PDX-Files

2014 FILM

Montage Of 2014's Best Films

http://www.avclub.com/article/watch-beautiful-montage-25-best-films-2014-212494

Best Action Sequences

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/best-of-2014-the-17-most-thrilling-action-sequences-of-the-year-20141204

Most Overlooked Films 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2014/12/08/20-most-overlooked-movies-of-2014-snowpiercer-begin-again-the-immigrant-and-more.html

Worst FIlms

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-19-very-worst-movies-of-2014/story-e6frfmvr-1227154089457

Top Experimental Films 

http://www.fandor.com/keyframe/top-5-experimental-films-of-2014

Best Cinematography/Supercut
http://nofilmschool.com/2014/12/looking-back-best-cinematography-2014-supercut

Best Movie Posters

http://www.blastr.com/2014-12-19/13-best-movie-posters-2014

Best Viral Videos

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a34321/the-best-viral-videos-of-2014-in-seven-minutes/

2014 ACTING

Best Performances In Film

http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/the-30-best-film-performances-of-2014

Best Performances On Television

http://www.gotham-news.com/news/2014/12/23/year-in-review-top-10-television-shows-acting-performances-of-2014

Highest Paid

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45fddhm/the-highest-paid-actors/

Over Paid
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/12/23/adam-sandler-tops-the-most-overpaid-actor-list-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/

PORTLAND

Emmy Winning Director Looking To Shoot In Oregon

http://www.golocalpdx.com/lifestyle/director-katherine-brooks-looking-to-fund-new-film

What's Next For Oregon Based Laika Studio's?

http://www.golocalpdx.com/lifestyle/laikas-next-big-film-project-is-kubo-and-the-two-strings

SHORTS

Loadout:Going In Hot- Sci Fi With Richard Hatch

http://io9.com/bsgs-richard-hatch-stars-in-a-wild-short-about-space-me-1671942941

Speechless- Sometimes ,There Are No Words

http://www.onemorelesbian.com/speechless-corto.html

The Grey Matter-Crazy Dark Horror Short

http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/watch-the-grey-matter-short-film-by-the-mccoubrey-brothers/

WEBBIES

Jeff 1000- A Giant Robot Trying To Make It In The Biz With Summer Glau

http://digiday.com/publishers/wired-goes-hollywood-latest-web-series/

Okinawa: Journey Of Discovery- I Want To Go To There

http://www.japantoday.com/category/travel/view/web-reality-series-okinawa-journey-of-discovery-proves-popular

PDX-FIles

FILM

Best Christmas FIlms By Rotten Tomato

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best-christmas-movies/

Christmas Vacation: Things You Might Not Know About

http://mentalfloss.com/article/60330/27-things-you-might-not-know-about-christmas-vacation

Shooting In Extreme Cold

http://filmmakeriq.com/2014/12/a-guide-for-filming-in-extreme-cold-temperatures/

Realistic Snowfall In After Affects

http://nofilmschool.com/2014/12/creating-realistic-snow-after-effects

Rudolph's Legacy

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/the-surprising-50-year-legacy-of-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-1.2856722

A Christmas Story: Fun Facts

http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/index.php/a-christmas-story-movie-facts/trivia/

Movies For Non-Christmaser's

http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/8-festive-winter-movies-for-the-nonchristmasers-among-us.php

5 Wonderful Facts About It's A Wonderful Life

http://www.inquisitr.com/1696178/five-interesting-facts-about-movie-classic-its-a-wonderful-life/

HLWD Out Of Xmas Poster ideas

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/14/hollywood-out-of-movie-poster-ideas_n_6323210.html

A Nightmare Before Christmas: Things You Didn't Know
http://mentalfloss.com/article/60723/21-things-you-didnt-know-about-nightmare-christmas

ACTING
Gifts For Actors

http://www.backstage.com/news/10-great-holiday-gifts-actors/

Best Christmas Characters From Film

http://www.empireonline.com/features/best-christmas-movie-characters

Christmas Film Kids

http://flavorwire.com/353919/christmas-movie-kids-where-are-they-now

On Playing Buddy The Elf In Musical

http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/11/elf_the_musical_actor_reveals.html

PORTLAND

Local Actress In Holiday Film

http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/12/hallmark_channels_christmas_un.html

In Portland Roaming With Romijn

http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/12/the_librarians_rebecca_romijn.html

