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Nick Logan Coccellato
Born
Nicholas Logan Coccellato

(1986-02-05) February 5, 1986 (age 38)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesNick Coccellato
Nick Logan
Filmdude2001
Alma materCollege of Marin
San Francisco State University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Film critic
Years active1999 - Present
Known forGradients (2010)
TelevisionAspect Ratio (2010-Present)

Nick Logan Coccellato (February 5, 1986 - ) is an American filmmaker and film critic based in Marin County, California. He is most well known for his reviews on the cult film website Eccentric Cinema and his experimental short film Gradients.

Personal life[edit]

Coccellato was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" in his senior year of San Rafael High School.[1] A former resident of San Rafael, he now lives in Novato.[2][3] He went to College of Marin and then transferred to San Francisco State University. He is a member of the SFSU alumni association.[4]

Career[edit]

Coccellato was a floor and house manager at the 34th Mill Valley Film Festival.[5]

Filmmaking[edit]

His experimental short Gradients was included in the Bay Area Student Experimental Film Festival at the Pacific Film Archive in October 2010.[6] Coccellato currently works as an editor, director and web distributor for the CFI Education-sponsored, public access TV show Aspect Ratio.[7]

Filmography[edit]

  • The Marin Recycling Video (2000) - Writer, Director, Editor, Actor
  • Weather At Five (2004) - Writer, Director, Editor, Animator, Actor
  • Marble Mayhem (2006) - Co-writer, co-editor, 3D animator[8][9]
  • Sandwich (2007) - Writer, Director, Producer, Editor[10]
  • An Interview With Hoa-Long Tam (2007) - Writer, Director, Editor
  • The Fly (2009) - Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
  • Gradients (2010) - Animator, Sound Designer[6]
  • Aspect Ratio (2010 - Present) - Editor/Director/Web Distributor[7]
  • A Couple of Things You Didn't Know About The Golden Gate Bridge (2011) - Concept and Editing
  • Closing Hour (2011) - Writer, Director, Editor, Producer (uncredited)

Film critic[edit]

He has also been a guest reviewer on the cult film website Eccentric Cinema.[3] He added an item to Roger Ebert's Little Movie Glossary: "This Is Not a Movie!".[2]

Published reviews and essays[edit]

  • Lindsey, Brian, ed. (January 18, 2010). "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai". Eccentric Cinema. Novato, CA. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  • Lindsey, Brian, ed. (June 5, 2010). "She Beast". Eccentric Cinema. Novato, CA. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  • Lindsey, Brian, ed. (June 4, 2008). "Mullholland Dr.". Eccentric Cinema. Novato, CA. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  • "The Cinematic Aesthetics of Martin Scorsese". Nick's Flicks. San Francisco, CA: Blogger. December 24, 2009. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  • "Reenactments in The Thin Blue Line: Valid Illustration or Ethical Violation?". Nick's Flicks. San Francisco, CA: Blogger. June 25, 2010. Retrieved 2013-02-02.

References[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ San Rafael High School 2004 Yearbook. Vol. 116. 2004.
  2. ^ a b Ebert 2008, p. 889.
  3. ^ a b Lindsay, Brian. "Behind the Curtain". Eccentric Cinema. Retrieved 2012-11-18. Roll Call: EC Guest Reviewers […] Nick Coccellato Novato, California
  4. ^ Coccellato, Nick. Nick Coccellato Board Statement CMCM.tv. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  5. ^ Mill Valley FIlm Festival 34 [Souvenir Program]. October 6-16, 2011. p. 139.
  6. ^ a b Lamontagne, Stanley (October 27, 2010). "Photographic Memory: Bay Area Student Experimental Film Festival 2010". BAM/PFA - Film Notes (XXXIV) 5. p. 8. Retrieved 2012-11-17. "Other formal explorations are interspersed throughout the program, including the striking Gradients […] However varied in manner and approach, these shorts share a mutual ability to channel and discuss the otherwise ineffable."
  7. ^ a b "Aspect Ratio". Blip TV. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  8. ^ "Marble Mayhem". College of Marin Film. Blogger. December 16, 2006. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  9. ^ Sullivan, James (May 27, 2007). "Glory Be". Jaimetud's Hotpad. Blogger. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  10. ^ Sullivan, James (January 10, 2007). "Extra Mayo". Jaimetud's Hotpad. Blogger. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Ebert, Roger (November 18, 2008). "Ebert's Little Movie Glossary". Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook (Paperback; 2009 ed.). Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 889. ISBN 978-0-7407-7745-5. ISSN 1532-8147. OCLC 40420791. 'This Is Not a Movie!' When an actor or actress says, 'This is not a movie! This is my life,' it's still a movie. -Nick Coccellato, San Rafael, California{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

External Links[edit]

Category:1986 births Category:Filmmakers Category:Film Directors Category:Screenwriters Category:American experimental filmmakers