More Good Day Oregon Went Behind The Scenes With Grimm’s Monster Makers

 

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Fox 12’s More Good Day Oregon, went behind the scenes to examine the creative excellence that goes into the creation the monsters of “Grimm”.  Christina Kortum (Ravenous Studios) creates and assists Barney Burman (B2FX) on the Wesen creature creations using prosthetics. Check out more of their work here. Continue reading... “More Good Day Oregon Went Behind The Scenes With Grimm’s Monster Makers”

100 Episodes Of “Grimm” Has Meant Job Growth, Local Business Support & Portland Recognition

Grimm 100th cake by local oregonian, Michelle Honeman at Sugar Mommas Bake Shop http://sugarmommasbakeshop.com/
Grimm 100th cake by local Oregonian, Michelle Honeman at Sugar Mommas Bake Shop http://sugarmommasbakeshop.com/

Portland celebrated “Grimm’s” 100th episode on Tuesday.  Thank you to Governor Kate Brown, Nick Fish, Oregon legislators and the cast and crew who all gathered on the “Grimm” stage to celebrate this occasion.  And there is a lot to celebrate in addition to the show reaching it’s 100th milestone:

  • more than 250 million dollars has been directly spent by “Grimm” in Oregon thus far
  • more than a 70% job growth in the motion picture & video industry over the last five years
  • over 350 companies that have benefited from business with the show

Portland’s City Commissioner, Nick Fish, declared November 10th “Grimm Day” and the stage building was renamed “The Grimm Building”. Continue reading... “100 Episodes Of “Grimm” Has Meant Job Growth, Local Business Support & Portland Recognition”

OPB’s Emmy Award-Winning Local Arts Series Goes Behind The Scenes With The Artists of “Grimm”

Watch OPB’s Art Beat and meet some of the talented Oregon crew that create the props, construct the “Wesen” special FX make up, and other artists of “Grimm”. Continue reading... “OPB’s Emmy Award-Winning Local Arts Series Goes Behind The Scenes With The Artists of “Grimm””

OPB’s State of Wonder previews GRIMM’s Oregon Art Beat Episode

State of Wonder breaks down Oregon Art Beat‘s focus on the great local art and artists on GRIMM.

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Check out the preview as well as the complete episode of both SOW (now online) and OAB (on OPB TV this Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m.)

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  Continue reading... “OPB’s State of Wonder previews GRIMM’s Oregon Art Beat Episode”

Oregon Art Beat To Showcase “The Art of Grimm”

Behind the scenes shooting of "Grimm"  (NBC Universal)
Behind the scenes shooting of “Grimm” (NBC Universal)

The Oregon Art Beat Special, “The Art of Grimm“, is set to air April 30th.  The show employs talented and skilled Oregonians that, each week, help bring the show to life.  Oregon Art Beat will be meeting  the creative team behind this NBC Universal’s hit drama.  They will go behind the scenes, “getting to know some of the Oregon artists who design, manufacture and decorate the “look” of this locally shot fantasy series, and that bring the spookiness to life.” Continue reading... “Oregon Art Beat To Showcase “The Art of Grimm””

“GRIMM” Gives Back – Makes 310K For OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Bree Turner, Slias Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, David Guintoli, Sasha Roiz and Claire Coffee at Grimm Gala. Photo credit: Andie Petkus Photography.
Bree Turner, Slias Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, David Guintoli, Sasha Roiz and Claire Coffee at Grimm Gala. Photo credit: Andie Petkus Photography.

The Grimm Gala took place February 7th at the Exchange Ballroom as a benefit for OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s hospital.  A whopping 310,000 was donated to the “Grimmster Endowment“fund (the goal was $100,000). Many items from the show were auctioned off, and even a walk on role on “Grimm” was offered.   The cast were in attendance.  Read more here. Continue reading... ““GRIMM” Gives Back – Makes 310K For OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital”

“GRIMM” – Back For Season 5

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Good news for Oregon, NBC Universal announced today that “Grimm” is being picked up for Season 5.  The show, shot on stages and on location in Portland and the metro area, has been doing well on its Friday night time slot, with season 4 garnering over 7.2 million viewers all-told.  “Grimm” was one of five dramas NBC renewed for the 2015-16 season.

(photo: NBC Universal) Continue reading... ““GRIMM” – Back For Season 5”

Urgent Casting Call: Grimm seeking Filipino Talent

Cast Iron Studios is seeking Northwest-based Filipino talent for on-camera principal (speaking) roles an upcoming episode of NBC’s Grimm.

If you fit the specifications below and are available for the shoot dates, please submit the following to talent[at]castironstudios.com (replace [a] with @):

  • Full Name
  • Phone Number
  • Picture (should be current and clear)

Filipino Men, ages 30-50, MUST SPEAK TAGALOG
Filipino Women, age 60+, MUST SPEAK TAGALOG

Casting will be Tuesday, December 3rd or Wednesday December 4th in Portland, OR.

Continue reading... “Urgent Casting Call: Grimm seeking Filipino Talent”

NBC Universal’s, Season 3 of “Grimm” Premieres Strong – More Great Episodes to Come

NBC Universal’s “Grimm” returned for its third season Friday and started up right where it left off.  The season 3 premiere was actually up in the ratings from the season 2 premiere and helped launch NBC’s friday night premiere of “Dracula”.  Here’s one quick analysis from the Hollywood Reporter.  If you were on Twitter during the friday night broadcast, you know that the show is a hit on Twitter as well.  During the 9:00pm west coast broadcast the cast was live tweeting and that with the fan interaction made “Grimm” one of the top trending topics on twitter.  Continue reading... “NBC Universal’s, Season 3 of “Grimm” Premieres Strong – More Great Episodes to Come”

The Impact of Oregon Film

Hi All– I’m the new intern here at the Governor’s Office of Film & Television.  I love all things film and Oregon, as well as baking and studying communication theory.  If you want to talk about the entertainment industry, I’m practically a walking IMDb.

Have a good one!   -Katlyn Prentice

 

You can learn quite a bit by the clothes you wear.  Walking around my campus in Boston, sporting my new Portlandia sweatshirt, I learned a lot about the impact that Oregon filmmaking has on rest of the country.  Continue reading... “The Impact of Oregon Film”