The Confluence
Oregon Film's Official Blog: Bringing together the creative streams of film, television, and media in Oregon.
Hinge Digital Creates Covid-19 Spots
Hinge Digital has been busy creating a number of Covid19-related spots including, “Unite in Gratitude” for Omnicom Health/Pfizer/Merck that was finished in June and launched a few weeks ago. Mark Axton, Hinge Senior Producer, said, “It is a tribute to front line healthcare workers, combining Live action (stock footage) and our photorealistic CG/VFX Gratitude Flag. Hinge created and animated the CG flag and composited it into the shot.”
“The Rental” Topped Nationwide Weekend Box Office – 2nd #OregonMade Movie To Do So This Year!
Last weekend, the Bandon, #OregonMade feature film, “The Rental” – a horror-thriller directed by Dave Franco (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) – topped the nationwide box office. It is available in select theaters and available to watch on a variety of video on demand platforms that began Friday, July 24.
The film stars Alison Brie (“Mad Men,” “Glow”), and Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), in this horror-thriller – a couple looking to get away for a weekend of fun and relaxation with another couple — Sheila Vand (“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”) and Jeremy Allen White (“Shameless”) — but when they retreat to a house seemingly ideal for their vacation…they soon realize maybe it isn’t after all.
This #OregonMade film was not the only one to top the box office, back in April, “Phoenix, Oregon” also ranked #1!
Need A Face-Covering? Want To Also Help Support Local Filmmaker Projects? We Have A Few #OregonMade Bandanas Left.
100% cotton OregonMade bandana $10 (measures 19″ x 19″)
For all of you who love Oregon as much as we do – we have created a limited number of #OregonMade bandanas, which when folded properly can be used as a face-covering. All net proceeds will go towards grants for low or micro-budget #OregonMade creative content projects initiated in Oregon by Oregonians, or made in Oregon with Oregonians and run by Oregon Made Creative Foundation.
All bandanas are 100% quality cotton, printed in Oregon with a custom #OregonMade design. The bandanas are made in the USA and measure 19 ” x 19″. Order here.
What is the Oregon Made Creative Foundation? A 501(c)(3) foundation created in partnership with Oregon Film, that supports storytellers, filmmakers, and artists to attain sustainable careers in the arts, especially the digital arts. Additionally, the Foundation strives to draw together – under its #OregonMade banner – support, momentum, and assistance for all of Oregon communities, whether they be urban, suburban, or rural, and to help build and strengthen the connections among them.
So don’t delay! Order now, stay safe, and in doing so help smaller Oregon film projects get off the ground!
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#OregonMade, “Trinkets”, Wins 2 Emmys
The #OregonmadeNetflix series, “Trinkets“, won two Emmys yesterday for “Outstanding Young Adult Program” and “Outstanding Writing for a Children’s or Young Adult Program” – Writers: Amy Andelson, Stephanie Coggins, Linda Gase, Emily Meyer, Jess Meyer, Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, Matt Shire.
The series, based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel, starred; Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool, Tragedy Girls), Kiana Madeira (The Flash, Sacred Lies) and Quintessa Swindell and shot two seasons entirely on location in around Clackamas and Portland. Congratulations!
My First Full Length Documentary On Newberry Volcanic Monument
Hi there!
I have been making short nature documentaries on youtube for a while. I am almost finished with my first full-length documentary. So much work has gone into this one. It will explore the volcanic history of Newberry Volcanic Monument. I plan to do an online premiere on August 28th at 7 pm on YouTube.
One thing I might like to do is submit it to any Oregon documentary film festivals. Would love to chat with anyone about the project. Email me here.
Cinema Unbound Drive-In Theater at Zidell Yards
The Northwest Film Center and Portland Art Museum are creatively collaborating during these socially distanced times to connect with audiences and bring innovative film and new media exhibitions to our community. The Cinema Unbound Drive-In, running August 6–September 27, 2020, welcomes guests to safely gather and experience the power that truly radical and entertaining cinematic storytelling can bring. This will be the first of many ways to change the archaic paradigm of what cinema can—and will—be.
What is the Cinema Unbound Drive-In?
Last year, the Northwest Film Center (NWFC) began a creative reimagining dubbed “Cinema Unbound,” a new artistic vision that redefines the notion of cinema to expand beyond the walls of a theater and include cinema, TV, media arts, audio, and immersive storytelling in order to support unique, provocative, and expansive storytellers in new ways.
