Companion Web Site for The Camera Assistant's Manual, 7th Edition
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RESOURCES AND LINKS

Included here are links to websites that may be of interest to
camera assistant's, camera operators and cinematographers. 

This page will be updated regularly but if you encounter a problem with any of
the links or would like me to add a link please contact me at

cam@davidelkins.com 
 

Click on one of the following links to go directly to that section of the page.

Camera Equipment Sales and Rentals Camera Manufacturers Camera Support Equipment
Education & Training Expendables & Supplies Film Raw Stock
Filters Grip and Lighting Equipment Job Listings/Resume Posting
Light Meters Miscellaneous Motion Picture Laboratories
Professional Organizations Publications  

 


 
Camera Manufacturers

 


 
Camera Equipment Sales & Rental

360 Heroes

16 x 9 Inc.

Abel Cine Tech

Adorama

Adorama Rentals

Air Sea Land

AJA Video Systems

Alan Gordon Enterprises

Alternative Rentals

Amimon Wireless Video

Angenieux

Anton Bauer Batteries

Arri Rental

Atlas Lens Company

Atomos

Band Pro Film/Video

Birns & Sawyer

Blackmagic Design

Block Battery

Blueshape

Bolex 

Borrow Lenses

Cam Block

Camadeus

The Camera Division

Camtec 

Canon HD Lenses

Cavision

Century Precision Optics

Chambless Cine Equipment

Cinematography Electronics

Cinema Vision

Cine Power Int.

Cine Evolution

Cinequipt

Cine Rent West

Cine Video Tech

Codex Digital

Cooke Optics 

CW Sonderoptic

Deckhand

Denecke

Denz-Deniz

Doggicam Systems

Duclos Lenses

Dynamic Rentals
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EHANG Drones

Extreme Flyers Micro Drone

Flanders Scientific

Fletcher Camera

The Flying Eye Project

Fujinon Lenses

Gamma & Density

Geo Film Group

G.L. Optics

Go Pro

Hand Held Films, Inc.

Hasselblad

Industry Camera

Heliwatch

Helinet Cinema Solutions

High Sight Cable Cam

Hollywood Camera

Hot Rod Cameras

IDX System Technology

Image Craft Rentals

Innovision Optics

Inter Video

Newton Stabilized Cameras

IOI Industries

Itronix

JVC

Keslow Camera Rental

Kodak Digital Cameras

Koerner Camera

Kowa Optics

Lens Baby

Lens Pro To Go

Lensrentals

Luma Tech

M P & E

Nebtek

Nettmann Camera Systems 

OptiTek

Otto Nemenz International

PAG America
Batteries

Panasonic Vari Cam

Panavision, Inc.

Production Consultants & Equipment

Photo-Sonics

Preston Cinema Systems

Pro 8mm

PS Technik

Red Digital Camera

Redman Movies

Rule Boston Camera

Radiant Images

Rokinon Lenses

Samy's Camera

Sim Digital

Slow Motion Inc.

Stratton Camera

Urbanski Film

Tokina

True Lens Services

T-Stop Inc.

Vantage

VER Rentals

Visual Products, Inc.

Whitehouse Audio Visual

Zeiss Optics

 


 
Camera Accessories & Support Equipment

8 Ball Camera Support

Acebil

Aerocrane

Akitio Hard Drives

All Axis Remote Systems

Andra Focus Accessories

Aputure Accessories

Aviator Camera
 

Benro Tripods & Support

Black Tek Rigs

Bright Tangerine

Cablecam International

Camera Control

Candreva USA

Carbon XL

Cartoni Heads

Chapman Dollies & Cranes

Cine Fade

Cine Gears

Cine Kinetic

Cinema Gadgets

Cine Moves

Cinescope Optics

Clean's Camera Support

Core Batteries

Dana Dolly

Database Works

DJI Drones

Feisol Tripods & Support

Filmotechnic

Fisher Dollies

Freefly Systems

Garmin GPS & Cameras

Glidecam - Camera Stabilizer

Glide Gear

GPI Pro Stabilizer Systems

Grip Trix

G-Tech Hard Drives

Hover Drones

Hydroflex Underwater Housings

Gyro Stabilized Systems

Hypermedia LanParte Camera Support

IVB Media Services

Jimmy Jib

Kamera Tools

Kessler Crane

Koll

Korner Crane

Lacie Hard Drives

Libec Sales

Lindsey Optics

Lite Pro Cranes

Lockcircle

Manios Digital

Mark Roberts Motion Control

Mat Film

Microdolly

Millennium Crane
Systems

Miller Camera Support

MKV Camera Stabilizers

Mo-Sys Camera Motion Systems

Motion Impossible

Movietech

Nauticam Underwater Housings

Nettmann Stabilizers

O'Connor Professional Camera Support Systems

OperTec Heads & Stabilizers

Oppenheimer Accessories

Oktotec

Perfect Horizon Stabilizers

PLC Electronics

Polecam

Procam

Really Right Stuff

Redrock Microsystems

Reflex Motion Control

Romans Cine Gear

Ronford-Baker

Rose Brand

Sachtler Heads & Tripods

Sandisk

Service Vision

Sigma

The Slider

Spacecam

Steadicam

Straight Shoot'r Cranes

Switronix

Tangohead

Technocrane

Techno Dolly

That Cat Camera Support

Tilta

True Lens Services

Tyler Helicopter Camera Mounts

Ultimate Arm

Ultralight Control Systems

Varizoom

VF Gadgets

Vinten Heads

Vocas

Wooden Camera

Zacuto
 

 

 

 
Monitors and Accesories

 


 
Expendables, Carts, Cases & Supplies

Anvil Cases

Arri Merchandise Shop

Barbizon

B & H Photo Video

Camera Essentials

Case Man

CGE Tools

Cine Bags

Custom Sync Slates

English Stix

Express Video Supply

Fibre Case Corp.

