Two of my favorite things are Ultimate Frisbee and Kids... Fortunately, Portland has a strong enough ultimate community large enough to host a youth league for kids that are just getting into the sport!
Mike Moren, of Tire Fire fame, has taken up the task to organize and run this Youth Ultimate Camp for kids ages 9 to 14 to come out and familiarize themselves to this fantastic game! Being an algebra teacher, Moren is no stranger to teaching kids something new. It is quite a spectacle to witness as 20 or so pre-teens, with some guidance from volunteers, really pick up this game quick! I'll be the first to admit; Ultimate ain't easy!
Modern Portland has decided to capture this exciting event in a brand new, full length (for MP, anyway) video feature!
The video will include interviews with Moren, the volunteers, and a few of the young participants as they each share their experiences with the camp, the other kids, and the sport in general. This is going to be a good one!
I actual imagine the video ending up being very similar to one I did with Skyd Magazine about the San Francisco Revolver... That particular ultimate team won club nationals last year which qualified them to represent our country as Team USA for the Worlds Championship in Sakai, Japan this year. It actually already happened, and spoiler alert; we won gold :-)
Here is the full video I shot on location... Enjoy:
So that has me pretty pumped for this Portland Youth Summer League video! One more day of shooting tomorrow, and then it's on to Post-Production in the editing room!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Chasing Sarasota Premiered!
Hello all you lovely MP Blog Followers, you!
For those who are more aware of behind the scenes/side projects that I participate in as Modern Portland, you no doubt were as excited as I was for the World Premiere of the Chasing Sarasota documentary! Here is the trailer for the less informed:
Basically, I've been assisting Matt Mastrantuono, of Blurred Lens Production Fame, in his film capturing the 2011 ultimate frisbee season of the team, Portland Rhino, on their quest for a national title! The filmed premiered last month at the Bagdad Theater in Southeast Portland. Here are some stills I took of the fun-filled evening:
For those who are more aware of behind the scenes/side projects that I participate in as Modern Portland, you no doubt were as excited as I was for the World Premiere of the Chasing Sarasota documentary! Here is the trailer for the less informed:
Basically, I've been assisting Matt Mastrantuono, of Blurred Lens Production Fame, in his film capturing the 2011 ultimate frisbee season of the team, Portland Rhino, on their quest for a national title! The filmed premiered last month at the Bagdad Theater in Southeast Portland. Here are some stills I took of the fun-filled evening:
Manning the merch table!
Keith and Kelly excited for the movie!
Getting ready to premiere!
Melius, Rio, Fish, and Milkshake: The stars of Chasing Sarasota!
The awesome marquee at the Bagdad Theater
Me with the brains behind the science!
Timmy in his usual get up...
Best part about all of this? I put together a video of the night! I don't spoil anything about the ending but here it is! Modern Portland Captures the Chasing Sarasota World Premiere:
Saturday, March 24, 2012
A Lot Going On!
As the title of this entry hints, so many things are happening right now!
Here is the Skyd Article I wrote after my trip to Philadelphia. For those not familiar with this particular adventure, my friend Matt over at Blurred Lens Production (the guy working on the Rhino Documentary, Chasing Sarasota) was requested by Elliot Trotter of Skyd Magazine to cover the new AUDL team, the Spinners', tryout process. He was super busy wrapping up editing on the doc, couldn't do it, and immediately recommended me! I accepted instantly and before I knew it I had a plane ticket with my name on it that would get me to the other side of the country! Here is the video I put together in all of it's glory:
I think it's great! And feedback (on production) has been 100% positive! Which is great, but they are also mostly comprised of my friends :-P I am proud of it, though. I worked really hard on it & I feel you can tell.
The exciting thing about doing well on this story is that Elliot wants me to do something more with Skyd! It's really a dream come true; combining my love for videography with my favorite hobby, Ultimate. I'll be contracted for the next five months to edit 5 videos a week. Content (video, animation, script) will be provided, so that means I can stay in Portland and do the work here! I'm pretty stoked.
Here is the Skyd Article I wrote after my trip to Philadelphia. For those not familiar with this particular adventure, my friend Matt over at Blurred Lens Production (the guy working on the Rhino Documentary, Chasing Sarasota) was requested by Elliot Trotter of Skyd Magazine to cover the new AUDL team, the Spinners', tryout process. He was super busy wrapping up editing on the doc, couldn't do it, and immediately recommended me! I accepted instantly and before I knew it I had a plane ticket with my name on it that would get me to the other side of the country! Here is the video I put together in all of it's glory:
I think it's great! And feedback (on production) has been 100% positive! Which is great, but they are also mostly comprised of my friends :-P I am proud of it, though. I worked really hard on it & I feel you can tell.
