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Online Auction Benefitting the NW Film Center

February 20, 2012February 21, 2012 NW Film Center Education, Film Festivals, Portland, Resources fundraising, Grimm, Northwest Film Center, nwfcLeave a Comment

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For the NW Film Center, life goes on after the Portland International Film Festival. In addition to PIFF the Film Center host year-round exhibition screenings as well as educational outreach programs, workshops, and production classes and we do all of this as a non-profit.

The Film Center depends on grants, sponsorship support, our loyal members & volunteers, as well as fundraising to make everything we

do happen. With this in mind we want to invite you to keep the bidding going with our Online Auction. Continue reading... “Online Auction Benefitting the NW Film Center”

The Evolution of Trever Stewart

February 7, 2012 Oregon Film Blog, Oregon Animation Industry "Coraline", "Jingle All the Way", Amanda Bennett, Bent Image Lab, Trever Stewart1 Comment

by Amanda Bennett

If Trever Stewart runs into a room and says to you, “Quick, play dead.” You might just unthinkingly throw yourself on the ground and imagine that there are big, black Xs covering your eye sockets.

He’s that persuasive.

And, since moving to Portland from Los Angeles, Mr. Stewart (Associate Producer of Special Projects, Bent Image Labs) has learned to use his impressive powers for good, specifically, for the good of local animation.

It has taken some doing, though. Continue reading... “The Evolution of Trever Stewart”

All Three Oregon Produced Shows Airing New Episdoes this Weekend!

January 13, 2012January 13, 2012 Oregon Film Economic Impact, Jobs, Oregon Film, Portland, Television Grimm, Leverage, Portlandia1 Comment

Are you ready for a weekend full of Oregon produced Television? Starting tonight on IFC “Portlandia” airs episode 2 of its second season. Tonight’s episode includes guest stars Jeff Goldblum, Edward James Olmos, Eddie Vedder, and even an Eddie Vedder tatoo. I had the chance to see the episode early and I have to say that the Portland Allergy Pride Parade is hilarious! Season 2 got off to a great start last week and the ratings were greatly improved from Season 1. Continue reading... “All Three Oregon Produced Shows Airing New Episdoes this Weekend!”

Hollywood Trades in the City of Stars for the City of Roses

January 12, 2012January 17, 2012 Carly Petrone Film and Media Industry, Jobs, Oregon Film, Portland, Production Services, Television7 Comments

Posted by Carly Petrone, U of O Grad Student

Filmmakers begin to move film and television production up to the Pacific Northwest.

Portland, Ore. – Portland, Oregon is rapidly becoming the next production capital of the west thanks to the hit television show Portlandia, which debuted on the Independent Film Channel last January.

The wildly popular show, set to debut its second season in January 2012, stars comedians Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. Armisen, best known as a returning cast member of Saturday Night Live and Brownstein, a former band member of Portland-based Sleater Kinney, first grabbed viewers attention when the six-episode series aired earlier this year. Continue reading... “Hollywood Trades in the City of Stars for the City of Roses”

Recorded Webcast of Annual Meeting Available

December 15, 2011 Oregon Film Award, Events, Oregon Film Oregon Film Annual Meeting1 Comment

This year the University of Oregon’s media team was able to record the annual meeting and now it’s available here. If you have a Mac you’ll first need to download the flip for Mac Application which can be found here. One quick note – we ran a 15 minute pre-show of clips prior to the meeting beginning and that is on the front end of the video. If you’re interested in knowing what the clips are –

#1 – YouTube video of a boy who wrote “An Ode to Fred Armisen” after meeting him on the set of ‘Portlandia”

#2 – “Rid of Me” Trailer

#3 – “Gone” Trailer

#4 – a series of commercials from the animation studio Bent Image Lab

#5 – Leverage Location Video

#6 – Behind the Scenes of “Grimm” Continue reading... “Recorded Webcast of Annual Meeting Available”

Governor Kitzhaber Presents Green Leadership Award to PlyVeneer Products for Development of Sustainable Set Construction Material, “ScenicPly”

