The following are links to various valuable resources for independent filmmakers.  If you have a great link, e-mail us. 

Expendables Recycler - Need expendables for your shoot? This company sells used expendables at reduced rates! They’ve saved us a chunk of change on our shoots.

The Expendables Recycler purchases surplus grip, electric and camera expendables from productions, usually in the Los Angeles area, and makes them available to other productions at a reduced price. They can ship products to wherever your shoot is. The Recycler will also buy your leftovers.

PushCam, LLC - Increase production value with this awesome new miniature dolly system for DV cameras. Rent it from here or buy one for yourself. Also, make sure you watch their demo video.

Pushcam dolly systems are perfect for anyone, especially student & guerilla filmmakers. It works great on any smooth surface such as tables, counter tops, garage floor, wood, etc. With its perfectly balanced CNC machined plate, and super smooth wheels, it glides across surfaces without a sound. With our dollies, you can get those big budget shots for a fraction of the cost. All items can be shipped.

FilmThreat.com - If you have made an independent film, this site may very well post a review for you.

Recently named one of the top 5 movie web sites by The Wall Street Journal, Film Threat is the number one destination on the Internet for consumers seeking an alternate take about mainstream movies as well as stories on independent and underground cinema. An Internet presence since 1996, Film Threat ranks in the top one-half-percent of all sixty million web sites on the Internet, according to Alexa.com. The site also gets more web traffic than mainstream movie web sites for highly-publicized outlets like Premiere and Movieline.

HitorMissMovies.com - An aspiring young film critic known as "Miss Movies" who will tell you honestly if you have produced a hit or a miss.

"Miss Movies" not only gives thorough and fair reviews for today’s hottest films, but she provides numerous links and outlets for all of your other film screening or purchasing needs.

TheShotList.com - Do it yourself Distribution for independent filmmakers.

The Shot List is an online video store where you can sell your shorts, videos, indie features and productions at a rate you decide. Whether you've produced a no budget video short or a full length feature, you can post the film on The Shot List free of charge, name your selling price and change that price whenever you want. You must handle manufacturing of your own product and The Shot List will take a flat fee for every unit sold. Through your own guerilla marketing campaign, you can now catalog and sell your film projects and make back some of those production funds.

In The Can KLAS 89.7FM - An outlet to promote your films

Our good friend Kip Brown hosts the online radio program In The Can, which provides independent filmmakers with an outlet to promote their indie films. The show has become so popular that Comcast is turning it into a television show. Do you have an indie flick in the can? Maybe you can be the next guest on Kip’s show.

Box[ur]shorts Film Festival - Year round

The Box[ur]shorts Film Festival displays short films, music videos and commercials all year round, non-stop, in artistic movie jukeboxes at many locations around the globe. Pretty cool idea. Check it out.

 

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