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Congrats to “Portlandia” – Three Emmy Nominations

July 18, 2016August 4, 2016 Oregon Film Award, Events, Television, TV Series, Uncategorized Carrie Brownstein, Emmy Awards, Emmy Nominees, Fred Armisen, Graham Wagner, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Portlandia, Ty Burrell1 Comment

“Portlandia” was nominated again for Outstanding Comedy Sketch Series, and also nominated in the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series category, with Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Graham Wagner and Karey Dornetto , and for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Real-competition Series – with production designer Schuyler Telleen and set decorator Katherine Isom.

Also, of note, Oregon-native, Ty Burrell, received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for “Modern Family”. Continue reading... “Congrats to “Portlandia” – Three Emmy Nominations”

HouseSpecial Brings CustomInk’s ‘Spokestopus’ To Life In Stopmotion

April 19, 2016 Alise Munson Animation/VFX, Commercial, Oregon Animation Industry Adversiting, Animation, CG, CustomInk, Gustafson, HouseSpecial, StopMotion, TelevisionLeave a Comment

April 18, 2016 (PORTLAND, OR) Introducing Steve the Spokestopus. He’s a new animated super fan created by content production studio HouseSpecial for CustomInk, the leading provider of custom apparel and accessories for groups and communities. The multi-spot campaign is a collaboration with Los Angeles ad agency SUPERMOON (SUPERMOON.com) and debuts this month on broadcast and digital media platforms.

HouseSpecial’s Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Planters Mr. Peanut, Häagen-Dazs) helmed the spots and teamed with SUPERMOON’s Executive Creative Director and Partner David DeRoma to refine the initial scripts and develop the Steve character for animation. Continue reading... “HouseSpecial Brings CustomInk’s ‘Spokestopus’ To Life In Stopmotion”

Hollywood Theatre @PDX Looking For Shorts

March 22, 2016 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Independent, Independent Films Hollywood Theater, Hollywood Theatre @PDXLeave a Comment

The Hollywood Theatre is coming to the Portland International Airport (PDX) in 2016!

In partnership with the Port of Portland, the Hollywood Theatre is creating a movie theatre space in the airport’s C Concourse. The Hollywood Theatre @PDX will feature short films telling stories specific to Oregon, provide artist residency opportunities inviting collaboration between national/international media artists and local filmmakers, and host special events and visiting guests. Currently slated to open in summer 2016, the Hollywood Theatre @PDX will serve the Portland International Airport’s 16 million annual visitors, who can drop in free of charge to watch films while waiting for their flights. Continue reading... “Hollywood Theatre @PDX Looking For Shorts”

The Digital Revolution in Lighting

March 18, 2016 Don Rohrbacker Digital, equipment, Film and Media Industry, Media Services, Portland, Production Services, TechnologyLeave a Comment

With the advancements in LED lighting fixtures and HMI ballasts, controlling light fixtures with DMX signals has become both easier and much more precise. These advancements have ushered in new possibilities for control which is both quicker, easier and more economic than ever before.

While DMX control has been common in Theatrical settings for quite some time, only recently has advances in fixture design made this practical for TV/Film sets. DMX 512 is the standard communication protocol used in Entertainment industry products. Continue reading... “The Digital Revolution in Lighting”

HouseSpecial Releases New Stop-Motion Short ‘Jailbreak’

March 7, 2016 Alise Munson Animation/VFX, Independent, Independent Films, Oregon Film, Portland, Uncategorized Aaron Sorenson, Animation, HouseSpecial, Jailbreak, stop motionLeave a Comment

From HouseSpecial Director Aaron Sorenson comes the short film Jailbreak, a noir-ish nod to German Expressionism that explores the psychology of imprisonment via stop motion animation. Shot in black and white, the film has an adult twist and dark theatrical feel.

“I was influenced most directly by the silent German Expressionist films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Golem. But I was also inspired by my love of prison break films such as Escape from Alcatraz, I Was a Prisoner on a Chain Gang and Papillon,” Sorenson said. Continue reading... “HouseSpecial Releases New Stop-Motion Short ‘Jailbreak’”

POWFest Announces 2016 Woman of Honor – TWILIGHT Director Catherine Hardwicke

February 4, 2016 POWFest Uncategorized Events, film, film festival, miss you already, portland, POWFest, thirteen, twilight, Women, Women in FilmLeave a Comment

PORTLAND OREGON WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL (POWFEST) ANNOUNCES 2016 WOMAN OF HONOR – TWILIGHT DIRECTOR CATHERINE HARDWICKE

Portland, Oregon – February 4, 2016 – The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POWFest) is pleased to announce this year’s guest of honor, award-winning director and gender equality advocate, Catherine Hardwicke, who will be in attendance throughout the festival taking place March 3 – 6, at The Hollywood Theatre.

