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Director’s Letter
List in Oregon’s Industry Directory:
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SourceOregon is how Oregon’s commercial, film, TV and interactive media production industry stays connected and represents itself to the world. Get Listed or Renew today to be in Oregon’s professional roster. It is an indispensable tool for producers, coordinators and clients alike. Oregon’s non-profit trade association OMPA is proud to publish SourceOregon on behalf of the many crew members, businesses, government, labor and nonprofit agencies that support Oregon’s reputation as a world-class production center. We continue to improve the directory and the magazine in print and online to ensure that it represents the professionalism of our industry. We welcome your constructive and critical feedback. Your additional support as an OMPA member is greatly appreciated; so much so that OMPA members now receive a $100 discount off their first listing, which means you can purchase a descriptive listing and a logo (or reel link) at no charge as a thank-you for your membership. In addition to the listing, OMPA members benefit from regular communications on jobs and events in the industry and directly support OMPA’s work throughout the state to keep Oregon film-friendly. Being in the directory means producers, coordinators and clients can find you with your current contact information. Add a description to your listing to describe your credits, your skills, or your equipment. A logo or reel link shows you off even more.
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Mission: OMPA is a 501(c)6 non-profit trade association dedicated to the development, growth and enhancement of the film, video and multimedia industry in the state of Oregon.
Board:
Michael Bard, President Golf Committee Chair
Lisa Cicala, Vice President Membership Committee Chair
Tim Troester, Secretary/Treasurer Nathaniel Applefield Government Affairs Committee Chair
Ryan Crisman Susan Haley
Scholarship Committee Co-chair
Stefan Henry-Biskup Janet McIntrye
Scholarship Committee Co-chair
Jeanna Minshall Dennis Noreen Mike Ratoza Dave Spraker
PR/Marketing Committee Chair
Christopher Toyne Film Finance Advisor
James WilderHancock, Past President Ryan Crisman, Past President
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The 39th Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival November 9 – 18 in Portland Festival Manager Thomas Phillipson and Northwest Film Center Director Bill Foster say: “The very heartbeat of this Festival is the filmmakers; those who submit their work (whether selected or not) and those who come to this immersive celebration of Northwest filmmaking looking for inspiration in the films screened and for the many opportunities to rub shoulders,
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exchange ideas, and learn about the filmmaking resources that are pumping through this vital region. “The Festival offers all that as well as a new feature this year: Fresh Film Northwest, spotlighting outstanding work from filmmakers age 13-19 and creating places for them within the Festival to find recognition, information, and encouragement.”
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The 39th Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival November 9 – 18 in Portland
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
interests him in the work he does and how he applies the techniques of both intentionality and experimentation/discovery to his work. Open to all.
Opening Night Party Friday, November 9, 9 p.m. Northwest Film Center School of Film, 934 SW Salmon Street Admission: $5; free with opening night Shorts I ticket. Party 21+.
The School of Film and Cinema Project Present a Conversation with Saul Levine Sunday, November 11, 4 p.m. Northwest Film Center School of Film, 934 SW Salmon Street
Meet the lifeblood of the Festival—the filmmakers—at this heady celebration bringing together the Northwest filmmaking community.
Filmmakers’ Un-conference (BarCamp) Saturday, November 10, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Northwest Film Center School of Film, 934 SW Salmon Street Free Admission
Once again the Festival brings the BarCamp model to filmmakers with this un-conference that takes advantage of the Festival’s convergence of Northwest filmmakers. The day-long event is organized by the filmmakers/participants for the filmmakers/participants. Past sessions have included self-distribution, archiving work, festivals and exhibition, and building social communities for films. Contact Festival Manager Thomas Phillipson at thomas@nwfilm.org to learn more.
Workshop Auspicious Circumstances: Inside The Artistic Process Of Jim Blashfield Sunday, November 11, 1–3 p.m. Northwest Film Center School of Film, 934 SW Salmon Street Tuition: $25
Portland filmmaker/media artist Jim Blashfield has worked in animation, live-action, and combinations of the two for more than two decades, imaginatively expanding upon the notion of “genre” through his many music videos, documentaries, narratives, experimental films, video installations, and hybrid combinations thereof. Jim Blashfield will talk about what
Join an informal conversation on experimental film’s past, present, and future influences led by Saul Levine, a professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and programmer for the MassArt Film Society.
