Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Gamers Gather in Austin

Photo Credit: Henry Yang
"Oh, oh my God, Snoopeh flashes through and manages to turn the tables. I do not believe he just pulled that off."shouts sportscaster Leigh "Deman" Smith after an exciting play. Moments like this send the crowd into a frenzy as members jump from their seats in excitement.

   Players from both sides of the Atlantic gathered in Austin, Texas' Marchesa Hall & Theater on Nov. 10th & 11th for e-sports tournament Lone Star Clash 2.

   LCS2 hosted tournaments for both Blizzard's Starcraft II and Riot Games' League of Legends. For those unfamiliar with League of Legends, it is the largest online game in the world, receiving the attention of mainstream news sources like Forbes, Yahoo, and CBS. The popularity of this fast-paced strategy game has exploded since its 2009 release, amassing a whopping 32 million monthly users from all across the globe.

   Even after qualifying for the event, the members of American team Orbit Gaming were unable to receive sufficient funds from their organization, so team manager Ferris Ganzman turned to crowd-funding. Thanks to generous donations from their fans, Orbit's players were able to raise more than four thousand dollars, more than enough to cover their trip's expenses. During the event, they assumed the name Reddit Nation, after the community where the majority of their funds originated. Due to the  funding fiasco, Orbit's players sought a new sponsorship organization, and are now known as Quantic Gaming.

Bracket credit: Leaguepedia

Counter Logic Gaming Europe took first place, beating Curse Gaming North America in a best-of-three during round two. Curse analyzed their mistakes and improved upon them, coming back from the loser's bracket to take CLG EU into a heated five round final.




   John "Totalbiscuit" Bain, a caster for LSC2's Starcraft matches, praised TeSPA's performance, considering their limited resources, and puts them ahead of gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment in terms of event quality.


E-Sports fan and League of Legends shoutcaster Reid Melton loves Lone Star Clash 2 and  e-Sports so much that he he's willing to volunteer.

   LCS2 attracted 47 thousand concurrent spectators, a massive amount compared to their last event, Texas Starcraft Showdown, which attracted a measly 2500. About LCS2, TeSPA Founder and Co-President Adam Rosen said, "Lone Star Clash shattered every single expectation we had." Over the course of the weekend, "we had over 1.5 million [unique] views and millions of total impressions."







Friday, November 16, 2012

Passionate Musician Turns to Teaching

   Lecturing from the top of the courtyard amphitheater on one of fall's last sunny days, George Zamzow fuels the fires of his students' passion. Class outside? No problem. The casual yet productive atmosphere of Zamzow's teaching environment allows students to relax. It's so much fun, you almost forget you're in a class.
   From teaching writing at Linn Benton Community College to soaking up the Florida sun, his journey from state to state ranges from sorrow-inducing to heartwarming.
   After growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, Zamzow just wanted to get out. He decided to attend Florida State University instead the University of Pittsburgh because of its scholarship package, school of music, and warm weather.
   As he lost interest in classical percussion instruments, Zamzow sought a area of study. In the wake of the presidential election of 2000 and the terrorist attacks on September 11th, Zamzow turned to political science and learned how difficult it is to make political change.
    Zamzow discovered the weaknesses of Florida State's political science program and turned to literature. Soon thereafter, his love of songwriting merged with his love of literature, eventually resulting in a BA and MFA in creative writing.
   After the economic collapse, Zamzow lost his job and had to leave the San Francisco bay area. In 2009, he moved Eugene Oregon, and has been teaching at LBCC ever since.
   His favorite part about teaching Writing 115, Writing 121, and Writing 122 at LBCC is that he gets to work with the entire student body. He enjoys teaching writing, but would like to start teaching literature and creative writing as well.
Zamzow believes that art comes from special attention and heart. At its core, art's power comes from an artist's relationship to his or her work. Almost anything can be art, as long as it pays special attention to the little things; it has to stop and smell the roses. Even pop music can be art, just look at the Beatles.
   Although he doesn't consider himself a dogmatic art snob, he does believe there are some guidelines for writing to be called art. A writer, more than any other artist, must pay special attention to the language he or she chooses, when constructing a work. The language and word choice must have a special relationship and flow that offers readers a new perspective about life.
   Even though he decided not to major in music, Zamzow remains as passionate about music as he's ever been. Although he's added singing and guitar playing to his repertoire, playing the drums will always be his first passion. In fact, that's how his teaching experience began; he would teach drum lessons.
      Zamzow plans to release a silly and serious album by the summer of 2013, influenced by Neil Young, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Beck, Björk, the Talking Heads, Frank Zappa, and the Flaming Lips.
   Even if you can't sign up for one of his classes, check out his instructor webpage or shoot him an email; you won't regret it.