Filmtools

Find Tape

Fuerte Cases

The Gaff Gun

Gig Gear

HPRC Cases

Innovativ Carts

Janky Box

Krane Carts

Lens Light

My Case Builder

Nalpak

Nanuk ProtectiveCases

NOLA Slates

Ohana Camera Expendables

Pacific Radio Electronics

Panastore

Pelican Cases

Porta Brace Cases

The Rag Place

Rescue Tape

RoboCup

Seahorse Cases

SKB Cases

Studio Carts

Studio Depot Expendables

The Tape Works

Tenba Bags

Think Tank Bags

Tough Gaff

Rip Tie Cable Wrap
 

 


 
Grip & Lighting Equipment

9.Solutions

4-Wall Lighting

Aadyn Tech

A.C. Lighting

Acme Lighting
 

ACT Lighting

Advantage Gripware

Airstar Space Lighting

Alzo Video

American Grip Equipment

Backstage Equipment

Barger Baglite

Barn Door Lighting Outfitters

BBS Lighting

Bender

Bright Cast

Brite Shot

Bulbtronics

Cable Defender

Cardellini Clamps

Carpet Light

Checkers Cable Management

Chimera Lighting

Cinelease

Cinemills Lighting

Cineo Lighting

Cinering

Concept Lighting & Grip

Cool Lux Lighting

Cush Light

Dadco Power & Lights

Desisti

Dracast Lighting

Egripment

Elasco Products

Entertainment Lighting Services

ETC

Fiilex

Filmair International

Film Gear

Fisher Light

Fluotec

Foto & Video

FoxFury Lighting Solutions

Gantom Lighting & Controls

GenErgy Power Cables

Grip Factory Munich

Guard Dog Cable Protectors

Hive Lighting

Honeycrates

Illumination Dynamics

Indu Electric

Jem Lighting

k5600

Kino Flo

Kupo Grip

Leds Film

LCA Lighting

Lex Products

Life Power

Light & Motion

Lighticians

Lite Gear

Lite Panels

Lite Power

Litra

L
os Angeles Rag House

Lowel Lights

LRX Lighting Systems

Maccam 

Mactech LED Lighting
 

Magic Gadgets

Matthews Studio Equipment

MBS Equipment Company

Modern Studio Equipment

ModTruss Inc.

Mole Richardson

Monster Lighting

Moss LED

Musco Lighting

Nila Lighting

One Light Balloons

Osram/Sylvania Lighting

Pacific Grip & Lighting

Photoflex

Power Gems

Rat Pac Dimmers

Rotolight Lighting Systems

RST Visions in Color Lighting

Skylight Balloon

Solid Grip Systems Precision Track

Source Maker

Strand Lighting

Sumolight

Sunbounce

TMB

Tungsten Pars

Ushio

Velvet Light

Westcott Lighting

Wolfram Lighting

Zabolight

Zylight
 

 


 
Raw Stock
 
Eastman Kodak
Motion Picture Imaging
 

 


 
Film & Digital Labs

Cinelab

Colorlab

Deluxe

DuArt Film Lab

FotoKem Film & Video

Kodak Film Lab

Light Iron

Technicolor

 


 


 


 
Filters

Filter Gallery

Great American Market

Lee Filters

Pancro Filters

Polar Pro Filters for GoPro

Rosco Filters

Schneider Optics

Tiffen Filters


 


 
Professional Organizations

American Society of Cinematographers

International Cinematographers
Guild

Society of
Camera Operators

Australian
Cinematographers
Society

British Society of
Cinematographers

Canadian Society of Cinematographers

European Federation of Cinematographers

Friends of the ASC

Hungarian Society of Cinematographers

I.A.T.S.E.

IATSE Local 52
Motion Picture Studio Mechanics

IATSE Local 80
Motion Picture
Studio Grips

IATSE Local 476
Motion Picture Studio Mechanics

IATSE Local 478
Motion Picture Studio Mechanics

IATSE Local 479
Motion Picture Studio Mechanics

IATSE Local 487
Motion Picture Studio Mechanics

IATSE Local 491
Motion Picture Studio Mechanics

IATSE Local 728
Motion Picture
Studio Electricians

Japanese Society of Cinematographers

National Association of Broadcasters

Society of Motion Picture
& Television Engineers

Steadicam Operators
Association

Women in Film 
 

 


 
Job Listing & Resume Posting


Showbizjobs


New England Film Directory


Production Hub

 


 
Miscellaneous Resources & Links

The Black and Blue

Cine Gear Expo
 

Cinematography.com

Cinematography Mailing List

Film Emporium
 

Glue Tools

Hollywood Vaults

Internet Movie Database

Internet Movie Database Pro

International Documentary Assoc.

Production Equipment Rental Association

Production Hub

Routledge
(Focal Press Books)

Student Filmmakers
 

NBC Universal Studios

Paramount Studios

Sony Pictures

Walt Disney Studios

Warner Brothers Studios
 

 


 
Publications

American Cinematographer

British Cinematographer

Creative Industry Handbook


Film & Digital Times


Hollywood Reporter

ICG Magazine

INDIE Shooter

In Sync Magazine

Kays

LA 411 Directory

NY 411 Directory

Daily Variety

 


 
Education and Training

American Film Institute

Columbia College-Hollywood

Five Towns College

Full Sail

Global Cinematography Institute

Los Angeles Film School

Maine Media Workshops

New York Film Academy

Sydney Film School

UNCSA
School of Filmmaking

Vancouver Film School
 

 


 


 

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Updated 05/01/2020