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OMPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Bard President
Golf Chair Studio Bard, LLC
Director’s Letter Agenda Dear industry friends,
business opportunities in Oregon together. We are already thinking about considering our agenda for 2013.
Lisa Cicala Vice President
Membership Chair Mercy Corps
Christopher Toyne Vice President
An increase in the
Talent Chair
Tim Troester Secretary/Treasurer
Hays Companies of Oregon
James WilderHancock Past President
WilderHancock Productions
Nathaniel Applefield
Government Affairs Chair AFTRA
to our state, crossing boundaries of creative industries, high-tech,
Ryan Crisman
Sockeye Creative, Inc.
Susan Haley
Scholarships Co-chair Paydogs LLC
Stefan Henry-Biskup Liquid Development
Janet McIntyre
Scholarships Co-chair Mt. Hood Community College
Jeanna Minshall Minshall Group
Dennis Noreen
Strategy Insurance
Mike Ratoza
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
Dave Spraker
PR/Marketing Chair Advanced Broadcast Solutions
OMPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tom McFadden info@ompa.org OMPA ADMIN. MANAGER Jessica Beer jessica@ompa.org
The CALLSHEET is published monthly by the Oregon Media Production Association, a 501c(6) non-profit representing Oregon’s film, video and multimedia industry. © 2012
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FILM FINANCING SEMINAR FINANCE AND DISTRIBUTE YOUR INDEPENDENT FILM First Time in
presented by
Southern Oregon Film and Television
Guest Speaker: John Cones
Southern Oregon!
Veteran film finance attorney, Author, Lecturer Mr. Cones practiced in Los Angeles for 20 years. His producer clients have successfully raised financing for more than 54 low-budget, feature and documentary films, including the locallyproduced CALVIN MARSHALL. He is the author of “43 Ways to Finance Your Feature Film” and seven other books relating to the business and legal aspects of film. For more information visit John’s website at: http://www.filmfinanceattorney.com.
TOPICS COVERED IN THE SEMINAR: Overview of film finance Lender financing and the latest developments in the investor financing area JOBS Act’s authorization to use general solicitation and advertising in certain Regulation D, Rule 506 offerings New investment Crowdfunding models Analysis of the three forms of documentation with which to approach film financiers and when to use each The latest models for successful independent Distribution
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A FILM, YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS SEMINAR! SATURDAY, AUGUST 11th 9:00am TO 2:00pm ASHLAND SPRINGS HOTEL $60 IN ADVANCE $30 FOR SOFaT MEMBERS AND STUDENTS* $70 AT THE DOOR TICKETS AVAILABLE ON EVENTBRITE OR VISIT * Special Price also applies to OMPA and MOPAN members
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OMPA Classic Wrap-up The 2012 OMPA Classic—powered by MacPac, the Northwest’s AVID Preferred Reseller—has come and gone, with much fun had by all. And the winners are … Tournament Winners 1st Place – StudioBard (shown on cover) 2nd Place – Cine Rent West 3rd Place – R/West Last Place – Indies 1
As always, the biggest winner of all is OMPA’s Edward Gustamante Media Arts Education Fund scholarship program. Thank you for helping to support this important program with your participation in OMPA’s biggest annual fundraiser. Congratulations to all, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!
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Second place winners from Cine Rent West show off their true golf course fashion: plaid, plaid and more plaid
Golf teams line up in their carts to get ready for the 1pm shotgun start.
Lindsae Klein represented SourceOregon on the course.
Volunteers Monica Graves and Timothy Levine not only helped run the event; they also provided costumed entertainment for the golfers.
