Phrenic Invites You to “Go Clone Yourself”

Phrenic–an iOS thriller you watch, read, and play–invites anyone to create a character by uploading a video or writing a very short story from the perspective of a human clone. Videos and stories can be submitted from the Phrenic app itself or on Phrenic’s page on Theatrics. A storyline about liberated clones was designed specifically as a framework for user generated content. Disguises (or Halloween costumes) are encouraged to protect the identity of other clones.

Stories and videos will be published in the Phrenic app and online (one user-submitted story is already live in the app).

Polluted Pictures premieres new film online

Director of last year’s Cell Count makes new short film “M is for Marriage” to be considered as part of the ABC’s of Death 2 anthology film.

PORTLAND, Oregon (October 28, 2013) Polluted Pictures (Cell Count) and Lyon Films (The Tell) are proud to announce their new film “M is for Marriage” is now available for viewing on the ABC’s of Death 2 search for the 26th Director competition page. The film is currently in 4th place in over 250+ entries from around the world.

The 40th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival Packed With Great Events

Below are just a few of the events happening at the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival. Be sure to check out all the screenings here as well.

FRI, NOV 8, 9 PM

OPENING NIGHT PARTY

THE (FORMER) BROADWAY METROPLEX, 1000 SW BROADWAY

Fittingly, the Festival takes over the Broadway metroplex for this 40-years-in-the-making celebration. Belly up to the concession stand for delicious Sierra Nevada beer, Honest Tea, and food, and don’t miss the opportunity to introduce yourself to the dazzling array of talented Northwest filmmakers who will be on hand.

Tips For Renting Your ‘Hot Property’ As A Film Location

Of the five major broadcast television networks’ 23 new one-hour dramas offered up last year, only two were filmed in Hollywood. State tax incentives from outside California have successfully lured many productions to other economies, and created a growing market for a variety of property owners in Oregon as location providers. Indicating the extent to which films are made outside the confines of studio lots in America, about five years ago- when California still commanded the lion’s share of the film location market -Los Angeles County issued permits for over 30,000 film location days, with about 75% of Southern California’s location filming shooting in private residences.

NBC Universal’s, Season 3 of “Grimm” Premieres Strong – More Great Episodes to Come

NBC Universal’s “Grimm” returned for its third season Friday and started up right where it left off. The season 3 premiere was actually up in the ratings from the season 2 premiere and helped launch NBC’s friday night premiere of “Dracula”. Here’s one quick analysis from the Hollywood Reporter. If you were on Twitter during the friday night broadcast, you know that the show is a hit on Twitter as well. During the 9:00pm west coast broadcast the cast was live tweeting and that with the fan interaction made “Grimm” one of the top trending topics on twitter.

We Moved!

Many of you have heard already, but in case you haven’t, we are moving on November 4 into our new offices. We will be in a new suite at the Eastside Exchange building with our friends at the Technology Association of Oregon. The building has been beautifully updated and it should open up new opportunities for events and partnerships.

NEW ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 4

123 NE 3RD AVE., SUITE 210

PORTLAND, OR 97232

PHONE – (971)254-4020

Our direct numbers are changing as well:

Vince Porter – (971)254-4021
Bob Schmaling – (971)254-4022
Nathan Cherrington – (971)254-4023
Jane Ridley – (971)254-4024

Also – An early Save the date – We’re planning a joint event with the Technology Association to celebrate our new digs on December 5.

Hinge Digital’s New Spots for Dunkin’ Donuts

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/77453295[/vimeo]

dunkin’ donuts

“bakery series”

Hinge, Blind and Michael Schrom teamed up to create these mouth watering spots for the Dunkin’ Donuts Bakery Series campaign.

View the other two spots on Hinge Digital’s website: http://hingedigital.com/projects/dunkin-donuts-bakery-series/

Credits

Client: Dunkin’ Donuts
Agency: Hill Holliday

Creative Direction: Blind
Creative Director: Greg Gunn
Executive Producer: Amy Knerl
Project Manager: Bridget Carroll
Compositor: Lawrence Wyatt
3D artist: Hao Cui

Post Production: Hinge Digital
Executive Producer: Roland Gauthier
VFX Supervisor: Michael Kuehn
Production Manager: Tiffany Navarro
Modeling: Josh LaFayette
Look Development: Jonathan Beals, Tyler Kenworthy
Lighting: Jonathan Beals
Compositing: Tom Burney, Terell Seitz

Table Top Director: Michael Schrom
Color Correction: Nice Shoes

First Image of Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl Strayed Pops Up Online.

Here’s the first image from the set of “Wild” with Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl Strayed. Good thing we’ve had a dry spell in Oregon the past two weeks! We can’t wait to see more images and eventually the film! The image was put up on whosay by Reese Witherspoon. Can anyone guess where this was shot in Oregon?

NW Film Center – Upcoming 1 and 2 day workshops

We hope that you can join us for one or all of our upcoming workshops! See full descriptions at here.

Canon XA-10 Camera In Depth
SATURDAY, OCT 19, 1:30-5:30 PM
Extended overview of our HD camera workhorse.

Lighting on a Shoestring
SATURDAY, OCT 19 & SUNDAY, OCT 20, 10 AM-1 PM
Use whatever you can get your hands on to achieve an intended effect.

Sound Recording Basics
SUNDAYS, OCT 20 & 27, 1:30-4:30 PM
Basics of recording dialogue, interviews, narration, and effects.

Hinge Digital’s All-CG Spot for Renault

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/75882787[/vimeo]

renault

“mégane”

What car powers through all seasons? The Mégane by Renault, perfectly envisioned using full CG and VFX – no live action shoot needed.

In collaboration with directing team Andrew Nawrot and Sonja Jasansky, the Hinge creative team developed this all-CG spot for the Renault Mégane in just under two weeks. The spot features dramatic lighting as well as naturalistic visual effects of water, smoke and haze.

More pictures of the design process and storyboards can be seen on Hinge Digital’s website: http://hingedigital.com/projects/renault-megane/

Recent Posts

Below are just a few of the events happening at the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival. Be sure to check out all the screenings here as well.

NEW ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 4

PHONE – (971)254-4020

Our direct numbers are changing as well:

dunkin’ donuts

“bakery series”

renault

“mégane”