USC School of Cinematic Arts, 2008 Catalogue

The USC School of Cinematic Arts Spring Catalogue for 2008 features on the cover photographs I took from the Herb Farmer collection at the Moving Picture Archive. Included are three front lenses from antique motion picture cameras and a Super 8 film reel. The reel actually belongs to me and is part of my Grandfathers' collection of home movies. It's nice to see something so personal in print.

Halloween 07

By Vince & Tammie

Joanie Loves... Exercise!

This past Sunday I shot publicity stills for VH1’s upcoming new season of “Celebrity Fit Club”. Having watched Erin Moran on TV since I was a kid and then to photograph her was a trippy experience. Erin and the rest of the cast were very warm and made the shoot totally fun. Here are a few.

Show Judge, Sgt. Harvey Walden

Dawn Robinson from En Vogue

Erin Moran

Party at... Best Buy?

Last Saturday I shot the launch party for Guitar Hero III at the Best Buy store in West LA. They turned the whole roof into a giant party that attracted a wide variety of celebs. The party wrapped up with the band Poison (yes, Poisen) playing to a very enthusiatic crowd.

Guitar God, Slash

Rikki Rockett of Poison

Missy Peregrym from the show "Reaper"

DJ Ashba from the band Sixx A.M. and Playmate Tiffany Holiday

Brett Michaels thinks to himeself... I still got it.

Tony & Mikki

Congratulations. We wish you a happy, healthy, rock'n'roll future together.

-Vince & Donna

Palm Desert

Donna and I took a few days off earlier this month for some much needed RR in the Palm Desert area with a day trip into Joshua Tree. Despite the intense sand storms and high winds that eventually contributed to the fires, we had a great time. The desert for me has always been a refreshing mix of rugged landscapes, resilient life and fresh air. Here a few snapshots.

Palm Springs: Dry

Joshua Tree: Not as dry

A Local

Karley's New Bag

Even pound puppies can be famous. Check out the new Karley canvas tote bag. Click the link below:
VINPET | shop

My Master, The Disaster website launch.

See Sue and Buster on their very own website featuring a very funny short I co-directed. Congrats to Sue and Jaimie and thanks for the props! Hope to work with you guys again soon providing Buster keeps his ego in check.



Click the link below to see the brand new My Master, The Disaster site:

www.mymasterthedisaster.com

Pup-Casso

To view the slide show of the PupCasso event site, click below:
VINPET Gallery | Pup-Casso

School of Cinematic Arts on the Tech Art USPTO Exhibit

To see the page on the USC SCA site, click below:
USC School of Cinematic Arts Announcements

To see the page on the USPTO site, click below:
Tech Art | United States Patend and Trademark Office

Tech Art Opens at the USPTO

To see the page on the web page, click below:

Tech Art | United States Patend and Trademark Office

The 10th.

On September 13th Donna and I celebrated our 10-year wedding anniversary. I post this entry in honor of my beautiful wife. We spent the day in San Juan Capistrano via train.

Diamond and Pink Saphire Mile-Stones

The Flowers

At the Mission

Our Ride Home

Vas Defrans

Shot a band a last Friday called Vas Defrans at the Knitting Factory here in Hollywood. High energy, great stage presence and powerful sound. I look forward to hearing and seeing more. Rock Lives!

Tech Art Goes to Washington

It’s official! A.M.P.A.S.’ Science and Technology Council will be taking my photo series, "Tech Art" to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Museum in Washington D.C. at the end of September.

Two new images that I shot recently will be included in the show and will join the 34 prints shown at last year’s Reception. Here is a sneak preview of the new additions:

The Sci-Tech council asked if I could get a clean image of a Maltese Cross for their ongoing research and education. This important bit of engineering is the critical mechanism that puts the motion in motion picture. Thanks to Herb Farmer at USC’s Moving Picture Archive for allowing me access to this piece.

Maltese Cross

Alan Heim, a collector of rare editing equipment and all around great guy, invited me to his home to shoot some of his collection. This odd film splicer reminded me of the 60’s “Rat Fink” style gear shifters found on muscle cars. The Robot II actually won a Technical Achievement Oscar in 1952 and some claim that it is the fastest film splicer in the world. Who knew?

Robot II

I’m very, VERY excited about this exhibit. More updates as I get them.

Dog Blog

This is a first for me. I’ve been getting a great response from the pictures I took at the Frenchie Soiree at Doggie Styles last month. In all the time I’ve been shooting pets, I’ve never had a response from the animal, until now. Tank, a French Bulldog, who was in attendance at the soiree has his own blog! I’m not kidding. I’m now very glad I was nice to Tank as he gave me a good review of my work. To see the rest of Tank’s thoughts in cyberspace, click the link below:

http://tankthedog.blogspot.com



Hey Tank, thanks for your kind words. Let’s party sometime. Good boy.