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dunkin’ donuts
“bakery series”
Hinge, Blind and Michael Schrom teamed up to create these mouth watering spots for the Dunkin’ Donuts Bakery Series campaign.
View the other two spots on Hinge Digital’s website: http://hingedigital.com/projects/dunkin-donuts-bakery-series/
Credits
Client: Dunkin’ Donuts
Agency: Hill Holliday
Creative Direction: Blind
Creative Director: Greg Gunn
Executive Producer: Amy Knerl
Project Manager: Bridget Carroll
Compositor: Lawrence Wyatt
3D artist: Hao Cui
Post Production: Hinge Digital
Executive Producer: Roland Gauthier
VFX Supervisor: Michael Kuehn
Production Manager: Tiffany Navarro
Modeling: Josh LaFayette
Look Development: Jonathan Beals, Tyler Kenworthy
Lighting: Jonathan Beals
Compositing: Tom Burney, Terell Seitz
Table Top Director: Michael Schrom
Color Correction: Nice Shoes Continue reading... “Hinge Digital’s New Spots for Dunkin’ Donuts”
15th Annual Scriptapalooza Television Writing Competition
Our intention is to help open doors for the aspiring television writer. There are four categories you can submit to, which include one hour existing shows, 1 hour existing sitcom, original pilots, and reality shows.
The participants we have chosen to read the winning scripts are individuals from established production companies. Whether you are already an aspiring television writer or a writer interested in exploring other avenues, Scriptapalooza TV is here to promote careers in television and provide exposure for the undiscovered writer.
Continue reading... “15th Annual Scriptapalooza Television Writing Competition”
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CMD and Hinge Digital teamed up to deliver a fun, informative and engaging campaign for NW Natural. “Little Leaks” was conceived as a collaboration between CMD and the Hinge creative team. Hinge created four unique 3D egg characters. The eggs are lighthearted and fun visual storytellers in a spot that educates viewers on how to recognize and react to a gas leak. Continue reading... ““Little Leaks” a Big Deal for Local Animation Company”
Hi All– I’m the new intern here at the Governor’s Office of Film & Television. I love all things film and Oregon, as well as baking and studying communication theory. If you want to talk about the entertainment industry, I’m practically a walking IMDb.
Have a good one! -Katlyn Prentice
You can learn quite a bit by the clothes you wear. Walking around my campus in Boston, sporting my new Portlandia sweatshirt, I learned a lot about the impact that Oregon filmmaking has on rest of the country. Continue reading... “The Impact of Oregon Film”
On Monday July 8, the 2013 Oregon Legislative session wrapped up, and it has proven to be a landmark legislative session. On Monday morning the House concurred with the amendments the Senate passed for HB 3367 over the weekend resulting in an increase annual allocation for the Oregon Production Investment Fund tax credit. The allocation in OPIF will go from $6million a year to $10million a year. Other important legislation that will positively affect Oregon’s film, television, and digital media industry includes HB 5028 which allows the Oregon Innovation Council to fund the Oregon Story Board, and SB 836 which exempts film, tv and theartical hair, and make-up professionals from certain cosmetology regulations. Continue reading... “Oregon Legislature Round-Up – Transformational for Oregon’s Film, TV, and Digital Media Industry”
On May 5, 2013, I got a chance to sit down with the creator behind Intertwine, Dylan Wayne Lawrence, in response to an article I had written earlier with Eastern Oregon University Alumni, Lindsay Freeland, about the T.V. pilot, Intertwine. The following are excerpts from that conversation:

Chuck: So what’s new with you? What’s all exciting and new with Dylan Wayne Lawrence?
Dylan: Well, it’s mostly Intertwine (laughs). Although I did get cast in a film project shooting in Utah called, “Give Me Children.” Continue reading... “Intertwine Revisited: One on One with Dylan Wayne Lawrence”

Did you see these bumpers stickers last week in Salem during “Industry Day”?
Did You Know. . . . . is a new awareness campaign, created in partnership with the film community, that aims to illustrate facts that enlighten the public and the business community alike, to the extended benefits of having a thriving film, TV and multimedia industry in Oregon.
Did You Know . . . . . that even within the industry itself there is sometimes confusion over what our office does and what we are responsible for? Continue reading... “Did You Know. . . . .”
NBC will begin production on “Renovation Nation,” an exciting, new home makeover competition event that will showcase the talents of the most accomplished designers and home renovators in the country, revealing stunning transformations week after week. Nate Berkus, host and Executive Producer, will not only guide the audience through the process, but will also serve as judge and advocate, mentoring the contestants week to week.
This bold new series will travel across the country one city at a time, with two separate teams tackling two new homes each week. Continue reading... “NBC’s “Renovation Nation” Seeking Properties in Oregon”
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Isn’t it sad that season 3 of “Portlandia” is over? Well if you just need a little more taste of this past season, check out the great behind the scenes piece Bent Image Lab did on this year’s “rats” skit.
And here’s another piece they did on the dolphin piece.
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Continue reading... “Portlandia Rats! Behind the Scenes Courtesy of Bent Image Lab – Dolphin Skit too!”

We know the cat is likely out of the bag but we can now confirm that the upcoming TNT Pilot starring Oscar Winner Geena Davis will be shot here in Oregon. We’re thrilled to have yet another project from TNT and director/producer Dean Devlin. Dean and his team at Electric Entertainment have been instrumental in Oregon’s film and television industry growth over the past few years. Here’s to hoping that this pilot leads to yet another multiple year project much like what “Levereage” was for the past four years! Continue reading... “TNT’s Geena Davis Bounty Hunter Pilot Confirmed to Shoot In Oregon”