CINEMATOGRAPHY NEWS, NETWORKING, TOOLS AND TUTORIALS
- Camera Assistant Manual This link opens in a new windowCompanion website for The Camera Assistant's Manual (6th Edition) - David E. Elkins. Includes:
- Forms, labels and checklists
- Camera and magazine illustrations and threading diagrams
- Links to selected camera manuals
- Links to cinematography Apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
- Over 125 links to cinematography websites
- Tables and formulas - Cinematography.com This link opens in a new windowAn international peer to peer community of motion picture camera department professionals. Filmmakers, students and industry representatives share knowledge and advice.
- Cinematography Master Class: Emmanuel Lubezki This link opens in a new windowThis article discusses 5 amazing shots from photographic director Emmanuel Lubezki, who is known for collaborating with Alfonso Cuarón and Terrence Malick.
- Creative Cow This link opens in a new windowPeer to peer online creative community for media production professionals. Includes online tutorials; forums on editing software and hardware; and job listings.
- TV Technology This link opens in a new windowVideos, articles, interviews, forums and more discussing digital filmmaking, especially Final Cut Pro. Lots of technical resources and discussion boards.
- Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers (IEC) This link opens in a new windowBiographies and filmographies of hundreds of international cameramen and camerawomen.
- No Film SchoolRun by Brooklyn based filmmaker Ryan Koo, No Film School offers solutions on how to get the most out of what you create in order to sustain a long career as a filmmaker, writer, director, producer, editor or cinematographer. They also link full scripts available to download in PDF form, usually for newer films where the screenplay has been submitted for award consideration.
- ProVideo Coalition (PVC) This link opens in a new windowPVC provides comprehensive information on production and post-production in multi-distribution film, and online, mobile and broadcast environments. Includes tips, articles and videos from writers, bloggers and video experts with experience in the film industry.
- ScreenSkills UK This link opens in a new windowScreenSkills is the UK's industry-led skills body for screen industries: animation, film, games, television, VFX and immersive technology. They provide insight, career development and other opportunities to help grow and sustain a skilled and inclusive creative workforce.
- Urban Cinefile This link opens in a new windowAn Australian screen magazine publishing reviews, interviews, features, news and box office reports. Publication of the weekly newspaper ceased in 2017, but the website still has an archive of 22,000 articles, including an extensive section dedicated to Australian films.
- Visual Effects Society This link opens in a new windowThe Visual Effects Society (VES) is a global professional honorary society. It represents the full breadth of visual effects practitioners including artists, technologists, model makers, educators, studio executives, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers.
