The Officially Unofficial Film Blog

Hollywood Ducks

Sat, 31 May 2008 15:56:11 -0700

The Polo Private Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel felt like a debut of “Let’s Do It” last Thursday night. It was the Sixth Annual Hollywood Ducks event -- a gathering of UO alumni and friends who are connected with Hollywood’s entertainment and communications industries. The guest speakers were Kathleen Rowe Karlyn and Michael Aronson of the Department of English’s Film and Media Studies program. The change that’s afoot at the UO involves the creation next year of a Cinema Studies discipline (which “Let’s Do It” will be supporting by donating a portion of our budget and backend).
Anyway, what Kathleen and Michael chose as an example of the history of film at the University of Oregon and Oregon in general was our very own “Ed’s Co-Ed.” We showed the spectacular 3:20 clip that was produced by Rob King in 2005 for the the kick-off event for the Campaign Oregon fundraiser, “Lights, Camera, Oregon!” Then they gave us a chance to talk about “Let’s Do It” and how it finds inspiration in the past to create a film for today.
A shout out to Allan Price, Tammy Lutz and Kathryn Owen for making this possible. Go Ducks!

Design Goddess

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:47:25 -0700

Okay, we have no idea who the guy in black is -- can’t be too important, looks like some loser -- but the point is that’s Nancy Tokos, the awesome graphic designer who is behind the montage and logo work on this site. If you need work done, she is the one. http://www.tokosdesignassociates.com/ Nancy and Bryce first worked together on a Los Angeles magazine series, “Two on the Town,” and later at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as governors. She has also done the banners on the “For What It’s Worth” and “Movie Smackdown!” sites.

In the Tradition of “Animal House?”

Tue, 20 May 2008 18:50:44 -0700

Well, not exactly. The connection here is that “Animal House” was filmed at the University of Oregon in the late 1970s, memorialized as “Faber College.” Our film, “LET’S DO IT,” actually takes place at the University of Oregon where the first full-length student film was shot in Eugene in 1929.

Back in the day, I actually covered the filming of “Animal House” as a fresh-out-college TV reporter working for Eugene’s KVAL. They tore apart a local fraternity for weeks on end but what I remember most vividly is the day they filmed the parade mayhem scene on the streets of Cottage Grove, Oregon. I may have suppressed memories of other events but, I think, this was the first time I had ever seen a film being made.

We would like “LET’S DO IT” to be as successful as “Animal House,” of course, and we do note that both films are about college students breaking rules, destroying property and, at least, thinking about taking off their clothes. (Bryce)