The exciting thing about doing well on this story is that Elliot wants me to do something more with Skyd! It's really a dream come true; combining my love for videography with my favorite hobby, Ultimate. I'll be contracted for the next five months to edit 5 videos a week. Content (video, animation, script) will be provided, so that means I can stay in Portland and do the work here! I'm pretty stoked.
Me after getting the email about becoming employed by Skyd. Bless my little heart.
With all this craziness & having all these new responsibilities I've barely had time for more personal projects like graphic design and, of course, the Modern Portland project. Speaking of which! Here is what is going on with that wonderful video series.
So official... haha! Basically, with so many other projects in the air, a job, and time contraints & requirements for both, I've had to put MP on the backburner for at least a couple more months. I'm lucky to have finished the first series when I did with so much going on. It was a lot of meeting the right people at the right time, but I need to concentrate on tasks more immediately important.
It is by no means a completed project - it was designed that way. There is a large part of me that cannot wait to get going on more niche subcultures in the city! But I cannot pass these opportunities up... it's video news coverage for the sport of ultimate for goodness sakes! Not to over-simplify but for those that even remotely know me that's basically summing my existence up in eight words!
Believe it or not, there is actually another exciting prospect on my horizon. The catch is that I can't talk about it... yet. I'll tell you that the KICKSTARTER for that particular venture is going to surface in the first couple days of April. I'll do another blog post when that is revealed. Until then? Speeeeculaaaaaaatiooooon! Heeheehee...
Thanks for reading! Until next time!
PDX Fact: The city is split up into FIVE quadrants (no, you read that right). They are Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, and the ever-confusing, later-added North quadrant. [source]
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Episode 1, "Portlanded" Status: Complete!
And here is the new and final part to the first episode! Watch & enjoy:
For people that have some catching up to do HERE is a link to the YouTube Playlist that plays all three parts of Episode 1: "Portlanded" :-)
I know it took a while to get Part 3 in this series uploaded and ready for viewing, but I feel I have some real reasons as to why. One being that, as mentioned in the previous post, I got a job. Yup! To continue living in this new place I am now calling home I was forced to do something to sustain myself. It slowed production down a lot. Mix that with some bad luck (rainy, rainy winter weather on my days off) and it put me way behind schedule as predicted.
Another point to address: Something a viewer might notice that has changed from my previous two installments: Advertisements. I caved. It goes back to necessity: I need to do everything I can to sustain myself. No need to be too proud to not take opportunities when they present themselves... aherm... So I signed up to monetize certain videos on my channel.
Onward & upward! (And always twirling!) I plan on doing the next two episodes on subject matter that I'm currently really into: Yarn (knitting, crocheting) & Gaming (of the board variety)! Trust me; there are subcultures in both of those fields, and they will blow your mind! Ok, but seriously, now that the first episode is finished up I plan on really taking this project into the meat & bones of my original purpose for it: To explore specific subcultures of this great city! I plan on getting right to work contacting stores, but first...
BIG NEWS! I had an another awesome opportunity fall come my way! I think most of who would read this know, but, just in case, I am getting flown to Philadelphia, PA to do coverage of the new AUDL team there! [Side Note: For those who don't know me, I am a big fan (and player) of Ultimate Frisbee.] I'll be doing a story on their first ever team tryouts! My buddy, Matt, over at Blurred Lens Production (yeah, the same guy doing the ultimate frisbee documentary on PDX Rhino entitled Chasing Sarasota) was approached by Skyd Magazine to do a video story on the Philadelphia Spinners. Unfortunately, he is extremely busy editing his full length movie and was unable to do it... so he offered up my name and before I knew it I had a ticket for Philly on Feb. 24th! Thanks Elliot Trotter for coordinating the flight & giving me a chance, and also, thank you Matt for recommending me!
I plan on updating my adventures via Twitter... but not my Modern Portland twitter - my personal one, found here. Feel free to follow me to receive updates on what is going on. After all is said and done, I plan on updating this blog as well with my (mis)adventures in returning to journalism. Wish me luck!
To close this web log entry (besides with the always-loved Portland Fact) I need to thank a few people that helped me reach this "first episode" milestone: Firstly, the people that allowed me to put them on the internet for all the world to see. Marianne Richter from Part 1: The Newcomer, Kirstin Benson & Brad Washburn from Part 2: The Locals, and Karin & Donn Maier from Part 3: The Natives! What wonderful people that I simply cannot thank enough. Also, the people that got me in touch with my last two interviews; Suzanne Cohen and Mike & Mel Moren. My friends that helped me with production; Matt Mastrantuono, Emily Flanders, and Pete Overright. Finally, I'd like to thank my Mom for the support she continues to show me while one of her kids (me) does something crazy (this).
