tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58621889002627492392024-03-13T23:05:48.269-07:00Vince Mascoli Animationvincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-48200613980051516762009-09-08T22:09:00.001-07:002009-09-08T22:14:59.578-07:00Austin PreparationsI have packed up for Austin. I can't wait. This will certainly be a filmmaker's world premiere to remember, I guarantee. Sarah Albright, my photographer friend, will be documenting the trip. We fly out Thursday at 1:10 PM. I can't wait to step out of my comfort zone for a few days and just experience the town and the festival. Dear Dad, Love Maria shows Friday Sept. 11th at 6:30 PM as part vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-33205689375807867002009-07-27T08:44:00.000-07:002009-07-27T10:08:00.904-07:00Motion Graphics AttemptAs the teacher's assistant for the precollege animation class, I was responsible for creating the titles for their animation show. They wanted to call it Cake. So I tried to create my first motion graphics sequence. I think it looks pretty cool.Created in After Effects CS3.Cake Opening Titles from Vince Mascoli on Vimeo.vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-47914583099519128072009-07-10T12:32:00.000-07:002009-07-10T12:38:29.531-07:00aGLIFFDear Dad, Love Maria was selected for the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival! It will be showing Friday September 11th at 7 PM in the "Centerpiece: Antique" program. If you're in the area of Austin, TX, come on out! I'll be in attendance for the weekend. Come on out for my world premiere!vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-76618333921221173392009-06-09T23:31:00.000-07:002009-06-09T23:33:14.420-07:00First Festival Selection!DDLM got selected to play in the Queer Fruits Film Festival in Byron Bay, Australia, December 29th & 30th. This is the first of hopefully many film fests I get selected for.vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-84817775394356591722009-06-06T23:17:00.000-07:002009-06-06T23:32:17.043-07:00Facebook, Festivals, and FortitudeThere is an official Dear Dad, Love Maria page on Facebook now. That'll be a good place to review what showings of the film are coming up and different random smatterings of news. So please, take the time to become a fan, I'm trying to promote myself here.I haven't gotten any word back from festivals yet. But, I have added a few more to the list of hopeful festivals.Sundance Film vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-29514996326878617152009-05-26T23:57:00.000-07:002009-05-27T00:03:59.565-07:00DVD SwarmI'm mailing out seven DVDs to festivals tomorrow. I'm super excited. I really hope they take them. The list of festivals I've applied to so far:Ottawa International Animation FestivalAngelus Student Film FestivalAustin Gay and Lesbian International Film FestivalReel Affirmations: The Nation's LGBT Film FestivalAnimation Block PartyChicago International Film FestivalBoston Film FestivalQueer vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-21287236852043752742009-05-20T00:26:00.000-07:002009-05-20T00:36:20.222-07:00DDLM on Sale NOW!Dear Dad, Love Maria is officially available to be bought on DVD. Check out the PayPal button on the side. Please be aware that each disc ordered is basically burned when ordered. All who order will receive a frame from my film (I'll try to not make them the boring ones). As well as a PDF of another short story about Maria (which actually was half written before the film and was a big basis vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-25505916119640338562009-05-13T14:32:00.000-07:002009-05-13T14:34:20.132-07:00Amazing FilmHoly crap! This film is awesome. It's a freshman film from CalArts. I must say this is just incredible filmmaking. David Ochs is going to be a force to be reckoned with.vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-79052843649407273762009-05-11T01:13:00.000-07:002009-05-11T01:21:09.480-07:00AnnouncementDear Dad, Love Maria won best animation at my senior thesis show tonight. I'm very honored and still don't believe it actually happened. It feels good to say, and I'm very glad that my film reached people. My favorite moment of the show being when one of my friend Tiffany's friends, who I never met before came up to me and told me she loved my film. Thank you to all my fellow seniors, my vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-88990283050913504032009-05-08T09:48:00.000-07:002009-05-08T09:52:07.139-07:00Ode to JoyAfter much time, effort, doubt, frustration, and curse words, Dear Dad, Love Maria is officially done! Stress has lifted and the endorphins are rushing in. To celebrate I played this video:It felt very good.vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-58961215691895081812009-04-27T19:37:00.001-07:002009-04-27T19:39:47.517-07:00New Production Still DDLMNew still for Dear Dad, Love Maria. It's gonna be done in two weeks. I am beyond stressed out right now.vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-19656878844788874492009-04-05T13:16:00.000-07:002009-04-05T13:38:33.782-07:00Animation Influence Two: Pat SmithPat Smith came to lecture at my school way back when I was a freshman. I had never heard of him before, but was pretty sure that at that point wanted to go into animation. And hey, why not go see an animator? Pat made a deep impression on my animation. I learned from him to love the mistakes. That showing the underlying structure to a drawing and just being messy, brings life to your vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-70143512565294538522009-03-30T06:50:00.001-07:002009-03-30T07:36:23.152-07:00Animation Influence One: Don HertzfeldtI have been very influenced by Don