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Clackamas Community College And Oregon Story Board Awarded $100,000 Microsoft Grant

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Microsoft’s HoloLens Academic Grant was awarded to five educational institutions nationwide, along with two Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition devices, to each recipient, to further aid their research and development of their respective projects. Clackamas Community College and OSB will use the HoloLens technology to “develop a trade-based curriculum for Clackamas students, particularly students in the automotive program”.

Microsoft HoloLens is the first fully untethered, holographic computer, enabling high-definition holograms to integrate with your world. Unlock all-new ways to connect, create, collaborate, and explore.

PDXpendables Celebrates Their First Anniversary

The owners of PDXpendables Stage and Studio Supplies LLC, Don Rohrbacker and David Bluford are pleased to announce their first Anniversary.
PDXpendables was formed in November of 2014 with a view to provide superior customer service to the Entertainment Industry. In the past year we have served clients as diverse as large animation studios, television series, even the Theatre departments of Community Colleges and every type of client in between.

Taking advantage of relationships formed with every major manufacturer in Entertainment over the past 30 years, PDXpendables provides Grip, Lighting, and a broad range of Expendables.

“The Librarians” Premiered with Season 2

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It’s great to have “The Librarians” back. They premiered Season 2 November 1 (TNT). Link to the Oregonian interview with Christian Kane, here.

Two-Day Workshop: Hand Make 16mm Film Stock

HAND MAKE 16MM FILM STOCK
SATURDAY, NOV 20, 10AM-2 PM & SUNDAY, NOV 21, 10AM-5 PM (with lunch break)
Tuition: $115
HOSTED BY MEMBERS OF PROCESS REVERSAL
Hand make your own 16mm film stock using silver-gelatin and acetate, then shoot on and handprocess it to explore the possibilities of what this remarkable medium has to offer! Digital may be the industry norm today, but there’s renewed curiosity in the filmmaking community about the 16mm film format, especially when used in creative, alternative ways.

Character Mapping: A Road Map Through The Psyche For Actors, Writers, Directors

Character Mapping: A roadmap through the psyche for actors, writers, and directors.

New Portland Cohort begins November 15! (registration, dates, & times below)

This master class in character development and backstory is for experienced storytellers who have a deep interest in the psychological contexts and motivations that drive human stories. You’ll come away with a preparation process and tools to apply to the characters you’re writing performing or directing.

“Out Of The Darkness” Wraps

Its a wrap for the locally produced feature film “Out of the Darkness.” After four weeks, and multiple locations, the producers would like to thank, the local crew and vendors, the local cast, Oscar nominated actor Graham Greene, and the Oregon Film Office. “Out of the Darkness” expected release date by Origin Releasing is in early Summer 2016. We are looking forward to our next feature production in January 2016, “Justice.”

“Out of the Darkness” written and directed by Shawn Justice.

“Grimm” Season 5 Begins October 30th

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NBC Universal’s “Grimm” is back with a vengeance with season 5. This fantasy drama series set in Portland will premiere 9pm, October 30th. To find out where season 4 left off and what to expect in this coming season read more here.

2nd Annual Indie Game Con Takes Place In Eugene

Indie Game Con took place in Eugene, Oregon earlier this month. Around 30 developers, many fans, game reps and around 19 speakers converged on Lane CC’s campus for the second annual event, that showcased the growing Pacific Northwest’s interconnected indie game development scene. Read more here.

The conference was sponsored by Lane County, Lane Travel District, Hewlett-Packard, Pipeworks, Rock You, Super Genius, The Game Engine Company, the regional accelerator, RAIN and Unity. Proceeds from the conference benefitted Bitforest.

Oregon Story Board’s Class of 2015

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Yesterday at the Hollywood Theatre, the local business accelerator, Oregon Story Board presented their second Demo Day this year (first one was in January) of their eclectic class of 2015.

There to present their pitches were: Teak, scopic, WILD, Rose City Game Consulting, morebots, sprocketship, The Secret Book Club, and Original Fare, all of which embody “digital storytelling” as a common thread running through their work. The eight new start-ups were impressive in their vision and scope.

Sockeye Bringing A “Little More Portland” To The World!

(L. to r.) Julian Gese, Shelley Stevens, Andy Fraser, Peter Metz, Tim Sproul and Ryan Crisman Photo: Nicolle Clemetson Sockeye has been in existence since 1997 and makes up an eclectic community of creatives that do “work that makes everyone look good”, and now they are making Portland look good too! They just opened their very first international office in Amsterdam. Read this nice shout out from AdWeek about this advertising and branding company here.

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