RESOURCES

RENTAL HOUSES NEAR WESTCHESTER:

Petrino Design Studio Brewster, NY

Technical Directions Brewster, NY

4 Horsemen Ossining, NY

Altman Rockland, NY

4Wall Moonachie, NJ

The Cine Hub (Film Equipment) Beacon, NY

SIR (Instruments Rentals) New York, NY

READING:

The Grip Book: The Studio Grip’s Essential Guide 6th Edition Amazon

The Filmmaker's Handbook Amazon

Vectorworks for Entertainment Design: Using Vectorworks to Design and Document Scenery, Lighting, Rigging and Audio Visual Systems Amazon

The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit Routledge

Lighting for Televised Live Events: Making Your Live Production Look Great for the Eye and the Camera Amazon

Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician & Technician: A Practical Guide for Power Distribution in Live Event Production Amazon

The Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information Amazon

WEBSITES:

No Film School: Blog, Instructional Content, & Product Reviews No Film School

Falcon.io: Marketing and Social Media Analytics/Trend Reporting Falcon.io

Scripto: Free Screenwriting Software Scripto

BHPhoto: Shopping, Rentals, Training BHPhoto

Adorama: Shopping, Rentals, Training Adorama

TRAINING/TUTORIALS:

ETC: Industry leader in Lighting Control and Equipment ETC (Certificate Upon Completion)

Yellowbrick: Partnership with NYU & RollingStone Courses in Film Theatre Music (Certificate Upon Completion)

MZed: Offers Arri Courses and other basic film courses MZed (Certificate Upon Completion)

PremiereBro: Instructional Blog/Videos Premiere Bro

Arri: Lighting Training Arri (Certificate Upon Completion)

Masterclass: Spike Lee, David Lynch, Shonda Rhimes, Natalie Portman, Martin Scoresese, Aaron Sorkin, Helen Mirrin, Jodie Foster, Mira Nair, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Samuel L Jackson, Ken Burns, Werner Herzog, James Cameron MasterClass (Certificate Upon Completion)

MIT Open Courses: Take courses in every subject offered by MIT for free online MIT

MEMBERSHIPS/CONVENTIONS:

USITT: Membership, Exclusive Training, & Annual Convention USITT (Membership Fees: Students $70/Annually; Other Starting at $120/Annually)

LDI: Conference & Exclusive Training LDI

Adobe Max: Annual Training Conference for Adobe Software & Keynotes with Industry Leaders in Design and Production Adobe Max

SOFTWARE:

Adobe Creative Suite: Ideal for video/photo editing, graphic design, & motion graphics software Adobe

OUR FAVORITES:

As a business I have some favorite resources for keeping my personal business and my company going.

Frame.io: Website for content uploads for clients to review and comment on Frame.io

Hello Bonsai: Creates Lawyer Approved Contracts for clients specifically in The Arts, made for freelancers for timekeeping, bookkeeping, and invoices. HelloBonsai

Squarespace: Easy Website Building & Custom URL Creation Squarespace

5 Day Deal: 5 Days of Discounted bundles for Photography & Videography/Editing Effects, Training, and Stock Content 5DayDeal