At a glance:
George Zamzow
LBCC writing instructor
Musician
Album release: Summer 2013

Monday, February 20, 2012

Teens with Superpowers...again - A Chronicle Movie Review



Although I was expecting a predictable, emotion-centered chick flick to fill my evening hours, I was looking forward to the emotion capturing relationship-writing of Jason Katims. When I found out that the movie I had come to see, The Vow, was sold out, someone else in line recommended Chronicle.

I came in with no expectations and left with mixed feelings. Chronicle tells the story of three high school students who discover a mysterious blue pulse emanating from a large stone within an underground cavern. Their encounter with the mysterious object grants them telekinetic powers. Chronicle features many sci-fi elements, but the film itself does not tell a story of science fiction, but rather the story of a troubled boy, his new found friends and their adventures in telekinesis.


Andrew, a loner with a terminally ill mother and an alcoholic father, records the events of his life with his video camera with his cousin and only friend, Matt. Most of the film is made to look like it was recorded with Andrew's camera, which unfortunately leaves Chronicle view with the obnoxious headache that is coupled with the jitter cam effect. Steve begins as a walking big man on campus stereotype complete with Letterman jacket and student president candidacy, but soon develops friendships with Andrew and Matt. Together, the trio explore a cavern and discover a mysterious stone and are granted the power of telekinesis.

What does this group do with their powers? They're teenagers: they goof off!





Really, Chronicle's noble effort was its attempts to cover a range of topics that were so broad that there was no way that all of them could possibly be given adequate attention in the film. Many promising topics were touched on that could have been fleshed out to tell an incredible, focused story. Intriguing plots could have stemmed from Andrew's terminally ill mother, his alcoholic father's backstory or redeeming characteristics, a campfire scene that displayed different sides to Steve or Matt's developing personalities, the ramifications of the the action-packed ending, and the possibility of a sequel. There are many loose ends that will leave fans theorizing indefinitely, but those searching for answers will forever be left in the dark.

Another one of Chronicle's greatest weaknesses is that it devotes an inordinate amount of time to a set of subplots involving a stereotyped wild high school party that feels like it was pulled straight out of a teen sex comedy whose primary function is to force Andrew further into depression after public embarrassment. These subplots feel as though they were added forcibly after some executive meddling so Chronicle could be marketed from different angles.

Chronicle's greatest strength is its moment of discovery. Matt and Andrew meet Steve at an abandoned industrial complex outside of Seattle. Steve is on top of a building and floats in the air. Matt and Andrew want to join Steve in his blissful aeronautic frontier in what is one of Chronicle's strongest scenes. As an odd afterthought, Chronicle's discovery of flight scene resembles the bubble tunnel scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

In his reviewRoger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times strays from his stereotypical unbridled hatred for some movies. Ebert found Chronicle to be uncommonly entertaining. Ebert particularly enjoyed the way writer Max Landis and director Josh Trank were able to create convincing, realistic teenagers.Ebert remarks that if the characters can pull pranks by lifting a leaf blower with their telekinesis, they should also lift the camera for proper steadicam shots.

In contrast to Ebert's criticisms, I found Chronicle's lack of a central goal left viewers generally without a driving force pulling them to the edge of their seats. It was unpredictable, but not instead of attracting viewers to the plot, viewers were able to find solace in the swift characters amongst the stagnant plot lines that were supposed to drive the first two acts. The trio of Andrew, Matt and, Steve really grow as characters throughout the film and gradually feel like more than just characters, but genuine people.

Ben Kendrick of Screen Rant also feels that Chronicle is a breath of fresh air for found-footage films and finds the use of found-footage outside of a horror movie to be a particularly attractive feature. Unlike other found-footage films, . Kendrick praises Chronicle's excellent character dynamics and development. Unlike some similar recent films such as Green Lantern and The Devil Inside, Chronicle is a more noble attempt to showcase a genre mash-up.

