tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58621889002627492392011-08-01T12:16:30.078-07:00vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.comBlogger461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-48200613980051516762009-09-08T22:09:00.001-07:002009-09-08T22:14:59.578-07:00

I 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-33205689375807867002009-07-27T08:44:00.000-07:002009-07-27T10:08:00.904-07:00

As 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-47914583099519128072009-07-10T12:32:00.000-07:002009-07-10T12:38:29.531-07:00

Dear 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-76618333921221173392009-06-09T23:31:00.000-07:002009-06-09T23:33:14.420-07:00

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-84817775394356591722009-06-06T23:17:00.000-07:002009-06-06T23:32:17.043-07:00

There 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-29514996326878617152009-05-26T23:57:00.000-07:002009-05-27T00:03:59.565-07:00

I'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-21287236852043752742009-05-20T00:26:00.000-07:002009-05-20T00:36:20.222-07:00

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-25505916119640338562009-05-13T14:32:00.000-07:002009-05-13T14:34:20.132-07:00

Holy 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-79052843649407273762009-05-11T01:13:00.000-07:002009-05-11T01:21:09.480-07:00

Dear 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-88990283050913504032009-05-08T09:48:00.000-07:002009-05-08T09:52:07.139-07:00

After 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-58961215691895081812009-04-27T19:37:00.001-07:002009-04-27T19:39:47.517-07:00

New 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-19656878844788874492009-04-05T13:16:00.000-07:002009-04-05T13:38:33.782-07:00

Pat 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-70143512565294538522009-03-30T06:50:00.001-07:002009-03-30T07:36:23.152-07:00

I 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-91278367087706523102009-03-29T16:30:00.000-07:002009-03-29T16:33:06.663-07:00

DDLM 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-56957389968510068142009-03-22T05:05:00.001-07:002009-03-22T05:05:54.991-07:00

Maria 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-30616209624669447042009-03-05T00:23:00.000-08:002009-03-05T00:35:04.684-08:00

Fran 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-21423531096701934382009-02-23T21:45:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:48:02.596-08:00

First, 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-66488201131943504022009-02-14T21:29:00.000-08:002009-02-14T21:41:57.070-08:00

I 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-87245257639777754402009-02-12T17:21:00.000-08:002009-02-12T17:25:00.672-08:00

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After 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-34655950572808763712009-02-04T21:09:00.000-08:002009-02-04T21:19:11.247-08:00

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-88546692761248975362009-01-13T20:56:00.000-08:002009-01-13T21:24:50.373-08:00

Just 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-20435160656498699222009-01-06T16:38:00.001-08:002009-01-06T22:35:40.829-08:00

Jim 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-5892177812833817522009-01-05T12:28:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:35:40.240-08:00

Well 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-30656060412329981052008-12-25T20:25:00.000-08:002008-12-25T20:29:02.155-08:00

Neri 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.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-26701403740566203012008-12-19T09:47:00.001-08:002008-12-19T09:47:50.362-08:00

DDLM -car ride from Vince Mascoli on Vimeo.

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-17803729987966531642008-12-14T07:46:00.000-08:002008-12-14T08:04:11.709-08:00

I've been working hard on Dear Dad, Love Maria trying to get the visuals to work. So far so good, everything is starting to come together. The animatic is almost entirely done, with several scenes completely ready to go into full animation. I have to make up a new shot schedule once the visuals are completely laid out. I'll have to go crazy to work on it, but I'll get it done. Next week and,

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-19253523477084656622008-10-25T23:26:00.001-07:002008-10-25T23:30:13.845-07:00

This is the comic that seeded the idea for my upcoming webcomic Superb! I made this for my friend Tina in an art trade for a tattoo on my chest. She's awesome. Check out her work at grenade-in-mouth.deviantart.com.

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I did this bit of animation for my Character Animation independent study at UArts. I was assigned to animate a fat lady jumping rope as the title indicates. I think it turned out pretty well.

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-86313033898921959992008-10-06T23:51:00.000-07:002008-10-07T00:05:21.996-07:00

I haven't updated in awhile so here's some new sketches/character designs/whatever from my sketchbook.Leopold Viking, future Superb! villian.Your guess is as good as mine as to the hamster, I was working on Maria's design a little while also just drawing a random girl.My friend Sara sent me a picture to draw from, very pin-up like, I really like my line quality in this one.Maria's girlfriend

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-51389111557550611502008-09-03T22:25:00.000-07:002008-09-03T22:38:44.982-07:00

I haven't updated here in awhile. Turns out I finally found an idea for a webcomic, so expect that to come January 6, 2009. Superb! is about a group of superheroes who don't really have that great of powers. I have 10 comics written so far, going to start drawing them intermittantly throughout the coming semester, as a break from my senior thesis and other animation work.Tomorrow I start with

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-10002577657107157482008-06-25T12:53:00.000-07:002008-06-25T13:55:43.678-07:00

