Film Design, Technology, and Production  Resources

Audio Engineering Society

The Character Shop

Dermatology in the Cinema - Actually quite informative 

Desktop Video & Editing Links

Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA)  

Film/Video Lighting & Camera Manufacturer Websites

International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) -local 695 

Light Measurement Handbook - Great free resource!

Mandy’s Film Services Directory - Extensive Listings

Motion Picture Production Books and Reference Manuals

Professional Lighting & Sound Association - British based

Society of Motion Picture and TV Engineers  

Special Effects Books 

Stolen Film/Video Equipment Serial No. Database

Visual Effects Resource Center 

Visual Products - Used Film Equipment

Webmovie Production Guide - Master site

Film/Video Equipment Suppliers

Lighting

Arri Group 

Barbizon - Not a manufacturer but a comprehensive distributor 

Bogen 

Bulbtronics - Lamps

Chimera

City Theatrical - Makers of Blacktak Light Mask Foil

Clay Packy 

Colortran

Cool-Lux

Dedotec 

High End Systems - Automated lights

Kino Flo 

Kobold

Lightning Strikes 

Lights Up Industries - Helium Balloon Lighting Systems

Lowel

LTM Lighting

Martin - Automated Lighting

Mole-Richardson  

Pace Underwater Camera and Lighting

Photoflex Soft Lights 

Rosco

Meters

Sekonic

Dollies, Cranes, Tripods

Bogen

Chapman-Leonard

Fisher  

Glidecam 

Microdolly

Miller (Fluid heads, etc.)

Oconnor 

Ocun 

Steadytracker 

Telemetrics - (Robotic Control)

Vinten 

Zoome

Film

Eastman Kodak

Fujifilm

Sound Related

Clear-Com 

Digital Audio Research

Nagra 

Video & Film Cameras

Aaton

Canon 

Hitachi 

Ikegami

JVC 

Panasonic

Photosonics - speed photography

Sony

Video Editing & Effects

AV Video Multimedia Producer

Chyron

Matrox Digital Video  

Moviola 

Filters

Tiffen

Misc

Advanced Packaging - Cases, etc.

Anvil Cases 

Da-Lite

Film History, Research, Libraries, Museums, Etc.

Ableza, a Native American Arts and Film Institute

American Film Institute

American Institute of Drive-In Archeology  

American Widescreen Museum 

Bijou Dream - Great scrapbook of old silent movie houses in the New York City Area. Great collection of links too to silent films, theatre organs, etc.

Black Film Center Archive

British Film Institute 

Chronology of Animation - very well done

Cinetalk - History of movie theatres, organs, drive-ins and more. Richly illustrated. Great site!

The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture - University of Exeter in Britain

Early British Television History - Great site!

Early History of Color Television - An astonishing website!

Early Television History  - Courtesy of PBS’ The American Experience

Film Archives - Listing from the US Library of Congress of film archives worldwide

Film Museum - Berlin

Film Script-o-rama - Hundreds of film scripts on this site!

Glossary of Film Terms by Joel Schlemowitz - Links to other great resources too!

Film Theatre History - Loads of links and photos here.

Harold Lloyd.com

International Federation of Film Archives

Magic Lantern Castle Museum

Glossary of Media Terms 

Museums of Broadcasting  

The Museum of Television and Radio - New York & LA

National Museum of Photography and Television (UK)

The National Film Registry - US Library of Congress

Preservation Research of the National Film Preservation Board

Silent Film Sources 

The Silent Movie Theater - Last operational silent movie theatre in the US

Subucat Productions - Film Trailer Archives

This Day in Movie History  

Unknown Video - Specializes in sales of video restorations of Silent films. The site includes articles and reference materials

Variety Stage Motion Pictures from the Library of Congress - The 61 motion pictures in the Variety Stage collection include animal acts, burlesque, dance, comic sketches, dramatic excerpts, dramatic sketches, physical culture acts, and tableaus. The films represented date from copyrights of 1897 to 1920

Origins of American Animation - This is a wonderful web resource presented by the US Library of Congress

Mercury Theatre On the Air - Radio broadcasts actually but an amazing history resource on the early work of Orson Welles

Film Magazines and Journals

24 Frames per Second

Acting News - Covers the Italian film industry (in Italian)

Animation Magazine 

Animation World

Avant Premiere - Based in Switzerland

Backstage Weekly  

Bright Lights Film Journal

Camera Obscura

Canadian Journal of Film Studies 

Cineaste Magazine

Cinefantastique 

Cineforum - Italian language website

Cinema Journal

Cinematorgrapher Magazine 

Cinevideo 20 - Based in Spain

Cinopsis - Belgium-based. Website in French

CLOSE-UP- An Internet News Magazine for Broadcast Professionals

Communications Arts - Covers the graphic arts

Digital Video Magazine 

Director’s Chair - Edited by Peter Marshall - Free subscriptions!

