The Radar

Welcome to “the Radar,” our event calendar. Now we’re cookin’ with technology! The functionality is in place below to view the upcoming VFX & Animation events – or better yet, you can try the subscription system (still in beta!) and automatically have listings added to your personal calendar. Subscription links:
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Feb

Thu

VFX/PDX Meeting – Orland Nutt + Ben Luce! @ Ebay Community Lounge

Tickets

Feb 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Orland Nutt and Ben Luce screen their recent work + behind the scenes. All the info: http://www.vfxpdx.com/?p=1628

Mar

Wed

Labyrinth screening w/Toby Froud @ OMSI Empirical Theater

Tickets

Mar 11 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Reel Science: Labyrinth

with Toby Froud, sculptor, fabricator, costumed performer, puppeteer and Hair and Fur Fabricator at LAIKA

Watch and learn at The Empirical Theater as OMSI brings the science of your favorite movies to life on the big screen. Perfect for science and film lovers alike, this monthly series combines the best Science Pub with the fun of movie night, bringing in experts to amplify your movie-watching experience.

Event Schedule:

6:30pm: Lecture – Puppets: From Labyrinth to Today

7:00pm: Labyrinth (Rated PG & 101 minutes)

9:00pm: Q&A

Toby Froud made his film debut as a toddler playing Toby, the infant brother of Sarah, in the movie Labyrinth. He is the son of the film’s conceptual designer Brian Froud and puppet builder Wendy Froud.

Brian Froud has said in interviews and the film’s making-of documentary, Inside the Labyrinth, that he drew designs of the baby for Labyrinth before his son was even conceived. When Toby was born he looked exactly like the picture. For this and other logistical reasons they opted to cast him as the baby in the film.

Toby Froud has more recently gained experience as a stilt-walker and dancing bear, with costumes built by his mother, and has apprenticed at the Muppet Workshop in New York City and with Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings films. He attended Wimbledon Art College and apprenticed with WETA on the films The Chronicles Of Narnia and King Kong. He has worked for Laika as a puppet fabricator on the films ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls

He made the short film Lessons Learned in association with Heather Henson’s company Handmade Puppet Dreams.

Mar

Sat

The Ides of MODO @ Splash

Tickets

Mar 14 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Beware the Ides of MODO! In what seems like a natural progession following Brad Peebler’s visit last year, Portland’s CG community is about to see what MODO can *really* do. This is not a fluff session with canned marketing hype. Welcome to the deep end of the pool.

And with that, please be forewarned that this is for heavy CG heads and will be no holds barred, not for the squeamish. James Darknell, MODO’s Training Manager, makes for a formidable opening act for a headliner so big, we aren’t even allowed to say his name yet without getting approval in writing from a few more folks. With the short notice on this one, we decided to pull the trigger on the announcement and will have to update with more info ASAP. What more can we say, other than save the date and block out the time for the MODO Rigging Master Course author. (ahem, google is your friend)

Needless to say, if you’ve been waiting to see a more technical demo that shows off the intricacies and power of a deep 3d app like MODO when it comes to rigging complex animation, the wait is over.

Tickets: http://idesofmodo.eventbrite.com/

Saturday, March 14th from 1pm to (approx) 4pm
Venue: Splash Worldwide
419 NE 9th Ave, PDX
FREE

A joint production of PAMUG, 3DPDX and VFX/PDX, with help from 3DV.

Mar

Sat

70mm screening of 2001 @ Hollywood Theater

Tickets

Mar 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

It’s been a labor of love but it’s finally here: the debut of 70mm at the Hollywood! After months of equipment searches, tech installation, and a fundraising campaign that saw more than 200 donors pledge their support (thank you! thank you!), we’re happy to announce that 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY will be our first 70mm screening. Come see the Stanley Kubrick classic as you’ve never seen it before. – See more at: http://hollywoodtheatre.org/2001-a-space-odyssey-on-70mm/#sthash.jgjvWR7G.dpuf

Apr

Mon

OMSI Sci-Fi Film Fest 2015 @ OMSI

Tickets

Apr 13 – Apr 19 all-day

7 Days 14 Films 1 Giant Screen

Entertaining. Inspirational. Thought-provoking. Science fiction cinema as both art and insight into popular thinking on the future is celebrated at OMSI’s 2015 Sci-Fi Film Festival.

For one week, the festival will showcase 14 of science fiction’s most memorable films on the Empirical Theater’s four-story tall screen. From 1950’s classics such as Forbidden Planet to more recent favorites like Serenity, the festival’s offerings are sure to appeal to science fiction fans of all ages and interests.

Festival Passes

Plan on attending multiple shows or events? Buy an exclusive Festival pass and save! Passholders receive access to all festival screenings and special events. Passes may be purchased at the OMSI front desk or by telephone at 503-797-4000.

$30 Adult
$25 Youth (3-13) & Senior (63+)
OMSI members receive $3 off
Please note: Festival passes are not transferrable. Only 1 use per show time. Tickets and event access are subject to availability. Not valid for online or telephone purchases. Photo ID must be presented with pass at time of ticket purchase. No advance ticketing more than one hour before show time.

Tickets

Tickets are also available for individual shows and may be purchased online at omsi.edu, at the OMSI front desk, or by telephone at 503-797-4000.
$7 Adult
$6 Youth (3-13) & Senior (63+)
OMSI members receive $1 off

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Festival Schedule

Monday, April 13
6:30pm Forbidden Planet
8:30pm The Matrix

Tuesday, April 14
6:30pm The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
8:30pm Serenity – with introduction “Big Sky Country: Reliving the American West in Serenity, Firefly and American Science Fiction” by Carl Abbott, author and emeritus professor, Urban Studies & Planning, PSU.

Wednesday, April 15
6:30pm Dark City (Directors Cut)
8:45pm Blade Runner (Final Cut)

Thursday, April 16
6:30pm Silent Running
8:30pm Alien – the first 60 Festival passholders (21+) to arrive will receive a complimentary 8oz glass of Ninkasi’s newly released space beer, Ground Control, an Imperial Stout fermented with space-traveled yeast. Be one of the first in Portland to sample their newest creation!

Friday, April 17
4:00pm Galaxy Quest
6:00pm Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
8:15pm Planet of the Apes (1968)
10:30pm 12 Monkeys

Saturday, April 18
12:00pm The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
1:45pm The Last Starfighter
3:45pm The Planet of the Apes (1968)
5:45pm The Matrix
8:30pm Children of Men
10:30pm Blade Runner (The Final Cut)

12-2pm Get your game on with Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Play classic video games (possibly the original Last Starfighter game, if it can be found) and check out some Last Starfighter collectables. Also, bring your cameras for selfies with the Cloud City Garrison.

Sunday, April 19
12:00pm Forbidden Planet
1:45pm Galaxy Quest
3:45pm Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
5:45pm Alien
8:00pm Serenity

12-2pm Calling all Trekkies! Get ready for a double dose of Star Trek on the big screen. Join us before the movies to create your own crafty communicator and take your photo with a Klingon, some Starfleet security officers and other friends from The Portland Superhero Coalition. Photo booth provided by Photo Graffiti Wall NW.

February – April 2015 Feb – Apr 2015