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PIGSquad + Patreon Present: Drink N’ Draw @ Design Week Portland

April 3, 2017 Corey Warning Indie Game, Uncategorized P.I.G. Squad, PIGSquadLeave a Comment

PIGSquad and Patreon have joined forces to host an evening of locally-made games and art!

Games will be open for everyone to play, and we invite artists to come draw fan art of the games on display. All artists (or non-artists!) are welcome to make game-inspired art. Along with the 20 local indie games, we’ll have Virtual Reality stations, including Tilt Brush!

For those of you who are up to the challenge, we’re bringing back Art Battles with Jolby: a competition of lightning round artwork creation over the course of 15 minutes! Continue reading... “PIGSquad + Patreon Present: Drink N’ Draw @ Design Week Portland”

Documentary Editing With Pam Minty

April 3, 2017 NW Film Center Documentary, Independent, Independent Films, Resources, Women, WorkshopLeave a Comment

Documentary Editing
Wednesdays, April 12 – June 7
6:30-9:30 pm
Northwest Film Center, 934 SW Salmon
Register online now.

You have all the footage, now what? This class teaches the techniques and process of editing a no/low budget documentary film, either from footage that you have already generated, or from footage provided by the instructor or another member of the class. Get comfortable with editing software and workflow, and receive hands-on instruction for organizing and sequencing the material into a cohesive and engaging story. Continue reading... “Documentary Editing With Pam Minty”

Thursday 3/23: Free Webinar to Learn Any Dialect or Accent

March 23, 2017 Eliza Jane Schneider Acting, Uncategorized Eliza Jane Schneider, voice overLeave a Comment

Hi Fellow Actors,

As some of you know, I’ve been coaching actors for dialect roles in film and television since 1992 through my Eliza Doolittle Dialects school. This Thursday night — March 23rd at 5pm Pacific, I will be presenting my 3 Steps to Learn ANY Dialect or Accent as a free online training. (This is really the foundation of my popular Accents & Dialects Masterclass. In it, I’m going to be teaching my 3-pronged method for learning any accent or dialect for voice actors and character actors. Continue reading... “Thursday 3/23: Free Webinar to Learn Any Dialect or Accent”

Productions Give Back with Film Shadow Program

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 Oregon Film Uncategorized camera, electric, Film Shadow, Grimm, grip, high school, HiveFX, Portlandia, students, The Librarians, VFX2 Comments

As we bid farewell to “Grimm” and welcome both “The Librarians” and “Portlandia” back for their next seasons this coming Spring and Summer – we wanted to share a very special program we were able to put together last summer with the help of the producers of these shows, Open Signal, the City of Portland and NBC/Universal.

Five Students were welcomed on to the sets, stages, locations and into the VFX studios for all of the major TV series shooting in Oregon during July and August of 2016. Continue reading... “Productions Give Back with Film Shadow Program”

“I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore” Takes Grand Jury Award At Sundance

January 30, 2017 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Award, Events, Film and Media Industry, Independent Films, Movies, News "I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore", green room, Macon Blair, Neil Kopp2 Comments

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“I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore“, Macon Blair‘s directorial debut and produced by Oregonian, Neil Kopp, were honored with Sundance‘s top award, the Grand Jury prize in the US Dramatic Competition over the week end.

Macon Blair has a history in Oregon, as he starred-in, and co-produced, also with, Neil Kopp, another #OregonMade project, “Green Room“. “I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore”, shot in Oregon last spring. Continue reading... ““I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore” Takes Grand Jury Award At Sundance”

“Grimm” Gala Raises Over $800K For Doernbecher’s At Final Gala

January 30, 2017 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Events, Film and Media Industry, News, Oregon Film, Portland, Television, TV Series Comcast, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Grimm, Grimmster Endowment, Grimmster Foundation Gala, NBC Universal, Nike, Sasha RoizLeave a Comment

Over the weekend, “Grimm” NBCUniversal, Comcast, and Nike brought together cast, crew and attendees for the final time, to raise money for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation. Within 3 hours, over $800,000 was raised from the gala’s auction of unique items, and props, from the show that has called Portland their home for 7 years and 6 seasons.

This means, to date the Grimmster Endowment has raised more than $1.4 million for the children and their families at Doernbecher. Continue reading... ““Grimm” Gala Raises Over $800K For Doernbecher’s At Final Gala”

ShadowMachine’s “BoJack Horseman” Gathers Accolades

January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Netflix’s original animated series, “BoJack Horseman” , (its 4th season, coming this summer) created by ShadowMachine, has been gathering some accolades. Nominated this year for an Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production and Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production(announced next month) and recently won the Critic’s Choice Award for Best Animated Series (as well as nominations for 2016 Annie and WGA Awards.0

The show is created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and stars Will Arnett as the title character, Amy Sedaris, and Alison Brie, and is animated by ShadowMachine. Continue reading... “ShadowMachine’s “BoJack Horseman” Gathers Accolades”

“I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore” To Premiere At Sundance

November 30, 2016 Oregon Film Uncategorized "I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore", #OregonMade, #OregonMadeShows, Elija Wood, Macon Blair, Melanie Lynskey, Neil Kopp3 Comments

Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood appear in 'I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore' by Macon Blair, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Photo: Allyson Riggs / Sundance — Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood appear in ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’ by Macon Blair, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Photo: Allyson Riggs / Sundance

The 33rd Sundance Film Festival unveiled it’s line up for 2017. Actor, Macon Blair‘s debut as writer-director of the #OregonMade, “I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore” ,will premiere at the festival, and is entered in the US Dramatic Competition. Continue reading... ““I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore” To Premiere At Sundance”

Central Oregon Thriller to Premiere Halloween Weekend

October 18, 2016 Levi J. Anderson Independent Films, Oregon Film, Uncategorized Barbed Wire Films, Bend Film, Besetment, horror, Oregon Film, Premiere screening, PremieresLeave a Comment

Official Poster - BESETMENT — Official Poster – BESETMENT

“Besetment”, an indie-produced feature film from Barbed Wire Films, will have it’s first public premiere on Sunday October 30th at the Volcanic Theater Pub in Bend, OR at 6pm.

Filmed in Mitchell, Prineville, Ashland, and Bend, OR, the film tells the tale of Amanda Millard, a down-on-her-luck girl, desperate to find a job. When she gets a call from the Oregon Hotel in Mitchell, things start to look up. Mildred Colvin, the owner of the Oregon Hotel is a kind lady, and her live-in son and local mechanic Billy, though a little slow, seems quite taken with Amanda. Continue reading... “Central Oregon Thriller to Premiere Halloween Weekend”

New Documentary Profiles Unique Summer Camp For Kids With Food Allergies

September 28, 2016 sourappleproductions UncategorizedLeave a Comment

A new film documentary about a unique Oregon summer camp makes its world premiere in Portland on October 16, 2016.

Tastes Like Freedom is the remarkable story of Camp Blue Spruce, a summer camp for kids with life-threatening food allergies. The food at Camp Blue Spruce is free of the foods that cause more than 90% of allergic reactions, including dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, wheat, soy, gluten and sesame.

“For 51 weeks of the year, food is often a source of worry and anxiety for these kids and their families,” said Louise Tippens, Camp Blue Spruce founder. Continue reading... “New Documentary Profiles Unique Summer Camp For Kids With Food Allergies”