Photos by Rachel Cossette
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The Right Brain Initiative The giclee print is available in an eBay auction through Sunday, August 5. Haynes is the subject of a one-of-a-kind portrait that posted today on eBay. This ten-day auction supports a good cause: The Right Brain Initiative’s arts education programming in Portland, Oregon area schools. The print is signed by both Haynes and the portrait’s artist, Steve Cohn. Cohn is brother-in-law to Haynes, and works under the pseudonym Jasper Marks. Cohn rendered the portrait in homage to Haynes’ remarkable body of work in the creative mind behind Far from Heaven, which he was nominated an Academy Award for original screenplay; and I’m Not There, a biopic about Bob Dylan. He is also the writer/director of Mildred Pierce, a 2011 HBO miniseries nominated for an unprecedented 21 Primetime Emmy awards. The original oil painting of this portrait hangs in Portland City Hall, inducted in April 2011 by Mayor Sam Adams as a testament to the city’s dedication to supporting independent artists and cultural leaders. “This beautiful portrait of one of our most hanging. The Right Brain Initiative’s dedication to providing rich arts education to all K-8 students in Portland resonates with Haynes’ personal experience as a student. “Music, art was all part of basic curriculum that most of us grew up with in the public school system. It’s a really different story today,” he said.
“I’m extremely honored to have played even the smallest part in supporting The Right Brain Initiative and its commitment to bringing art and the value of creative experience into the lives of so many young people.” The auction closes at noon on Sunday, August 5. Portrait of Todd Haynes Portlanders can see by Steve Cohn the work in person during business hours at the Lara Sydney Framing Gallery, 1230 NW Hoyt Street (including the First Thursday art walk on the evening of August 2) through the end of the auction. Click here for details. Click here to visit the eBay auction page
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FilmBuff Takes on CELL COUNT Sci-Fi Thriller to be released on digital platforms November, 2012
FilmBuff has come onboard to digitally favorite, Cell Count E. Freeman (Two Fisted and Pray for Hell), starring Robert McKeehen (“Leverage”), Haley Talbot (“Grimm”), Ted Rooney (“Boardwalk Empire”) and Daniel Baldwin (Grey Gardens). at the 2012 Fantaspoa Film Festival in Brazil, is the story of Russell Carpenter, a man who reluctantly admits his wife Sadie into an experimental treatment facility for her lifethreatening disease. While locked in this prison-like surrounding, they—along with six others—are unknowingly subjected to a cure that might just be worse than the disease itself. Cell Count is co-produced by Polluted Pictures (The Weather Outside) and Wooden Frame Productions (Wake Before I Die). It will next screen at the
Macabro Film Festival in August as well as the Sitges Film Festival and Celluloid Screams in digital platforms in November. Roz Lichter brokered the deal on behalf of Executive Producers Roger and Jen Wood and Producers Jason and Todd Freeman with Steve Beckman, Head of Acquisitions for FilmBuff. Click here to read advance reviews.
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2013 Eastern Oregon Film Festival Call for Entries Eastern Oregon Film Festival is now accepting submissions The event will take place Feb 28-Mar 2, 2013, in downtown La Grande, OR. If you wish to submit, the submission form on our website, then mail to our fee and disc. All submissions are processed and screened in the same manner, though we encourage you to submit as early as possible! *Films that have been on the festival circuit for one year or more prior to EOFF’13 will not be considered for screening. About EOFF 2011 marked an incredible year of growth for our little festival.We felt warm embraces by local and regional audiences, were humbled with the presence of more guest artists than ever, and saw a 30% increase in attendance. EOFF was one of for its Q/As. This past edition we held conversations with emerging artists Evan Glodell, Tristan Patterson, Sophia Takal, and Dustin Guy Defa. For opening night, we were graced by the presence of Jon Foy, director of the Sundance award-winning documentary Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles. La Grande’s nightlife rocked hard during EOFF, and each night saw after parties with live music from artists such as Finn Riggins, Hillfolk Noir, and Jared Meese and The Grown Children. Eastern Oregon Film Festival also obtained its 501c3 status, and patrons can now make tax-deductible donations. We appreciate your support! EOFF has decided to push its 4th annual event to February 28 - March 2, 2013. This
Skype Q/A with “Green” director Sophia Takal and actor Lawrence Levine, along with cinematographer Nandan Rao (at right) in attendance.
will allow visitors to take advantage of Eastern Oregon’s phenomenal winter recreation. We provide opportunities for artists, facilitate creative dialogue, and enrich our beloved, amazing, beautiful Eastern Oregon.
