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Case Study: Bent Image Labs and Koodo Mobile

May 25, 2011 Oregon Film Blog, Case Studies, Oregon Animation Industry Animation, Bent Image Labs, Koodo Mobile, visual effectsLeave a Comment

Canada has a new hero and his name is “El Tabador”, a 4-inch tall Mexican wrestler who warms your heart, tickles your funny-bone, and effortlessly works in a few good words about Koodo Mobile.

El Tabador follows in a long tradition of Lucha Libre fighters. He’s part detective, ladies’ man, and a righteous defender of justice and the creation of Portland-based Bent. To meet this brief, Bent drew Director Rob Shaw’s vast knowledge of Lucha Libre culture and worked closely with the TAXI 2 to design Tabador from first sketch to final computer-generated character. Continue reading... “Case Study: Bent Image Labs and Koodo Mobile”

SourceOregon.com 2011 Directory Release Party!

April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 OMPA Economic Impact, Events, Film and Media Industry, Jobs, Oregon Film, Portland, ResourcesLeave a Comment

Skip your lunch break and come on down to the OMPA office and pickup your book, a beer, and some BBQ!

Friday, April 15th from 2:00pm – 7:00pm

901 SE Oak St. Suite #104, Portland

Join friends and colleagues for this celebration of Oregon’s production industry.

OMPA members – come get your book! Please note that Student and Actor Add-On Members do not receive a free copy of the directory with their membership. (Actors agencies and managers do receive books however.) Continue reading... “SourceOregon.com 2011 Directory Release Party!”

2011 – A Big Year for Oregon Film and Television Jobs

February 22, 2011 Oregon Film Acting, Casting, Independent Films, Jobs, Movies, Oregon Film, Television Gone, Grimm, Leverage, Portlandia4 Comments

The below release was put out today in coordination with Governor John Kitzhaber’s Office:

2011 Shaping up to be Big Year for Oregon Film and Television Jobs

The Governor’s office of Film and Television reports that 2011 will be the biggest year for total dollars spent on film and television projects in Oregon’s history. Two television series filmed in Oregon, “Leverage” and “Portlandia,” have already announced that their networks have renewed their series.

2011 also marks the first year a major network has committed to shooting a pilot in Oregon with NBC Universal’s “Grimm.” Continue reading... “2011 – A Big Year for Oregon Film and Television Jobs”

Chris Paine To Give Public Talk At PSU

January 20, 2011 Oregon Film Education, environmental, Events, Green, Portland, Resources Events, sustainabilityLeave a Comment

Chris Paine with EV, the Chevrolet Volt. Courtesy of Chris Paine

What a great opportunity, PSU’s College of Fine and Performing Arts and PGE are hosting acclaimed director and electric vehicle (EV) enthusiast, Chris Paine for this public lecture on “how the new generation of cars are America’s future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever”.

Paine is best known for his 2006 documentary Who Killed the Electric Car. This year Paine has a new movie coming out, Revenge of the Electric Car, and in it he chronicles how every major car maker is clamoring to make new electric models as well as winning over the public. Continue reading... “Chris Paine To Give Public Talk At PSU”

Thank You Governor Kulongoski – Annual Meeting Huge Success

December 18, 2010 Oregon Film Award, Economic Impact, Education, Events, Film and Media Industry, Green, Independent Films, Jobs, Movies, Oregon Film, Production Services, Resources, Technology1 Comment

gov and industry 2 — Industry Honors Gov. Kulongoski

Attending our Annual Meeting was Governor Kulongoski, members of the Governor’s Office of Film & Television Board, as well nominees for the annual awards and a large audience of industry professionals at the newly rennovated Lincoln Performance Hall at PSU on Friday evening. PSU‘s technical team made it possible to catch up on industry happenings in Ashland, Bend and Eugene via live broadcast by teleconference bridge.

Governor Kulongoski presented awards to:

Innovation In Media Arts Award– NaturalPoint – OptiTrack, Insight VCS,

gov and jim — Innovation award to Natural Point Optitrack VCS

Film Advocate Awards went to Rob Burchfield (Traffiic Operations, Portland Dept. Continue reading... “Thank You Governor Kulongoski – Annual Meeting Huge Success”

D.B. Sweeney to star in new TV pilot set in Portland

November 30, 2010November 30, 2010 Oregon Film Casting, Economic Impact, Oregon Film, Talent, Television "Brain Trust", D.B. Sweeney, Dean Devlin, Electric Entertainment, TBS2 Comments

Turner Broadcasting announced today that D.B. Sweeney has been cast to play the lead in Electric Entertainment’s pilot set in Portland titled “Brain Trust”. Here’s the info on the pilot. Dean Devlin will be directing the pilot which is due to shoot in Portland in December for two weeks. We were thrilled to have Electric bring a second project to Oregon and even more excited to hear that they made the decision to re-write this pilot for Portland. The original script had set the pilot in Washington D.C. Continue reading... “D.B. Sweeney to star in new TV pilot set in Portland”

Northwest Film Center Announces 37th NW Film & Video Festivalʼs Audience Awards

November 17, 2010November 18, 2010 NW Film Center Film Festivals, Uncategorized Northwest Film CenterLeave a Comment

The 37th Northwest Film & Video Festival, which receives submissions from artists in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho, wrapped up its 9 day run Saturday, November 13 after screening 11 features and 28 short films, 12 of which were singled out for special recognition by Gill Dennis, this year’s festival judge and Master-Filmmaker-in-Residence at the American Film Institute.

Audience awards go to the following filmmakers for best feature and best shorts. Portland filmmaker Andy Blubaughʼs first feature film THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM emerged with the Favorite Feature prize. Continue reading... “Northwest Film Center Announces 37th NW Film & Video Festivalʼs Audience Awards”

Go Green -Got Goats?

October 18, 2010December 6, 2011 Green Production equipment, Green, Production Services, Resources Gearhead Grip & Electric, Goat Rentals NW, Green, Green production, portland, sustainabilityLeave a Comment

Gearhead Grip & Electric has been practicing sustainable methods for a long time – full recycling on it’s trucks and trash disposal for customers, green holiday gifts etc etc. – but last week they took their commitment to the next level when Don Rohrbacker decided to employ about 15 brush-munching goats to clear their truck yard (a 50 x 50 foot lot). Continue reading... “Go Green -Got Goats?”

Update from Oregon Film trip to Los Angeles

September 12, 2010 Oregon Film Events, Music, Oregon Film Ari Shapiro, Oregon Film Marketing, Pink Martini1 Comment

Hollywood Bowl — OK so you can't see anything but I had this photo to share

On Friday we were able to take advantage of a unique marketing opportunity thanks to the support of the Portland Based band Pink Martini, a few donated bottles of Oregon Pinot from the Willamette Valley Winery Association and the coordination efforts of Jennifer Yocom from Portland Mayor Sam Adams’ office. Thanks to Jennifer’s relationship with the band and the band’s willingness to help market Oregon, we were able to obtain twelve tickets to the Pink Martini concert friday night which was the first of three performances this weekend at the bowl. Continue reading... “Update from Oregon Film trip to Los Angeles”

News from Los Angeles

June 11, 2010 Oregon Film Jobs, Locations, Oregon Film, Television Events, Leverage, Oregon film industry1 Comment

Last week I made the trip down to Los Angeles to take a few meetings, get some industry intelligence, and hopefully drum up some business for Oregon. I wanted to fill everyone in on my trip. Continue reading... “News from Los Angeles”