1859 Magazine profiled four Oregon documentary directors and highlighted what drives their passion to bring their stories to the screen, and what they have to do make that happen.
“The Goonies” 30th Anniversary Celebration was held in Astoria, Oregon from June 4 to 7, 2015 – just a short two weeks ago as of this writing. We enjoyed a successful event overall, bringing a nice economic boost to our community to kick-off the summer season. This is our third anniversary celebration to host, starting in 2005 with the 20th. Attendees come from all across the US and Canada, and we had a representative from every continent except for Antarctica at the Celebration. Continue reading... “The Goonies 30th Anniversary Celebration – Wrap Up”
The “American Pickers” series will be filming in Oregon later this year. Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz will be cruising the state looking for vintage memorabilia and antiques for this documentary series (History) to showcase their valuable “picks” from unlikely places.
If you have a large collection or want to refer someone to Mike and Frank, email: your name, number, address and description of the collection and photos to: [email protected] 855-old-rust.
Local screenwriter, Christi Sperry, will see her dark comedy screenplay, “Homecoming”, begin shooting in Portland at the end of this month. The cast is comprised of, Lauren Bowles (“True Blood”), Victoria Smurfit (“Once Upon a Time”), Max Ryan (“Death Race”), Michelle Arthur (“Fun With Dick and Jane”), Suleka Mathew (“Da Vinci’s Inquest”) and Kiowa Gordon (“Twilight Saga”).
The cast of “Grimm” at the February “Grimm Gala”: Left to right: Reggie Lee, Bree Turner, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, David Giuntoli, Sasha Roiz, Claire Coffee, Russell Hornsby at the Exchange Ballroom in support of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (NBC)
INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
3 SESSIONS, THURSDAYS, AUGUST 13-27, 6:30-9:30PM
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER, 934 SW SALMON ST.
$225 (Tuition includes all needed interviewing equipment (camera, microphone, lights))
Help refine your documentary project by eliciting more meaningful content from your interview subjects. In Interview Techniques you’ll learn a variety of interview styles, get guidance on planning, researching, and formulating questions, as well as discuss broader ethical questions while gaining insight and feedback from instructor and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Courtney Herman. Continue reading... “Interview Techniques Class At The Northwest Film Center”
[youtube]https://youtu.be/cyCMKyxE8O0[/youtube]At the start of 2015, I found a new job at Jumpdrive Studios and left a 10 year career in the music business behind. My love of video games has never been a secret, and getting to work on them every single day is like a dream come true. On top of that, we teamed up with one of my favorite composers Jim Guthrie – who I very much admire. His work on Sword & Sworcery and Indie Game: The Movie is basically what inspired me to start writing video game music in the first place, and what set me on my path into the games industry. Continue reading... “Jumpdrive Studios Launches XO On Kickstarter”
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxDnWYxhMlM[/youtube]Congratulations to “Portlandia” and IFC on their two Emmy 2015 nominations. The nominations are:
Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Non-Fiction, Reality or reality-Competition Programming.
“We could not be prouder of the Portlandia team for their remarkable work this past season,” said Jennifer Caserta, IFC’s president. “We are extremely happy that Academy voters have recognized this unique comedy with multiple nominations for the fifth year in a row, and especially excited to be included in the newly created sketch series category.” Continue reading... “Congratulations to “Portlandia” On Two Emmy Nominations”
The love for the beauty and magnificence of Oregon as a destination continues – this week the New York Times travel section reported that Travel Oregon’s “Seven Wonders” campaign (Wieden + Kennedy), coupled with the “Wild” movie locations tie-in, increased Oregon’s tourism “by nearly 10 percent growth in statewide lodging revenue in 2014 over 2013, an increase of more than 120,000 social media followers, and a record number of unique visitors to its website”.* Travel Oregon partnered with Oregon Film on three distinct aspects of the “Wild” journey;
Daily Variety reports, “