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PRODUCTION
Film Making Links:
cinematography www.cinematography.com
Professional motion picture camera people, news and resources. Includes cinematography mailing list.
internet filmmakers FAQ www.filmmaking.net/
One of the oldest internet resources for film makers.
mandy's www.mandy.com/
Comprehensive international directory of production facilities and services.
Digital Video Production Links:
cyber film school www.cyberfilmschool.com
Your very own personal DV movie school open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Also produces instructional CD ROM.
introduction to pre-production (audio) www.equipmentemporium.com.htm
Equipment and resources for audio recording.
low budget dv www.nextwavefilms.com/ulbp/ss.html
Or more accurately "ultra-low budget" film making, using DV as the means. A general overview of all aspects of production techniques and equipment likely to be needed.
low cost mini dv tapes (US) www.edgewisemedia.com
low cost mini dv tapes (UK) www.protape.co.uk
Industry Production Equipment Links:
camera brackets www.b-hague.co.uk
Camera mounting brackets and support systems.
camera support systems www.abc-products.de
Lightweight camera cranes "jibs", dollies and camera balance.
car rigs www.ssegripgear.co.uk
Car camera handling equipment, universal attachment.
cranes & dollies www.panther-gmbh.de
Camera support equipment for sale and hire.
film cameras & lights www.arri.com
Arriflex cameras and Arri lighting equipment. Sale and hire.
film/video cameras and accesories www.abelcine.com
Aaton cameras US rep, includes other production resources.
for sale & wanted www.filmmaking.net/toolshed/
Ad's for production equipment. Includes some shareware/free ware software downloads.
mist 'n' smoke www.rosco.com
Industrial smoke and fog machines. Includes lighting, gels and filters.
remote control heads www.egripment.com
Mobile platforms, cranes, remote control heads, dollies and tracking. Equipment available for hire as well.
tripods www.sachtler.com
Tripods, pan & tilt heads, cranes and lighting equipment.
General Production Links:
bay area video coalition www.bavc.org
Based in San Francisco (US). The nation's largest video/new media center with access to technology, training, and support to artists and nonprofit organizations.
film secrets www.rivalquest.com
Little or no knowledge required, technical lingo dictionary, info on super 8 mm film and editing. Guerilla resources for low-budget film makers.
multimedian www.multimedian.com
Categories on video production and current available technology, as well as general multimedia, music production and web/graphic design. Updated weekly.
odd duck www.oddduckfilms.com
A very independent production company in Hot Springs, Arkansas (US).
projector www.projector.demon.co.uk/res.html
UK short film and video resources.
stefan avalos www.stefanavalos.com/writings/makingthelastbroadcast/making_the
_last_broadcast_intro.htm
Co-Producer of "The Last Broadcast", a comprehensive insight into movie methodology and PC based techniques used to make the film.
wildlife video www.geocities.com/wildlifevideo/
Based in Yorkshire (UK) but intended to cater for every type of amateur enthusiast in the field of wildlife film, video and photography.
Commercial Production Budgeting Software:
Gorilla: Production software package (inc; budgeting); www.junglesoftware.com
BBP: Budgeting templates for Microsoft Excel 5 (or higher); www.boilerplate.net
Cinergy: Film / Video budget software; www.mindstarprods.com
Easy Budget: Easy to use software for film budgeting; www.easy-budget.com
Movie Magic Budgeting: Top of the range budgeting software; www.entertainmentpartners.com
Production Forms / Logs:
The following 3 files are zipped (includes zipped file sizes).
Camera Log (.gif file for print). Log camera shots, exposure details etc. 47 KB. (From Cyber Film School; www.cyberfilmschool.com)
Misc Film Forms (a file full of Word/Excel spreadsheet templates). 32 KB, it does not include the forms below.
Production Forms (124 .dot formatted templates for most aspects of production). 1.7 MB.
Click on an item below to open it in a separate browser window. The forms can be used as is, or reworked/adjusted to suit individual needs.
Camera Log;
A camera log keeps the details collected after every take in order to record the order of shots on rolls of film, or videotapes. Columns for shot types, take, exposure, time code, or footage's and brief sound information. It serves as a simple index/guide to the unedited material/media.
Production File Downloads:
Colour Bars (640 - 480 Resolution)
Colour Bars (SMPTE 720 - 576 Resolution)
Colour Bars (720 - 576)
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