Hertzfeldt. But not in a way most people would think, I don't really do crazy random humor, like his earlier work. While I really love those films, what I'm really influenced by The Meaning of Life and Everything Will Be OK. I would mention in there I Am so Proud of You, but I haven't watched it enough times yet and it's style is basically the same as the vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-91278367087706523102009-03-29T16:30:00.000-07:002009-03-29T16:33:06.663-07:00DDLM Trailer 1DDLM Trailer 1 from Vince Mascoli on Vimeo.I plan on adding a few more shots and replace the in-progress ones with their finals. I like the trailer though. It feels epic to me.vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-56957389968510068142009-03-22T05:05:00.001-07:002009-03-22T05:05:54.991-07:00Pencil Test - DDLMMaria Explains Full Animation from Vince Mascoli on Vimeo.New pencil test for DDLM. Maria is trying to reason with her father.vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-30616209624669447042009-03-05T00:23:00.000-08:002009-03-05T00:35:04.684-08:00Fran Krause VisitsFran Krause, NYC independent animator, came and gave a lecture at my school. I really like going to these things, I wish we could have more. Just having these people who know so much more than you there just makes you want to talk to them and pick their brain. I'm trying to learn as much as I can about employment in the animation industry and he gave a lot of good advice. I really am vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-21423531096701934382009-02-23T21:45:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:48:02.596-08:00How to Create an (Student) Animated Short on Your OwnFirst, think of a story. Tell it to all your friends. Laugh about how funny it is, or ruminate about how emotional and poignant it is. Tell it again to all your friends. Insist you’re working on it really hard to make it good. Believe that you’re going to be nominated for an Academy Award. Bring the first draft to school. Make sure you were up all night the night before stressing out vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-66488201131943504022009-02-14T21:29:00.000-08:002009-02-14T21:41:57.070-08:00Happy Birthday to MeI turn 22 today. Going to see Coraline in 3D tonight. Full review later.vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-87245257639777754402009-02-12T17:21:00.000-08:002009-02-12T17:25:00.672-08:00DDLM Advertvincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-67268202513233633702009-02-04T21:21:00.000-08:002009-02-04T21:34:38.771-08:00DDLM UpdateAfter posting the awesomeness that was the Coraline swag. I feel obligated to post an update on DDLM. Things are going better than I felt they were going. I really have to hunker down and do a bunch of easy shots for next week, but as long as I work every night I should on schedule. All in all, if I follow the schedule, animation on the film will be finished by April 8th, and then I'll be vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-34655950572808763712009-02-04T21:09:00.000-08:002009-02-04T21:19:11.247-08:00Coraline Swag!The UArts Animation Department got the coolest surprise ever today. We received a giant box of swag from Laika for Coraline. Vee and I said, "Holy Crap!" simultaneously and darted up the stairs. I got everything that was available (without doubling up) and was quite excited for the rest of the day.Four pens:Two button sets:A poster (I actually grabbed this one from Fat Jacks Comics, but the vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-88546692761248975362009-01-13T20:56:00.000-08:002009-01-13T21:24:50.373-08:00Nearly Complete Goals for Winter BreakJust finished drawing the closing shot of my senior thesis. It took about a week to finally get the animation done. The shot's about twenty seconds long and is the first time i really had to choreograph a shot to music, so there were set frame limits I had to hit. Which actually, more often than not, meant I had to add frames to my timing charts to get it right. Thankfully the most often of vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-20435160656498699222009-01-06T16:38:00.001-08:002009-01-06T22:35:40.829-08:00Helpful Tips for Animating a ShortJim Capobianco of Pixar has been making a short on his own called Leonardo. It looks cute, and I'll probably see it at a festival sometime soon, but what I'm really interested in are his little nuggets of wisdom about making a short animation. I found his blog through CartoonBrew and now I'm passing it on here because I just have to share this. He has great ideas and I figured it would help vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-5892177812833817522009-01-05T12:28:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:35:40.240-08:00Opening Camera Move 1Well I've been doing some work on DDLM and I worked out the opening shot basically but I need to smooth it out. I'm trying to figure out how to do it without messing with what I've already done. But here's the shot basically without any animation. I'll post the smoother version later.opening title camera move - DDLM from Vince Mascoli on Vimeo.Any help is appreciated. The current camera move vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-30656060412329981052008-12-25T20:25:00.000-08:002008-12-25T20:29:02.155-08:00Neri vs. Skiff: Master ThiefNeri vs. Skiff: Master Thief from Vince Mascoli on Vimeo.My final from my character animation independent study class. I had to take two characters, one has something the other wants, the other attempts to get it. I went back to my blue-footed boobies because they're easy for me to draw. I like the result personally.vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0