across the country destroyed hundreds of rape kits, sometimes before the statutes of limitations expired, and other times when there wasn’t even a time limit for prosecution. I’m proud to have been the lead designer on this project. Through hand-drawn animation and a first-person perspective, we portrayed the deeply traumatic experience of undergoing the exam and highlighted how the mishandling of these kits failed survivors and put public safety at risk.


Recognitions:
- 2019 News and Documentary Emmy Awards, Nomination
- 2019 The Webby Awards, Video Best Art Direction, Nomination
- Pictures of the Year International (POY), Documentary Project of the Year, Second Place



Creative Director: Jonathan Reyes 
Art Director: Padraic Driscoll
Senior Motion Designer: Curtis Brown, Michael Pisano
Lead Designer: Melody Shih 
2D Animator: Melody Shih, Sandy Pan, Olga Pavlova, Sherry Liu
3D Animator: Justin Weiss, Shane Csontos-Popko 


For full stories and credits visit CNN Destroyed

Animation for CNN
Role: Lead Design, Storyboard, and Animation

This story is about a college girl who says her parents are becoming unrecognizable as they follow the conspiracy theory.

She reads a letter to a therapist about what it's like to be seen as an "idiot" by her own family for rejecting the conspiracy theory.

Animation for CNN
Role: Lead Design, Storyboard, and 2D Animation

This story is part of CNN's "Life After" digital video series, which looks at what life is like after a personal tragedy or change. Karen Schultz-Tarnopol, who lost almost everything, shared her story with CNN about surviving a financial crisis.

2020 The Webby Awards, Video/ Animation, Winner

" CACOPHONY " is a 2D animation and motion graphics video that combines illustrations, abstract textures and color to create patterns that visualize unseen daily sounds. Through the eyes and ears of a young girl, the viewer can escape the harsh sounds of the urban environment and find solace in a serene inner world.

We are surrounding by too much information and noises sometimes we feel overloaded. But don't lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Find balance in life and just move on!

2016 School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art Student Film

Directed by Melody Shih
Sound Mixing: NANAJOU ( soundcloud.com/nanajou )
Sound Editing: NANAJOU / WenguHu

Animation for CNN.
Role: Lead Design, Storyboard, and Animation

I had the opportunity to design and animate an animation for a CNN feature series “ The first time I realized I was black".

In "The Souls of Black Folk," W.E.B. Du Bois talks about the first time he realized his skin color made him different. CNN asked Several celebrities, journalists, activists, and other public figures to share about the moment they first realized their skin color mattered.

 For full stories and credits visit: www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/02/us/first-time-i-realized-i-was-black

Animation for CNN.
Role: Lead Design and Animation

This CNN explainer video talks about how a trade war with China hurts US farmers.

Animation for CNN.
Role: Design and Animation


There are 28 active conflicts around the world at this very moment. Over the past year, CNN has collected letters written between loved ones who have been in the path of past and present hostilities. These true stories show that love can endure the worst pains of war.

I had the opportunity to design and animate Kim's letter. One out of five letters from CNN's series Love in Conflict.

Recognitions:
2018, News & Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction Nominated

To learn more about the series please visit cnn.com/loveinconflict

Animation for CNN.

A section of a CNN explainer video talking about the U.S. voting system in the motion graphics collage style.

Role: Animation

I had the pleasure to work on animations for "Life After a Mass Shooting". A CNN series about a survivor of 2016 mass shooting at Orlando nightclub, Patience Carter, who talks about the grief, guilt and cyber bullying she experienced after surviving the shooting.


For full stories and credits visit: vimeo.com/341849997

Client: Meural-Digital Art Frame
Role: Art Direction, Design, and Animation


Meural is a startup at the intersection of art and technology. I had the opportunity to design and animate animations for Meural’s digital canvas and a company App intro.

Role: Storyboard and Design

On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed in France to take on Nazi Germany in the Battle of Normandy. Three veterans shared their D-Day memories with CNN ahead of the 75th anniversary.  



I had the opportunity to contribute to this project and this is one of the stories
about Normandy veteran Jack Gutman. 

Animation credits: Jonathan Reyes, Padraic Driscoll, Ignacio Osorio, Alexander Sears, Melody Shih, Lawrence Becker

Animation for CNN.
Role: Design and Animation
Creative Director: Jonathan Reyes

A Norwegian, an American, and a Spaniard, who've lost a relative to terrorism share how it has impacted all of their lives, despite coming from three different countries.
 

Animation for CNN. 
Role:  Illustration, Animation

I had the opportunity to make illustrations and animations for a documentary series for CNN Digital Studios. Cynthia Lane's son was covered in horrific cuts after being shot dead by Chicago police and she wants answers. A yearlong investigation by CNN's Rosa Flores shows the truth is not always black and white.

For full stories and credits visit:
www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/12/us/beneath-the-skin

Animation for CNN Digital. 
Role: Design, and Animation

An opening sequence I made for a CNN travel series. In this series, we follow wide-eyed wanderers to see some truly extraordinary and surprising places.

Animation for CNN Digital
Role: Design and Animation

Love is at the heart of every major issue of our time. CNN goes there with these six stories of old love, young love and looking for love.

Design & Animation: Michael Pisano, Melody Shih

To learn more about the series please visit: www.cnn.com/specials/world/heart-of-the-matter-series

Animation for CNN. 
Role: Design, Illustration


CNN asked readers to share their experiences of harassment and abuse. 

Design & Animation: Michael Pisano, Melody Shih and Sandy Pan

For full stories and credits visit: cnn.it/2HXqlwC

I created a series of black and white GIF and Illustrations for VVN'sTea opening campaign on Instagram.