The Confluence

“A Year in Mooring” to screen at Salem Film Festival

I’m never big on talking about the projects that “got away” from Oregon but in this case I want to make an exception. “A Year in Mooring”, written by Salem writer Peter Vanderwall and directed by Chris Eyre who was born in Portland. A few years back my office was contacted about this film as the original story was set in Oregon. Unfortunately between bad timing, competing projects and a scarcity of incentive funds, the project went to Michigan and is now set in Michigan.

Hinge Digital Works with Sockeye Creative on a new Dick’s Sporting Goods Commercial

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Over the last couple of years Hinge Digital has built up an impressive reputation as a go to place for all things animation. As a result more and more agencies and clients are taking notice. Recently Hinge worked with Sockeye Creative on this commercial for Dick’s Sporting Goods.

That’s not all they’ve been working on. Be sure to check out their 2011 reel to get a good idea of all Hinge has to offer. Their blog also has a more in depth look into their work.

LAIKA House – Behind the Scenes of a new Honda commercial

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We often talk about Oregon being a great place for car commercials. Of course usually we mean live action commercials. This youtube video shows the behind the scenes of LAIKA House’s recent commercial for the Honda Pilot. This video really shows off the technical expertise and craftmanship of Oregon’s Animation industry.

Behind the Scenes of LAIKA House’s new Honda Commercial

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Ever wonder how LAIKA House produces their commercials? This video is a great look into just how they do it. It takes a special group of artists and technicians to make a commercial like this one for Honda. We’ve been talking a lot about Oregon’s diversity of roads to land car commercials, we didn’t stop to think that Oregon’s Animation industry is also a strategic advantage!

Todd Haynes presents two films at the Hollywood Theatre!

Acclaimed director Todd Haynes presents two films of his choosing at the Hollywood Theatre on 10/15

(Portland, OR) September 27, 2011 – Acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes invites you into his subversive and surprising cinematic universe for one night only with back to back screenings of “Vertigo” and “Performance” – two movies guaranteed to twist your cinematic sensibilities into knots presented on glorious, increasingly rare 35mm. This evening with Haynes kicks off En Route, the Hollywood Theatre’s new series featuring artists at the height of their craft presenting films that have influenced them.

EOFF2011 Full Event Schedule

[La Grande, Oregon] The Eastern Oregon Film Festival will celebrate its 3^rd annual event October 20-22 in beautiful downtown La Grande, Oregon. The 3-day event features 2 spectacular independent films — 10 features and 10 short films, 7 of the Northwest’s most notable up-and-coming indie bands, and 3 after-parties at some of La Grande’s best venues.

Featured films for this yearʼs program include the NW Premiere of Jon Foyʼs Sundance winning documentary ʻResurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Tonybee Tilesʼ, the West Coast Premiere of Tristan Pattersonʼs moving and intimate SXSW winner, ʻDragonslayerʼ, and Evan Glodell’s innovative and thrilling low-budget phenom, ʻBellﬂowerʼ.

OMPA’s October Newsletter Available Now

The Oregon Media Production Association invites you to review the newsletter for Oregon’s film, television, commercial and new media production industry, the OMPA Callsheet (click to view):

Prior to publishing digitally, the Callsheet was mailed exclusively to members of OMPA, the professional association for Oregon’s film, TV, commercial and new media industry. We are now happy to share our news with all those interested in Oregon’s industry, and anyone can subscribe at issuu.com.

Call for submissions: 2012 OpenLens Festival (Eugene)

(Eugene, Oregon) The 2012 OpenLens Festival seeks submissions by Oregon filmmakers for its eighth annual celebration of the short film genre to be held in Eugene, January 28-29, 2012. Prizes include: $500 Jury Award, $200 Jury Honorable Mention, and $100 Audience Choice Award. Submissions are limited to 15 minutes with films 10 minutes or less preferred.

Oregon resident filmmakers are encouraged to submit their best work to what has become Eugene’s premier winter film festival hosted by the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA).

Three Spots Left for TV/Film Hair Workshop

SEATTLE–Many industry projects require makeup artists to also perform as a production’s hairstylist.

Colour Box Makeup Studios, which has offered four film/TV makeup workshops in Portland and Seattle over the last two years, is hosting an Oct. 8 workshop in Seattle that broadens makeup artists’ hairstyling skills allowing them to offer a more “complete package” to potential employers.

The class, which is limited to 12 students, is currently enrolling and has three spots still available. It is hosted by 2011 Emmy nominee and Colour Box founder Kerry Herta and veteran celebrity hairstylist Lara Cilento.

TRON Legacy “Byte by Byte”: Sunday at Mission Theatre in Portland

This Sunday it’s a meeting of the post-production kind, as OMPA teams up with AEPDX and 3dpdx to host visual effects artist Bradley G Munkowitz, to discuss his and his shop’s work on “TRON Legacy: Byte by Byte”, where Munkowitz (aka: GMUNK) takes apart the VFX of TRON Legacy, at the Mission Theatre in Portland.

For 14 months, Munkowitz and a team of 5 graphic all-stars infiltrated Digital Domain’s vfx pipeline and pushed through over 8 minutes of on screen graphics for the film TRON Legacy.

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