Hollywood Theatre Launches New Film Education Programs @HollywoodTheatr

Our friends at the Hollywood Theatre continue to start new exciting intiatives!  Below is the most recent announcement from the team.

 

HOLLYWOOD THEATRE LAUNCHES NEW FILM EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Opens Media Lab, “Hollywood Theatre Studio” at Grant High School

(Portland, OR) September 21, 2011 – This fall, as funding for the arts in schools continues to face significant cuts, the nonprofit Hollywood Theatre is piloting multiple education programs, affording hundreds of young people the opportunity to explore filmmaking and animation.

In partnership with Grant High School, the Theatre has launched “Hollywood Theatre Studio,” a state of the art media lab able to accommodate up to 40 students.  Continue reading... “Hollywood Theatre Launches New Film Education Programs @HollywoodTheatr”

Oregon Vendor Spotlight: Share Your Story

Oregon Film Interns filming at Bent Image Lab

Hopefully you have been following our Oregon Film Summer Interns’ “Oregon Vendor Spotlight” video series. The series of videos, produced by our interns (Sabrina, Justen, and Jake) over the course of the summer, features interviews with local vendors that have recently experienced an increase in business due to film and television production.  They were able to capture the stories of 12 local businesses in eight videos, but we know that there are many more businesses out there that have benefitted from local film and TV production.   Continue reading... “Oregon Vendor Spotlight: Share Your Story”

Oregon Vendor Spotlight: Local Nursery Supply Chain Fulfills “Grimm’s” Green Needs

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The second video in our Oregon Film Summer Interns’ “Oregon Vendor Spotlight” series (above) follows the local supply chain that is utilized to provide the unique greenery needed for NBC’s “Grimm.”

In order to provide the trees, bushes and plants that help create “Grimm’s” eerie atmosphere, the show’s greensman, Charlie Carlsen, looks to local nurseries such as Dennis’ 7 Dees and Cascadian. They provide greenery from their stock and, in turn, activate their supply chain of other nurseries in the area to help meet the increased demand.

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Oregon Vendor Spotlight: Shop Adorn

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This summer, our team of Oregon Film student interns (Sabrina, Justen, and Jake) embarked on a project to interview some of the local vendors that have recently experienced an increase in business due to the film and television industry. By the end of the summer, the interns had produced eight short videos for their “Oregon Vendor Spotlight” series. We will be rolling out the videos over the next four weeks. Today, we are happy to present the first video in the series (embedded above) which highlights local boutique Shop Adorn. Continue reading... “Oregon Vendor Spotlight: Shop Adorn”

GRIMM screening and cast Q&A scheduled for Wednesday now postponed

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS.  WE WILL REISSUE A RELEASE WHEN SCHEDULING HAS BEEN UPDATED.

SAG Foundation invites you and your guests to attend
Conversations
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GRIMM

“Grimm” is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli, “Turn The Beat Around”) discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as “Grimms,” charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures of the world.

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First of 8 @ORfilmInterns Videos to Come Out on Monday #ORFilm

Oregon Film Interns in Bend interviewing Greg Knowles from ATI

This summer we were lucky enough to have four summer interns who were interested in learning more about the impact of the local film and television industry.  At the beginning of the summer, we had Veronica intern with us.  Veronica is studying business in school and was willing/interested in analyzing more than 25,000 lines of data we gave her regarding the local vendors used on the first 12 episodes of “Grimm”.  Continue reading... “First of 8 @ORfilmInterns Videos to Come Out on Monday #ORFilm”

Next VFX/PDX Meeting – Thursday, September 20th

The Portland area visual effects user group – VFX/PDX – is pulling together their next meeting and intend to wrap up summer with a bang!

The talented and hard working artists & filmmakers from Hinge Digital are headlining this meeting, giving an in depth demo and breakdowns from their most ambitious project yet:  a commercial campaign and character design stint for Carrington College.

We all know Portlanders love a good sandwich, and Mariana Acuña from The Foundry is in town and will sandwich software demos of Katana (Lighting/Look Dev) and Mari (3D Paint/Texturing) wrapped like Dave’s Killer Bread around the Hinge presentation. Continue reading... “Next VFX/PDX Meeting – Thursday, September 20th”

Hinge Digital’s Campaign for Carrington College

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/48043254[/vimeo]Hinge Digital, the Portland-based animation and visual effects studio, has been working through the summer months on a brand new character-based campaign for Carrington College.
The studio expanded their core team with animation, design and production talent sourced from the animation mecca of Portland, as well as from the Bay Area and LA. They designed, developed and animated original 3D spokes-characters, “Blue” and “Goldie,”along with “Squirrel,” which are now prominently featured in Carrington’s broadcast, print, online, and social media campaigns, and will soon be available as toys and other collectibles at the college’s book stores. 
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Come By “The Digits” Launch Party on September 6 and Visit other PDX “Start-Up Crawl” Events

As part of this year’s Portland Digital eXperience, there will be an awesome event that I recommend all of you check out.  On September 6 roughly the same time as the usual First Thursday Events in the Pearl there will be a Start-Up Crawl.  What is a Start-Up Crawl?  Check out the initial information about the event that was put up on Rick Turoczy’s tech blog Silicon Florist.  Why will this be such a cool event?  Well first there are sure to be some great creative tech companies hosting parties on a nice Thursday evening.  Continue reading... “Come By “The Digits” Launch Party on September 6 and Visit other PDX “Start-Up Crawl” Events”

Oregon Produced House of Last Things Gains Distribution

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August 28, 2012— Double Dutch International announced today that it has acquired the worldwide rights to the psychological thriller House of Last Things. The film– written, directed and produced in Portland,Oregon by Michael Bartlett– stars RJ Mitte (Breaking Bad), Lindsey Haun (True Blood) and Blake Berris (Days of our Lives). Cinematographer is Ken Kelsch (Bad Lieutenant, Big Night, Desert Flower). The world premiere festival has yet to be set.

“This is a film that grabs you and takes you through some exciting twists and turns,” said Jason Möring, President of Double Dutch.

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