Behind the Scenes at LAIKA: Making Paranorman Saturday, November 17, 3 p.m. Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Avenue Free Admission
Following up on CORALINE (2009), LAIKA’s second triumph, ParaNorman (2012), is currently dazzling audiences worldwide with its exceptional 3D stop-motion animation from a studio rich with world-class talents. Today, two of the studio’s top animators will take us behind the scenes at LAIKA to get a view of the extraordinary efforts involved in the making of this remarkable production: Emmy Awardwinning animation supervisor Brad Schiff and puppet fabrication creative supervisor Georgina Hayns. (90 mins.)
Festival Wrap Party Sunday, November 18, 8 p.m. The Pink Rose, 1300 NW Lovejoy Street Admission: Free with admission to closing night film, THE GREAT NORTHWEST. Party 21+.
Following the screening of Portland filmmaker Matt McCormick’s THE GREAT NORTHWEST, we will congregate in the stunning subterranean dining room of The Pink Rose (located on the Portland Streetcar line on NW Lovejoy and 13th).
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JUDGE’S AWARDS Festival Judge Maureen Selwood was born in Dublin, Ireland. She started making films after graduating from the Tisch School of the Arts in New York City. Aptly described as poetic odysseys, her work utilizes hand-drawn animation and, most recently, installation. She has been a recipient of numerous awards including the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, American Film Institute Filmmaker Grant, and MacDowell Colony Fellowship. Her book GREEN IS FOR PRIVACY was written while studying the origins of the Hail Mary prayer as a Visual Arts Rome Prize recipient at the American Academy in Rome. She lives in Los Angeles where she is on the faculty of the California Institute of the Arts and is a freelance director with Duck Studios. Judge’s Statement: “The films I saw this year weave a complex labyrinth that rises and loosens itself to demonstrate how we sometimes lose ourselves and capture feelings as spectators. They reveal the desire for cinema to demonstrate how self-
image is constantly threatened by society, yet they are diverse and fertile and strike a rich body of remarkable examples of the best of short filmmaking. I believe they will be experienced as a renewed form of perception and spectator for all.”
Judge’s Awards Best Experimental: GOLD MOON, SHARP ARROW by Malic Amalya Best Narrative: LINGO by Bahar Noorizadeh Best Use of Voice: DEAR PETER, WOODCHIPS by Orland Nutt Best Documentary: THE SANDWICH NAZI by Lewis Bennett Best Animation: A TAX ON BUNNY RABBITS by Nathaniel Akin Best Documentation of Performance: MOVES MANAGER by Erik Fauske For more from Maureen Selwood on her choices, CLICK HERE
TICKET & PASS INFO General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 Portland Art Museum Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 Students & Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 Children (12 and under) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6 Silver Screen Club Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6 ($75 annually) Director, Producer, Benefactor, And Sustainer members receive free admission with their valid Silver Screen Club cards. Festival Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 Opening Night Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 party only; free with admission to opening night Shorts I screening at 7 p.m. Closing Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free with admission to closing night film, THE GREAT NORTHWEST
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ASIFA Portland’s International Animation Showcase On November 8th, come celebrate the world of animation with ASIFA Portland! Thanks to our friends at the R2CGroup, we’ll have several small rooms concurrently screening experimental and animated films from all around the world, including the work of John Halas, legendary animator and champion of ASIFA. We’ll also be showing the short films of Berin Tuzlic, from ASIFA Bosnia, experimental animation from ASIFA Austria, short films from ASIFA Colorado, and a smattering of films from sister chapters around the world! Come ready to snack and/or drink– we’ll have light refreshments, with beer and wine available for purchase. Mingling, room-hopping, and chatting up old and new friends is highly encouraged. The evening starts at 6pm on Thursday, November 8 at R2C Group Gallery, 818 NW Flanders.
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NW Animation Festival Seeks Films for 2012 Portland, Oregon. The entire program will be repeated on May 31 – June 2 at the Bijou Art Cinemas in Eugene, Oregon. 125+ films are expected to be screened this year. Audience favorites will be screened at a “Best of the Fest” show in the fall.
