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#OregonMade Animated Comedy Series Turns America’s Obsession With Weight & Body Image Into Morbidly-Funny Cartoons

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 Lyla Foggia #OregonMade, Acting, Animation/VFX, Featured Videos, Film and Media Industry, News, Oregon Animation History, Oregon Animation Industry Jason Edwards, My American Waistline, SmashTheHiveLeave a Comment

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WATCH the first 5 cartoons on Vimeo.

The recently-launched SmashTheHive Studio in SE Portland has just debuted its first production —the “My American Waistline” animated comedy series. This fearless, unapologetic and politically-incorrect collection of bite-size shorts leaves no muffin top unturned or moob unchafed in its unsparing quest to expose America’s fixation on over-eating, under-eating, ripped abs, apple bottoms and surgical enhancement.

The project is the brainchild of SmashTheHive founder and award-winning sound designer Jason Edwards, whose credits include ten independent features, numerous animated shorts and three major network television series. Continue reading... “#OregonMade Animated Comedy Series Turns America’s Obsession With Weight & Body Image Into Morbidly-Funny Cartoons”

Animation Studio HouseSpecial Welcomes Two CG Artists

April 5, 2017 Alise Munson Animation/VFX, News, Portland Animation, CG, HouseSpecial, New HireLeave a Comment

(PORTLAND, OR) Animated content production studio HouseSpecial welcomes Kendra Phillips and Beavan Blocker to its CG team. Ms. Phillips, a CG Modeler, and Mr. Blocker, a CG Animator, recently landed at HouseSpecial via Moonbot in Shreveport, Louisiana.

“We’re thrilled to have Kendra and Beavan join our studio,” said Alvaro Cubillas, Chief Operations Officer. “As a double-threat in both design and organic modeling, we look forward to Kendra continuing to make an immediate impact across all mediums. Continue reading... “Animation Studio HouseSpecial Welcomes Two CG Artists”

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”

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”

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”

OPB Music’s “Road Sessions” -This Week The Portland Cello Project At Bridal Veil Falls

June 23, 2016 Oregon Film Featured Locations, Featured Videos, Music OPB Music, Road SessionsLeave a Comment

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Learn more about this months OPB Music Road Sessions here.

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Launching LOWER BOOM PRESENTS:

May 10, 2016May 16, 2016 mattschulte UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Image from Lower Boom's Warhol-inspired Screen Test series. — Image from Lower Boom’s Warhol-inspired Screen Test series.

“LOWER BOOM PRESENTS”, an innovative new distribution channel and network, launches with a celebration of NW filmmakers at Dig A Pony, 736 SE Grand, on Wednesday May 18th, at 7 pm.

Produced and curated by Lower Boom, LOWER BOOM PRESENTS features Pacific Northwest Filmmakers and Storytellers, with feature films, short films, music videos, special projects and more, showing exclusively to guests of the fabulous Hotel Eastlund starting May 18th.

In addition to a sneak peek at the channel’s programming (featuring filmmakers like Alicia Rose, Scott Ballard, Josh Lunden, Jessica Scalise and many more), Lower Boom will present an encore screening of their short film JOAN, screen their newest short film ….YEAH

AIFF Announces 2016 Award Winners – Oregon and Pacific Northwest Films Win Over Juries and Audiences

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016 cathydombi Award, Blog, Events, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film 100 Years Show, A Light Beneath Their Feet, AIFF, AIFF2016, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Barbara Hammer, Bastards y Diablos, Boone, Buddymoon, Closure, Damn, El Tigre, Five Nights in Maine, Greenwood, Honey Buddies, Hooligan Sparrow, In Pursuit of Silence, indie film, Killer, Mothering Inside, Oregon Film, The Birth of Saké, The Pearl, The Stairs, Voyagers Without Trace, What a DameLeave a Comment

Barbara Hammer was AIFF2016 Pride Award Recipient. Photo by Richard A. Jacquot

The Ashland Independent Film Festival announced its highly anticipated juried and audience award-winning films for work screened at the 15^th annual festival, April 7-11, 2016, where films made in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest received a warm welcome and took home top awards. Continue reading... “AIFF Announces 2016 Award Winners – Oregon and Pacific Northwest Films Win Over Juries and Audiences”

Jerry Joseph, Voodoo Doughnut Recordings, & Lower Boom

April 11, 2016 mattschulte Music, Oregon Film, PortlandLeave a Comment

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2015 Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Joseph launches “Mars”, the first video from his upcoming double vinyl album, By The Time Your Rocket Gets To Mars, available April 15 from Voodoo Doughnut Records / Cosmo Sex School, with an exclusive premiere on Relix.com

“I was walking down the beach in Chicago years ago talking about technology with a couple of current captains of the tech industry. They were heavily invested in Elon Musk and discussing his plans to have a person on Mars in 20 years. Continue reading... “Jerry Joseph, Voodoo Doughnut Recordings, & Lower Boom”