Vic Gamble started his video career while working for Sony USA back in the ‘80s, while attending California State University, Northridge. A new division was starting called Business and Industrial Video. Gamble decided that the technology and clientele was headed in a direction that he wanted to follow. “I set my goal to working from the ground up, learning every [...]

You can hear rain. You can feel rain. But unless it’s a tropical downpour, you’ll have a tough time actually photographing rain. That was the challenge facing the creative team for Nike Brand Design. As they planned the photo shoot for Nike’s new line of rain gear for runners, they wanted to show a real athlete running through actual water [...]

Seasoned agent Elicia Walker is back in business with a new Seattle-based talent agency. Actors First is an AFTRA-franchised agency representing union and non-union actors for film, commercials, corporate videos, voice-overs and multimedia productions. Because Walker believes in the “small agency” mentality, every actor gets the necessary attention and support to ensure that each one reaches his or her full [...]

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By Dena Beatty, Executive Director, SAG, Pacific Northwest Many producers enjoy moving out of the major markets into other parts of the country to find unique filming locations. One problem they often face is the dreaded travel budget. Transporting talent to locations from New York or Los Angeles can become very expensive, but if producers choose their location well, there’s [...]

Videomaker names DVGear’s Apprentice the “Best New Product for 2012.” By John Wolcott, Features Northwest News Service Jonathan Holbrook has proven once again that even a relatively small video producer and video editing equipment company can make big waves across the country by concentrating on quality products, creative excellence and the foremost needs of his customer market niche. Already the [...]

By Vince Porter, Executive Director, Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television Over the past few years we’ve seen steady growth in Oregon’s film and TV industry. In 2008, Oregon was host to the first Twilight movie, 2009 brought us Leverage and LAIKA’s Coraline, and then 2010 followed up with Portlandia. This steady growth has been good for everyone in [...]

With no incentive in place, what’s next for the Evergreen State’s production industry? By Amy Lillard, Executive Director, Washington Filmworks Forty states in the Union offer motion picture incentives designed to attract film projects that create thousands of jobs and bring millions of dollars to a state. While Washington State was one of the first to offer such an incentive, [...]