February 9th – Member Meeting Features Veteran Newsman, Rick Dancer
0February’s MOPAN member meeting will feature Rick Dancer of Rick Dancer Media Services. After a 20+ career in television news, including anchoring the local ABC affiliate, KEZI, Dancer quit the business to run for political office. After a run for Oregon’s Secretary of State in 2008, Dancer decided to use his skills and experiences in a unique way and created Rick Dancer Media Services. He works on a variety of projects and will share some of them with us during our meeting. 
He recently created RDTV, a magazine-style TV show that tells stories “you won’t see on the news.” It airs twice a month on KEVU TV (CH 23). The next shows are Sunday, February 5th and 19th.
This month’s meeting will be once again be at the Travel Lane County Adventure Center in Springfield, OR on Thursday, Feb. As usual, our “social schmooze” begins at 6:30 PM, followed by business and our featured speaker.
Dancer is a native Oregonian, was educated in Oregon, and raised his children here.
Member News and Happenings
02 weeks ago
Open Lens Festival Seminar: How to Watch a Movie Like a Film Critic
You can discover how film reviewers watch movies, how a critic’s eye works, and what critics are thinking about during the screening of a movie at a free “How to watch a movie like a film critic” seminar offered by film reviewer Doug Hennessy as part of this year’s OpenLens Festival on Saturday, January 28th. Click here for details!
DIVA Behind the Lens Series continues with part two of “From Hitler to Hollywood.”
This seminar features a weekly film screening and discussion hosted by Tom Blank. Blank brings a wealth of knowledge and research to the discussion, and the series is highly acclaimed by those who’ve attended. This a great opportunity and value for anyone interested in history, film, and film making. Click this link to download a .pdf with details and registration information: DIVA-UO Film Series
South Lane Television collaborates with Cottage Grove High School for programming, event coverage
Story in Cottage Grove Sentenel here.
Film Production Payroll and Accounting Workshop
January 21st, 8am – 5pm
PSU Campus, Lincoln Hall, Room 331
1620 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97201
This will be a helpful workshop for those wanting to increase their knowledge and understanding of accounting principles for film and commercial production. Please feel free to pass this along. Proceeds will benefit the Portland Chapter of Women in Film.
Presenters:
Joe Maiella, VP of Sales, Media Services
Dena Beatty, SAG Executive Director, Pacific NW
Nathanial Applefield, AFTRA
Kristina Soderquist, Feature Film Production Accountant
Topics will include: Payroll Practices, Regulations, Working with Tax Incentives, Cost Estimating, Tracking and Reporting, Working with union contracts
Cost: $50.00
($40 for WIF Members)
Registrations in Advance
Paydogs LLC
Pro Video and Tape’s Annual Cascade Mountain Video Show Feb. 8, 2012
Several MOPAN members have attended in the past and agree this is a great opportunity to learn about and handle new equipment. Reps from several manufacturers as well as staff from PV&T are on hand to answer questions. The mini trade show usually features educational sessions on new technology/techniques. Register here.
Cinema Pacific’s Filmmaker Dialogue presents An Ecology of Mind
An Ecology of Mind is a filmic portrait of anthropologist, biologist, and psychotherapist Gregory Bateson. More information here.
Job: Graphic Artist/Mulitimedia Professional
Continuously growing company seeks a Graphic Artist/Multimedia Professional with a College Degree.
- Mastery of advanced software such as Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Animation, 3D and 4D, plus.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Well-organized multi-tasker with strong detail orientation
- Work with a team consisting of a Technical Writer, and Web Master
Full-time position with health benefits and 401K. Send resume to Romtec, Inc. 18240 N Bank Rd, Roseburg, OR 97470 or email: romtec2@romtec.com. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
Grants, Fellowship, Paid Opportunities in Media Arts
03 weeks ago
(Thanks to Pam Berrian, via Alliance for Community Media, for this information.)
