Vince Warne Dot Com

Hi. I’m a multidisciplinary writer, designer, and filmmaker based in Brooklyn. Below, you can see some of my recent projects.

MILLENNIUM FILM JOURNAL
Managing Editor

The Millennium Film Journal is the world’s longest-running publication on contemporary moving image art, founded in 1978.

Since 2018, I’ve worked for the Millennium Film Journal, most recently as the Managing Editor.

In addition to editing, I oversee projects including distribution, screenings, and grant writing. Past contributions have included articles, intros, and video essays.

Outside of Millennium Film Journal, I’ve also written for Screen Slate and Film Comment.

BIG OTHER PRODUCTIONS
Designer

In 2023 I began working part-time as a designer at Big Other Productions, a film production company in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

As a core member of a small team, I have designed websites, edited videos, and created social media campaigns for the studio and its productions, primarily Affair of Honor, a medium-length film adaptation of an Anton Chekhov play that is currently being submitted to festivals. More info for the film can be found on its website and Instagram.

SoCal

Animation

In late 2023 I made this video ad for SoCal, a social calendar app.

The video consists of thousands of AI images I generated with Midjourney, then edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

ROLLING STONE+
STARLING LAB
Illustration

In 2022 I made spot illustrations for a website redesign of Starling Lab, a privacy technology startup.

I also contributed illustrations to an interactive web article on Rolling Stone about the photographer Ron Haviv, in collaboration with Starling. The article and its associated content was recently nominated for a News & Doc Emmy in the “Outstanding Interactive Media” category.

THE GARDEN OF ETHLY DELIGHTS
Illustration

In 2022, I created this large-scale digital artwork as a tribute to Hieronymus Bosch, the internet, and the Crypto summer of 2021. At the start of the process, I visited the Prado in Madrid to see Bosch’s original painting, then spent 4 months illustrating my piece, pixel by pixel. It sold at auction for 17 ETH, based solely on my own promotional efforts on Twitter.

CO-STAR ASTROLOGY
AI Prompt Engineering

In early 2023, I was approached by the startup Co-Star Astrology to improve safety through prompt-writing for their AI chatbot oracle, a feature which is now live in the app. The same tech is also used in a photobooth-like machine at Iconic Magazines in NoLIta.

LEXUS
Illustration

In Fall 2022, I illustrated and animated design assets for a short film sponsored by Lexus and Elle as part of their Women in Hollywood event.

THE BROWSER COMPANY
Animation

In Fall 2022, I created animations for the New York-based startup The Browser Company, featured in a promo video for a new feature of their web browser, Arc.

In Fall 2023, I created and animated graphics for a video teaser on Twitter, as well as the Arc’s livestream announcement of their product Arc Max.

SPACE CADET VENTURES LLC
Creative Direction

In early 2023, I was approached by SpaceCadet Ventures to create assets for their social media, envisioning fictional sci-fi movies based on utopian futures that their portfolio companies would bring about.

Using Midjourney, ChatGPT, and my own design sensibilities, I made 29 “films” that envision these speculative futures.

The project was inspired by my imaginary AI film experiment Fourth Eye Film Archive (more info below)

INTERLACE, INC.
Creative Director

From May 2020 to October 2021, I was the Creative Director at Interlace Inc, a Series A tech startup. I played a major role in shaping the visual design and direction in our products. During my tenure, Interlace went through many phases of product incubation, developing projects ranging from social mobile apps to web3 and NFT experiences.

Here you can see a small selection of work I did at Interlace, including the avatar builder I illustrated, an app intro screen I animated, and a quiz I designed.