Chronicle and the 1988 Japanese film Akira share many similarities. Both films share similar plots and demonstrate the thematic elements surrounding the characters' struggle for power and the great responsibility that accompanies such profound gifts.

A major concern of my fellow moviegoers is how obnoxious the jittery camera is. Despite this, I have read about the cast and crew to discover that Josh Trank is the youngest director to direct a chart topping movie.

One aspect of Chronicle that is particularly unique is its marketing campaign. Chronicle teamed up with viral marketing agency Thinkmodo and made headlines with their flying robots that cruised around New York City's airspace to promote Chronicle's theatrical release.

Chronicle is important because it documents a period in film-making when found-footage was all the rage. In addition to being known as just another found-footage film, Chronicle will be remembered as a story about the struggles surrounding super-human, telekinetic powers and the madness can overcome those who try to command them.


Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Jim Lehrer - Friday February 3, 2012

Lehrer has been one of the most respected names in journalism for decades. His life experiences are vast, his beginnings were humble, but most importantly, he is one of the most trusted names in journalism. I heard him speak at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall last Friday night.

The high points of Lehrer's lecture, Politics and Principals, were his definitions and guidelines for journalism. These principals upon which he has built his career are indicative of his exceptional values and he comes off as a genuinely well-intentioned man.

Lehrer's guidelines for Macneil/Lehrer journalism can be found here and are as follows:



* Do nothing I cannot defend.
* Cover, write and present every story with the care I would want if the story were about me.
* Assume there is at least one other side or version to every story.
* Assume the viewer is as smart and as caring and as good a person as I am.
* Assume the same about all people on whom I report.
* Assume personal lives are a private matter, until a legitimate turn in the story absolutely mandates otherwise.
* Carefully separate opinion and analysis from straight news stories, and clearly label everything.
* Do not use anonymous sources or blind quotes, except on rare and monumental occasions.
* No one should ever be allowed to attack another anonymously.
* And, finally, I am not in the entertainment business.

All of these guidelines demonstrate Lehrer's desire to either, treat others the way he would also want to be treated, provide fair, straight news, or report multiple sides to a story so multiple views are represented.

Lehrer's lecture's other high point is his belief that the news is separated into three groups: straight news, analysis, and commentary. According to Lehrer, the problems that our news organizations are currently facing stem from these three distinct groups blending together.

Lehrer's 90 minute presentation was exceptional and I would recommend both hearing Lehrer speak and the World Affairs Council that hosted him and many others.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Once Upon A Time S1E11 "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree"


Magic, prophecies, and a coastal New England community. Not exactly a likely group, but all of these things and more culminate to form ABC's Once Upon A Time, the most profound network fantasy program since NBC's miniseries The 10th Kingdom in 2000. ABC's . Once Upon A Time could be described as Urban Fantasy meets Stephen King lite.

Premise

Once Upon A Time provides a refreshing perspective on many classic fairy tales. The magical, fairy-powered lands of enchantment in which these stories have taken place find themselves in a melting pot of sorts for fairy tales. In this land, Snow White has found herself at odds with The Queen. The Queen's inexhaustible hatred for Snow White, for what is, as of yet, an unknown reason, has led her to seek out a deal with the devil, or rather Rumpelstiltskin. The Queen decides that her revenge-plot of choice is to bring forth a typhoon of evil that will whisk away all of magical, fairy-powered land of enchantment's inhabitants to a land so terrible, so horrendous that the unspeakable atrocities that emanate from it are not spoken of out of fear. To further accentuate the hardship that The Queen wants to inflict upon the residents of this fair realm, none of them will remember the joyous experiences they had in their homeland; in fact, their entirety of their memories will be erased.

Snow White and Prince Charming want to uphold all that is righteous and peaceful in their kingdom, so they seek out their last possible resource - a deal with Rumpelstiltskin. Rumpelstiltskin understands that all magic is fallible; fortunately for the protagonists, Rumpelstiltskin knows exactly how to counter The Queen's imminent reign of destruction. Rumpelstiltskin prophecies that there is a chosen one who will return peace to the kingdom of magical, fairy-powered land of enchantment. This person will begin her quest to restore happiness to the homeland upon her 28th birthday. This prophetic, kingdom-savior of legend is none other than Snow's unborn child Emma. In exchange for this prophecy, Rumpelstiltskin wanted to know the name of Snow's unborn child because apparently when a universally loathed man tries to make friends, his plan is to form a community where everybody knows your name.

