DIY film by Shaun Huston.I am on the geography and film studies faculty at Western Oregon University. I began working with digital video to get a different perspective on the kinds of issues I often address in my writing and teaching (composing for the film frame, the significance of different camera angles, etc.). I've also begun to use moving images to explore geographic themes, particularly ones related to place and landscape. My primary camera is a Panasonic DVX100A. I edit in Final Cut Express HD and Final Cut Pro. Some of my work is just me and my camera, and some is the result of collaborations with friends and colleagues. My current major project is about comics creators in Portland, Oregon USA: http://olympus_mons.typepad.com/pdxcomicsdoc
This past Wednesday (4/13), I did a live preview of rough footage from my documentary on the community of comics creators in Portland, Oregon at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in Seattle. This is the video portion of that presentation. This segment features writer/artists Dylan Meconis and Graham Annable, and a discussion of race in Portland that includes Meconis, Sarah Oleksyk, Kevin Moore, and Sara Ryan, as well as Carl Abbott from Portland State University. Use of or...
This is a preview of rough footage from a forthcoming documentary, Comic Book City, Portland, Oregon USA . The Creative Commons license applies to the film and to this excerpt. Use of original art and still photography outside the context of the film maybe subject to restriction. Contact Shaun Huston with inquiries. For more on the film, visit the official blog .
This is a preview of rough footage from a forthcoming documentary, Comic Book City, Portland, Oregon USA . The Creative Commons license applies to the film and to this excerpt. Use of original art and still photography outside the context of the film maybe subject to restriction. Contact Shaun Huston with inquiries. For more on the film, visit the official blog .
This is the Monmouth Film Collective's entry in the 2010 Portland, Oregon USA 48 Hour Film Project. The elements were: character, Pete or Pam Anderson, artist; prop, pistachio nuts; and line, "I have a surprise for you." Our genre is film de femme. To learn more see the 48 Hour Film Project's genre page .
This short film is a work in progress screening for my Untitled PDX Comics Doc. I screened it at the Public Library Association Preconference, "Librarians Get Graphic", organized by Sara Ryan (also one of my subjects). Please note: additional permissions may be required for still photos by Erin Marr and original artwork by Paul Guinan. Historical photographs from the Portland City Archive. Contact me with inquiries.
This is the Monmouth Film Collective's entry in the 2009 Portland, Oregon 48 Hour Film Project. We drew "drama" as our genre. Our script focuses on a family gathering in honor of an absent member. Virtually all of the dialogue is improvised. Actors knew (more or less) who their characters were and the scenario for each shot/scene and were directed to just start talking. Recording often started without the actors knowing that it had. The required elements for PDX this year were:Prop: picture fr...
This is a short film I made for the Oregon 150 commemoration at Western Oregon University. The footage is taken from tape I shot for a larger work-in-progress on comics culture and creators in Portland, Oregon (USA).For more information:Cosmic Monkey ComicsLeigh Walton's liveblog of the eventTop Shelf Productions24-Hour Comics DayUntitled PDX Comics Doc
This is a short video of Anne-Marie's and my Brittany, Zico. Anne-Marie shot it on her Canon Elph less than twenty-four hours before we had to put him to sleep due to lung cancer. I'm posting it here so I can link to it elsewhere as we try to work through our feelings of grief and loss.
This the Monmouth Film Collective's entry in the 2008 Portland, Oregon 48 Hour Film Project. Our genre was "historical fiction" and the city elements were:Character: Jake or Jane Gravenstein wellness practitioner.Line: "Okay, I think I got it straight."Prop: Jumper cables.The period is the 1930s and the Great Depression. The log line I came up with is: "A young girl faces an important decision for her family during the Depression."Read more about the 48 Hour Film Project.
This is the Willamette Valley Film Collective's 2008 entry in the International Documentary Challenge. We drew "music" as a genre and the theme was "change." And now you can find out the answer to the question in the preview.Read more about the 2008 IDC.
