Film Design, Technology, and Production Resources
Dermatology in the Cinema - Actually quite informative
Light Measurement Handbook - Great free resource!
Mandy’s Film Services Directory - Extensive Listings
Professional Lighting & Sound Association - British based
Visual Products - Used Film Equipment
Webmovie Production Guide - Master site
Film/Video Equipment Suppliers
Lighting
Barbizon - Not a manufacturer but a comprehensive distributor
Bulbtronics - Lamps
City Theatrical - Makers of Blacktak Light Mask Foil
High End Systems - Automated lights
Lights Up Industries - Helium Balloon Lighting Systems
Martin - Automated Lighting
Pace Underwater Camera and Lighting
Dollies, Cranes, Tripods
Miller (Fluid heads, etc.)
Telemetrics - (Robotic Control)
Sound Related
Video & Film Cameras
Photosonics - speed photography
Video Editing & Effects
Advanced Packaging - Cases, etc.
Film History, Research, Libraries, Museums, Etc.
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.
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
Glossary of Film Terms by Joel Schlemowitz - Links to other great resources too!
Film Theatre History - Loads of links and photos here.
The Museum of Television and Radio - New York & LA
The National Film Registry - US Library of Congress
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
Acting News - Covers the Italian film industry (in Italian)
Avant Premiere - Based in Switzerland
Cineforum - Italian language website
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
Director’s Chair - Edited by Peter Marshall - Free subscriptions!
Director’s World - Online e-zine
Drew’s Scrip-O-Rama - Hundreds of film scripts
EPD Film - German language publication
Filmkritic - Based in Sweden. Website is in Swedish and English
Film Bulletin - Swiss site
Film Threat - Covers the world of indie. films
Gmagazine - Covers film in India
iF Magazine (Independent Film Resources)
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
Premiere - French publication
Professional Production - German Language publication
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
Showbiz - Very nice search engine included
The Silents Majority
Synopsis - French Based
Film Databases and Master Sites
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
Audiences Unlimited - Tickets to see sitcoms being filmed in Hollywood.
IFilms with or about vampires - a very comprehensive listing.
Vampire Film Index - Very Extensive, Comprehensive Resource
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
Film Commission Listings:
Specialized Prop Supplies
Post Mortem Studios - Medical-related props
Film Design, Technology, and Production Resources
Dermatology in the Cinema - Actually quite informative
Light Measurement Handbook - Great free resource!
Mandy’s Film Services Directory - Extensive Listings
Professional Lighting & Sound Association - British based
Visual Products - Used Film Equipment
Webmovie Production Guide - Master site
Film Sound and Music Resources
The Art of Foley - Great site! Includes more links on the topic
ASCAP Association of Motion Picture Sound - British based.
Classical Music Used in Film - Nice database
Digital Theatre Systems (DTS)
Film Sound Design - Wonderful, comprehensive site with a large collection of links
Film Sound Theory - Great website. Glossaries, directories, and more!
Motion Picture Sound Editors, MPSE
SoundSpeed Movie Database - Includes forums and database of film sound design case studies and credits.
THX System from Lucasfilm
Film / Cinema Support Organizations
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.
Association of Motion Picture Sound - British based.
Costume Designers Guild - Film/TV based
The Film & Video Institute - UK Based
National Association of Latino Independent Producers - NAPIL
National Film Preservation Board - US Library of Congress
The National Film Registry - US Library of Congress
Professional Lighting & Sound Association - British based
Short Film Bureau, The
The Society of Television Lighting Directors - Britain
Film History, Research, Libraries, Museums, Etc.
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.
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
Glossary of Film Terms by Joel Schlemowitz - Links to other great resources too!
Film Theatre History - Loads of links and photos here.
The Museum of Television and Radio - New York & LA
The National Film Registry - US Library of Congress
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