Avoid a cat-astrophe in the bathroom! In an original pitch spot called “Cat’s Meow: The Interruption,” Hinge’s creative team brings attention to a very real problem facing cats and their owners everywhere.
The concept was developed in-house and shot with Portland crew and talent. The animation and post team created and integrated a photo real CG cat into the live action plates — all with a dash of litter humor.
DIALOGUE WRITING
5 SESSIONS, WEDNESDAYS, JULY 1-29, 6:30-9:30PM, $345
Taught by award-winning writer & director STEVE DOUGHTON
The Northwest Film Center has a Dialogue Writing class that starts Wednesday July 1. Taught by local award-winning writer and director Steve Doughton (Buoy, 2012) the class includes writing exercises meant to unlock your artist’s toolbox, deconstructing scenes from films (Cassavetes and Mamet!), and a session with actors in-class. Over five class sessions you’ll work with Steve to put your ideas into practice while gaining a formal understanding of screenplay structure and dialogue styles. Continue reading... “NW Film Center Dialogue Writing Class Starts July 1”
Portland production Birds of Neptune takes home Best Dramatic Feature at the Arizona International Film Festival, and the Special Jury Award for Best Performance to Britt Harris! Birds of Neptune written and directed by Steven Richter, produced by Lara Cuddy, stars Britt Harris, Molly Elizabeth Parker and Kurt Conroyd.
MovieMaker Magazine’s Fall 2014 issue hit newsstands around the U.S. and Canada this week. It presents MovieMaker’s annual list of the 25 best cinematic celebrations in the world, as selected by people like critic Elvis Mitchell, Emily Best of film site Seed & Spark, Thom Powers from the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sundance Doc Club, Dennis Dembia of Rogers & Cowan, Josephine Decker from Filmmaker magazine, and Karla Rodrigeuz with Alamo Draft House.
Oregon Actors Award Winner Danny Bruno, who appears as Bud Wurstner on Grimm, with presenter Ted Rooney
The Oregon Actors Awards celebrate Oregon’s deep pool of professional on-camera actors, and the community that supports them in their business and their craft. Thanks to funding by presenting partner Koerner Camera Systems and support from the SAG-AFTRA actors union, the Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television, the Portland Area Theater Alliance, the Alliance of Professional Performers-Northwest and OMPA, event costs were fully supported so that all of the ticket sales were donated to PATA’s Valentine Fund, which provides financial assistance to members of the Portland-area theatre community in times of medical or personal emergency. Continue reading... “Winners Announced: 2014 Oregon Actors Awards”
You are invited to celebrate the brightest rising stars in Oregon at the 2014 Oregon Actors Awards. The awards show, sponsored and attended by talent agents, actors and industry supporters from around the region, is this Sunday October 12 at BodyVox in Portland. The one-hour multimedia awards show starts at 6pm and is preceded by a red carpet entrance at 5pm. Hosted reception follows on-site. RSVP and more information is at www.ompa.org/awards/invitation.
The RevolverDMS team recently crafted the perfect cocktail of sizzle and narrative for the Pacific Northwest franchise giant Pizza Schmizza. “We wanted to produce a video that captured the essence and energy of their thriving pub scene. I’ve been to Pizza Schmizza during large crowd events both during the day- and also late night dance parties- and enjoy each experience for very different reasons,” said Revolver Partner Benjamin James. “We wanted to produce a fun story and associate it with their colorful brand.” Continue reading... ““Something Unexpected” New rDMS Video”
We are so pleased to announce that Oregon’s own “Animal House of Blues” is launching World Wide July 22nd 2014 digitally on Amazon, Amazon Prime and Vimeo; and additionally by preordering physical DVD’s (with a booklet) that will be available on August 26th @ Movies On Demand. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2342022/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Portland, Oregon, April 29, 2014 – Monarch Home Entertainment announces the release today of BUCKSVILLE. Portland Oregon-based indie director Chel White’s long awaited character-driven feature film, which includes a memorable cameo from Academy Award™ nominated actor Tom Berenger. The film is now available at these links and platforms iTunes, Vimeo, Google+ Play and Amazon.comContinue reading... “BUCKSVILLE Releases April 29, 2014”