HOW TO SUBMIT Free for entries received by Nov 30. Final deadline Jan 31. The NW Animation Festival showcases the breadth of the animation world. All methods are represented: 2D, CG, stopmo, motion graphics, pixilation, and experimental hybrids. All styles are welcome: hilarious, heart-warming, dark, cerebral, or abstract. The festival makes a point of showing films from both masters and remarkable amateurs. “It was a life changing experience!” said animator John Divide, having flown in from England to see his film’s screening. The 2013 festival will take place on May 17-19 at the Hollywood Theatre in
1. Eligibility: We accept any animated film — from anywhere, made whenever, shown wherever. 2. Sending the Film: We prefer online file transfers via WeTransfer. com. Simply select your highest quality file and send it to submit2013@nwanimationfest.com. Other options include: FTP, Dropbox, Vimeo or YouTube, data CD/DVD/BR, and playable discs. 3. Entry Form: CLICK HERE and copy the 20 questions into an email. Send your answers to submit2013@ nwanimationfest.com. 4. Deadlines: Entry is FREE until November 30. After that, there is a low entry fee which can be paid online. The final deadline is January 31, 2013.
HOW TO SUBMIT BY MAIL Submitting online saves time and money, prevents damage to discs, and is better for the environment. Still prefer to submit by mail? CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT
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Larry Johnson Announces Crowdfunding Campaign for GHOST MONEY Larry says: “I’m 24 hours away from departure time ... leaving for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to start a new project. Given the success of my personal doc STUFF I decided to tell another story that is extremely close to me: my experience in Vietnam in 1972 near the end of the war. I was fortunate and greatly honored to receive this year’s Regional Arts and Culture Council’s Media Artist’s Fellowship award. I’m using the award to fund the trip to Vietnam. Tomorrow, I’m
launching a campaign on USA Projects to fund the animation portion of the film project. I plan to tell my personal story entirely with animation. The film will also include the video record of the upcoming trip plus some of the 8mm film I shot while I was there 40 years ago (see picture below). “So, please CHECK IT OUT HERE, post it on Facebook, tweet about it, tell your friends. We artists rely so much on our network of friends and acquaintances to keep working. I really appreciate you.”
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Movie Marketing Made Easy!
New interactive workshop series to begin November 6 With an estimated 8000 new films being completed each year, knowing how to market yours can make a critical difference between getting into the bigger film festivals, winning awards, attracting distributors and aggregators, and ultimately allowing you to monetize your film to its full potential. You can now learn these skills through a unique series of six interactive workshops developed by former TriStar Pictures VP Lyla Foggia, based on her three decades of inthe-trenches experience on more than 125 motion picture launches—including all-time blockbusters and Best Picture Oscar winners. Limited to 12 students per series, you will be able to work on your own campaign and receive feedback as the course progresses.
There will also be guest experts via Skype from LA, subject to availability, to elaborate on best practices and the latest techniques within their fields. The full curriculum is listed below. All classes run from 6 PM to 9:30 PM, and meet in the South Waterfront District. Full series: $150 for 6 classes ($25 each) payable at the time of registration. MasterCard and Visa accepted.
For more information or to register, call 503-622-0232 or e-mail lyla@foggiapr.com
Session 1—Tuesday, November 6: Marketing Essentials
Includes the 22 most common marketing mistakes to avoid; the key factors that influence moviegoers decisions; why Genre is the DNA of every marketing campaign; how to use it to identify your target audience and develop your key art; why traditional publicity and niche marketing are more effective than Facebook and Twitter in generating sales; the secret to designing a compelling elevator pitch; budgeting for marketing
Session 2—Tuesday, November 13: Production Publicity & Stills
Presenter Lyla Foggia—who spent three years on sets for films like “E.T.: The ExtraTerrestrial,” “WarGames” and “Splash”—shows you the ropes on getting great still photography, pitching and conducting interviews on the set, hiring a still photographer and unit publicist, and more!
Session 3—Tuesday, November 20: Writing the Publicity Materials
The copywriter on dozens of media kits, including for “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Foggia shares her secrets for producing killer press releases and media kits, including production notes, synopses, bios, and log lines.