FILMS

A Christmas Carol With George C. Scott (Full Film)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvdMjXhPGd0

Christmas With Wallace & Gromit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4yjKQ9uvso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kwjL1kYAU

Tangi Argentini- Great Academy Award Nominated Short. Don't Be Afraid Of The Sub-Titles!!

http://www.filmsshort.com/short-film-pages/argentine-tangos-guy-thys.html#.VJM8AyiAd4E

WEB SERIES

The Christmas Party- Funtime Party!

https://www.youtube.com/user/xmaspartyproductions

Paradise Web Series-Christmas Episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf7HUrUztxE

PDX-Files

FILM

Master Class For Young Directors

http://www.cinephiliabeyond.org/krzysztof-kieslowski-masterclass-young-directors/

First Timers: All The Advice You'll Ever Need

http://www.indiewire.com/article/attention-first-time-filmmakers-heres-all-the-advice-youll-ever-need-20141129

History Of Sound In Cinema

http://nofilmschool.com/2014/08/change-heard-around-world-history-sound-cinema

Viewfinder Mark II Review

http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/story/viewfinder-mark-ii-review

Audio Editing Trick To Make Dialogue & V/O Better

http://nofilmschool.com/2014/11/simple-audio-editing-trick-will-make-your-dialogue-voiceovers-sound-better

How To Do Action Comedy Featuring Jackie Chan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1PCtIaM_GQ

6 Ways Movie Distrib Is Changing

http://www.vulture.com/2014/12/6-ways-the-movie-distribution-model-is-changing.html

Famous Racial Casting Controversies

http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2014/12/10/22124346.html

Things We Learned From G Of The G Commentary

http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/52-things-learned-guardians-of-the-galaxy-commentary.php

ACTING

Actors On Actors-Including Witherspoon On Wild

http://variety.com/t/actors-on-actors-2/

15 Phrases To Know On Set

http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/casting-director-note/15-phrases-every-actor-should-know-going-set/

Actors Who Turned Down Iconic Roles

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/entertainment/14-actors-who-turned-down-iconic-roles.html/?a=viewall

PORTLAND

On The Red Carpet With Wild

http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/12/wild_premiere_what_its_like_on.html

Local Companies Get Annie Noms

http://oregonconfluence.com/2014/12/02/laika-and-bent-image-lab-scoop-annie-award-nominations/

The Librarians Review

http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/12/filmed-in-portland_the_librari.html

SHORTS

Last Days-Kathryn Bigelow Takes On Elephant Poaching

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/390519-kathryn-bigelows-last-days-shows-what-you-dont-know-about-elephant-poaching

Playground- Sweet Lil Animated Short

http://io9.com/we-want-to-hug-this-short-about-two-kids-with-competing-1664074703

Granny Smith-Award Winning Aussie Short

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-08/dark-comedy-granny-smith--wins-tropfest-short-film-festival/5950180

WEBBIES

CoWork- Life At The HuB

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20141201/article/312019992

Singledumb-Comedic Look At Dating In Brooklyn

http://www.singledumbtheshow.com/

About Us-Comedic Look At Dating...in L.A.!!

https://www.youtube.com/user/AboutUsWebSeries

PDX-FIles

FILM

Drone Film Festival

http://filmmakermagazine.com/88333-up-in-the-air-announcing-the-new-york-city-drone-film-festival/

70 Minute Cinematography Master Class With Legendary DP

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-70-minute-masterclass-with-legendary-cinematographer-vilmos-zsigmond-20141126

Multi-Cam Setups

http://nofilmschool.com/2014/12/5-filmmaking-lessons-directors-dps-multicam-setups

Best Films Not Playing At A Theare Near You

http://filmmakermagazine.com/88450-2014-best-film-not-playing-at-a-theater-near-you-series-announced/

How Hollywood Is Killing The Art Of Screenwriting

http://www.spectator.co.uk/arts/arts-feature/9382612/how-hollywood-is-killing-the-art-of-screenwriting/

A Way Forward For VFX

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/a-way-forward-for-the-vfx-industry/

Godzilla SFX Breakdown

http://www.mtv.com/news/2010161/godzilla-special-effects-breakdown/

Paul Shrader On Filmmaking

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-schrader-piracy-television-a-752548

ACTING

3 Secrets For Playing The Heroine/Hero

http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/3-secrets-playing-heroes-and-heroines-film/

Tips For Voice Acting In Video Games

http://www.backstage.com/news/5-tips-voice-acting-video-games/

Viggo On Taking Risks

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viggo-mortensen-talks-taking-risks-751984

PORTLAND

Rainn In Portland..The Good Kind!

http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/culturephile-portland-arts/articles/new-portland-tv-show-starring-r-december-2014

Leveraging Leverage For More TV Here In PDX

http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/articles/leveraging-the-success-of-leverage-for-future-portland-based-tv-hits-december-2014

Drones...In Caves!

