I was approached several times to take over an established camera car company. After being employed by them for several years, an opportunity presented itself. I didn’t want to go it alone. One phone call to a long time friend and the decision was made. Oregon now had Elite Camera Cars LLC. A new partnership built by four Oregonians.
Gearhead Grip & Electric has been practicing sustainable methods for a long time – full recycling on it’s trucks and trash disposal for customers, green holiday gifts etc etc. – but last week they took their commitment to the next level when Don Rohrbacker decided to employ about 15 brush-munching goats to clear their truck yard (a 50 x 50 foot lot). Continue reading... “Go Green -Got Goats?”
Fluid Images' (Central Oregon) Strada Crane facilitating TV coverage at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Fluid Images, based in Sisters, Central Oregon, is being honored by OSU in receiving the “Orange Spotlight” award. (The award singles out companies that, amongst other things, are innovative, stimulate and support the local economy as well as hire skilled and talented OSU alums).
When the bulk of the high profile and higher budget film and video work happens in the Portland metro area, we at the film office naturally get caught up with detailing all the good work happening in the Portland area. But there is plenty of interesting work happening outside the Portland area and we would be remiss not to mention it. Recently the Eugene based MOPAN redesigned their website and added a blog feature. I’m not sure how much credit should go to new President Erik Talbert but I wanted to highlight one posting Erik put up today regarding the national broadcast shoot that happened at the Oregon State Fair. Continue reading... “MOPAN helps with broadcast from Oregon State Fair”
Thanks to the help of the local PR firm Liaison, Hinge Digital is looking to make a big splash in the animation, visual effects, and digital media industry. Today Liaison put out the news that the company is officially announcing the launch of their full service facility. The company was founded by Roland Gauthier, Michael Kuehn, and Alex Tysowsky and quietly they have been able to do land some significant projects.
Eastco Diversified Services is a non profit which provides jobs and homes for adults living with developmental disabilities. Eastco is an organization that practices and advocates the principals of person centered planning. Our primary purpose is to foster a collaborative and supportive environment for the success and enrichment of our individuals, families and employees. Continue reading... “Request for Donated Video Production Services”
The Portland Development Commission (PDC) is seeking competitive proposals from qualified firms to provide Video Production Services, as outlined in RFQ #09-36.
PDC contact person for this RFQ is Larry Wright at (503) 823-3328 or [email protected]
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PORTLAND, Ore. – March 4, 2010 – Pod27, a leader in digital workflow management systems for the motion picture industry, today launched a major new version of its powerful Web-based film management application, Pod27. With more than 100 features, Pod27 utilizes the latest cloud computing technology to help filmmakers better organize, share and connect during the production process.
New in this version of Pod27
Pod27 Mobile – access your workspace from any mobile device; optimized to work with touch screen technology, such as Apple’s iPhone or Google’s Android.
When the bulk of the high profile and higher budget film and video work happens in the Portland metro area, we at the film office naturally get caught up with detailing all the good work happening in the Portland area. But there is plenty of interesting work happening outside the Portland area and we would be remiss not to mention it. Recently the Eugene based MOPAN redesigned their 