I just got asked to do a freelance job for this portfolio company called Foldio. The person in charge saw my work on Deviant Art and emailed me offering the job to do five illustrations for them. I gave them a quote and accepted. Hopefully they like the quote and we'll move into doing other stages of the project. This came right after posting the final version of my picture for Mary. I also

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-46128329427713564872008-06-15T23:36:00.000-07:002008-06-15T23:44:09.357-07:00

I've begun working at my internship with Motion Heads. Currently we're working on animating puppies for a film for the Ronald McDonald House, a trailer and ad for the Film-A-Thon and Project 21 Film Fest, and tomorrow will get a brunch with Fresh Artists non-profit, so we can put a psa together for them. We also are pitching some ideas to WHYY (PBS). Keeping busy, been doing some character

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-83769034316348033412008-06-06T23:55:00.000-07:002008-06-06T23:59:53.909-07:00

Dear Dad, Love Maria is finished the writing phase. I've moved into character designs and soon storyboarding. After I get some drawings done you'll see them here. Not all of them, but some. I should work on sketching stuff from life again. I could use the practice.Motion Heads starts on Monday. I'm pretty excited.

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-64604125680085650702008-06-05T23:44:00.000-07:002008-06-05T23:46:30.352-07:00

I decided to draw up a quick sketch for how I want Maria to look. I wanted to make the pose fun and non-story related.

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-17613581389724755862008-05-21T09:58:00.000-07:002008-05-21T10:13:46.270-07:00

I decided that due to costliness I'm switching from 35mm to 16mm. It's going to still cost a lot but not as much. I went into the fourth draft of maria and something about it didn't feel right with me, and so I sent it to Andy and he noticed that it feels overworked. He told me to step back from it for a few days and try to get more into her shoes and write it again from scratch. So I'm going

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-16521787112818750552008-05-20T16:52:00.000-07:002008-05-20T16:55:23.576-07:00

I finished the fourth draft of maria. I like it, but still am not sure I'm getting everything across I want to. After Andy gets back to me, even if he says I'm good, which I doubt, I want to write another draft. Something isn't totally clicking with me yet. I don't have enough of my first version in the fluidity of the second version for me to be satisfied storywise. I don't know something

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-25081303561109456322008-05-15T17:19:00.000-07:002008-05-15T17:26:33.278-07:00

I've been writing out a new piece of the maria story, and, as suggested to me by Andy, I wrote a letter as maria to her father. I like where its going and I'm thinking about the possibility of , though I fear that people will inevitably see the connection between this piece and A Letter to Colleen. As for now the working title is maria, but it may change to Dear Dad, Love maria. As you

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-36264248281528968862008-05-14T14:51:00.000-07:002008-05-14T15:03:30.452-07:00

I figured out a basic budget for maria today. I researched a few things and now should be all squared away for when I start accumulating things for it. I also talked to Andy today and got his email address so I can continue to send him my stories as they come. He's excited about the piece and that in turn helps me to be excited about it. I have a draft of something but I want to do more work

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-68030308127194425602008-05-12T15:05:00.000-07:002008-05-12T15:06:41.387-07:00

This was my best drawing from the last figure drawing session I was at. I was quite pleased with the result.

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-33514713499410108202008-05-08T09:31:00.000-07:002008-05-08T09:39:44.554-07:00

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-3630967052672924002008-05-08T09:13:00.000-07:002008-05-08T09:21:57.885-07:00

Andy just gave me my crit and I'm excited about the whole thing, I just need to go back and study Maria as a character, inside her character. I want this film to be the best film I can make, so I'm going to continue to have Andy crit me on it until it is the best film on my subject. He really likes the idea but Maria needs to be more active in the story, and in the moment. So, keep moving

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-4747758946171241032008-05-08T03:48:00.001-07:002008-05-08T03:59:28.097-07:00

maria my senior thesis film has semi-officially begun preproduction. The story is in its second draft and pending a good review from Andy London today, if he has the time step away from his class and give me a little crit, will move into storyboarding within the next two weeks or so. I really want to get this piece all fleshed out ASAP. I'm really excited about it and can't waste any time

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-90570218734662648102008-05-07T18:12:00.000-07:002008-05-07T18:13:23.618-07:00

I'm trying to make this site feel more professional, but I don't think I'll fully manage that until I have my own webspace.

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-39053146913500529102008-05-07T15:26:00.000-07:002008-05-07T15:53:38.209-07:00

The basic idea behind this project was to create two character designs based on one of the two possible character pairings and then create a story where they go on a journey and come back. The characters I chose were 2129 the Mailbox and Larry the Fireplug. The story I created is called Moving Up. Larry and 2129's corner is being moved to outerspace, where they discover that it's an elaborate

vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871500165361873397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862188900262749239.post-29314420925763642532008-05-01T04:40:00.000-07:002008-05-01T04:42:22.683-07:00

Well, I needed to create a different blog to host official animation related things, seeing as vinceroni.blogspot.com turned into a personal blog. Consult that blog for my personal issues and current events. This one will be related to my current projects and art posts.

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