Vincent Cafarelli has worked as a professional animator/animation director at all of the major studios in New York since the 1960's -- Famous Studios, UPA, Gifford Animation, Stars & Stripes Productions, Perpetual Motion Pictures. His creative work on commercials has received much acclaim.
To see a gallery of some of Vince's early commercial work along with some of his fine art drawings, check out his gallery at AWN.
This is a photo of a young Vincent at Famous Studios, where he worked on such classics as Popeye, Little Audrey and Baby Huey.
Later he worked at Gifford Animation (working with the comedy team, Bob and Ray) working on such advertisiing campaigns as the Piels Brothers and Emily Tipp. Margaret Hamilton provided the voice for Emily! You can see below, 3 such examples of the Tip-Top Bread commercials produced in the 1950's.
Vincent joined Stars and Stripes Forever, Incorporated, as their first employee upon his return from London, England where he worked with Pablo Ferro. Stars and Stripes was owned by producer Bob Stats and designer Len Glasser. They became the hottest boutique shop in the psychedelic 1960’s creating such classics as: Chicken of the Sea “Mermaid”, Speakeasy, Sparklettes, Contact “Loving Couple”, and Ortho. You can watch New Country Cornflakes on YouTube.
While at Stars and Stripes Vince worked with designer, Hal Silvermintz and hired as film editor, Buzz Potamkin. Those two left to form Perpetual Motion Pictures, Inc. and after Stars and Stripes folded, Vince went to work with them. There Vince was responsible for the W.C. Fritos campaign, Aziza, Underalls, McGraw Hill, Diaperene, and co-directed "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City" and animated on all 5 Berenstain Bears holiday specials and co-directed "Deck the Halls With Wacky Walls".