Deadlines & Entry Fees Early bird - July 31 - $15.00 Regular - Sept 31 - $20.00 Late - Oct 30 - $30.00 Really Late - Nov 31 - $45.00 For more info, contact director@ or click here to visit our website.
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Kelley Baker Fundraises for Kay Boyle Documentary Kelley “The Angry Filmmaker” Baker calls the month of August (2012) the 31 Days of Kay, during which he will be actively fundraising for the documentary Dangerous: Kay Boyle. Baker says: “I need to raise $30,000 to complete be posting interview clips and stills from various friends and supporters saying why Boyle is complete. Over the years I shot was struck. The early editing on this movie everything to digital to complete it.
Kay Boyle, as photographed by Man Ray in 1930
to get. Potential funders have no idea who Kay Boyle was so I paid for many things out of my pocket in order to get the footage I needed. Over the years I have personally devoted thousands of hours and tens of I have always believed that people need to know who Kay Boyle was. She was an amazing artist, woman and role model. I am happy to announce that I have Fredericksburg Athaneum, a 501c(3) nondeductible. If you want to learn more about the Fredericksburg Athenaeum, click here. The only way this is going to work is if you help me. I understand that money is tight, itís tight for all of us, but even a $5 contribution helps. And if you canít afford that, then pass the word along to all of your friends and followers and ask them to check out my site and maybe they can help. I will be posting some new things before August 1st so please come back and see how we’re doing.” Click here to learn more and make your tax deductible contribution.
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DIVA’s Youth Visions Teen Video Challenge 2012 Awards Announced Each year Lane County teens ages 13-19 submit videos that are reviewed by a panel of video professionals and educators. Those videos that demonstrate the most creative, effective and skillful responses to the call for entries are awarded prizes at the annual Youth Visions Teen Video Challenge festival held at the BIJOU Theater in Eugene. This year, on Saturday, April 14th the Jury selected two First Place Awards in addition to a third place and audience choice award. Steve Newcomb, DIVA’s OpenLens Festival Committee Chair, presented awards to this year’s winners at the BIJOU Cinema Arts Theater. First Place Award: $200 Roach. The Jovial Giraffes, is a spring to life from a young boy’s sketch pad. Jordyn attends South Eugene High School and also won the $50 Audience Choice Award Trujillo. The Trumpet Player is the story about a young street musician who has a very special talent as a trumpet player. Adrian attends the Academy of Arts and Academics in Third Place Award: $100 Diseased, an alarm rings and the race for survival begins. Ryan will have to run with the diseased at his heels. Samantha is a University of Oregon Cinema Studies major.
place winners Adrian Trujillo and Jordyn Roach with a 2012-2013 MOPAN Membership. Photo by Jeff Johnston
2012 TVC Jury
The Teen Video Challenge Jury professionals, and educators. This year’s jury members were: -
Lisa Ball Susan Haley Kristine Jensen Jeff Johnston Doug Nelson Steve Poizat-Newcomb
Thanks to Dr. Mark Gall for hosting the Jury screening session.
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The 48 Hour Film Project Kicks Off in Portland on August 10 The 48 Hour Film Project comes to Portland on the weekend of August 10 - 12, 2012. Filmmakers from all over the Portland area will compete to see who can make the world. The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours. On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to
include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. Then it will show at a local theater, usually in the next week. served basis. Once the initial registration is complete, teams will be accepted for the Waiting List. If a registered team must drop out, we will go to the Waiting List. If there is enough interest, and we can secure additional theater time, we may be able to add more teams from the list. Registration fee is $175 after July 31. Click here to register.
The Kick Off event for the 48 Hour Film Project, 2011
Volunteers Needed Please volunteer and support The Portland 48 Hour Film Project happening volunteer for the Kick Off Event (Friday, August 10th), Drop Off Celebration (Sunday, August 12th) and Screening night excitement at the gorgeous Hollywood Theater (Wednesday, August 15th & Thursday, Aug. 16th). For more info, please contact Kim Hill at kim.lhill2@gmail.com
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BOARDERS Honored at Two Festivals Congratulations to Skip Clark/Captnskipper Productions for winning the Best Screenplay award at this year’s Catalina Film Festival and an Honorable Mention at the Mexico International Film Festival.
