Here we are on Sunday, looking back on the fact that the last JumperCut goes to SXSW blog entry we put in was about last Monday, and it’s obvious that SXSW became e blur… a blur of music, films, sessions, parties and nonstop interesting conversations. The JumperCut team was all together on Tuesday, and then a couple of our team members had to leave so only Andrew, Ben and Phil remained. This last SXSW update is a summary of the experience from our final few days, and some take-aways. Continue reading... “JumperCut SxSW Adventure”
The AIFF branches out with exciting new programming to add to our audience’s festival experience with the eMerge Transmedia Showcase. Created to showcase new forms of digital and interactive storytelling, the program has been developed in collaboration with Southern Oregon University’s Emerging Media and Digital Arts (EMDA) program. Below is more details on this year’s program events. Sponsors of eMerge this year include The Governor’s Office of Film and Television, Project A, Second Story, the Portland Incubator Experiment, and the Technology Association of Oregon. Continue reading... “Further Details of AIFF’s eMerge Transmedia Showcase Announced”
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It’s Sunday morning and since the rest of the JumperCut team is still sleeping (the change in the clocks wasn’t kind to us), I thought I would take this opportunity to write a little bit about our experience yesterday and so far at South by Southwest. The JumperCut team members are all newbies to SxSW, and so we’re just settling into what is an enormous event, where it seems as though the entire city of austin is nothing but orange, blue, silver, black and green laniards and badges, lines of people around the block for various events, and the spotting of a movie star here and there. Continue reading... “JumperCut At SXSW Saturday!”
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So here we are at SXSW! Phil picked up Amy, Lukas, and I in the evening and drove straight downtown for our badges. I knew this was going to be busy and exciting but this truly is amazing. Everyone is here to talk, learn, communicate, meet new people and showcase what new work they are ready to bring to the world stage and we fit right in.
At the end of the night we all met up and talked about the people we’d met and our different interactions with the city as it buzzes with all of this fantastic positive energy. Continue reading... “JumperCut SXSW: It Begins”
Right here in Oregon, tucked away in Hillsboro since 2007, is one of the leading manufacturers of intelligent LED lighting instruments for the film and video production industry. Meet Zylight LLC, they build “easy-to-use LED lighting systems based on state-of-the-art technologies, producing fully calibrated bright white light, as well as any color – forever eliminating gels.” Zylight was formed in 2004 to bring “new levels of efficiency, flexibility, and creativity to the realm of film and video lighting”.
It is gratifying seeing more and more suppliers switching to LED’s as it’s about as green as it gets when it comes to lighting. Continue reading... “Considering Switching to LEDs For Your (Green) Production Lighting Needs?”
With AIFF just a little more than one month away, we wanted to update you on some new info. A full schedule of events should be up on AIFF’s website in a few weeks but here’s what has been announced to date.
“Redwood Highway”, produced last year in Southern Oregon, will premiere at the festival. from AIFF
A World Premiere of a Southern Oregon Production
We are very excited to announce the World Premiere of Redwood Highwaydirected by Gary Lundgren (Calvin Marshall, 2011 AIFF, Wow and Flutter, 2005 AIFF) and produced by James Twyman and Gary Kout.
Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival – Redwood Highway to Premiere at Festival”
“Big data demands to be seen on the big screen”
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The first screening of its kind — “Arc” is a theatrical program dedicated to the art, creativity and complexity of animated infographics. As its name suggests, the screening lies at the confluence of storytelling and data visualizations — an intersection that will be appeal to interaction designers, journalists, writers, researchers, number-junkies and analysts.
Synopsis:
In a culture now supersaturated with colossal reams of information, it’s all we can do to stay afloat and make sense of it all. Continue reading... “Arc: An Evening of Animated Infographics @hollywodtheatr February 28”
On Sunday at this year’s WGA awards IFC’s “Portlandia” won a WGA award for best Comedy/Variety Series. By most accounts this was an upset for the show as the other nominees included six time winner “Saturday Night Live”, “Conan”, “The Daily Show”, “The Colbert Report”, “Jimmy Kimmel”, and “Real Time with Bill Maher”. The show continues to grow both audience and acclaim. The season 3 premiere of the show was up 30% from season 2 and the web companion to the show Kumail Tours Portlandia has been a nice surprise on IFC’s website. Continue reading... ““Portlandia” Wins WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety Program”
The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) organizers are excited to host acclaimed director, Penelope Spheeris, (Decline of Western Civilization I-III, Wayne’s World, Suburbia) as this year’s guest of honor, with a Director’s conversation following the screening of three of her films: DUDES, SUBURBIA and DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION III during POWFest on Saturday, March 9th at 2pm and 7pm .
Each year, POWFest pays tribute to a key woman in the filmmaking industry who has helped pave the way for those just getting their start. Continue reading... “Director Penelope Spheeris announced as the 2013 POWFest Guest of Honor”
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/58162919[/vimeo] A father takes his daughter to Mt. Shasta after the death of her mother. One day a mysterious woman appears who claims to be from the lost continent of Lemuria, also known as Mu.
“Mu” is about mystery, it’s about family, it’s about how we perceive each other on this planet and beyond. Oh and did I mention it’s a little scary…
Check out our Indiegogo account and help spread the word! Continue reading... “Help Support this Awesome Feature Film Shooting in Portland Oregon this May!”
