James Tralie
#180,720 Most Popular
About
Planetary Science Video Producer for NASA and artistic animator and producer whose photorealistic 3D scenes and environments have helped him garner an audience of over 460,000 followers on his james_films Instagram account. He also created Blender tutorials to teach other aspiring artists how to create similar 3D villages, castles, floral scenes, cathedrals, and other dreamy, breathtaking animated worlds.
Before Fame
He studied geoscience at Princeton before being accepted into the production team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. He launched his Instagram account in July of 2015. He later earned representation from the creative studio H+ Creative. He initially had dreams of becoming a professional baseball player or pilot.
Trivia
In December of 2021, one of his pieces was featured on a massive electronic billboard in the world-famous Shibuya City in Tokyo, Japan. His work has also been demonstrated in Times Square in New York, Art Basel Miami, and other prestigious venues. He also created a documentary television series about the Artemis Mission for Hulu.
Family Life
His fascination with space and science was initially sparked as a child, looking through his father's telescope at Saturn and Jupiter.
Associated With
His February 7th, 2024 Instagram upload of a 3D animated secret resort and lazy river featured the song "Location" by Playboi Carti.
