Category Archives: Stories From Oregon’s Economy

Personal Accounts of How Oregon Film and TV Dollars Affect The State’s Economy

Leverage Returns With Three New Episodes, and Viewing Parties Return To Portland’s Morrison Hotel

Note: this site has moved. Please visit our new site at  www.OregonFilmandTVDollars.com. Regular readers know that we’re not in the habit of posting on Sundays, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t remind you that TNT’s hit series Leverage returns to … Continue reading

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Everything Will Be Fine Brings The Web To The Traditional Movie Theater – and Thousands of Dollars to Portland!

Note: this site has moved. Please visit our new site at  www.OregonFilmandTVDollars.com. The name of this site is Oregon Film and TV Dollars, but that’s something of a misnomer.  In the 21st century, media production in Oregon goes will beyond … Continue reading

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Pieces Of An Industry: Corvallis Animal Trainer Brings “Talented Animals” To OK Go Video

The auto industry is bigger than just the factories that make cars.  The timber industry is bigger than the loggers who cut trees and the sawmills that process them.  Both require a variety of subsidiary businesses - and workers at those businesses - to function, and to get … Continue reading

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Portlandia Brings Cash To The City It Satirizes

Note: this site has moved. Please visit our new site at  www.OregonFilmandTVDollars.com. A recent article in Oregon  Business Magazine examined the economic impact on the new IFC comedy Portlandia, which recently wrapped production in Portland.  The article notes that Portland’s … Continue reading

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Stories From Oregon’s Economy: Two Years After Production Wraps, Twilight Continues To Bring Dollars to Oregon

Production on the first Twilight film wrapped in Oregon in May of 2008, but the cultural phenomenon continues to bring dollars into the state.  This past weekend Portland’s Hilton hotel played host to hundreds of “Twi-hards” (many of whom traveled from out-of-state) to … Continue reading

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It Only Takes A Couple Hours Of Your Time…

With Oregon’s general election just six weeks away, it’s more important than ever for people working in film and TV (and their supporters) to learn where candidates for their state house and state senate seats stand when it comes to supporting Oregon’s growing industry.  … Continue reading

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Stories From Oregon’s Economy: The Daily Cafe

We recently received this note from an anonnymous visitor to the site:     It’s been fun seeing the people from Leverage enjoying our restaurants and businesses. I saw one of the guest stars of Leverage with her family eating … Continue reading

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Stories From Oregon’s Economy: Portland Printing Company Helps Turn Stumptown Into Beantown

When we talk about Oregon’s film and TV industry benefitting local businesses, people often think about businesses directly involved with the industry – equipment rental houses like Pacific Grip and Lighting,  Casting agencies like Lana Veenker Casting, Catering services like Artist Center Catering… … Continue reading

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Oregon’s Film and TV Unions Celebrate Labor Day

If you’re a Twitter or Facebook user, you’ve probably seen a number of posts on those services celebrating union membership, and the contributions union members have made to the entertainment industry.  This “Labor Day Tweet-a-thon” is a coordinated effort by … Continue reading

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Stories From Oregon’s Economy: Leverage Uses Portland Security Expert To Keep Intruders Out & Secrets In

When we talk about Oregon’s film and TV industry benefitting local businesses, people often think about businesses directly involved with the industry – equipment rental houses like Pacific Grip and Lighting,  Casting agencies like Lana Veenker Casting, Catering services like Artist Center … Continue reading

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