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Archive for February, 2009
FREE ANIMATION SOFTWARE
Feb 27th
PENCIL is an animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source.
BOXEE
Feb 25th
Boxee is a new free open source software title that runs on Ubuntu, Mac OSX, and now with ATV bootloader it runs on Apple TV. However, Apple TV will only do 720 video and no netflixs. It plays any non-DRM file format, HD videos, and Netfilxs. It will stream your internet video and make it easy to navigate all of these video and audio streams with a remote. Boxee will also play MP3′s, podcasts, and Internet radio. On top of that, Boxee will play your pictures as a slide show. It will also play video over a network. Plus, Boxee will check the internet for any album covers and other info about your songs and videos.
Boxee require that you sign up for an account to download software. With a Boxee account you can favorit videos and suggest videos to friends.
quick intro to boxee from boxee on Vimeo.
STAN THE GREEN MONKEY
Feb 23rd
Stan The Green Monkey from nathan baker on Vimeo.
STAN THE GREEN MONKEY was written and Directed by Nathan Baker.
How was this shot with?
DVX-100
How long did it take you to make the project?
A few months
What was your budget? $600
Crew size?
6
What did edit on?
Final Cut Pro and Pro Tools
Additional information / funny anecdote.
I think I may have annoyed This American Life with this. They sent me a delightfully condescending letter, and explained to me that people usually ask for permission BEFORE they make a movie based on a This American Life story. Good to know…..
Credits.
Producers: Nate Baker, Patrick Rochel, Jairus Minsky
Written and Directed by Nate Baker
D.P. – Patrick Rochel
Sound Design – Noah Davis
‘Stan’ – Jairus Minsky
‘Colleen’ – October Moore
‘Nelson’ – Sam G Holloway
‘Rosie’ – Sarah Moon
FX Prosthetics – Christina Kortum
Art Department – Jairus Minsky, Jodi Barasa
Fight Master – Sam G Holloway
Music – Dave Lee, Jamie Moses, David W Merrick, Carl Sparks, and Magnetplan.
THE STAYOVER
Feb 20th
The Stayover is a short made by The Makeshift Contraption. It was based on a real event that happend to one of the members of the group.
We got a member of the group, Dusty McCord to answer some questions about the project.
how was this shot?
We used a Panasonic DVX-100A with a 16×9 animorphic adapter screwed on to the front of it. We have a skateboard dolly and some PVC pipe that we mounted the camera to.
We also used a polaroid camera that we found at good will.
How long did it take you to make the project?
It was written in a day. Shot on a sunday in under 4 hours and we spent the next 8 hours screwing around with the footage. However, we did have a finished product by the end of the day.
What was your budget?
I think we spend $40 on craft serves and $6 on the mini dv take.
Crew size?
there were 3 people on crew. The guy who plays the ex-boy friend is the writer and is also directed this one.
What did edit on?
We edited the footage on Final Cut Pro and did the Polaroid transitioning into live action with apple’s Shake.
Student Screening
Feb 18th
Title: Student Screening
Location: My Fathers Place, 523 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Link out: Click here
Description: Keep it short right?
3 students Films, 45min program.
Shown [free] at M.F.P.: 523 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
on February 20th, 2009, round 9pm
Start Time: 21:00
Date: 2009-02-20
Filmed by Bike
Feb 18th
Title: Filmed by Bike
Location: Clinton street theater
Link out: Click here
Description: BIKE MOVIE FESTIVAL The Seventh Annual Filmed by Bike features independent bike-themed short movies from around the world. Over 30 movies under eight minutes in length will be presented at the Clinton Street Theater April 17-23. The opening night features a street party, entertainment, a speed raffle, beer and wild bike antics on and off the street. If you like a loud crowd, you\’ll love our opening night. Screenings are at 7, 9 and 11pm. See website for additional screening details. From love stories to documentaries and everything in between, Filmed by Bike showcases the artistic side of cycling culture. For more information, see FilmedByBike.org.
Date: 2009-04-17
PCCPDX
Feb 18th
PDXCC.NET is a great event calender for cultural events happening around the portland area. They list the events plus sell tickets. They describe them selves on their about page as
“Film Action Oregon (FAO) and Box Office Tickets Inc. (BOT) have teamed up to create the PDX Ticket Network, a new community box office solution for Portland area organizations.
Now, all kinds of local Portland organizations can sell tickets over the Internet and offer their patrons walk-up services 7 days a week, through the FAO-staffed office at the Hollywood Theatre – all at no cost to their organization!
Initially funded in part by FAO and BOT, the new ticketing and networking services enable the local Portland community to provide more convenient services to their patrons – while saving money, maintaining greater control over their ticketing, and working together to share marketing efforts and sell more tickets.”
Check them out.
View PortlandFilm.org with an iPhone
Feb 12th
Pull out your iPhone (or G1, or Storm) and head to portlandfilm.org to see our beautiful mobile site. Many thanks to the WP plugin WPTouch!
LosMoustachos.com Just got a new look!
Feb 12th
Howdy y’all! One of our pals from the Portland Film community, Los Moustachios, just updated their site. Please direct your browsers to the image below, and take a gander!
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