On May 9th at Cinema Pacific, there will be a staged reading of the feature script “Let’s Do It” written by U of O alum Bryce Zabel. The story is based on true events surrounding the making of the first feature length student film which was produced in 1929 at the University of Oregon. In addition to using local actors for the reading, University of Oregon President will be playing the part of the U of O President (talk about type casting!). Continue reading... “Live Reading of feature script “Let’s Do It””
We are pleased to announce that Portland-based start-up MDiTV has officially launched!
The MDiTV website is live and fully operational. On it you can watch our first week of news stories and several previews of our upcoming programs. A key feature on the site is the “Read Article” option. This allows you to read the news article that each news cast is based on. In this article, you will find additional information and the sources that the facts are based on. Continue reading... “MDiTV Launches First Comprehensive Medical News Network”
Local filmmaker Sam Drevo will present his newly released film Trout on the Wind on the amazing story of restoration and renewal of Trout Creek through removal of Hemlock Dam. Sam Drevo and Ralph Bloemers, both avid whitewater paddlers and river advocates, collaborated on this production telling the story through the words of the individuals directly involved in it, and those influenced by it.
Hollywood Theater- May 13th
Doors open at 6:30pm – films start at 7pm
Wild River Film Night presented by Crag Law Center, Northwest River Guides LLC & Gifford Pinchot Task Force
Trout on the Wind (30 minutes) Continue reading... “Trout on the Wind”
During this 4-hour Website Tune-Up Workshop you will:
- Get a chance to showcase your site and discuss what you want to do.
- Get an industrial-strength grade on your site, then look at what highly rated sites are doing right–even your competitors.
- Look at the user interface + visitor experience of your site in a focus group setting.
- Go to the site structure and look at the onpage SEO (page titles, keywords, alt-tags).
- Look at the off page SEO (outbound links, social networking connections).
Continue reading... “Website Tune-Up Workshop”
Send in your short film for a chance to air on national TV. Films must be under 20 minutes. Check the website at http://www.ovationtv.com/events/filmcontest/ for full details and entry forms.
The Contest ends at 11:59:59 p.m. on May 7, 2010 (“End Date”). All eligible entries must be received by May 14, 2010.
The Contest is open only to residents of the 50 United States of America or the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older as of their time of entry. Continue reading... “Ovation TV is Looking for the next American Revolutionary Director”
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art opens its new exhibition “One Step Big Shot: Portraits by Andy Warhol and Gus Van Sant” on May 16, 2010. The exhibition will be on display through Sept. 5, 2010.
The public is invited to a free opening reception on Saturday, May 15th, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. featuring music by the Portland band The Hugs. Continue reading... “Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Debuts Polaroid Portraits by Andy Warhol and Gus Van Sant”
Giving birth to a widely-hailed western fantasy like the Oregon-produced web series Animus Cross is a massive undertaking that could easily be derailed – especially when a birth of a different sort occurs!
When series creator A.L. Steen gave birth to her and husband Jerry Buxbaum’s first child, Trone, on February 11, 2010 the show’s fans congratulated her. As time has gone on, however, there have been rumbles of concern that the Series II of the wildly popular internet series would be delayed. Continue reading... “New Addition To Animus Cross Family Won’t Delay Series Launch”
Continue reading... “Help Make The Paranormalists A Big-Screen Feature!”
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MDiTV is a new television production company located in Portland, OR. We are creating video programming about health and medical news for online distribution. Our shows will be portable and viral, just the thing to watch at the water cooler with your coworkers or while waiting for the bus. We’re excited to announce our launch in Spring 2010! Continue reading... “MDiTV a new internet television company in Portland”
Next Generation Media, the company that purchased the CD/DVD replication business from Allied Vaughn just over two years ago, has permanently closed its doors. If you or your organization had assets stored at the Next Generation branch in Portland, it’s going to be a while before you can reclaim them. In deciding how much NGM’s creditors will be paid, the bankruptcy courts have frozen all assets contained in all branches. That’s the bad news. Continue reading... “FYI From The Media Lab”
