The Oregon film community's official blog.
Why not use the global lights out to shine a light on your businesses commitment to sustainable practices? March 27th, at 8:30 pm, lights will be going out all over the planet to make a stand against climate change. You can learn more and post your pictures at:
http://www.earthhour.org/TakeAction.aspx
The Portland Development Commission (PDC) is seeking competitive proposals from qualified firms to provide Video Production Services, as outlined in RFQ #09-36.
PDC contact person for this RFQ is Larry Wright at (503) 823-3328 or [email protected]
For more information and to view all PDC contracting opportunities, visit:
http://www.pdc.us/login/welcome.asp
“Leverage” is back! And they are bigger than before! Season 3 of “Leverage” has begun principal photography and they are due to shoot sixteen episodes this year. Word is that some local crew has been promoted this year and thanks to Lana Veenker’s “Boot Camp” earlier in the year, we hope to hear of even more local thugs cast in the show. And for those “Leverage” fans, please be sure to check out the link below about the upcoming “Con-Con”! March 19-21 at the Governor Hotel in Portland.
Is your production information slipping through the cracks? Mine was. Then, my best friend from 3rd grade told me about a system he’d just created for Nike solving this exact problem. Together, we customized FMYI to handle the unique pressures of the production world. As a producer of nationally syndicated programs for over 10 years, I knew that creating television, film or new media has a seemingly endless number of moving pieces, making good communication within a team critical. With today’s tighter budgets and people working from dispersed locations production has become even more difficult.
PORTLAND, Ore. – March 4, 2010 – Pod27, a leader in digital workflow management systems for the motion picture industry, today launched a major new version of its powerful Web-based film management application, Pod27. With more than 100 features, Pod27 utilizes the latest cloud computing technology to help filmmakers better organize, share and connect during the production process.
New in this version of Pod27
Whether it’s dropping a camera off a 100 story building in New York City for “Spider-Man” or flying a camera over a waterfall in Mexico for “Apocalypto”, Spydercam is in the business of moving cameras.
Their innovative camera system utilizes winches, weights, cables, and computer software to move their cameras in ways that are fast, safe and extremely accurate. With a camera system that can travel over any distance at up to 60 miles per hour, and move in any direction, they truly are the premiere suspended camera company in the industry today.
Oh Stumptown…
A video to sell Portland. Tough. If you are familiar with the region, you know what an easy sell it is. Ohhh, but try condensing it into a 3:00-4:00 minute video. Sockeye has deep Portland roots—so it was a labor of love. After 15 months of shooting at countless locations, and 80 hours of footage they clearly left a lot on the cutting room floor.
The goal was to show the evolution of Portland. Sure people know it is green, western and outdoorsy.
On behalf of the crew, equipment providers, and post production services available to serve your business in Oregon, we welcome you and thank you for considering producing in our state. If you aren’t already aware, OMPA publishes the SourceOregon.com directory, online at www.SourceOregon.com, where you will find a list of personnel and resources, all of which are vetted for professional experience. Both the Governor’s Office of Film & Television and the OMPA will gladly provide hard copies of the SourceOregon.com
By Julianana Lukasik, Owner/Director @Large Films
@Large Films, Inc. is an award-winning, national, fully integrated production company based in Portland, Oregon. Our clients include Nintendo, Ubi Soft, Nike, Adidas, and Peter Piper Pizza, as well as many other national and regional companies.
We have had great success at marketing Portland as a reason to work with @Large Films. There are many reasons why an advertising agency or corporation would consider shooting in Portland; and a few of them may surprise you.
By David Poulshock
My best friend is writing a musical called RAIN. He’s a master at irony and his show is set in a globally-warmed future when rain no longer falls in Portland. Its anthem is “What’s Portland Without the Rain?” Obama had to have his John McCain / Send out Lewis without a Clark? That’s insane / Would you Bogey without Bacall / What’s a Taj with no Mahal / So what’s the point of Portland without the rain? 1.