Hardwicke’s direction of the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling novel, Twilight, launched the worldwide blockbuster franchise, The Twilight Saga and earned nearly $400 million at the worldwide box office and made her made one of the most commercially successful women film directors. Continue reading... “POWFest Announces 2016 Woman of Honor – TWILIGHT Director Catherine Hardwicke”

Fox12 Showcases Local Prop Master, Tim Oakley, On “More Good Day Oregon”

February 1, 2016February 4, 2016 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Jobs, Movies, News, Resources, Television, TV Series Prop Master, Props, Tim OakleyLeave a Comment

KPTV – FOX 12

Tim Oakley, local Prop Master, has created props for many local projects, “Grimm”, “The Librarians”, “Leverage” and “Portlandia”, as well as dozens of global productions, such as, “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Jurassic World” and “Star Trek” to name a few.

The other segments that Fox12 have showcased are below:

Kent Luttrell – Stuntman

https://oregonconfluence.com/2016/01/12/fox12-highlights-local-stuntman-kent-luttrell/

Spydercam – extreme rigging company

https://oregonconfluence.com/2015/12/22/fox12-showcases-local-international-rigging-company-spdyercam/

360 Labs and Greg McMickle – Virtual Reality + Production Designer and Props

https://oregonconfluence.com/2016/01/07/fox12s-highlights-two-more-locals-in-their-more-movies-series/ Continue reading... “Fox12 Showcases Local Prop Master, Tim Oakley, On “More Good Day Oregon””

Fox12’s Highlights Two More Locals In Their “More Movies” Series

January 7, 2016 Oregon Film Case Studies, Digital, Economic Impact, Film and Media Industry, Jobs, Portland, Production Services, Resources, Television, TV Series, Uncategorized 360 Labs, Fox12 More, Greg McMickle2 Comments

KPTV – FOX 12

Fox12’s “More” series has been focussing on “More Movies” and has recently highlighted two more local business owners, 360 Labs and Greg McMickle.

360 Labs, an Oregon-based production company, is hoping to put Portland on the growing virtual reality map. 360 Labs specializes in “360º immersive panoramic photography and video.” Their goal is to create “meaningful and memorable experiences for virtual reality, desktop and mobile applications.says virtual reality videos will be the next big thing in 2016.” Continue reading... “Fox12’s Highlights Two More Locals In Their “More Movies” Series”

ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of 2015

January 5, 2016 ALI Film FestivalsLeave a Comment

To our friends in and near Portland: The best archaeology-related films in the world are coming to Portland, starting Friday night, January 15. This is our annual event, ArchaeologyFest Film Series:Best of 2015! Please come to see some outstanding films and help us support TAC Festival 2016 by enjoying our PSU mini-Festival at the Fifth Avenue Cinema in Portland for four evenings (a different 2-hour show each evening), Friday, January 15; Saturday, January 16; Friday, January 22: and Saturday, January 23. Continue reading... “ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of 2015”

Fox12 Showcases Local, International Rigging Company, Spdyercam

December 22, 2015January 5, 2016 Oregon Film Uncategorized Spydercam2 Comments

KPTV – FOX 12

Oregonian, Todd’ “Hammer” Semmes, co-founded Spydercam, with Tim “Doc” Drnec, over 20 years ago in Hood River. Their unique creative rigging company has assisted over 60 feature films to get those often “impossible” looking shots by rigging their suspended camera systems with precision and creativity that does not compare to other traditional methods. With offices in Oregon, Colorado, (and equipment in Los Angeles and New York), Spydercam has significantly contributed to such movies as; “Transformer”, “Spyderman” , “The Avengers”, “The Life Of Pi”, “Mission Impossible I, II and II”, (see all their credits here.) Continue reading... “Fox12 Showcases Local, International Rigging Company, Spdyercam”