Vince Collins

There may be other works by Vince that are not documented, but this is as complete a filmography as is possible at the moment.

16MM FILMS

RANDOM ARTIFACTS (1971/74)
16mm, color, sound, 4m
I believe this was originally produced in 1971, possibly on Super 8, and later blown up to 16mm. Details TBC.

INGEMINATION (1972)
16mm, color, sound, 2.25m

GILGAMISH (1973)
16mm, color, sound, 4m

EUPHORIA (1974)
16mm, color, sound, 3m

FANTASY (1976)
16mm, color, sound, 3m

200 (1976)
16mm, color, sound, 3m

SKETCHES (1977)
16mm, bw, sound, 4.5m

ANIMATION (1979)
16mm, color, sound, 11m

DYNAMITE (1980)
16mm, color, sound, 4m
Although it was completed and shown a few times, this film was later removed from circulation.

MALICE IN WONDERLAND (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 4.5m

LIFE IS FLASHING BEFORE YOUR EYES (1984)
16mm, color, sound, 3m

DIGITAL WORK
(all color, most HD digital, sound)

FUN WITH COMPUTERS (2004)
3.5m

UNOFFICIAL REALITY (2005)
3.5m

SOMEWHERE UNDER THE RADAR (2009)
3.5m

CALIFORNIA REEL (2010)
3m

MAGICAL CAT’S JOURNEY (2010)
5.5m

CANNED HEAT (2011)
3m

BACK IN THE DAZE (2011)
3.5m

THE SUICIDAL CAMERAMAN (2011) (w/ Miwako Collins)
40 seconds

LAND OF SUNSHINE (2012)
3m

ABSINTHE CADILLAC (2012)
3.5m

INSTANT CLOWN PARTY (2013)
2m

THE LIZARD OF OZ (2013)
3.5m

ANIMATION SCHOOL DROPOUT (2014)
1.5m

PSYCHO CITY (2014)
2m

ANIMATION TIME (2015)
1.5m

SAUCER MAN (2015)
2.5m

TREASURE HUNTER (2016)
2.5m

LOST IN TIME (2016)
1.5m

THE ART DECO STORY (2017)
1.5m

12 BAR BLUES (2017)
3m

WE WILL BUY YOUR DREAMS (2018)
2m

SUBLIMINAL MIND CIRCUS (2018)
1m

INEVITABLE SUBLIME CHAOS (2018)
20 seconds

ANIMATION SCHOOL REUNION (2018)
2m

THE LAST MAGIC SHOW (2018)
3.5m

INCIDENT AT THE 3D LOUNGE (2019)
1.5m

MARS IS THE PLACE! (2019)
1.5m
Images and idea by Miwako Collins, animation by Vince Collins.

UNOFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2020)
1.5m

AREA 51 REVISITED (2020)
1.5m

NO MORE NORMAL (2020)
1.5m

THE OLD ANIMATION SHOP (2021)
1.5m

STRANGER IN TOWN (2021)
1.5m

CUBER (2022)
2m

CLICKBAIT CONTENT FACTORY (2022)
2m

ANIMATION SCHOOL FINAL EXAM (2023)
2m

RUNNING OUT OF SATURDAY NIGHTS (2023)
2.5m

RETINA PSYKOSIS (2023)
1m

AI LOVES YOU (2023)
1m

TO LIVE AND DIE IN AI (2024)
2.5m

WAIT FOR IT! (2024)
2m

AN EVENING AT THE CANCEL CLUB (2024)
2.5m

WELCOME TO FABULOUS AI: GOODBYE! (2024)
1m

ROBOT SCHOOL REJECT (2025)
2.5m

ASTRODOMUS NEVER PREDICTED AI (2025)
2.5m

IN MY DREAMS (2025)
2m

ANIMATION IS NOT A CRIME (2025)
2.5m

BIG FUN IN THE BIO (2025)
2m

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Vince Collins also made two short digital pieces for a couple of programs I did:

Remains to be Streamed #74 poster video (PRESERVATION INSANITY) (2021) 0:15

MARK TOSCANO ROAST/TRIBUTE (2022) 1:45

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VINCEWORLD

VINCEWORLD (located at vinceworld.com, though no longer live) was an interactive animation website that existed from 1996 to 2005. On this site, Vince Collins would post short, often interactive animations for free download.