In the Can LLC’s Work Featured on Adobe Website From Karl Lind of In the Can LLC: “One of the recent animated videos that in the Can LLC collaborated on with Nitya Wakhlu Innovations has gone live on the Adobe Technical Communication Suite 4 site. It’s a fun and informative spot.” Click the still to watch.
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NW Film Center Fall Registrations Now Open Whether it’s your first time picking up a camera or you are continuing the steady process of honing your skills and aspirations, evolve by taking a class or workshop. Classes meet once a week. Work
Cover the basics of 16mm camera operation, shooting techniques, the
and software we supply. There’s no need to enroll as a full time student and signing up is easy! If you’re technology shy, we have
Click here for details.
have the class for you. If you’re a beginner visionary—you guessed it—we have a class for you.
Art Of Filmmaking I
Mondays, Sept 24-Dec 10, 6:30-9:30 PM, plus one Sunday TBA Inst : Bushra Azzouz This hands-on course is a comprehensive analysis. Using digital cameras, you’ll be building a portfolio of work. Already know some of the basics? See Art of Film II. Click here for details.
Digital Video Editing
Tuesdays, Sept 25-Dec 11, 6:30-9:30 PM Inst : Cam Williams Students will develop basic video editing Multiple editing exercises will center on cutting to dialogue and music and on developing creative ways of relating images to sound. Click here for details.
16mm Cinematography
Wed, Sept 26-Dec 12, 6:30-9:30 PM + Sat, Oct 6, 13 + 27, 10 AM-1 PM; No Class Oct 31 Or Nov 21 Inst : Bushra Azzouz
digital, and synching sound. Each student will create a short project, shooting a
Stop-motion Animation/ Claymation
Thursdays, Jan 26-Apr 26, 6:30-9:30 PM, No Class Mar 29 Inst : Will Vinton This course, led by the Oscar-winning inventor of Claymation, is a rigorous learning experience which teaches the elements of character animation and the fundamental technology and principles of pixilated (stop-motion) animation. Click here for details.
Fundamentals of Screenwriting Wednesdays, Sept 26-Dec 12, 6:30-9:30 PM Inst : Jacquelyn Blain
structure and format and learn to turn an idea into a story, structuring scenes for the most impact, creating interesting characters with depth and purpose, and using dialogue that reveals character. Click here for details.
Sound Recording & Editing
Thursdays, Sept 27-Dec 13, 6:30-9:30 PM. No Class Nov 22 Inst : Wayne Woods Sound is a vital cinematic skill. This hands-on introductory class explores the many reasons why sound is key in a successful film while teaching you the basics of recording and editing your own. Click here for details. For
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The Northwest Film Center presents Global Lens Through August 29, 2012
in the social and political realities of the countries where their talented and resourceful organization’s many granting, distribution, and education initiatives promoting crossClick here for showtimes, synopsis, and tickets. Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Avenue Admission: $9 General; $8 Students, Seniors
Aug 5 Sun 7pm
Aug 21 Tues 7pm
GREY MATTER Rwanda, 2011 - Director: Kivu Ruhorahoza Click here to view.
MOURNING Iran, 2011 - Director: Morteza Farshbaf Click here to view.
Aug 14 Tue 7pm
Aug 22 Wed 7pm
THE FINGER Argentina, 2011 - Director: Sergio Teubal Click here to view.
Aug 15 Wed 7pm
FAT, BALD, SHORT MAN Columbia, 2011 - Director: Carlos Osuna Click here to view.
Aug 19 Sun 7pm
THE PRIZE Argentina/ Mexico, 2011 - Director: Paula Markovitch Click here to view.
PEGASUS Morocco, 2010 - Director: Mohamed Mouftakir Click here to view.
Aug 28 Tues 7pm
AMNESTY Albania, 2011 - Director: Buyar Alimani Click here to view.
Aug 29 Wed 7pm
QARANTINA Iraq, 2010 - Director: Oday Rasheed Click here to view.
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Announcing Michael Medaglia
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