The Ad Council jumped at the offer from Portland creative agency, Hinge Digital’s offer of a pro-bono PSA for parents and children. Hinge worked with the American PSA nonprofit Ad Council, and in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and US Department of Health and Human Services to create a campaign that educated parents and their children on how to stay safe as they navigate COVID-19’s challenges. Hinge’s Roland Gauthier talked to Cospective about their “rapid two-week production schedule, and how the Portland team stayed connected with the PSA’s NY-based agency creatives” to achieve their final result – the “Stay-Here-O’s.Continue reading... “Hinge Digital Creates PSA For Ad Council So Parents & Children Can Stay Safe As They Navigate Covid-19”
The Art of Makeup School is offering both in-person and virtual makeup camps this summer. In-person and virtual camp sessions are 4 days each, and virtual camps are also offered as day camps. Summer Makeup Camp is the perfect opportunity for actors to learn production makeup tips, or if you’re curious about a career in makeup, or simply for fun. Any age from 12 up is welcome! Strict in classroom safety measures will be taken. Please email for more details. Here’s what’s covered:
Day 1 Corrective Beauty: Color theory, skin tone matching, highlighting and contouring, corrective techniques, and a classic beauty look
Day 2 Fashion Makeup: Editorial fashion look, winged liner, strip lashes, perfect lips, and smoky eyes
Day 3 Special FX Makeup: Create bruises, cuts, and wounds using a variety of makeup mediums
Day 4 Film & TV Makeup: Using makeup for character development, film makeup tips & tricks, career genres in makeup artistry
IN-CLASSROOM CAMP SESSION 1: July 6-9 Mon-Thurs 10:00a-3:00p
IN-CLASSROOM CAMP SESSION 2: July 13-16 Mon-Thurs 10:00a-3:00p
VIRTUAL CAMP SESSION 3: Aug 3 at 10 AM – Aug 6 at 2:30 PM
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has always been a very bright spot in our artistic firmament and history and they have just been killing it recently with the curatorial content they have been putting out through “O!” – an immersive digital space for all ages.
They are celebrating Juneteenth with a “Social Media Takeover” that needs to be experienced.
Our friends and colleagues at The Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) sent a list of resources aimed a combating racism in their communities and in ourselves and we wanted to share and echo it for ourselves and our community as well.
We value equity, diversity and inclusion, and we recognize we still have work to do to create meaningful change. We recognize that we need to listen and learn to implement systemic change. We need to talk about and enact ways to take action to combat racism and bias in our workplace, and to make room for more diverse voices on our staff, on our Board, and in our work and our greater community. Continue reading... “Supporting Our Community”
The Bandon, OR-shot feature film, “The Rental,” is the upcoming horror-thriller directorial debut of Dave Franco. And it looks to be as chilling as expected. The atmospheric and secluded aesthetic of “The Rental” may surprise people.
The film stars Alison Brie (“Mad Men,” “Glow”), and Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), as 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”) — they retreat to a house seemingly ideal for their vacation…but maybe it isn’t after all. Continue reading... “First Look at #OregonMade “The Rental” From Dave Franco”
Film festivals are not alone in having to innovate the way they are doing business these days and going forward the on-line festival format is making a lot of sense. MovieMaker Magazine highlighted a handful of festivals that seem to be doing it well, including the Ashland Independent Film Festival.
Over the years, Portland local, Greg McMickle, has expanded his skill-set to include many talents; Propmaster, Production Designer, trumpet player, writer, and Proprietor of The Prop House. We recently caught up with him to ask more about his time working on #OregonMade projects, specifically, “Mr. Holland’s Opus” that shot here in 1994.
The Northwest Film Center and the Portland Art Museum present the virtual opening of Spaceship Earth, screening online starting Friday, May 8 for a one week run. Spaceship Earth premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and follows eight people who spent two years inside of a replica of Earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2.
Support your favorite local restaurant and help promote a unique experience that will raise money for restaurants who are serving meals to our frontline heroes and to those with food insecurity. Take part in Takeout And A Movie, virtually, on Saturday, May 9th!
This is an opportunity to stream a fun and inspiring local movie, PHOENIX OREGON, and support a charitable fund for the hospitality industry.
Takeout And A Movie #TakeoutAndAMovie #HospitalityHelpFund
With Covid-19 restrictions still in place, Goonies day decided to go 
Film festivals are not alone in having to innovate the way they are doing business these days and going forward the on-line festival format is making a lot of sense. 
