This video was created for Chicago History Museum’s: American Medina, an exhibit about the Muslim community in Chicago. This video is a portrait of Muslim-American teens in Chicago.
Client: Chicago History Museum
Date: 2016
This video was created as part of the Skyline Stories (now Buildings of Chicago) project for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. This series was a look at 10 iconic buildings in downtown Chicago. For each building, Zero One created videos which spoke to FORM, design PROCESS, historical CONTEXT, and STORY, for a total of 40 videos for the project. This video is the “Story” video for Willis Tower.
Client: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Date: 2014
This video was created as part of the Skyline Stories (now Buildings of Chicago) project for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. This series was a look at 10 iconic buildings in downtown Chicago. For each building, Zero One created videos which spoke to FORM, design PROCESS, historical CONTEXT, and STORY, for a total of 40 videos for the project. This video is the “Prcoess” video for Willis Tower.
Client: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Date: 2014
Zero One created a variety of video pieces for Chicago History Museum’s: Ebony Fashion Fair, an exhibit which told the history of Ebony Magazine’s Fashion Fair. This video tells the story of Eunice Johnson (wife of John Johnson), and how she created Ebony Fashion Fair and the impact she had for African Americans in the world of high fashion.
Client: Chicago History Museum
Date: 2013
Zero One created a variety of video pieces for Chicago History Museum’s: Ebony Fashion Fair, an exhibit which told the history of Ebony Magazine’s Fashion Fair. This video was part of an installation which told the story of the John, Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company and the creation of Ebony Magazine. This video was projected onto a corporate boardroom table, in which 5 people could sit around the table to watch the video at their seats. We researched the history, developed a story treatment and wrote a script based on John Johnson’s autobiography. We directed a voice actor to narrate the video as John Johnson himself.
Client: Chicago History Museum
Date: 2013
This award winning video was created for Chicago History Museum’s: Lincoln Transformed. In 7 minutes, this video tells the complex narrative of how Abraham Lincoln’s views on slavery evolved towards freeing the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation. We researched, developed the story treatment and wrote the script. We brought the story to life and created a cinematic experience by animating historical photos and art, as well as, directing voice actors to play important historical figures from Abraham Lincoln to Frederick Douglass.
Client: Chicago History Museum
Date: 2008
This video installation was created for the Chicago History Museum’s “Shalom Chicago”, an exhibit about the history of the Jewish community in Chicago. This video is a portrait of the Jewish community in Chicago today.
Client: Chicago History Museum
Date: (2012)
This video installation was created for the Chicago History Museum’s “Shalom Chicago”, an exhibit about the history of the Jewish community in Chicago. This installation, “Strike”, told the story of Bessie Abramowitz who led the 1910 Chicago Garment Worker’s Strike and was a key figure in the creation of labor unions in the United States.
Client: Chicago History Museum
Date: (2012)
This video was created as part of the Skyline Stories (now Buildings of Chicago) project for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. This series was a look at 10 iconic buildings in downtown Chicago. For each building, Zero One created videos which spoke to FORM, design PROCESS, historical CONTEXT, and STORY, for a total of 40 videos for the project. This video is the “Form” video for Willis Tower.
Client: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Date: 2014