December 13, 2011January 9, 2012 Green Production Award, environmental, Events, Film and Media Industry, Green, Jobs, Oregon Film EcoScenic, filming in Oregon, Green, Green Is Universal, Green Leadership Award, green plywood, Grimm, Jobs, Oregon film industry, PlyVeneer, PlyVeneer Products, ScenicPly, sustainability, sustainable building materialLeave a Comment

Governor John Kitzhaber, Jim Jones and Garvin Eddy/EcoScenic and Jerry Gabrio/PlyVeneer Products (Photo: Frank DiMarco)

Governor Kitzhaber presented the Oregon Governor’s Award for Green Leadership to PlyVeneer Products, (for the development of ScenicPly in collaboration with EcoScenic) on Monday night at the Film Office’s public Annual Meeting in Portland. Reading the details of the award was First Lady of Oregon, Cylvia Hayes. (Cylvia is also founder of 3E Strategies, a consulting firm and green product development company.) Continue reading... “Governor Kitzhaber Presents Green Leadership Award to PlyVeneer Products for Development of Sustainable Set Construction Material, “ScenicPly””

“Gone” Trailer Available – Starring Amanda Seyfried – Shot in Oregon

November 21, 2011November 22, 2011 Oregon Film Movies, Oregon Film, Portland Gone1 Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vg4e344DdQ

It doesn’t take long to notice in the trailer that “Gone” was shot in Oregon (lot’s of Portland Police cars). The film was shot here last spring right after the production of the pilot for “Grimm”. From everything we heard, the production went very smoothly. If you’re familiar with Portland at all you’ll notice some familiar locations. Several scenes were shot in the industrial part of inner SE Portland just a few blocks from our office. The film also used the exterior of the empty U.S. Continue reading... ““Gone” Trailer Available – Starring Amanda Seyfried – Shot in Oregon”

Success of Oregon’s Film and TV industry highlighted in Hollywood Reporter

October 26, 2011October 26, 2011 Oregon Film Animation/VFX, Economic Impact, Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Oregon Film, Portland, Production Services, Television Hollywood ReporterLeave a Comment

Recently the media that covers the film and television industry has taken notice in all the work happening in the state. In the web based trade “The Wrap”, a recent article about the state of the TV industry mentioned Portland as a city on the rise for TV production. We were also contacted by the Hollywood Reporter a month or so ago as they decided to do a feature on the TV work in the city. Some of you may remember that they did a “Made in Oregon” feature a year and a half ago. Continue reading... “Success of Oregon’s Film and TV industry highlighted in Hollywood Reporter”

Jalal Jemison joins Bent Image Lab as Head of Compositing/Lead Colorist

September 27, 2011 Oregon Film Blog, News, Oregon Animation IndustryLeave a Comment

Jalal Jemison joins Bent Image Lab as Head of Compositing/Lead Colorist

Bent Image Lab recently cemented Visual FX Artist Jalal Jemison as its new head of compositing and lead colorist. Jemison whose previous work includes numerous Hollywood projects such as Pineapple Express, Borat and most currently Get Him to the Greek and the documentary How to Die in Oregon brings his mastery of post production tools and techniques to the world of commercials, television programs, music videos and motion graphics.

Drawn to the desktop filmmaking movement of the 90’s, Jemison began learning about visual effects while attending UC Santa Cruz. Continue reading... “Jalal Jemison joins Bent Image Lab as Head of Compositing/Lead Colorist”

LAIKA Creates Trailer For New Colin Meloy Book

July 27, 2011 Oregon Film Blog Animation, Colin Meloy, Decemberists, LAIKA, WildwoodLeave a Comment

“How five crows managed to lift a 20-pound baby boy into the air was beyond Prue, but that was certainly the least of her worries.”

As if being the lead singer of one of the most highly-thought of bands around wasn’t enough, Colin Meloy – front man for the Decembrists – has added author extraordinaire to his list of titles. His children’s book Wildwood, the first in a series, is set to hit stores August 30^th.

Wildwood is the story of Prue McKeel, a young girl who must adventure into the Impassible Wilderness on the edge of Portland, Oregon after her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows. Continue reading... “LAIKA Creates Trailer For New Colin Meloy Book”