Intel Shows Off Leviathan at CES Keynote

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Intel CEO Brian Krzanich kicked off the 2014 CES with a keynote that covered a lot of interesting new developments at Intel. In the world of digital storytelling Krzanich showed off the Leviathan project that Intel Research Labs has been working on with the USC World Building Media Lab. Tawny Schileski of Intel Research Labs was one of the key partners on the project and we’re proud to say that she’s also been a key player in the formation of the Oregon Story Board.

#EOFF2014 Update

We just wanted to send out some post-holiday/pre-festival love to our growing family of members, sponsors, participants and alumni. We’re stoked for the new year and look forward to a killer fifth annual! Eastern Oregon Film Festival will run February 20-22, 2014, in La Grande,OR.

PROGRAM SNEAK PEEK, PASS RELEASE, AUCTION, PARTY

Here’s the rundown of our annual fundraiser/party…
January 15, 2014 / 6:30pm – 9:30pm / Art Center at the Old Library (1006 Penn Ave).

Selected films, musical guests, visiting artists, parties, and the related goods will be announced!

Hinge Digital’s Motion Graphics for “Rebuilding Together”

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rebuilding together

“150,000 projects and counting”

Hinge helped celebrate Rebuilding Together’s 25th anniversary by creating a motion graphics video illustrating the organization’s impact on the neighborhoods and communities they serve. Learn how you can get involved at rebuildingtogether.org/help.

Credits

Client: Rebuilding Together

Agency: Hinge Digital

Creative Production: Hinge Digital

Executive Producer: Roland Gauthier
Directors: Tyler Kenworthy & Alex Tysowsky
Production Manager: Tiffany Navarro
Art Director & Storyboard Artist: Tyler Kenworthy
Animation & Compositing: Justin Mai

Behind The “Back O’er Oregon” Music Video and Website

By now you may well have read some of the blog posts here about Slater Smith, his band “The Weather Machine” and the journey Smith undertook (in conjunction with Oregon Film and Oregon State Parks) to get the music video and corresponding web site up. (As a reminder, Smith made an ambitious trip around Oregon visiting 185 Oregon State Parks to bring us his new music video for the single, “Back O’er Oregon”). But what about the folks behind the scenes on this project?

Reese Witherspoon’s “Wild” Shot More Locations In Oregon Than Any Other Project To Date

(All these great Oregon pictures were taken by Reese Witherspoon while on location for “Wild”)

It was gratifying that “Wild” shot in more places in our state than any other feature film to date. Reese Witherspoon (“Walk The Line, Mud”) traveled the entire length of Oregon from southern and central regions, up to the Gorge and Portland metro while shooting (author), Cheryl Strayed’s, NY Times best-seller novel, “Wild”. Witherspoon is not only starring in this Fox Searchlight feature, but producing with business partner Bruna Papandrea (“Warm Bodies”, “all Good Things”) under their Pacific Standard banner, and River Road’s, Bill Pohland (“The Tree of Life”, “Twelve Years A Slave”).

Oregon Film Incentive Update – Incentives Available in OPIF and iOPIF

With 2014 coming quickly, we thought it would be a good idea to send out an update on the Oregon Production Investment Fund (OPIF) and the Indigenous Oregon Production Investment Fund (iOPIF).

Oregon Production Investment Fund

In October we completed our second tax credit auction and successfully sold out the remaining tax credits from the new $10million annual allotment. The total amount of funds raised for fiscal year 2013-2014 is $9,870,610 which is the highest return on the tax credit sale to date.

Art of Makeup 2014 Winter Workshops

Start your New Year with a new education! The Art of Makeup. The time to register for upcoming January classes is now!

Corrective Beauty: Jan 6–8

Fashion & Bridal: Jan 13-15

Period Makeup: Jan 20-22

Film/TV & Stage: Jan 27-29

Hair Styling: Feb 3-4

Airbrush: Feb 5-6

Special FX: Feb 10-12

For more information please check out our website at www.artofmakeup.com or email [email protected] or call 360-553-3855 and schedule a tour of the studio.

SOFaT Announces New Board

Southern Oregon Film and Television (SOFaT), Southern Oregon’s media industry trade association, introduced its new board last night at their 2013 Wrap Celebration held at the SOU Digital Media Center in Ashland. Members of the organization were joined by prominent members of local government and business to celebrate a very successful year in film and media production in the region, which included a very high-profile day of shooting for the Reese Witherspoon film WILD.

SOFaT is entering 2014 with a very strong outlook and a renewed approach to marketing Southern Oregon as a filmmaking destination, and installing a new board is a big part of that plan.

Recap of the Mocap and the Oregon Film End of Year Party

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Here’s a little video that our friend from Clackamas Community College quickly put together from last night.

Thanks to all who sponsored the event, the great companies who shared their projects with the attendees, and of course all those who attended the event. I think it was a great way to celebrate 2013 and an even better way to set the tone for a bigger and better 2014 for all!

-Vince

Oregon Story Board Appoints Nicholas de Wolff Executive Director

December 6, 2013 – Portland, Oregon – Oregon Story Board, launched earlier this year by a consortium of research, private, and state groups, today welcomes its inaugural Executive Director Nicholas de Wolff, after a comprehensive national search. Nicholas will be responsible for developing and overseeing the organization’s strategic and operational mission.

“We were incredibly impressed with the quality of candidates that applied for this position,” said Vince Porter, Executive Director of the Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television, one of the groups involved with the initiative, “and it became clear early on that Nicholas was at the top of the list.

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“150,000 projects and counting”

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