Snow and Charming wait anxiously for the advent of The Queen's menacing curse and the birth of their child. On the night of the curse's arrival, Snow goes begins going into labor. As the maniacal essence of darkness begins to envelop the drawbridge of the castle, Charming carries his minutes-old newborn daughter into a spiral tower's keep. The sanctuary contains a magical wardrobe that will shield those inside from the devastating impact of The Queen's curse. Charming gently places the chosen one into her sanctum before quickly becoming overwhelmed with mooks and slaughtered.




Baby Emma finds herself in a ditch next to a freeway and grows up in Massachusetts' foster system, having never known the land in which she was born. The timeline of events for the "real world" and "fairy world" don't exactly, but the show utilizes flashbacks and juggling several subplots excellently. As Emma is growing up, she finds herself pregnant at 18 and gives her son up in a closed adoption.

On her 28th birthday, a 10-year-old boy named Henry knocks on her door, claims to be her son, and explains the curse from a story book. Emma, having no recollection of the events, returns the boy to his home in the evil land of horrific wickedness is none other than...Storybrooke Maine? Quite underwhelming.

As Henry trudges along the walkway to his home, viewers recognize a menacing figure at the door, the same actress who portrayed The Queen! The figure is Henry's adoptive mother and introduces herself as Regina. Emma detects an unnerving aura about Regina and decides to remain in Storybrooke to check things out. Throughout her stay she encounters several former residents of fairy tale land, none of whom remember anything of their past lives. The residents of Storybrooke, all of whom have "fairy world" counterpart selves, experience an unexpected upheaval and many Lost-like mysteries unfold to engulf viewers' attention as the characters learn more and more about themselves in one of this year's best new dramas.





Trailer



Adam and I just wanted to write about something hopeful that for one hour a week allows one to put everything aside and have that feeling that your dreams just may come true.

- Edward Kitsis, Co-Creator/Executive Producer

Style


Although Once Upon A Time's premise might initially comes across as confusing, it makes sense in context. Each episode is centered around a certain character. The image below demonstrate the show's mysterious tone and, when combined with the  coastal Maine setting, Once Upon A Time comes off with a hint of the distinct Stephen King feeling. Despite this, in essence it really is a lighter and softer fantasy set in modern times as opposed to a full fledged horror thriller.



Fruit of the Poisonous Tree


This particular episode focuses on The Genie, known as Sidney Glass in Storybrooke. Many viewers will recognize him as Gus Fring. Due to its two separate realms, Once Upon A Time is able to utilize significant scene breaks that will often cut from a scene in the fairy tale world that will be relevant to the plot in Maine. As for summarizing, do as Jeff Jarvis said - cover what you do best and link to the rest.

Fairy Tale Land

The King, known to some as Toby Ziegler of The West Wing, discovers a magic lamp that contains a Genie. With his wishes, The King wishes for his kingdom to prosper, The Genie's freedom, and for The Genie to have the final wish. The Genie expresses a desire to find true love. The King brings The Genie back to his castle and allows The Genie to reside there as well. The King expresses angst because his first wife, Snow White's mother, died and The King does not feel a fulfilling life with his new queen.

The Genie speaks to The Queen who shares The King's feelings of dissatisfaction. The Queen expresses interest in The Genie and writes about it in her diary. The King discovers his wife's diary and intrusts The Genie to find the man that his wife is after. The Genie knowing that the man that The King wants him to find is in fact himself makes for quite the awkward scenario. The King decides to lock The Queen away in a tower because he does not trust her.

The Queen's father seeks out The Genie and gives him a sealed chest that he wants delivered to his daughter because he is not allowed past the guards in the tower.


The Genie brings the chest to The Queen and they declare their love for one another - a love that has apparently been burning in their hearts for the 36 hours that they've known each other. The chest contains a pair of venomous snakes from Agrabah and The Queen expresses an interest in taking her own life. The Genie stops her and The Queen claims that the only alternative plan is to kill The King, which The Genie agrees to do so the two of them can be together. The Genie proceeds to poison The King with the snakes.

