Amped
Director: Vincent Salvano
United States, 2024, 6 min
Festival Year:2025
Category:Animation
Genres:Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Crew:Writer: Vincent Salvano. Producer: Logan Hester
Email:vincentsalvano@gmail.com
Synopsis
During a late night at the office, two co-workers stumble upon a mysterious drink that gives them supernatural abilities beyond their control.
About the director
Vincent Salvano is a Los Angeles based writer and director with a BFA in Film and Television from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His short films and screenplays have been featured at the Pasadena Film Festival, the Austin Film Festival, and Channel 101. He has worked on a plethora of projects in animation, including Toy Story 4, Soul, Win or Lose, and WondLa. In the live action comedy space, Vincent has supported the writing staffs on series including The Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Billy on the Street. When not writing screenplays, Vincent can be found at his favorite bands’ concerts or doing stand up and improv around LA.
Filmmaker's note
When I was a production assistant working on Toy Story 4 at Pixar, I asked my friend and fellow PA Logan Hester if he would be interested in producing an animated short inspired by the cartoons I grew up watching in the 90s and early 2000s-- full of gags, heightened situations, and plenty of squash and stretch. This film was produced as part of the Pixar Animation Studios Co-Op Film Program, which allows Pixar employees to make a wholly independent short film, with artists both in and outside of the studio.
Being a first time director, I was incredibly fortunate to collaborate with so many talented friends and artists across the animation industry to bring this film to life.
Throughout the course of development and production, we all stepped into shoes bigger than our own, challenged ourselves creatively, and ultimately lifted each other up to make an animated short that we’re incredibly proud of. We’re so excited for the opportunity to screen “Amped” at BIFF.