Today is an exciting day for fans of Chuck Palahniuk films—Yes, films. Up until now, Fight Club and Choke were the only two adaptations you could find of Chuck’s work. But Portland-based, writer/director Andy Mingo went and changed all that with his 26-minute, short film adaption of ‘Romance.’
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Read on last year’s book tour, ‘Romance’ is easily one of Chuck’s strongest and funniest short stories. It’s both heartbreaking and hysterical at the same time, and starting on March 19, you can find it on Video On Demand at:
Cinema Pacific film festival announces 2013 program featuring films from Mexico, Singapore and the U.S. West Coast
EUGENE, Ore. – (March 13, 2013) – The fourth annual University of Oregon Cinema Pacific film festival features a wide array of films, exhibitions, receptions and performances opening April 17 and running through April 21, 2013 in both Eugene and Portland.
We’ve been having quite a week here at SXSW! It is absolutely insane how DENSE this event is. Everyone taking part in SX is just going about their own business and probably only hitting up about 15% of the events available to badge holders, ourselves included.
On Monday, we split up our 5 man team to cover more ground and go about our networking, promoting, and general experiencing (and capturing) of SXSW. here is a link to our vlog activity: http://d1u7aelnb7b19r.cloudfront.net/21375560-1417-47e0-a91d-1047800db558.mp4Continue reading... “Jumpercut Goes To SxSW: Monday”
Moviemaking has always been a collaborative process, and the need for creative production of light and sound aren’t going anywhere, but the capabilities of iPhone cameras are improving phenomenally with each new version. As now we know, some filmmakers have dabbled with creating movies just with their phones and tablets, and mobile film festivals are popping up everywhere. However, the true advantage these devices offer to storytelling is their instant connect-ability. We’ve seen Twitter and CNN iReport influence world politics and this social sharing is amazing, but where’s the collaboration? Continue reading... “JumperCut Heads to SXSW!”
The Gig Economy Defining, Marketing and Protecting your Freelance Status
A Business of Entertainment Workshop
Presented by Paydogs
Saturday, March 23 8:30am – 4pm
The Q Center, Allen Hall
4115 N. Mississipi Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
$40.00
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 Arrival, coffee, settle in
9:00 – 10:00 Business Insurance
Beyond Production Insurance What’s out there, besides production insurance? What is E&O? Do I need business liability coverage?
10:00 – 11:30 Better Richer Smarter
It’s Possible! Probable PCC, Small Business Development Center
Free copy of the book included with the workshop Continue reading... “The Gig Economy”
Bill Oberst Jr. joins the cast of the film Cell Count II: Blood Count
PORTLAND, Oregon (February 7th, 2013) The feature film “Cell Count” went to film festivals all over the world in 2012 and is now available on all leading digital VOD stores including iTunes. It is now the Freeman Brothers’ profound pleasure to announce that horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. will be coming onboard for the upcoming sequel entitled “Cell Count II: Blood Count.”
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/58162919[/vimeo] A father takes his daughter to Mt. Shasta after the death of her mother. One day a mysterious woman appears who claims to be from the lost continent of Lemuria, also known as Mu.
“Mu” is about mystery, it’s about family, it’s about how we perceive each other on this planet and beyond. Oh and did I mention it’s a little scary…
Concept photo for ” Birds of Neptune” photo by Sarah Sitzler
Birds of Neptune, written and directed by Steven Richter (Center of Gravity, Myth of Drowning), is an independent feature film set in Portland, OR, produced by Reverie PDX and Lara Cuddy (The Weather Outside, Cell Count), and scheduled for release in fall 2013.
Bill Oberst Jr. joins the cast of the film Cell Count II: Blood Count