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/11/prweb12348386.htm

"WIld" About Central Oregon

http://www.ktvz.com/news/wild-about-c-oregon-new-film-looks-familiar/30010054

SHORTS

Wanderers-Future Of  Space-Really Neato!

http://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/wanderers-offers-a-fantastic-vision-of-our-future-in-space.php

Ambition- Sci Fi Short With Games Of Thrones Aidan Gillen

http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2014/11/short-film-ambition/

The Lost Glove-Lost Glove In The Big City Starring...A Glove!

http://laughingsquid.com/the-lost-glove-a-short-film-about-a-glove-lost-in-the-big-city-performed-by-puppeteers-with-found-objects/

WEBBIES

Life In Your Social Network-Featuring Gilbert Gottfried

http://animalnewyork.com/2014/new-web-series-imagines-shows-absurdly-behave-social-media/

Children Of The Machine-Dystopian Future Upcoming Series

http://laughingsquid.com/children-of-the-machine-a-dystopian-near-future-web-series-distributed-through-bittorrent/

PDX-Files

FILM

Top 50 Channels For Filmmakers & Cinephiles

http://www.cinephiliabeyond.org/top-50-youtube-vimeo-channels-filmmakers-cinephiles/

Want A Sci-Fi Short But Gots No Money? No Problem!

http://nofilmschool.com/2014/11/creating-high-concept-sci-fi-short-film-no-money

The Wilhelm Scream!!!!

http://mentalfloss.com/article/60236/where-did-wilhelm-scream-come-and-why-do-so-many-filmmakers-use-it

Why Meals Are Movie Magic

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/26/why_meals_are_movie_magic_the_best_food_scenes_in_film_history/

QT With The DL On S&D

http://thescriptlab.com/features/main/3014-quentin-tarantino-on-screenwriting-and-directing#

Low Tech Film Tricks

http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_885_36-awesome-low-tech-tricks-used-in-movies_p2/?wa_ibsrc=fanpage

Storyboarding Your Next Project

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/storyboarding-film-tips-next-project/

Hot Fuzz Facts

http://www.ifc.com/fix/2014/11/15-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-hot-fuzz/2

Some Actors Getting A Raise

http://www.backstage.com/news/soap-actors-among-background-performers-getting-raise/

ACTING

Give Thanks!!

http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/secret-agent-man/why-gratitude-helps-your-career/

How Actors Can Burn Those Thanksgiving Calories

http://www.backstage.com/news/11-ways-actors-can-burn-all-those-thanksgiving-calories/

10 Golden Rules For Audition Panels

http://bloodyhellbrennan.com/2014/11/21/my-10-golden-rules-for-audition-panels/

PORTLAND

Requiem Of Ice

http://oregonconfluence.com/2014/11/24/portlands-uncage-the-soul-video-production-produces-spectactular-requiem-of-ice/

Runestone Trailer

http://oregonconfluence.com/2014/11/26/roads-end-films-releases-the-newest-runestone-trailer/

Local Prison Used For Anti Prison Webbie

http://www.vice.com/read/how-did-an-la-film-crew-end-up-behind-bars-in-portland-1119

SHORTS

Hard Crimes-Locally Done Short From Sean Topping

https://vimeo.com/110220712

P.L.U.G.- Sci-Fi Short Where Robots Raise A Young Girl

http://tech.co/watch-short-film-robots-raising-last-human-girl-earth-video-2014-11

Oscars Short List

https://deadline.com/2014/11/oscars-live-action-shorts-shortlist-1201290690/

WEBBIES

Mad House-Comedic Local Webbie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if3rWTY-MXc&sns=fb

Tech Boom- Tech Based Webbie

http://www.tubefilter.com/2014/11/21/indie-spotlight-tech-boom-silicon-valley/

Lil Women- Fun Lil Webbie About...Women

http://www.periodsfilms.com/lil-women-the-series