Director’s World - Online e-zine

Drew’s Scrip-O-Rama - Hundreds of film scripts

Empire Magazine 

EPD Film - German language publication

Film & Video Magazine

Film Monthly

Filmkritic - Based in Sweden. Website is in Swedish and English

Filmmag

Filmmaker Magazine  

Film Bulletin - Swiss  site

Film Comment 

le Film Francais

Film and History

Film Music Magazine 

Film Score Monthly  

Film Threat - Covers the world of indie. films

Film and Video Magazine

Hollywood Reporter  

Hollywood Scriptwriter 

Gmagazine - Covers film in India

iF Magazine (Independent Film Resources)

Images: a Journal of Film and Popular Culture 

Indian Film Culture 

IndieWIRE

Journal of Film & Religion 

Kinema

Lighting Dimensions

Milimeter Magazine 

Millenium Film Journal 

Moviemaker

Nouveau: Reviews and commentary about film, literature, pop culture, latest movies and events in Europe by international critics 

Other Voices - The Journal of Cultural Criticism

Post Magazine

Premiere 

Premiere - French publication

Preview Magazine

Production Weekly 

Professional Production - German Language publication

RES

The Scenographer Magazine - Founded in Italy in 2001, “The Scenographer Magazine [is] the first international magazine dedicated to production designers, costume designers and set decorators working in cinema, theatre and television.”

Screen - British journal

Screen Digest - London based publication

Screen Talk

Shoot Online

Showbiz - Very nice search engine included

The Silents Majority 

Sound Studio Magazine 

Streaming Magazine

Synopsis - French Based

TV Technology Magazine

Variety Weekly  

Videomaker Magazine 

Wide Angle

Film Databases and Master Sites

Animation on the World Wide Web

Annotated Directory of Internet Resources - Wonderful listing focusing on scholarship

Cinemarquee - Master site with links of all kinds. Well Organized

Done Deal Links - Very useful master site link collection

Film Books - Hundreds of titles, including technical

Film Festivals - Seems to be a rather comprehensive listing

Film & TV Link - Amazing resource. Lists scores of Orgs, Networks, studios & more

Graffitiverite - Lots of links, especially on festivals and funding

Internet Movie Database - Very comprehensive guide to titles, actors and more

Seeing Stars - Interesting site covering everything from where to see stars on stage to finding the graves of stars past.

Silent Films Website. - Lots of resources

TV Shows Worldwide

Miscellaneous Topics

Audiences Unlimited - Tickets to see sitcoms being filmed in Hollywood.

Disney Chronology

The Film Festivals Server

The Movie Cliches List - Great fun!

IFilms with or about vampires - a very comprehensive listing.

Vampire Film Index - Very Extensive, Comprehensive Resource

The Jewish Film Archive online 

Do It Your Damn Self!! - National Youth Video and Film Festival - “The DIYDS!! festival was created in 1996 by inner-city youth in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We realized that if you want something done, “you gotta do it your damn self.” So the mission of our festival was, is, and always will be to give youth producers like us a place to be heard. “

Striketheset - Offers independent short films online. Films can be submitted too!

Student Original Film Art (SOFA) “A network for student filmakers by student filmakers.”

Women’s Film Festivals - Nice world-wide listing

Animation Craft Resources

Animation World Network

Stop Motion Animation Website - Includes a handbook and resources

Film Commission Listings:

A Film Commission List 

Specialized Prop Supplies

Post Mortem Studios - Medical-related props

Film Design, Technology, and Production  Resources

 

Audio Engineering Society

The Character Shop

Dermatology in the Cinema - Actually quite informative 

Desktop Video & Editing Links

Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA)  

Film/Video Lighting & Camera Manufacturer Websites

International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) -local 695 

Light Measurement Handbook - Great free resource!

Mandy’s Film Services Directory - Extensive Listings

Motion Picture Production Books and Reference Manuals

Professional Lighting & Sound Association - British based

Society of Motion Picture and TV Engineers  

Special Effects Books 

Stolen Film/Video Equipment Serial No. Database

Visual Effects Resource Center 

Visual Products - Used Film Equipment

Webmovie Production Guide - Master site

Film Sound and Music Resources

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Art of Foley - Great site! Includes more links on the topic

ASCAP Association of Motion Picture Sound - British based.

Audio Engineering Society

Broadcast Music International  

Cinema Audio Society 

Classical Music Used in Film - Nice database

Digital Theatre Systems (DTS)

Digital Watermarking

Dolby Labs  

Film Music on the Web

FilmMusic.com

Film Music Magazine

The Film Music Society 

Film Sound Design - Wonderful, comprehensive site with a large collection of links

Film Sound Design

Film Sound Links - Nice Listing of Links

Film Sound Theory - Great website. Glossaries, directories, and more!

Film Score Monthly

Mix Magazine Online 

Motion Picture Sound Editors, MPSE

Movie Sound Page

Nagra

National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences  

Pro Sound News

The Society of Composers & Lyricists

Sony Dynamic Digital Sound

SoundSpeed Movie Database - Includes forums and database of film sound design case studies and credits.

