Ok, so maybe they don’t all know that they’re our friends, but we like to think that we’re friends in a 90s sort of way; link friends.
Helpful People
- Philip Bloom
DP, Director, Filmmaker, Legend. Also, one hell of an instructor – check out his DSLR training series!
- Canon Filmmakers
Jon Connor and Christina Valdvieso provide a constant stream of entertaining and educational explorations of the canon DSLR range as filmmaking tools; have managed to evade the T-800 for some time.
- ProLost
Stu Maschwitz describes himself as a filmmaker and accidental technologist. While he is very obviously a filmmaker, and a good one at that, the accidental nature of his techno-wizardry is suspect. If you want to learn tips, tricks and techno-twists of the trade, this is where you go. Go there now.
- Scott Aubuchon
Scott’s creative company does a lot more than video, but what he does with video is pretty amazing. Shoot over to his Vimeo channel to see what we’re talkin’ ’bout.
Gear Outfitters
- Kessler Crane
Kessler Crane is really tearing a giant hole in what were once the limitations of budget VS production value. For a fraction of the price of standard industry gear, an independent filmmaker can kit out an entire studio with equipment that outclasses most of it’s industry cousins.
- Redrock Micro
There are a number of companies out there offering DSLR support rigs , and some for less than those provided by Redrock; the build quality and attention to detail make anything Redrock has to offer worth whatever it may cost.
- Zacuto
When imagos Films started, we rented Zacuto gear exclusively. It wasn’t until we incorporated that Zacuto wasn’t just the awesome rental shop down the street, but a giant, awesome, manufacturer of all things awesome. Check out their DSLR rigs. Good stuff.