As The Genie returns to The Queen to inform her of his deed, she gives him insight on her true plan. She did not love the Genie and was only using The Genie. She had been waiting for an opportunity to have the king killed for two years. She knew that the guards would be able to trace the snakes back to The Genie, both being from Agrabah and all, and gives him an opportunity to flee the kingdom. In the heat of The Genie's rage and unconvincing love, he uses his last wish by saying "I wish to be with you forever. To look upon your face always. To never leave your side." He then finds himself trapped inside The Queen's mirror mirror on the wall. Needless to say, he didn't exactly get what he was planning on.


Maine

Henry buries the book that tells the story of the prophecy under a play structure that he refers to as his castle. Emma and Regina consistently find themselves at odds and Regina frequently finds herself with the upper hand. Emma suspects Regina, mayor of Storybrooke of stealing money from the city.

Emma is contacted by Sidney Glass (The Genie) who claims to have information regarding Regina's actions. The pair meet up in a mysterious, secret location and decide to combine forces to dismantle Regina's authority.




The pair break into Regina's home and ascertain the missing city documents that will incriminate Regina as well as planting listening devices in her office. They discover that Regina is meeting someone and they decide to follow her. As they pursue her through the woods, the car's brakes fail and it is made clear that they have been tampered with. The duo decides to continue their trek on foot. They soon discover Mr. Gold (Rumpelstiltskin) and he informs them that Regina has just purchased that area of the woods from him.

Sidney admits that while he was employed by Regina, he had been spying on Emma and knew about Henry's attachment to his castle. Due to Regina's never ending intention of evil doing, she orders Henry's castle to be demolished, claiming it is a safety hazard.

It is at this point that Emma decides to go to a city council meeting and call Regina out. Regina claims that she used the city's money to buy Mr. Gold's land in the forest to build a new playground. Emma does not believe that Regina's intentions are what they seem, but Regina still claims that she did not tamper with the brake cables of Emma's car and tells Emma that she is barred from visiting Henry...even though that has never stopped her the other four times Regina has said it.

Sidney meets Regina in her office and viewers learn that he had been working for Regina all along; no one ever expects a triple agent. A romantic relationship between Regina and Sidney is implied, but her last relationship was with one of her other employees who she killed when the former employee refused to keep working for her.

Although they are only sub plots for this episode, they have been ongoing during several other episodes. A drifter has recently passed through town and is shown to be in possession of Henry's book. Mary Margaret (Snow White) and David (Prince Charming) have a secret picnic in a romantic setting without the knowledge of David's wife Kendra.



Drawing Comparisons


Some professional reviews have compared Once Upon A Time to NBC's Grimm because they both began airing within days of each other and present light fantasy elements whose origins can be traced to the Brothers Grimm. Despite these similarities, they are fundamentally two different shows. Once Upon A Time is a wholesome family drama and Grimm is a police procedural akin to CSI with an added gimmick.

Their respective locations are also very distinct. Once Upon A Time's setting is a rural small town while Grimm has chosen Portland, Oregon for their location, which is only significant because Portland, has been the "It" city for several other productions over the past decade. The big-city feel often detracts from programs if it is not absolutely required for the program to function. Imagine Law & Order without a big city; there wouldn't be much crime.


Hopefully Once Upon A Time along with shows like Revenge will bring prosperity to prime-time soaps, dramas, and serials of all kinds.


Reviews


If I was a foreigner, I would think all aspects of US culture took place in Vancouver, British Columbia. A great strength of the program is the setting, the sets, and the shooting locations, which would lead foreign viewers to believe that American culture entails significant amounts of time wandering in the wilderness.

The Los Angeles Times made a remark about psychologist Bruno Bettelheim would wonder if the climate of financial and socio-political unease that we are living in has led us to seek stories from our childhood so we can contend with and surmount our fears by using metaphor. Although this was probably not the intention of the show's production team, it is something to think about. While some argue that the rise in popularity of comic book movies, remakes, excessive sequels, and three-dimensional movies are unoriginal and gimmicks, they could be a signal that movie goers feel a desire for familiar stories that they can take comfort in during these uncertain times...or that we're just sheep and will enjoy anything that's put in front of us. Of course no one's life has the same amount of drama in it that the characters in network dramas do, save perhaps the lives of teenage girls, so it does not mirror a very large portion of society. Even if the fantasy elements are ignored, how many people are involved with the process of adoption? Not many. How many have found themselves with their long-lost 10-year-old son on their doorstep? Fewer still.