Sound Studio Magazine

THX System from Lucasfilm

Film / Cinema Support Organizations

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television 

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 

Actors Equity Association 

Actors Equity Association - Britain

Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

Alliance of Special Effects &Pyrotechnic Operators

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists 

American Film Institute

American Screenwriters Association

American Society of Cinematographers

American Society of Media Photographers 

Art Directors Guild, The

Artists Rights Foundation - From the Directors Guild of America. This site deals largely with the rights of filmmakers to retain creative rights after films are produced.

Asian Cinema Studies Society

Association of Independent Commercial Producers

Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers

Association of Motion Picture Sound - British based.

The Association of Moving Image Archivists

Association Québécoise des Études Cinématographiques

Audio Engineering Society  

Austrian American Film Association 

British Academy of  Film and Television Arts

British Film Institute  

British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society

Broadcast Music International  

Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph & Theatre Union - Britain

Canadian Film & TV Production Association

Center for Independent Documentary 

Center for Media Literacy

Committee for Film Preservation and Public Access 

Costume Designers Guild - Film/TV based

The Damfinos: The International Buster Keaton Society

Directors Guild of America  DGA  

Directors Guild of Canada 

Directors Guild of Great Britain 

Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA)  

Fédération Internationale des Archives de Film

Film Archives On Line  

The Film & Video Institute - UK Based

The Film Music Society 

Film Studies Association of Canada - Association Canadienne des Etudes Cinématographiques 

IATSE Local 695 (Hollywood)

Independent Feature Project, The 

Independent Film & Television Alliance 

International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) -local 695 

International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees - Main site

International Cinematographers Guild

International Documentary Association

International Federation of Film Archives

International Television and Video Association 

MIT Media Lab

Media Alliance

Motion Picture Association of America  

Motion Picture Freelance Association 

Motion Picture and Television Fund 

National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture

National Association of Broadcasters

National Association of Latino Independent Producers - NAPIL

National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences  

National Alliance for Media Art and Culture

National Association of Television Arts and Sciences  

National Association of TV Program Executives 

National Endowment for the Arts  

National Film Preservation Board - US Library of Congress

National Film Preservation Foundation

The National Film Registry - US Library of Congress

New York Women in Film and Television

The Performance Animation Society  

Producers Guild of America

Production Equipment Rental Association

Professional Lighting & Sound Association - British based

Screen Actors Guild  

Set Decorators Society of America

Short Film Bureau, The

Society for Cinema Studies

The Society of Composers & Lyricists 

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers  

Society of Operating Cameramen 

Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers

The Society of Television Lighting Directors - Britain

Syndicat des Techniciennes et Techniciens du Cinema et de la Video du Quebec - Canada 

Telefilm Canada

Writers Guild of America

Writers Guild of America / West

Writers Guild of Canada

Film History, Research, Libraries, Museums, Etc.

Ableza, a Native American Arts and Film Institute

American Film Institute

American Institute of Drive-In Archeology  

American Widescreen Museum 

Bijou Dream - Great scrapbook of old silent movie houses in the New York City Area. Great collection of links too to silent films, theatre organs, etc. 

Black Film Center Archive

British Film Institute 

Chronology of Animation - very well done

Cinetalk - History of movie theatres, organs, drive-ins and more. Richly illustrated. Great site!

The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture - University of Exeter in Britain

Early British Television History - Great site!

Early History of Color Television - An astonishing website!

Early Television History  - Courtesy of PBS’ The American Experience

Film Archives - Listing from the US Library of Congress of film archives worldwide

Film Museum - Berlin

Film Script-o-rama - Hundreds of film scripts on this site!

Glossary of Film Terms by Joel Schlemowitz - Links to other great resources too!

Film Theatre History - Loads of links and photos here.

Harold Lloyd.com

International Federation of Film Archives

Magic Lantern Castle Museum

Glossary of Media Terms 

Museums of Broadcasting  

The Museum of Television and Radio - New York & LA

National Museum of Photography and Television (UK)

The National Film Registry - US Library of Congress

Preservation Research of the National Film Preservation Board

Silent Film Sources 

The Silent Movie Theater - Last operational silent movie theatre in the US

Subucat Productions - Film Trailer Archives

This Day in Movie History  

Unknown Video - Specializes in sales of video restorations of Silent films. The site includes articles and reference materials

Variety Stage Motion Pictures from the Library of Congress - The 61 motion pictures in the Variety Stage collection include animal acts, burlesque, dance, comic sketches, dramatic excerpts, dramatic sketches, physical culture acts, and tableaus. The films represented date from copyrights of 1897 to 1920

Origins of American Animation - This is a wonderful web resource presented by the US Library of Congress

Mercury Theatre On the Air - Radio broadcasts actually but an amazing history resource on the early work of