Limited space available for an incredible opportunity to be taught by top special fx artist Christina Kortum in a small four student sized classroom. Class starts Monday July 30th – Fri Aug. 3rd from 9am-3pm at Art of Makeup in Multnomah Village in SW Portland. Christina will teach bruises, cuts, wounds, scars, bullet holes, burns, small prosthetic application and removal, sickness, track marks, dirt and grime, tattoos and more.
The class is being offered at a last minute 15% off discount for only $595 for the entire week plus supplies. Continue reading... “Space available for Special FX Makeup Class this Monday!”
Earlier in the day we sang the praises of the two Emmy Nominations for “Portlandia” and the three Emmy Nominations for Weiden + Kennedy. We failed to recognize the fact that “Grimm” was nominated in the Outstanding Stunt Coordination category. Stunt Coordinator was recognized for his work on the episode “The Woman in Black”. Congrats Matt and best of luck in September! Continue reading... ““Grimm” Nominated for Outstanding Stunt Coordination Emmy”
Today the Emmy Nominations were announced and “Portlandia” came away with two big nominations. The show was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Writers Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Kreisel and Karey Dornetto were all listed in the nomination. The show was also recognized for Outstanding Directing in a Variety Series thanks to Jonathan Kreisel’s amazing direction. The episode Jonathan was recognized for was “One Moore Episode” which was voted by the fans as the best episode to date. Continue reading... “Portlandia receives 2 Emmy Nods, Weiden + Kennedy receives 3”
This past Wednesday I was kindly invited to attend a private sneak peak of the premiere episode of “Leverage” season 5 at the Evergreen Aviation Museum’s incredible digital theater. In attendance was Executive Producer Dean Devlin and Co-Producer Jose Behar along with founder of Evergreen Aviation Dell Smith. The screening was held at Evergreen because much of the first episode takes place at the museum. The Leverage team pulls off a con to steal the legendary Howard Hughes aircraft The Spruce Goose which is housed at the Aviation Museum. Continue reading... “With Premiere of Season 5 of “Leverage” Stealing the Spruce Goose, Evergreen Aviation Museum Gets Nice Exposure”
Intertwine. Speaking the word makes one think of grape vines in a vineyard, snakes, tangles and knots. It almost never has positive connotations and reminds us that dealing with something that is intertwined with something else means that as simple as the issue seems at first, it’s going to get very complicated very quickly. Welcome to the world of Intertwine.
Let’s give you the lowdown on the plot:
“Intertwine is based on the words Love, Deceit, and Temptation. The series follows a newly married couple, whose lies unravel their sanity and create a world of chaos. Continue reading... “Local Artist Wraps Me Up In Intertwine”
Almost everyone knows that Oregon’s weather is at its best in the months of July, August and September and as a result there are many events programmed in those months designed to get people outside and also designed to get people to travel to our great state. In September there are wall to wall events now programmed for anyone that enjoys good music, cutting edge contemporary art, innovative and creative thinking, and of course world class food and drink. These cluster of events are all on the rise and worthy of a quick breakdown so you don’t miss a great experience here in Oregon. Continue reading... “September is a Month Full of Creative Festivals in Portland With New Ideas and New Collaborations”
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Portland based ad agency Weiden + Kennedy took home several awards at this year’s Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity. Most notably W+K won this year’s Advertising Agengy of the Year at the event. As reported in this week’s Oregonian,
Dan Wieden, co-founder and global executive creative director, also received the Lion of St. Mark award, given for “long and outstanding contribution to creativity and communications.”
W+K’s work with leading brands like Nike, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Old Spice and a host of others continues to lead the pack with innovative campaigns and engaging content. Continue reading... “Weiden + Kennedy Takes Home Awards at this years Cannes Lion Festival of Creativity”
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Isn’t it fun talking about “the future”? Well this past spring Intel Labs, the Portland Incubator Experiment, Weiden + Kennedy and the Governor’s Office of Film and Television decided to spend a weekend in May looking into the future of narrative storytelling. We reached out to 16 different creative professionals with their own unique expertise from both Oregon and around the country to spend a Saturday in W+K’s offices and literally dream up a new form of storytelling. Continue reading... “Intel, Portland Incubator Experiment, W+K, and Oregon Film come together for a “Narrative Hack””
Bend, OR – June 25, 2012. Faceout Studio recently held a successful casting call event introducing emerging local talent to the various print and film related opportunities the studio has to offer. The energy was extremely positive as the packed out house learned more about how to be cast for book covers and short film projects. Faceout plans to hold another event later this summer. To sign up, please contact [email protected].
Faceout is collaborating with several partners to discover, recruit and train emerging talent in Bend for print and film related projects. Continue reading... “FACEOUT STUDIO HOLDS SUCCESSFUL CASTING CALL EVENT FOR EMERGING TALENT”
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Shot in one awesome in Portland, the new single by Portland’s “Worth” from his debut solo release “Six Foot Soul” due in August. Worth has been rocking the Portland scene for the last five years as the front man for NIAYH (Now Is All You Have) and is currently touring Europe to promote his new album. “Caught Up” is the first single and got a lot of people dancing during the Last Thursday street fest, check it out! Continue reading... “A music video for Portland’s “Worth” shot at Last Thursday”
This past Wednesday I was kindly invited to attend a private sneak peak of the premiere episode of “Leverage” season 5 at the 