Our mission is to change for whom, by whom, how, and where cinematic storytelling is told. As a first step, NWFC is building out from scratch our Drive-In at Zidell Yards to safely bring together our community to celebrate and explore cinema in all its forms. Bringing together our community—families, artists, front line workers, partners across the city, cinephiles, and those who simply need a healing night out with popcorn under the stars—is what it’s all about.
Details:
Movies will start at dusk and will feature first-run, repertoire films, and features appropriate for children and adults. We will also feature a regional short film before each feature film. Projection mapping provided by the Mobile Projection Unit and music will be provided by X-Ray FM prior to each screening. Sound will be an in-car experience, over a limited FM transmission.
The Zidell Yards is located at 3030 S. Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201
All films are subject to change without notice.
For up-to-date event information regarding weather and the Drive-In at Zidell Yards, please visit the event’s website. Please assume the show is on unless otherwise noted. Please read our Cinema Unbound Drive-In Theater Guidelines.
#OregonMade Docu-series, “House on Fire” Asks Individuals To Save One Thing If Their House Were Ablaze – What They Choose Tell Entire Stories About Culture & Identity.
“House on Fire” asks individuals to save one thing if their house were ablaze. The items they choose tell entire stories about culture, identity, and the true value of material possessions.
A new #OregonMade documentary series, “House on Fire” was created and directed, by Heather Hawksford and Reed Harkness. The first four episodes, all filmed in Oregon, are available on Topic.com. (The first episode is free, but the remaining episodes require a subscription to their new streaming service. Or, you can find the second episode for free on Vimeo, where it was just selected as a staff pick yesterday.)
Hawksford and Rees said, “We created this series out of a desire to find common ground in polarized times. There is so much divide. Social and mass media seems to amplify this, one sensational image or article after another. By asking communities this simple question about what they would save during a house fire, we see how surprisingly similar we are to one another, despite our perceived differences. The 2nd episode features two communities in Portland that grew into existence out of a need for safe and stable housing.”
Watch now on Topic.com
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‘The Astrid Experience’, A Film Venture By Salem, OR Native & PSU Alumni – Cal Barnes – Open For Investment Through August 3rd, 2020
‘The Astrid Experience‘, the upcoming feature film from LA Filmmaker, Salem, OR local, and Portland State Alumni Cal Barnes, is currently open for investment. The production partnered with the Silicon Valley based company, Wefunder, to hold an SEC regulated raise until August 3rd, 2020. Cal is in Oregon for the summer working on finishing the film, and wanted to extend this opportunity directly to the Oregon Film community. The project servers as a great point of entry for any aspiring investors or producers that are seriously interested in the entertainment industry and being a part of a legitimate Hollywood production.
Interested candidates are encouraged to check out the investment profile here —
‘The Astrid Experience’ Investment Profile
They may also contact the production directly with any questions at —[email protected]
The film stars Cal Barnes (Unfriended, Adolescence, Rise), Lucia Xypteras (Adventures of Aladdin, Pretty Restless), Melissa Riso (Spare Change, Studio City), Mena Santos (When Today Ends, Filthy Animals), and Musician John That from bands Academy and The YLD — ‘Life’s a Fast Ride… Hold on Tight Til’ You See the Light’
Safe Sets International – #PracticeSafeSets
As many of may have seen over the last few weeks, Safe Sets launched a simple certification program to help crews get some basic training and insight on set safety in the post-COVID world. Since so many of us signed up and took the course, we wanted to share some further insights into just what SSI is. To that end, we spoke to Founder Alex Kolodkin this week, and he provided some detail and history.
Safe Sets International is a collaborative partnership that encourages the industry to #practicesafesets.
– Advocate for health and safety on production through education, collaboration, and action.
– Team consists of industry leaders and medical professionals.
– The website is simply focused on the safety and survival of our industry.
– Agile to the demands of our community.
– Team consists of industry leaders and medical professionals.
– The website is simply focused on the safety and survival of our industry.
– Agile to the demands of our community.
– No revenue generating business model at this time to encourage companies to become advocates.
Our purpose:
– Collect resources and guidelines to promote health and safety on set.
– Collaborate openly with industry leaders and members for guidance and insights.
– Educate to standardize knowledge across the industry.
– Explore new technologies to help creators adopt safer production practices.
– Collect resources and guidelines to promote health and safety on set.