Blue Sky Project (June 5-August 8, 2012, Dayton, OH) – Committed to producing ambitious works of contemporary art by linking young people aged 14-18 from the local community with professional artists from around the world to pursue projects proposed by the artists. Blue Sky is seeking project proposals from artists, activists, and creative professionals in the following disciplines: visual art, film, tech art, dance, music, writing, performance art, and other creative media. Artists receive a stipend of $7,000 for 9 weeks, work with youth participants Monday-Thursday from 10am to 3:30pm, receive 24-hour access to studios, and housing on the University of Dayton campus. See website for complete guidelines and application form http://www.blueskydayton.org/a
Working Films Reel Aging: Real Change Initiative – New initiative that ties compelling documentary films and transmedia projects that explore aging to ongoing policy work and grassroots campaigns supporting older populations globally. Reel Aging: Real Change offers a four-day residency for the accepted media makers held from March 23 – 26, 2012 near Washington, DC. On Tuesday, March 27, the media makers will present their projects to regional, national and global NGOs, funders, government agencies, activists, and policy makers. To apply, go to http://workingfilms.org/artic
Indian Arts Research Center Fellowships for Native and First Nations Artists (Santa Fe, NM) – Four fellowships are to support Native American and First Nations artists at the Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research. Each fellowship includes a $3,000 monthly stipend, housing, studio space, supplies allowance, and travel reimbursement. For information, go to: http://sarweb.org/index.php?ar
Kresge Foundation Fellowships for Detroit Literary and Performing Artists – Unrestricted 12-month fellowships for artists to deepen their art form, to experiment, and to advance their artistic career. Each fellowship provides a $25,000 award and customized professional practice opportunities. Go to: http://kresge.collegeforcreati
Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant through Full Frame (Festival: April 12-15, 2012, Durham, NC) – Funds first time documentary makers for travel and accommodation at the Full Frame Documentary Festival, where grant recipients will be given access to films, participate in master classes, and be mentored by experienced filmmakers and industry members. For information, go to: submissions@fullframefest.org<
Sundance Documentary Fund – Dedicated to supporting U.S. and international documentary films that focus on current human rights issues, freedom of expression, social justice, civil liberties, and critical issues of our time. Considers proposals in 2 categories: Development Grants of up to $20,000 and Production and Post-Production Grants of up to $50,000. For information: dfp@sundance.org<mailto:dfp@su
Deadline: February 9, 2012
Sundance Creative Producing Fellowship and Lab (July 2, 2012-June 29, 2013) – Year-long program designed to nurture emerging producers with project-specific support through labs, grants, and long-term advisor relationships. See website for complete guidelines and application procedure. Attn: Rebecca Green, Creative Producing Fellowship, Sundance Institute, 8530 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, Rebecca_green@sundance.org<mai
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism and the McCormick Foundation are seeking to fund four women-led projects that will rock the world of journalism. J-Lab is interested in funding U.S.-based individuals who have original ideas to create new Web sites, mobile news services or other entrepreneurial initiatives that offer interactive opportunities to engage, inspire and improve news and information in a geographic community or a community of interest. The deadline is January 27, 2012. For more information, go to: http://www.newmediawomen.org/s
National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting proposals for America’s Media Makers: Development Grants through January 11, 2012. For more information, go to: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guid
National Endowment for the Arts is accepting proposals for several Media Arts grants, including Our Town (due March 1, 2012) and the National Youth Arts and Humanities Program Awards (due January 31, 2012). For more information, go to: http://www.nea.gov/grants/appl
The Media for Liberty Award is open to journalists whose works bring insights to societal issues, news events, economies, politics and cultures that either prosper or struggle in their pursuit of a free market and civil liberties. Eligible works must be published in 2011, and received by Liberty Media by January 9, 2012. The winning entry receives a $50,000 prize. For details and entry forms visit: www.libertymedia.com/MediaforL
The AP-Google Journalism and Technology Scholarship program will provide $20,000 scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year to six promising undergraduate or graduate students pursuing or planning to pursue degrees at the intersection of journalism, computer science and new media. The program is targeted to individual students creating innovative projects that further the ideals of digital journalism. A key goal is to promote geographic, gender and ethnic diversity, with an emphasis on rural and urban areas. The application deadline is January 27, 2012, and more information can be found at: http://ap-google.journalists.o
History Makers International Launches Global Research Program – History Makers International invites footage and image researchers from around the world to apply to its newly expanded Global Researcher Program. This exclusive event, the only North American gathering of international visual researchers, producers, broadcasters and archives is now open to researchers globally. Successful applicants will receive complimentary passes to attend History Makers International at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City Jan. 25-27 2012. See: http://www.historymakersintl.c
Global Film Initiative is pleased to announce the Winter 2012 cycle of its feature-film Production Grants program. Applications will be accepted until January 15, 2012. Next year, the Global Film Initiative will award production grants of up to $10,000 each to select applicants during its Winter granting cycle. See details at http://www.globalfilm.org/gran
Jan. Meeting: Amsel Media and Board Elections
0The first MOPAN meeting of 2012 will be held Thursday, January 12th at Kent Goodman’s house (2550 W. 21st Ave. in Eugene).
Kent (from Amsel Media) will be showing us how to use the power of YouTube videos not to go viral but to drive traffic to websites.
Kent Goodman and Amsel Media work in several areas of media production including full service video production, graphic design and web services. Kent created MOPAN's newest logo in 2010.
Snacks and Kent’s homebrew beer will be served.
We will also hold our election for the Board of Directors. All Individual/Organizational and Corporate members in good standing are eligible to vote (Associate and Student members are non-voting members).
As always, our meeting begins at 6:30 PM. The first half-hour will be informal social time, business begins at 7:00, followed by our featured presenter.
Eighth Annual 2012 Open Lens Festival celebrates Oregon’s Independent Filmmaking Community on Saturday January 28th
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(Eugene, Oregon) The Eighth Annual 2012 OpenLens Festival will celebrate the spirit of Oregon’s independent filmmaking community on Saturday, January 28th. The Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA Center) hosts the event known for its focus on short films of 15-minutes or less.
The one-day festival includes an informative afternoon seminar on “How to watch a movie like a film critic” and a Meet and Greet The Filmmaker event welcoming film entrants to Eugene. The evening features a screening of juried films by filmmakers from around the state, an awards ceremony with cash prizes, and an audience/filmmaker reception.
A full festival schedule is available online at openlens.proscenia.net
Submitted by: gferrington@gmail.com