WHERE CAN I FIND FILM EQUIPMENT TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT FILM?
If you are going to make an independent film it is important to understand that the equipment you use is dependent upon the size of your budget. Films with a decent sized budget or partial backing from a major studio will undoubtedly be shot on 35mm or 16mm film (preferably Kodak). The equipment will be film camera “packages” (Panavision, Arriflex, etc…) and sound recording equipment packages (with professional quality microphones, mixers, headphones, etc…) that are rented from film equipment rental houses. These places can be found by doing a Google search using the words “film equipment rental” along with the name of the nearest major city to where you live. Although film is a very expensive medium to work in, it still provides the best images available for movies. A small budget movie can still be shot with film as long as the “above the line” costs (actors, directors, etc…) are kept low by using unknown, yet talented people. The cheapest way for an independent filmmaker to sh
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