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It’s a total thrill to say that my video, “The...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:15:00 -0400

It’s a total thrill to say that my video, “The Fundamental Elements of Design” has been shortlisted best motion graphics video in this year’s Vimeo Awards. WOW! The other eleven videos are super tough competition and showcase an incredibly diverse spread that touches the very boundaries of how we’ve come to define motion graphics. It’s an honor to be among them.

To Vimeo’s credit, I believe they’re playing a critical part in actively pushing forward the future of the film festival: mixing online and IRL components; merging the whole internet and established professionals as judges; and expanding on categories to reflect every new way we can twist cameras and turn stories. Traditionally, I’ve always thought of film festivals as wonderful, but largely sequestered, expensive and by-and-for industry. Hat’s very much off, Vimeo festival. There’s no competition I’d rather be apart of, more.

Ok, but more importantly, you can vote every day, once a day HERE. If you’re in new York consider attending the festival, too! Thanks again, Vimeo and happy voting.

Bear in Heaven - Reflection of You

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:41:24 -0400

Bear in Heaven - Reflection of You

WiP “I’m lost in the wo-orrrrld”

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:18:31 -0400

WiP “I’m lost in the wo-orrrrld”

Twinsies! Nice wind breaker, Mac.

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:15:00 -0400

Twinsies! Nice wind breaker, Mac.

Spent appx. two weeks generating a ton custom content to play on...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:04:00 -0400

Spent appx. two weeks generating a ton custom content to play on the big screens behind Mac Miller for his Macadelic tour. Worked with Adrian, Graham and Brian who also hustled big time. The timeline was so short that we basically made an abstract music video each day. It sort of felt like a mad-dash gameshow. I haven’t been able to see the tour live myself, but watching uploads like the above has been totally surreal. (Twitter search: Macadelic Tour). Pretty cool to watch your video being (more-or-less) remixed live via a serrato. Also, if you don’t know Ian Wolfson of Rex Arrow Films - keep him in your sights. There aren’t many people I admire more in terms of self-made success, stamina and pure “just MAKE it” guts. Plus, I don’t think I’ve seen anyone more calm under pressure. I’ve been friends with Ian for a while and it is so heartening to see how far he’s come. Thank you 100x, Ian, for the opportunity. Phase 2 in on the way… Also Mac’s coming to NYC April 25, but you might have to turn to craigslist.

Dave Depper (by way of McCartney) - Dear Boy *[Ram is likely one...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:42:19 -0400

Dave Depper (by way of McCartney) - Dear Boy

*[Ram is likely one of my favorite albums, ever]

Good sign for a project…

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:46:59 -0400

Good sign for a project…

WiP

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:00:00 -0400

WiP

Recently worked at Mother NY with the ever-excellent David...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:36:00 -0500

Recently worked at Mother NY with the ever-excellent David Hohusen on these video inserts you can find in new Sour Patch Kids video game. Here’s the first!

Thanks for including me VHX! You make my landing page that much...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:03:32 -0500

Thanks for including me VHX! You make my landing page that much cooler. Super easy to make - compose a playlist and you’re done! Cats playlist is pretty dope, too.

vhxtv:

VHX playlists. Mixtapes for video.

Are you a curator?
Music video connoisseur?
Artist with a bangin’ portfolio?
Band with behind the scenes footage?
Or maybe you just really like cat videos?

Playlists make it easy to create, organize and customize videos and show them off in wonderful ways. Learn more here.

After many months of negotiation, I’m proud to say that...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:12:00 -0500

After many months of negotiation, I’m proud to say that Sal Randazzo and I have licensed our side project, NYUMobile, directly to NYU. We didn’t start the project with intensions beyond teaching ourselves how to make an app while solving a niche need for students. I wouldn’t have guessed my learning curve would be extended to crash courses in law and business. We were lucky to be aided by Roy Jacobs at Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genoveses & Gluck P.C. And I was fortunate to be aligned with Sal and Ricky.

