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Bent Image Lab launches into Television Programming with “Jingle All the Way” for the Hallmark Channel

October 25, 2011November 1, 2011 [email protected] Animation/VFX, Featured Videos, Film and Media Industry, Movies, Portland, Technology, TelevisionLeave a Comment

Bent Image Lab, the animation studio behind many successful commercials, music videos, shorts, and visual effects projects is now co-producing long format content for television. “Jingle All the Way”, a stop motion animated show for Hallmark Channel is Bent’s first endeavor into long form animation. Airing November 25^th as part of Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas”, “Jingle All the Way” is based off of an original storybook from Hallmark. The show was directed by Bent partner Chel White, produced by Bent’s Executive Producer Tsui Ling Toomer and executively produced by Bent Partner Ray Di Carlo and Hallmark’s Jodi Schade, Diana Stuart, Chad Harris, and Shawn McClaren. Continue reading... “Bent Image Lab launches into Television Programming with “Jingle All the Way” for the Hallmark Channel”

Jalal Jemison joins Bent Image Lab as Head of Compositing/Lead Colorist

September 27, 2011 Oregon Film Blog, News, Oregon Animation IndustryLeave a Comment

Jalal Jemison joins Bent Image Lab as Head of Compositing/Lead Colorist

Bent Image Lab recently cemented Visual FX Artist Jalal Jemison as its new head of compositing and lead colorist. Jemison whose previous work includes numerous Hollywood projects such as Pineapple Express, Borat and most currently Get Him to the Greek and the documentary How to Die in Oregon brings his mastery of post production tools and techniques to the world of commercials, television programs, music videos and motion graphics.

Drawn to the desktop filmmaking movement of the 90’s, Jemison began learning about visual effects while attending UC Santa Cruz. Continue reading... “Jalal Jemison joins Bent Image Lab as Head of Compositing/Lead Colorist”

Byte by Byte: GMUNK takes apart the VFX of Tron Legacy

September 20, 2011 Oregon Film Blog, Events, Oregon Animation Industry 3DPDX, AEPDX, GMUNK, OMPA, Tron Legacy, VFXLeave a Comment

AEPDX, 3dpdx, and OMPA present: Byte by Byte: GMUNK takes apart the VFX of Tron Legacy

Presentation Date // Sunday, October 2, 4-6 PM
Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
$5 minimum donation

4:00 – 4:30 networking
4:30 – 5:30 presentation
5:30 – 6:00 questions

The Second Monthly Video Gong Show Kicks Off Monday

August 23, 2011August 26, 2011 FAO UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Hosted by comedian Ian Karmel
Live performances by Rip City’s own TWINS bringing you cop jams for people who hate narcs and soundtracks from forgotten malls

Monday, August 29th, 2011
and every last Monday of the month

DOORS OPEN 6:30PM, VIDEO QUEUE 6:30-7:00PM, EVENT 7:30PM

At the Video Gong Show the audience rules the screen. Bring us your favorite video clips to be judged and jeered by your peers (all in good fun). Past playlists have included a combination of viral classics and rare gems from Abraham Linkin’s, “I Got it at Ross,” to Bill Cosby Bukowski performing Jelloems. Continue reading... “The Second Monthly Video Gong Show Kicks Off Monday”

“Calamity Song” Premieres – Directed by Michael Schur in Oregon

August 22, 2011August 26, 2011 Oregon Film Featured Videos, Film and Media Industry, Music, Oregon Film, Portland, Uncategorized Michael Schur, Parks and Rec, the DecemberistsLeave a Comment

The Decemberists’ most recent music video to the track “Calamity Song” off The King Is Dead album made its worldwide debut this morning and is already getting plenty of acclaim from music fans and the press alike. Directed by “Parks & Recreation” co-creator Michael Schur, the video portrays a group of kids playing what to the non-literary mind looks like tennis but is in fact Eschaton – the athletic game leading to global nuclear crisis from David Foster Wallace’s dystopic opus “Infinite Jest.” Continue reading... ““Calamity Song” Premieres – Directed by Michael Schur in Oregon”

Case Study: Fashionbuddha Shares the Monterey Bay Love

August 10, 2011 Oregon Film Blog, Case Studies, Oregon Animation Industry Animation, Engine Co. 1, Fashionbuddha, Monster Media, Monterey Bay Aquarium2 Comments

Oregon-based companies pride themselves on being amongst the first to leap beyond the established creative norms. And Fashionbuddha, an animation studio in Old Town Portland, thrives off this innate quest for innovation. “We’re a unique studio from the standpoint that we have animation and interactive under the same roof,” explains founder and Executive Director Robert Lewis.

