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First, thanks for such a great show. I wonder if the natural wonder and diversity of Oregon (not just Portland) is an attraction for filmmakers as well. That is, we have high desert (and great light), some magnificent small towns (with their David Lynch characteristics), and a great core of indie and small filmmakers (the Northwest Film Center, among others). I have to add that Portland would be a perfect site for a noirish detective style program -- all those rain-slicked streets in winter! When that happens, Portland will have arrived!

Michael Clark (PSU prof)

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I'm a professor of film at PSU, as well as a lawyer, and I've been detained (not in Portland, but in my old home state of NJ) for videotaping in a state park. I was shooting video images of birds and some pleasant shots of the Hudson River, and I was detained by four police cruisers for two hours for videotaping without a permit. I have since filed a number of administrative queries (no formal legal action yet) to ask that the police authorities make VERY clear their rules about video, photographic, and other recording methods.

The general rule of law here, by the way, always has to do with regulations or laws that are overbroad (they can hit more targets than they're aimed at) or vague (they can be used for any purpose). I'm surprised that this standard hasn't been mentioned yet. I'm not sure the police authority, as it's currently articulated, can meet those standards.

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