The experience affirmed a feeling of happiness to be living right now. The growing power, versatility and accessibility of the boxes, which sit on our desks and rest in our pockets - is nuts. The abundance of blogs, streaming videos, forums and other free/cheap resources, which practically hand-hold you through making something from nothing - blows my mind. Add to that, the relative ease to independently* distribute whatever that something is, or convert those tutorialed skills into financial gain - and things really start to take shape. Not to mention, what you make just might improve a corner of someone else’s day.

Yes, ok, it’s 2012. This is all well blogumented and my disposition is overly rosy, if not naive. I’m not saying it’s all easy, quick, or without some serious downsides. For better or worse, I loose a lot of time absorbing dumb crap on those very advanced boxes.

Still, I’m just a bit more awed by the possible of now.

*Though, I certainly learned a bunch about the restrictive bureaucracy of Apple’s app store, which bummed me out.

Want to doodle more in 2012 - posting on Instagram (@gorociao)

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:38:00 -0500

Want to doodle more in 2012 - posting on Instagram (@gorociao)

The Dø - Dust it Off

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:02:49 -0500

The Dø - Dust it Off

Javelin’s western music video epic is now showing at the...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:39:51 -0500

Javelin’s western music video epic is now showing at the Clocktower Gallery in downtown, Manhattan. The gallery space itself merits a vist: a seemingly hidden floor on top of a building that feels fit to house Gotham City court justices. Mike Anderson also rebuilt the hand-crafted set in the space, which is a treat to walk through. Oh yea, and there’s an awesome roof you can climb up to, complete with gargoyles, a spiral staircase and you guessed it, a clock tower.

Last monday I attended the premiere of the video and got to see Javelin play a small set. The show will be up until the end of January.

Easily a favorite 2011 track: The Weeknd feat. Drake - The Zone

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:16:00 -0500

Easily a favorite 2011 track: The Weeknd feat. Drake - The Zone

Vimeo’d link to previous post! Ah so much easier.

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0500

Vimeo’d link to previous post! Ah so much easier.

Last month I helped to animate this Feeding America spot at...

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:46:00 -0500

Last month I helped to animate this Feeding America spot at Brand New School. I learned a lot from Ben Hill, who lead animation, and was pretty thrilled to bring Stephen Kelleher’s illustrations to life. Click through for credits on the site.

Head over to gorociao.com for a pared-down refresh, some brand...

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:47:00 -0500

Head over to gorociao.com for a pared-down refresh, some brand new projects and a few boards I had locked away in my coffers since going freelance. To note, Cargo Collective is total gold. Seriously. I think it’s impossible to make an unbecoming website with their tools: the the perfect mix of limitations and ability to tinker for those who don’t want to be programmers, but are curious.

One of the new projects I’m posting is “The Fundamentals of Design”. Looking back, I see so many things I’d like to do differently, but feel good about the outcome nonetheless. I wrote the video with Karl Sluis (who also gave me this awesome opportunity). Michael Coffman created original music and sound. Adrian Letechipia helped me out with some awesome C4D tricks and JD Yepes gave me compositing critiques. Todd Thoenig and Ben Rudlin were kind enough to step in as voice talent. I made the project in a humid, summer hustle and feel relieved to finally release it!

Recently did some hand-lettering for a music video epic,...

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0400

Recently did some hand-lettering for a music video epic, directed by Mike Anderson and produced by my old friend, Oscar Boyson. If you don’t know Javelin, I encourage you to listen to them (now!) - No Más was easily one of my favorite releases in 2010. The video itself should be out any day now. Can’t wait to show the rest of titles. It’s rare that I have an excuse to focus on crafting type like this. Overall, so very gratifying.

I’m still sitting on a ton of work and have news I can’t really talk about yet. It has sort of come to feel like a dark stone sitting at the bottom of my stomach. Aiming to change that in Nov/Dec.

Work in Progress…

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:47:20 -0400

Work in Progress…