Session 4—Tuesday, November 27: Key Art & Websites
We bring in the experts to help decipher the art and science behind these two-criticallyimportant tools in making your film a mega-success.
Session 5—Tuesday, December 4: Festival Strategies and Distribution Options
What every independent filmmaker needs to know about theatrical distribution, broadcast, digital platforms, selling from your own site, and institutional sales today—plus how to maximize your exposure on the festival circuit.
Session 6—Tuesday, December 11: Mounting a Blockbuster Launch Campaign
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The Northwest Film Center Presents the Shorts of Jim Blashfield November 8 at 7 p.m. Portland filmmaker and media artist icon Jim Blashfield will present an eclectic program surveying his diverse and internationally heralded work on Thursday, November 8 at 7 PM at Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium in the Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue. Although he is often acknowledged for his profound and award-winning music videos he created in the mid-1980s (Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon), much of this groundbreaking work found inspiration from his body of animated and live-action experimental films that reflect his quirky, whimsical, and unexpected perspective. Blashfield will present a program including the cut-out animated film SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES (1984), an enigmatic subterranean culture in BUNNYHEADS (2007), a 1950s instructional meditation on the pursuit of beauty in
VANITY (2010), the noir-ish comedy THE MID-TORSO OF INEZ (1978), and a dreamy and provocative merging of imagery with the music of guitar great Bill Frisell in THE LONG RANGER (2002); excerpts from recent video installation and other surprises included. CLICK HERE TO WATCH TRAILER Admission: $9 General; $8 Students, Seniors: $6 Friends of the Film Center CLICK HERE TO BUY ADVANCE TICKETS
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After Effects Events Presented by 3DPDX, AEPDX 3DPDX, AEPDX, Cascade SIGGRAPH, 3DV and Autodesk present Autodesk Hits Portland 2.0
AEPDX Learning Session with Harry Frank
This event is free and beer and appetizers will be provided. We will cover Virtual Production workflow in Maya, Motionbuilder and Mudbox, a 3ds Max interoperability with After Effects, and a Motionbuilder workflow with Kinect for Motion Capture. Also included are special presentations of Sketchbook and Smoke for the MAC.
Harry Frank, Product Guru and Designer for Red Giant, will be showing the latest product from Trapcode’s Peder Norrby. MIR is a polygon mesh based effect, offering ultrafast rendering times with its GPU engine. In addition, he’ll explore integration of MIR with other effects, such as Red Giant’s Knoll Light Factory 3, Psunami and even VideoCopilot’s new Element 3D. If there is time left we might do a short PluralEyes demo.
When & Where:
Wednesday November 7th from 5 to 9:30 PM Mission Theater 1624 Northwest Glisan Street Portland, OR 97209
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Thursday November 15th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM Webtrends 851 SW 6th Ave., Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97204
2013 OpenLens Festival Call for Film Submissions The 2013 OpenLens Festival seeks submissions by Oregon filmmakers for its ninth annual celebration of the short film genre to be held in Eugene late January 2013. Prizes include: $500 Jury Award, $200 Jury Honorable Mention, and $100 Audience Choice Award. Submissions are limited to 15 minutes, with films 10 minutes or less preferred. Oregon resident filmmakers are encouraged to submit their best work to what has become Eugene’s premier winter film festival hosted by the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts
(DIVA). The deadline for entries is 5pm, Friday, December 7, 2012. CLICK HERE for submission form and entry requirements.
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hoops&yoyo’s Haunted Halloween Bent Image Lab and Hallmark have joined forces once again, this time to produce the 2D animated comedy “hoops&yoyo’s Haunted Halloween.” Based on the popular Hallmark e-card characters, the “hoops&yoyo” TV Special was directed by Bent’s Rob Shaw and features the hilarious pink cat and green bunny getting trapped in a haunted mall on Halloween night. Starring Mike Adair, Bob Holt and Bev Carlson as Hoops, Yoyo and their friend Piddles (of undetermined species), the story starts as the threesome race to buy costumes the afternoon of Halloween. After a trip to the big box store yields no results, the three turn to the mall for help. The animation for “Haunted Halloween” was created in Toon Boom with the characters being translated from Flash. The backgrounds were created in Illustrator and the show was composited in After Effects. “We tried to find a little bit of stuff to bring it more into the television realm from the web realm, adding a little bit of smoothing
Bent Image Lab won the short film minimest award at the Anim’est Film Festival in Bucharest for “Jingle All the Way.” Once again, Jingle was voted on by a panel of children. Great job to Chel White and the rest of the Jingle production!
