VR technology is so much more fun the second time around and with companies like YouTube (360), Google Business View and many new 360º apps to name a few, there are many interesting advancements to explore. 360º Labs, based out of Portland, Oregon, are bringing their own altruistic (and very Oregon) public-spirited take to their technology. They are currently half way through a Kickstarter campaign to fund a 360º VR documentary “As It Is– A 360º Video & Virtual Reality Experience Exploring How A Proposed Gondola Resort Will Impact the Grand Canyon from Rim to River.” Continue reading... “360 Labs Brings Cutting Edge VR Technology to Raise Public Awareness of Contentious Grand Canyon River Project”
Tim Williams scouting Crater Lake locations for “Wild”
The power of “storytelling” has become a marketing staple across a wide variety of businesses, a common thread that blends real-life experiences with business brands. Storytelling, once reserved for cinema, literature, TV etc. has provided the state of Oregon brand recognition from the ground up, literally. Read more here. Continue reading... “How Tourism Storytelling Converts to Dollars for Oregon Businesses”
The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival is excited to announce the addiiton of two Summer Workshops sessions to the expanding POWGirls program.
Our mission is to help girls 15-19 realize their power, creativity and voice in media production and encourage them to explore opportunities as future media-makers. We want to encourage girls to be creative, tech-savvy leaders who will help realize gender equity in media industries. We want to foster the POWER of WOMEN in MEDIA. Continue reading... “POWGirls Announces Summer 2015 Media Workshop Sessions”
Above Slater Smith and The Weather Machine play “Wild West Coast” at Peter Skene Ogden State Park . Four more bands will be featured at four other state park locations. (To learn more about this project, listen to OPB’s State of Wonder this Saturday at noon.) You can read more about Slater Smith, and Oregon State parks’ quest to bring music to the outdoors at OPBMUSIC.
LOVE IS STRONG, a triad of short films by writer/director Vu Pham, will screen at Cinema 21
on May 2nd at 3:00PM. The films will be introduced by Lawrence Johnson, an award-winning
director of the films Stuff and Hand Game. Following the screening will be a Q&A with Pham
and the films’ cast and crew.
Pham’s previous works includes My Brother (2014), a film exploring the ambivalent relationship
between a Vietnamese-American man and his estranged brother. It was featured at the San Diego
Asian Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, and Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Continue reading... “Vu Pham’s New Permutations at Cinema 21”
Oregon Story Board have opened up applications for the second class of the Oregon Story Board accelerator program. Check out the FAQ for more information, and apply by May 8th, 2015.
The accelerator provides physical space, business mentorship, collaboration opportunities, infrastructure support, networks, and seed capital to early-stage companies in the film, video, animation, visual effects, digital media and gaming sectors during a four-month class.
Ashland Independent Film Festival (photo: Tim Williams)
The 14th annual Ashland Independent Film Festival took place over the week end in southern Oregon. AIF gives special focus to small independent features and shorts and always includes Oregon projects.
During the 5 days of screenings and events, 97 films were presented, as well as many workshops, Q-and-A’s and “talk-back” sessions. All of the screenings were well attended at this packed festival.
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s On Screen/In Person program tours independent American filmmakers to communities throughout the mid-Atlantic region to screen their recent work. To further engage audiences, Filmmakers also collaborate with host sites to develop community activities, such as artist talks or workshops.
The Foundation covers all travel costs, reimburses the selected filmmakers for eligible expenses, and provides $200 per day for expenses. Filmmakers also receive a $400 stipend for each engagement on tour.
Behind the scenes shooting of “Grimm” (NBC Universal)
The Oregon Art Beat Special, “The Art of Grimm“, is set to air April 30th. The show employs talented and skilled Oregonians that, each week, help bring the show to life. Oregon Art Beat will be meeting the creative team behind this NBC Universal’s hit drama. They will go behind the scenes, “getting to know some of the Oregon artists who design, manufacture and decorate the “look” of this locally shot fantasy series, and that bring the spookiness to life.” Continue reading... “Oregon Art Beat To Showcase “The Art of Grimm””
Oregon Story Board have opened up applications for the second class of the Oregon Story Board accelerator program. Check out the 
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s On Screen/In Person program tours independent American filmmakers to communities throughout the mid-Atlantic region to screen their recent work. To further engage audiences, Filmmakers also collaborate with host sites to develop community activities, such as artist talks or workshops.