Vince also compiled 30 of these pieces onto 3.5″ disc (and maybe CD-ROM?) in 1998, and sold individually signed, numbered, and dated copies for $20.

The 30 titles from the disc release, in order of appearance, are:

INSTANT CULTURE! (1996)
THE RACE AGAINST TIME!
SPEEDWAY THRILLS
RETINA CIRCUS
THE ART DECO STORY
EXPLODING VIEWS
THE AUTOMATON MAKERS
EMOTIONAL PICTURES
NIGHT HAWKS
WHURLATRON! (1998)
WHAT IF TELEPHONES WEREN’T INTERACTIVE?
WILLY/NELSON MANDALA
ILLUSIONS (1995)
GET A LIFE!
THE NATIONAL INTERACTIVITY TEST
TOLSTOY STORY
DIGITAL WIZARDS
VIEUX CARRE INTERACTIVE GUIDE (1996)
SAILING-INTERACTIVE!
GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
SHOW ME THE MONET!
THAI QUIZINE – INTERACTIVE!
AMAZING COINCIDENCES!
LIGHTSPEED THAI LESSON 1 (1997)
SHOWBIZ SUCCESS!
CHAOS, NEW MEXICO (1997)
MY WEEKEND AT THE HAMPTONS
AWESOME ERUDITION
THE NET IS YOUNG!
KITSCH IN SYNC

Additional animations in this series include:
BIONIC YOUTH (1998)
THE AL FRESCO STORY (1998)
FOUR BAR BLUES (1999)
AMAZING, BUT DEAL WITH IT! (1999)
THE HISTORY OF AVIATION (1999)
MY TRIP TO MULTIMEDIAVILLE (1999)
A COLT .45 SIX PACK (1999)
WHY OUR CHILDREN CAN’T READ (1999)
JEWELS OF THE INTELLECT (2000)
HEAD LIGHTS (2000)
THE END OF THE ROAD (2000)
FIVE STORIES (2000)
MEMORIES (2000)
AN EVENING AT CLUB DURANT (2000)
THE CALL OF THE WILD SIDE! (2000)
WHY I LIVE ON THE EDGE (2001)
FUN WITH COMPUTERS! (2001)
CAT AS TROPHY (2001)
NEON NIGHTS (2001)
LIFE IN THE YEAR 2000 (2001)
THE OLD INTERACTIVITY SHOP (2001)
EUPHORIA (2002)
HOW STUFF WORKS! (2002)
DIM LIGHTS AND BAR FIGHTS (2002)
PARALLEL BARS (2002)
CATCHING AIR (2002)
SOMEWHERE UNDER THE RADAR (2002)
A SOFTWARE NAMED DESIRE (2002)
FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS (2002)
DILIBIRITELY MISSPELLED (2002)
VISUAL MUSIC – THE LOST ART (2003)
THE LAND OF SUNSHINE (2003)
HITMAN’S SAMPLER (2003)
ECCENTRIC MECHANISMS (2004)
PEAK OIL (2004)
UNOFFICIAL REALITY (2004)
PURE LUXE (2005)

COMMERCIAL WORK

Sesame Street/CTW:
Jazz Alphabet (1974)
1-5 Counting Zoo Animals (1975)
Magic Pig Calypso Song (1975)
Visual Magic (1978)
Submarine Man (1982)
Homes Around the World (1981)

“Bird” (Alum Rock School District) (ca.1976)

“Cobra” (Dynascan Corp Cobra CB Radio ad) (ca.1976)

Itel “History of Computing” sequence (ca.1979)

The Lone Breaker (1985)
Vince did the animation for this Apple II computer animation project directed by Stephen Beck