Stay tuned for more from Modern Portland! Don't forget to subscribe, like, & comment on the new video!
Portland Factoid: "Benson Bubblers (seen on the latest episode: The Natives at 0:29 into the video) came about when Simon Benson, a tree lumber baron and philanthropist, was walking through his mill and noticed the smell of alcohol on his workers' breath. He asked why they consumed beer in the middle of the work day and the workers replied that is because there was no fresh drinking water to be found downtown. Upon hearing this, Benson proceeded to commission 20 elegant freshwater drinking fountains, now known as the Benson Bubblers.
Beer consumption in the city reportedly decreased 25 percent after the fountains were installed." [source 1] [source 2]
For people that have some catching up to do HERE is a link to the YouTube Playlist that plays all three parts of Episode 1: "Portlanded" :-)
I know it took a while to get Part 3 in this series uploaded and ready for viewing, but I feel I have some real reasons as to why. One being that, as mentioned in the previous post, I got a job. Yup! To continue living in this new place I am now calling home I was forced to do something to sustain myself. It slowed production down a lot. Mix that with some bad luck (rainy, rainy winter weather on my days off) and it put me way behind schedule as predicted.
Another point to address: Something a viewer might notice that has changed from my previous two installments: Advertisements. I caved. It goes back to necessity: I need to do everything I can to sustain myself. No need to be too proud to not take opportunities when they present themselves... aherm... So I signed up to monetize certain videos on my channel.
Onward & upward! (And always twirling!) I plan on doing the next two episodes on subject matter that I'm currently really into: Yarn (knitting, crocheting) & Gaming (of the board variety)! Trust me; there are subcultures in both of those fields, and they will blow your mind! Ok, but seriously, now that the first episode is finished up I plan on really taking this project into the meat & bones of my original purpose for it: To explore specific subcultures of this great city! I plan on getting right to work contacting stores, but first...
BIG NEWS! I had an another awesome opportunity fall come my way! I think most of who would read this know, but, just in case, I am getting flown to Philadelphia, PA to do coverage of the new AUDL team there! [Side Note: For those who don't know me, I am a big fan (and player) of Ultimate Frisbee.] I'll be doing a story on their first ever team tryouts! My buddy, Matt, over at Blurred Lens Production (yeah, the same guy doing the ultimate frisbee documentary on PDX Rhino entitled Chasing Sarasota) was approached by Skyd Magazine to do a video story on the Philadelphia Spinners. Unfortunately, he is extremely busy editing his full length movie and was unable to do it... so he offered up my name and before I knew it I had a ticket for Philly on Feb. 24th! Thanks Elliot Trotter for coordinating the flight & giving me a chance, and also, thank you Matt for recommending me!
I plan on updating my adventures via Twitter... but not my Modern Portland twitter - my personal one, found here. Feel free to follow me to receive updates on what is going on. After all is said and done, I plan on updating this blog as well with my (mis)adventures in returning to journalism. Wish me luck!
To close this web log entry (besides with the always-loved Portland Fact) I need to thank a few people that helped me reach this "first episode" milestone: Firstly, the people that allowed me to put them on the internet for all the world to see. Marianne Richter from Part 1: The Newcomer, Kirstin Benson & Brad Washburn from Part 2: The Locals, and Karin & Donn Maier from Part 3: The Natives! What wonderful people that I simply cannot thank enough. Also, the people that got me in touch with my last two interviews; Suzanne Cohen and Mike & Mel Moren. My friends that helped me with production; Matt Mastrantuono, Emily Flanders, and Pete Overright. Finally, I'd like to thank my Mom for the support she continues to show me while one of her kids (me) does something crazy (this).
Stay tuned for more from Modern Portland! Don't forget to subscribe, like, & comment on the new video!
Portland Factoid: "Benson Bubblers (seen on the latest episode: The Natives at 0:29 into the video) came about when Simon Benson, a tree lumber baron and philanthropist, was walking through his mill and noticed the smell of alcohol on his workers' breath. He asked why they consumed beer in the middle of the work day and the workers replied that is because there was no fresh drinking water to be found downtown. Upon hearing this, Benson proceeded to commission 20 elegant freshwater drinking fountains, now known as the Benson Bubblers.
Beer consumption in the city reportedly decreased 25 percent after the fountains were installed." [source 1] [source 2]
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