Taking a quick second to thank everyone for coming out and making our Job Mixer 2 such a great night.  Was great to see and check in with everyone;  I sincerely hope the connections made result in great work all around.  There is a great energy in Portland, and I hope we can all find new ways to harness it.

Special thanks to OMPA first and foremost, for loads of planning and event support.  Since the displaced included stop motion production folks (animators, puppet fab, etc), it was so great to have OMPA, who is considered the organization for the production side folks, involved. As I hear more about their mission and master plan, I realize they have some great resources for us “post” types, too.  Definitely check them out!

VFX/PDX was created to break down studio boundaries and get everyone together under one roof, but it’s often easier said than done – and so rare that we pull an event off of this magnitude.  Big thanks go out to all of the participating studios for taking time out of their day and busy production schedule to meet with everyone and support an event like this.

The Art Institute made for a nice central venue and with the recent (sad) closure news, it was an unexpected “swan song” visit for some of us who taught or attended classes there.  That being the case, this might make for a nice final memory.  Regardless, thanks to them for hosting and we wish them all the best.

Also stepping up to support this event were our local food+beverage sponsors.  Show them some love by supporting them back when you can:

Last but not least, thanks to photographer Danny Rawson for taking some great photos of everyone, including those you see here.

Thanks for a great night!