– Collaborate openly with industry leaders and members for guidance and insights.
– Educate to standardize knowledge across the industry.
– Explore new technologies to help creators adopt safer production practices.
Established as a collaborative partnership that encourages the industry to practice safe sets by advocating for health and safety in production through education, collaboration, and action. The team consists of industry leaders and medical professionals brought together to meet the demands of the production community in this complex time. It is currently available in English, Spanish, and French, with community members requesting and offering more translations to ease the global dissemination of the valuable information.
The website provides a collaborative production guideline hub, sourcing and welcoming global resources, along with a free course on basic COVID-19 safety and best practices, developed with industry and medical experts. The course provides everyone a base level of knowledge which can be supplemented with any government, association, or trade specific requirements.
Founded by Alex Kolodkin, Founder & CEO of Set Scouter, as a response to the confusion within the industry of how to move forward. “There wasn’t a centralized and standardized resource for the community. I gathered medical experts, industry leaders, and teamed up with some of the biggest companies in production to advocate for safety on set and help prevent a second wave.” Safe Sets does not have a revenue generating business model at this time to encourage companies to become advocates, the industry’s safety is paramount.
“As businesses and film sets begin to re-open, it is important to remain smart and vigilant to help protect ourselves and prevent transmission to vulnerable populations.” Dr. Jaime Hope, Attending Physician of Emergency Medicine at Beaumont Health, one of the busiest Level 1 Trauma Tertiary Care Centers in the US. “Safe Sets uses evidence-based best practices to minimize risk to everyone involved. This is an industry-leading set of guidelines that doctors and scientists are proud to support.”
Website: https://practicesafesets.co
Instagram: https://instagram.com/practicesafesets.co
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/653182248871123/
The OAFG19 Grant Film, “Pedal Through” Premieres Tomorrow!
“Black Joy is important. Black Healing is important.” –
Director Analise Cleopatra about her debut film, “Pedal Through.”
Join us (tomorrow (Thurs 7/23 at 12pm PT) for the live online debut of “Pedal Through“, a film about three young black women taking on a week-long bike packing adventure full of joy, healing, and mentorship with mother nature in Oregon’s backcountry. Followed by a panel discussion with the film’s cast and crew. This is the second annual Outdoor Adventure Film Grant – “Oregon’s Outdoors Are For Everyone” (OAFG19) – a co-venture between the Oregon Made Creative Foundation and Travel Oregon.
“Pedal Through” invites us into the world of director-lead Analise Cleopatra as she discovers the healing and joy of mountain biking. Analise had never camped or ridden a bike off the pavement when she decided to plan a week-long mountain biking adventure with an all-Black female team: her best friend and fellow newcomer to the sport, Day Toliver, and professional mountain biker Brooklyn Bell. Together, they traverse the Oregon backcountry on an adventure full of exploration, curiosity, waterfalls, old-growth forest, sparkling starscapes, and deep healing. With raw authenticity, Analise shares all the intimate foibles, fear, fun, and beauty of discovering her place in the outdoors. The landscape opens to greet her as she learns to lean into uncertainty, accept support, and trust herself on this wild ride.
The film’s subjects rode 132 miles of the 3 Sisters, 3 Rivers Route in Central Oregon, starting west of Sisters, OR in the Willamette National Forest and ending in Oakridge, OR over the course of 6 days. Here is the route information: https://bikepacking.com/routes/three-sisters-three-rivers/.
“I had never seen three black women in a bike film, and I wanted to make that happen. The physical challenge was appealing too—I had never been on a long bike-packing trip before. I thought that part would be the hardest, but what challenged me the most was stepping into a space of leadership while elevating Analise as a director. I am so proud of this film and I hope we can see more like it in the future!” Brooklyn Bell, professional mountain biker & “Pedal Through” athlete
The film crew, consisting of Aly Nicklas, Alisa Geiser, and Jennifer Daniels, followed in a production van and rode anywhere from 5-25 miles per day with the athletes, including co-director and DP Aly Nicklas who was five months pregnant at the time.
“Oregon’s Outdoors are for Everyone” Grant was provided by the #OregonMade Creative Foundation in conjunction with Travel Oregon.
Oregon’s open spaces and related pursuits are for all.
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@TravelOregon @OregonMadeCF, film subjects:@cleeeopatra @badgal_brooky, @day_toliver and crew: @alynicklas, @alisagieser, @jennifer.cheryl
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