and some nuance to the performance and animation,” says Shaw. “But at the same time they have this snappy, poppy, bouncy motion and we wanted to keep that because obviously it’s super important to who they are.” The Halloween backdrop complimented the irreverent and fun personalities of hoops&yoyo and allowed for both humor and the fear in the storyline. “hoops&yoyo have a chance to run around and do all the things that kids would want, eating candy, playing in the mall, wearing costumes and having a great time with Halloween,” says Hallmark Executive Producer Jodi Schade. “It’s perfect for their personalities to really come out in this special.” “I still can not believe how big of a following hoops&yoyo has,” says Bent’s Executive Director Ray Di Carlo. “It is uncanny, the number of creatives and executives in our business who rely on hoops&yoyo for a daily dose of fun.” “hoops& yoyo’s Haunted Halloween” aired on October 26, 2012 at 7pm/6pm Central on the Hallmark Channel.
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Northwest Film Finance Teaches Profitability to Local Creatives On Saturday, October 13, 2012, the 23rd floor of the Portland Hilton was packed with scores of professional, semi-professional and aspiring media producers who engaged with each other, local business consultants and studio veterans to improve the profitability of their projects and further the interests of filmmaking in Oregon. The Oregon Media Production Association, which represents the interests of the working crew and vendors of the commercial, film and television production industry, presents the Northwest Film Finance series in the interest of creating more budgeted projects and groom producers for the future of the local industry. If this fifth installment of the series is any indication, it is working. Since the program initiated 4 years ago, many attendees have graduated to become
panelists, speaking on the topic of their own projects they released, many with a great likelihood of financial success. The Northwest Film Finance program has been sponsored from its inception by Gales Creek Insurance. Says OMPA Executive Director Tom McFadden “these events are a testament to the amazing resources Oregon’s industry has to offer, and each one represents the unique resources and support that we gather. The local industry understands that our industry is driven by creative and entrepreneurial filmmakers and story tellers, and the support of the industry to put on these events has been spectacular.” CLICK HERE to find out more about the Northwest Film Finance series, then click Film Finance.
James Westby & Darcy Miller Announce Crowdfunding for AND LILY The latest film by James Westby, written by OMPA member Darcy Miller, is “and Lily.” The short indie drama shot in Portland this spring and is currently finishing up postproduction. The production team is launching a Kickstarter campaign during the month of November. The cast includes Portland actors Orianna Herrman, Darcy Miller, Dustin Rush, Jan Brehm, and Anna Bishop. Jonathan Togo (from CSI: Miami) plays the male lead. “and Lily” is about a funeral, sex, and the wrong love affair – and how the thing you can’t do can make everything right. Before the film opens, a boy suddenly dies. His girlfriend, who discovers that she didn’t love him, comes to his hometown with a hidden purpose, but first has to get through the funeral/party where she is confronted by drunk, sad, weird people. And loud music. And potato chips. Still somehow she learns, even though it seems like everyone and everything—including a four-inch plastic action figure—is blocking her at every turn, how to find love and grab onto it.
For more about the film, CLICK HERE to check out the website. The film will have its premiere screening this winter in Portland.