The program excels in its technical aspects and offers some very impressive camera angles. Although drama lives off of conflict, many of the conflicts, especially the conflicts related to romantic relationships seem very forced and out of place to many viewers. It is very clearly a fantasy program, but the scenes that take place in the real world are what I would expect a small community in Maine to be like in real life...then again, my expectations of what a small town in Maine stem from the media, so at least they're consistent. Once Upon A Time is by no means a parody of itself, but really, it's television - when has real life ever been accurately depicted on television? Obviously the way one perceives real life is specific to each one of us.


The Washington Post ranks Once Upon A Time above all other shows in the fall season, praising it for light fantasy and family drama qualities. My personally favorite quality of Once Upon A Time is its ability to balance its fantasy elements in a modern setting, similar to Kyle XY and Roswell. Its most memorable feature is its Lost-like qualities, which clearly stem from the writing of its creators, which enable viewers look past some of the poor relationship writing.

After stumbling across Once Upon A Time part way through a marathon of the seven episodes that had aired at the time on New Year's Day, I was hooked. My mom and I decided to watch Once Upon A Time together every Sunday night. I am a fan of Once Upon A Time on Facebook, but I do not check its content regularly. I do not visit its website often, but I do frequent its IMDB, Wikipedia, and TV Tropes pages.


Conclusions

I often find myself following programs that either have small fan bases or are critically panned, so I was surprised to find out that this episode of Once Upon A Time not on emerged as Sunday's #1 non-sports TV program among Adults 18-49, but also this season's highest rated debut drama for adults in the 18-49 age range and the largest debut for ABC in five years. I learned that there are numerous facets of broadcast that I have a very vague understanding of and I yearn to continue learning about them.

Upon further examination I tried to take the perspective of families who would likely take offense to Once Upon A Time's content. Families such as these have criticized the show for its sporadic use of crude language, brief conversation about one night stands, and an improper sexual relationship between two of the characters. Two of these three concerns have been addressed in one way or another. The conversation about one night stands made sense in context and the plot line to which it related has since been resolved, so it won't come back again. While not necessarily being any "better," one of the characters involved in the sexual relationship has been killed (by the character's own partner!), so that plot line will no longer be showing up. Despite these villainous characters, Once Upon A Time is rooted in light fantasy and family friendly.


Cast & Crew
Regulars

GinniferGoodwin – Mary Margaret – Big Love
LanaParrilla – Regina – Spin City
JoshDallas – David – Thor
JaredGilmore – Henry – Mad Men


Edward Kitsis – Co-creator – Lost
Adam Horowitz – Co-Creator – Lost
Andrew Chambliss – Writer – Heroes 


Advertisements


During the five breaks, the following commercials were aired. The ad for A Smile As Big As The Moon aired three times because it aired at 9 pm, directly after Once Upon A Time. Sunday prime-time has historically been known as a time when families can congregate in their living rooms and bond with shared interest in programming as their luminescent boxes enrich their lives with storytelling to distract from the looming week on the horizon.

Several advertisements for cell phones and household products aired during this block of programming, which go along with the target demographic. Car commercials were limited to sedans, some of which appeal to families. Family restaurant such as Chili's and KFC advertise and appeal to some viewers. January's proximity to Valentine's Day would explain commercials for jewelery and date movies.


V8 Smoothies
JC Penny Clothes
Mentos Gum
American Family Insurance
KFC Hot Wings
ABC/Hallmark TV Movie A Smile As Big As The Moon
Oscars Awards Show

Verizon cell phone
Chili's restaurant
Ford Focus Cars
Big Miracle film
The Bachelor ABC TV show
M. Jacobs Furniture Store – local ad
My Limit 1-800 Gambling Treatment

Simple skin care product
K Jewelers
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island movie
Sprint / iPhone
Lowe's hardware
State Farm Insurance
Wife Swap ABC TV show
Grey's Anatomy TV show

Nokia cell phone
Target clothing
Campbell's Soup
Subway sandwiches
The Vow film
ABC/Hallmark TV Movie A Smile As Big As The Moon
GCB ABC TV show
Jerry's Hardware – local ad
The Mill Casino – local ad
Oregon Community Credit Union bank – local ad

The River ABC TV show
H&R Block Accounting
Treasure Buddies movie
Home Depot
Nicorette nicotine gum
Toyota Camry car
The Woman in Black movie
ABC/Hallmark TV Movie A Smile As Big As The Moon
The River ABC TV show