Oregon Media Production Association celebrates achievements of commercial, film, TV and interactive media production in Oregon at their annual meeting on Tuesday night. The meeting will be streamed live beginning at 7pm PST and running for one hour. The streaming link can be found on www.ompa.org or by searching Livestream.com.
OMPA Annual Meeting on Livestream.com, Tuesday 1/28/14 at 7pm
At OMPA’s annual meeting the association will award Awards of Excellence in three categories, distribute over $4500 in student scholarship money and announce newly-elected members of the OMPA Board of Directors. Continue reading... “OMPA Annual Meeting: Live stream 7pm Tuesday”
Producers Irl Davis and Randolph Sellars are proud to announce the upcoming release of “Polly, The Mystery of Bonney Canyon,” the highest production value book trailer ever produced. Book trailers are still relatively new as a media form. Unfortunately, the bulk of them have been made at a glaringly low production quality with cheap graphics, animated stills, and cheesy music.
Here’s a little video that our friend from Clackamas Community College quickly put together from last night.
Thanks to all who sponsored the event, the great companies who shared their projects with the attendees, and of course all those who attended the event. I think it was a great way to celebrate 2013 and an even better way to set the tone for a bigger and better 2014 for all!
We are excited to be hosting our year end party and introducing many of you to some incredible local digital media companies too. Making this festive evening possible is a great group of sponsors;
Award-winning motion graphics and design house, Cardboard Castle, proudly presents an evening of wonder featuring an immersive video installation inspired by the ethereal beauty of the deep sea.
Infusing digital animation with the ghostly movements of underwater creatures, viewers will float through a vivid ocean dreamscape buoyed on an ambient musical score.
Animators from Cardboard Castle will be on hand to discuss the exhibit and answer any questions from guests. This will be a casual and informative event designed to provide the local community with a window into the creative process at Cardboard Castle. Continue reading... “PixelSea – An Animated Video Installation by Cardboard Castle”
(Eugene, OR.) Eugene’s Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) announces its tenth annual OpenLens Short Film Competition. This event provides an opportunity for Oregon resident filmmakers to showcase their short films of 15 minutes or less in a competitive event. The festival screening and awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 1st. Submission deadline: Friday, December 6, 2013. Entry details online: http://openlens.proscenia.net/
Are you an IT Manager, Broadcaster, House of Worship Facility, Government Agency, Education Institute, Corporation, Live Event Production, Post House, Cable Provider, Film Maker, Audio Studio, Student, or Professional that wants to keep up with the ever evolving professional technology field?
“Night Moves” was written by Kelly Reichardt and Jon Raymond (“Mildred Pierce”, “Meek’s Cutoff”, “Wendy and Lucy”) and Executive Produced by Kim Saerom, Brett Cranford, Lourenço Sant’Anna, Alejandro De Leon, Todd Haynes, and Larry Fessenden, and starring Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”), Dakota Fanning (“The Secret Life of Bees”), and Peter Sarsgaard (“Blue Jasmine”).
“SHIVER” based on the acclaimed thriller by New York Time , bestselling author, Brian Harper will have a Southern Oregon Premiere at Coming Attractions Theatres, VARSITY THEATRE in Ashland, Or on Friday, September 13. The film stars Danielle Harris (“Halloween”, ” Hatchet”) John Jarratt (“Wolf Creek” and Casper Van Dien (“Starship Troopers”, “The Pact”).
SHIVER, produced under the Oregon Film Incentive Program and now an Official Selection in 22 International Film Festivals has garnered three Best Actress Awards, a Best Screenplay Award, a Most Shocking Feature Award and Nominations for Best Actor and Best Film. Continue reading... ““SHIVER” Premiere in Ashland ,Oregon on Fri. September 13th”
With Techfest NW fast approaching we wanted to highlight a few cool elements that have a nice digital storytelling theme. If you want the whole rundown of speakers and parties, be sure to go to the Techfest website here. The Willamette Week also has nice coverage (it’s their event after all) of the event and some speaker highlights.
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“SHIVER” based on the acclaimed thriller by New York Time , bestselling author, Brian Harper will have a Southern Oregon Premiere at Coming Attractions Theatres, VARSITY THEATRE in Ashland, Or on Friday, September 13. The film stars Danielle Harris (“Halloween”, ” Hatchet”) John Jarratt (“Wolf Creek” and Casper Van Dien (“Starship Troopers”, “The Pact”).
With Techfest NW fast approaching we wanted to highlight a few cool elements that have a nice digital storytelling theme. If you want the whole rundown of speakers and parties, be sure to go to the