James Westby at work on the set of “and Lily”
“and Lily” writer and OMPA member Darcy Miller
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2012 Oregon’s Got Talent Wrap-up submitted by Kim Hill Entering Indent studios off of Hawthorne Blvd from a beautiful late summer brought me directly into a packed evening with OMPA’s Oregon’s Got Talent 2012, which featured the formation of the Oregon Film Caucus of the Oregon Legislature. Lining the walls were booths from OMPA supporters such as New Belgium Brewing, Old School Craft Services, Elephants Catering, Bull Run Distillery, Peter Corvallis Productions, SAG-AFTRA, Gearhead Grip and Actors in Action, proceeds were donated to the caucus fund. I excitedly visited and got caught up with my favorite people from large and small media productions. Circulating the room were local actors wearing signs applauding increased Oregon film industry funds in 2012 and contrasting with the projects that “could have been” with additional incentive money. As the capacity crowd became standing room only, taking the mic from presenter— OMPA Government Affairs Committee and performer Harold Phillips—Tom McFadden shared glowing Oregon industry success stories from 2012. Nathaniel Applefield, SAG-AFTRA Executive Director Oregon; Ginny Burdick, Oregon State Senator; Vic Gilliam, Oregon State Representative; and
A standingroom-only crowd at Indent Studios.
Brad Avakian, Oregon Labor Commissioner all shared versions of why they are proud to be a part of the Oregon Legislature’s film caucus. This bi-partisan group of Legislators is committed to expanding media production worker’s opportunities and will help our talented Oregon media community to make a case for issues like growing the incentive program in Oregon. Average Oregonians may ask: If we already have a film incentive, why is a caucus important? With the current incentive program set at 6 million dollars, the money runs out and many excellent projects that would potentially site operations in the Northwest are lost due to lack of supporting funds. Current examples of Award winning and successful shows include LEVERAGE (currently completing its fifth season) and GRIMM, in its second season. Incentive money helps Oregon appeal to potentially exciting projects, some of which continue to choose the state for operations and propel our production community to new levels of success and prosperity. Festivities on Sept 28 concluded with the Superfine Actor Awards celebrating local talent and achievement.
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The host with the most, and dedicated OMPA volunteer/ committee member: Mr. Harold Phillips.
Elected officials and candidates showed up to demonstrate support for the media production industry. Shown L-R: M.C. Harold Phillips, Rep. Bill Kennemer, Rep. Patrick Sheehan, Sen. Ginny Burdick, Rep. Vic Gilliam, Rep. Margaret Doherty, Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, Rep. Brad Witt, Joe Gallegos (candidate for House District 30) Members of Oregon’s talent community represented film & TV projects that have been produced in Oregon ... and those that went elsewhere due to lack of incentive funds.
Volunteers David Poland and OMPA President Michael Bard worked tirelessly behind the bar, serving beer and wine to all, including OMPA members Dave Spacek (Mark Spencer Hotel) and Dan Schaeffer (Dan Schaeffer Storyboards).
Superfine Actor Awards 2012 And the winners (L-R) are‌ Dennis Troutman (Talent Support) Lindsae Klein (Female Actor) Shelley Lipkin (Male Actor)
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Announcing Joshua Staunton
JoshStaunton@me.com about.me/Joshua_Staunton Lighting & camera operator
Lucas Lampke
716-866-7164 Lucas.Lampke@gmail.com Sound, lighting, directing, acting
Matthew Moriarty
323-829-6531 matthewmoriarty@mac.com www.matthewmoriarty.com Steadicam operator
D.C. Rahe
503-610-3663 pdxbigwords@gmail.com Producer / consulting producer
Brian Moodhe
503-915-9674 provoketheghost@gmail.com provoketheghost.com Student studying Digital Film & Video at the Art Institute
Bruce Jennings
Kaelus Audio
Michael Lorance 971-400-7128 kaelus.lorance@gmail.com www.wix.com/kaelus/kaelus-audio Audio engineer
Lucila Cejas-Epple
360-903-0611 jenningsdesign@comcast.net Actor represented by Ryan Artists
503-888-5408 lucilacejas@gmail.com lucilaepple.com Multimedia for websites
Mark Meyers
Dave Metzger Music
Inanimate Illusions 503-829-8915 m2t2@hotmail.com Writer, producer
Dark Moon Lilith Productions Johnnie Mazzocco 541-520-9962 johnnie@darkmoonlilith.com darkmoonlilith.com Writer, producer, director, editor
Dave Metzger 503-371-3400 davemetzger@mac.com www.davemetzgermusic.com Composer, arranger, orchestrator, music producer
Sabrina Cayne
971-226-5991 sabrinacayne@gmail.com Makeup artist & hair stylist