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Media Arts Fellowship – Call for Submissions

FY2011 Oregon Media Arts Fellowship
Guidelines & Application

Deadline: October 1, 2010

The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship(s) provide financial and other support for production expenses to enable Oregon film or video artists to create or complete new work or works in progress. The Media Arts Fellowship(s) recognize and assist media artists whose work shows exceptional promise and who have demonstrated a commitment to film or video art. The Oregon Arts Commission, the Gordon D. Sondland and Katherine J. Durant Foundation and Oregon Public Broadcasting fund the program.

Job Posting – FT Producer/Director

Chambers Productions is hiring a full time Producer/Director.

Chambers Productions is looking for someone with 5+ years experience. Position will primarily focus on commercial, agency and corporate video projects with occasional opportunity to work on feature film projects.

Position requires experience producing / directing single and multi-camera, studio and field productions, using video equipment, editing software, lighting and audio gear.

Resources for Oregon Businesses

To all emerging, start-up and established businesses out there, don’t forget about the many resources that are readily available throughout the state to help you flourish, no matter what phase of business you are in. We have rounded some up for you here:

http://oregonfilm.org/resources/smallbusiness/ and would welcome and comments, suggestions or additions you may have.

Earth hour approaches……

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Why not use the global lights out to shine a light on your businesses commitment to sustainable practices? March 27^th, 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

PDC posts RFP for Video Production Services

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!

“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.

FMYI (for my innovation) organizes customers’ video and film production, makes “A New Day” video of their own

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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.

Pod27 Helps Redefine How Filmmakers Connect and Share with Stakeholders throughout the Production Lifecycle

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

Pod27 Mobile – access your workspace from any mobile device; optimized to work with touch screen technology, such as Apple’s iPhone or Google’s Android.

Spydercam

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.

Featured Video: Portland, Oregon

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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.

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