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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Portland / Film This Weekend: The University of Oregon Gets Chatty About Film.
Posted by Erik Henriksen on Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Heads up, film geeks: Tomorrow and Saturday, the University of Oregon kicks off their "What is Film? Change & Continuity in the 21st Century" conference, held in the White Stag building (70 NW Couch). The conferences serves a dual purpose: First, discussing the current status of film (especially with regards to how digital media is changing the medium), and second, publicizing the U of O's brand-spankin'-new new Cinema Studies major.
Judging by the conference's program, there's gonna be a lot of focus on "the digital age," with seminars like "Independent Film and Other Media in the Digital Age," "Write Now!: Screenwriting in the Digital Age," "Changes in Film Distribution and Exhibition," and "Government/Film Industry Relationships in the Digital Age," the latter of which will feature representatives from the Governor’s Office for Film and Video and the Portland Mayor’s Office. Notable speakers at the conference include animator Will Vinton (of the now-defunct Will Vinton Studios), and writer and producer Bryce Zabel (who, quite frankly, has an astounding resumé: He's worked on M.A.N.T.I.S., Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman).
Anyway, the whole shebang is only $10 if you're a U of O student and $20 if not; if you're interested, more info is here.
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Those will be some lonely lectures. Except for all those rabid Lois and Clark fans
I don't know, I would think Will Vinton would draw a decent crowd. And I don't know if I would call Will Vinton Studios "defunct" so much as "taken over and rebranded as LAIKA".
In either case, that's an awesome picture.
FWIW, Bryce Zabel at one point also was planning a TV series called "Favorite Son" about "a 21-year-old Portland State University political science major who runs for mayor as part of a class project."
http://communique.portland.or.us/04/02/we_…
It apparently went away as an idea because suddenly the Goldschmidt revelations came out.
http://communique.portland.or.us/04/06/wha…
Good to see 'em bringing that type of degree program back to UO; I got my TcF degree before Measure 5 saw that program to its grave oh so long ago...
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