Fashionbuddha got its start ten years ago creating high-end flash websites but has since expanded into mobile apps, interactive installations and broadcast animation. “We were all under the same roof at the beginning because it made sense with those projects but now we’ve splintered to some degree and it’s just as exciting,” says Lewis. Continue reading... “Case Study: Fashionbuddha Shares the Monterey Bay Love”

New Case Study on Oregon Animation Blog

August 10, 2011August 15, 2011 Oregon Film Animation/VFX, Film and Media Industry Animation/VFX, Fashionbuddha, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Oregon Animation BlogLeave a Comment

This dual focus helped Fashionbuddha when they were hired by San Francisco agency Engine Company 1 to create promotional spots for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Continue reading... “New Case Study on Oregon Animation Blog”

Hallmark Special “Jingle All the Way” – Produced by BENT Image Lab

July 28, 2011 Oregon Film Blog, News, Oregon Animation Industry "Jingle All the Way", Bent Image Lab, Hallmark ChannelLeave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:

Pam Slay, 818-755-2480 at Hallmark

[email protected]

-or-

Holly Petersen, 503.228.6206 at Bent Image Lab

[email protected]

July 27, 2011

IN THE TRADITION OF TV’S BEST-LOVED ANIMATED CHRISTMAS CLASSICS,

HALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE OF

‘JINGLE ALL THE WAY,’

A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL ANIMATED SPECIAL BASED ON

HALLMARK’S POPULAR CHARACTER JINGLE THE HUSKY PUP™, NOVEMBER 25

Half-Hour Animated Special Features First-Ever Interactive Program Experience; Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas,” Preeminent TV Holiday Destination

In the tradition of TV’s best-loved animated Christmas classics, Hallmark Channel announces the World Premiere of “Jingle All the Way,” a Hallmark Channel Original Animated Special, starring one of Hallmark’s most lovable characters, Jingle the Husky Pup™, which premieres exclusively on the network, Friday, November 25 (8 p.m. Continue reading... “Hallmark Special “Jingle All the Way” – Produced by BENT Image Lab”

Video Gong Show is Today

July 25, 2011 FAO Uncategorized Hollywood Theater, Ian Karmel, Pambiche, portland, Twins, Video Gong ShowLeave a Comment

Get your clips ready, the Video Gong Show at the Hollywood Theater is today, July 25th.

Hosted by Ian Karmel with synth and 80′s nostalgia accompaniment by Twins.
DOORS OPEN 6:30PM, Queue videos 6:30-7:00PM, EVENT 7:30PM

Bring us your newest projects, found footage, home videos, or favorite YouTube clips to be judged and jeered by your peers (all in good fun). Wow and entertain us, or risk being gonged! The piece that stands up to crowd scrutiny the longest will be crowned Gong Champion and win a prize courtesy of Pambiche. Continue reading... “Video Gong Show is Today”

Oregon creatives recognized with 2011 Emmy Nominations

July 14, 2011 Oregon Film Award, Film and Media Industry, Oregon Film Emmys, HBO, Jon Raymond, Mildred Pierce, Todd Haynes, Wieden+KennedyLeave a Comment

As Television aficionados know, nominations for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning and amongst the nominees were several Oregon based filmmakers and companies!

HBO’s acclaimed mini-series “Mildred Pierce” was the most recognized program with 21 nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special for Todd Haynes and Jon Raymond – both Oregon based writers/filmmakers – and Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special for Todd Haynes. Continue reading... “Oregon creatives recognized with 2011 Emmy Nominations”