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State Parks “Road Sessions” Second Season to Premiere in June

May 5, 2016May 12, 2016 Slater Smith Film and Media Industry, Independent, Oregon Film, Portland OPB Music, Oregon State Parks, Road Sessions, The Weather MachineLeave a Comment

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There are more than 185 State Parks and waysides in Oregon. I’ve been to them all… or at least everything you can find on a public map. It took me four months of travel, but with the help of Oregon Film and the Oregon State Parks system, I made a music video featuring footage of myself performing the same song in every wooded nook and cranny in Oregon. It was my love letter to my home, and it seemed other people liked it too. Continue reading... “State Parks “Road Sessions” Second Season to Premiere in June”

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”

Oregon Story Board’s Class of 2015

October 23, 2015November 2, 2015 Oregon Film Digital Hollywood Theatre, morebots, Original Fare, Rose City Game Consulting, scopic, Sprocketship, Teak, The Secret Book Club, WildLeave a Comment

Yesterday at the Hollywood Theatre, the local business accelerator, Oregon Story Board presented their second Demo Day this year (first one was in January) of their eclectic class of 2015.

There to present their pitches were: Teak, scopic, WILD, Rose City Game Consulting, morebots, sprocketship, The Secret Book Club, and Original Fare, all of which embody “digital storytelling” as a common thread running through their work. The eight new start-ups were impressive in their vision and scope. Continue reading... “Oregon Story Board’s Class of 2015”

Portland Opera And OMSI To Expand “Opera On Screen” Film Series

September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 Jen Wechsler Costumes, Film Festivals, Movies, MusicLeave a Comment

Portland Opera and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) will expand their collaborative “Opera on Screen” film series this fall. “Opera on Screen” began in September 2014 with high-definition screenings of four San Francisco Opera productions.

The 2015 series will include four new San Francisco Opera titles—Verdi’s Aida, the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia, and Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov—as well as two bonus screenings—a Halloween weekend duo of The Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney and Brian De Palma’s cult classic, Phantom of the Paradise, a contemporary adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.

“Seven Wonders” Campaign + Film Tourism – Has Affected Increased Visitors To Oregon

June 30, 2015 Oregon Film Locations, Oregon Film, Rural Production, Uncategorized #LifeisWILD, Oregon's Seven Wonders, WildLeave a Comment

The love for the beauty and magnificence of Oregon as a destination continues – this week the New York Times travel section reported that Travel Oregon’s “Seven Wonders” campaign (Wieden + Kennedy), coupled with the “Wild” movie locations tie-in, increased Oregon’s tourism “by nearly 10 percent growth in statewide lodging revenue in 2014 over 2013, an increase of more than 120,000 social media followers, and a record number of unique visitors to its website”.* Travel Oregon partnered with Oregon Film on three distinct aspects of the “Wild” journey;

the Los Angeles premiere,
the five screenings around the state, and
the Fox Searchlight prize promotion (that promoted the movie’s release, as well as put a nationwide, and international spotlight on the state).

Oregon Story Board’s 2015 Accelerator Class Is Announced

June 17, 2015June 30, 2015 Oregon Film Economic Impact, Film and Media Industry, Jobs, Technology Oregon Story BoardLeave a Comment

Oregon Story Board announced today the the eight new companies who will be part of the second accelerator class, and the first occupants of their new space in Portland’s Old Town (Old Town Lofts at 411 NW Flanders.)

These companies represent the mix of film, video, animation, visual effects, digital media, and gaming industries that make up Oregon’s digital storytelling ecosystem. The accelerator program will start June 29 and run through the fall, with a Demo Day in late October. Continue reading... “Oregon Story Board’s 2015 Accelerator Class Is Announced”

2015 Oregon Coast Film Festival: Call for Entries

May 29, 2015June 1, 2015 Oregon Coast Film Festival UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Tell Your Story at the 2015 Oregon Coast Film Festival

Bandon, OR– Everybody’s got a story to tell. Share yours at the 2015 Oregon Coast Film Festival in Bandon, Oregon.

Beachwalking in Bandon, Oregon — Bandon, Oregon

The Oregon Coast Film Festival invites submissions by professionals and amateurs through September 1. Categories for documentary shorts are, Historical and Cultural; Tourism, Outdoor and Recreational; Student Videos; and a new 2015 Cranberry Challenge category. Independent and feature length submissions are also welcome.

The 2015 Festival is October 9 and 10, at the Sprague Community Theater in Bandon. Continue reading... “2015 Oregon Coast Film Festival: Call for Entries”

Koerner Camera Awards Inaugural Film Scholarships To Two PSU Students

May 8, 2015May 12, 2015 Oregon Film Award, Education Koerner Camera Film Scholarship, PSU2 Comments

“The Film Program and the College of the Arts at Portland State University are pleased to announce the Koerner Camera Film Scholarship, the inaugural film scholarship in the School of Theater + Film. This scholarship will provide access to high quality film education and pre-professional training for two undergraduate film students with a course of study emphasizing cinematography. Two $5,000 scholarships will be awarded each year for five years.

Michael Koerner is the founder of Koerner Camera Systems Inc., the largest motion picture camera rental house north of Los Angeles. Continue reading... “Koerner Camera Awards Inaugural Film Scholarships To Two PSU Students”

360 Labs Brings Cutting Edge VR Technology to Raise Public Awareness of Contentious Grand Canyon River Project

April 30, 2015May 1, 2015 Oregon Film Uncategorized "As It Is", 360 Labs, Google Business View, VR, YouTube 3601 Comment

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VR technology is so much more fun the second time around and with companies like YouTube (360), Google Business View and many new 360º apps to name a few, there are many interesting advancements to explore. 360º Labs, based out of Portland, Oregon, are bringing their own altruistic (and very Oregon) public-spirited take to their technology. They are currently half way through a Kickstarter campaign to fund a 360º VR documentary “As It Is – A 360º Video & Virtual Reality Experience Exploring How A Proposed Gondola Resort Will Impact the Grand Canyon from Rim to River.” Continue reading... “360 Labs Brings Cutting Edge VR Technology to Raise Public Awareness of Contentious Grand Canyon River Project”

How Tourism Storytelling Converts to Dollars for Oregon Businesses

April 30, 2015 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Tim Williams scouting Crater lake locations for "Wild" — Tim Williams scouting Crater Lake locations for “Wild”

The power of “storytelling” has become a marketing staple across a wide variety of businesses, a common thread that blends real-life experiences with business brands. Storytelling, once reserved for cinema, literature, TV etc. has provided the state of Oregon brand recognition from the ground up, literally. Read more here. Continue reading... “How Tourism Storytelling Converts to Dollars for Oregon Businesses”