Boston Filmmaking Resources

Central Booking (Crew booking service)
High Output (Lighting, Grip, and Electric rentals, studio space, production and event support)
Rule Boston Camera Systems (Video camera and audio gear rentals, sales, and more)
Talamas (Video camera and audio gear rentals, sales, and more)
Heartpunch Studios (Audio postproduction: sound design and mixing)
Modulus Studios (Postproduction services)
Finish postproduction (Postproduction services)
Barbizon (Lighting, grip, and expendables sales)
Kaye Lites (Lighting and grip rentals and sales)
Digital Playroom (Audio postproduction services including sound design and mixing)
National Boston (Video and audio postproduction, design, telecine transfers)
CineLab (processing & post production services for the silver halide folks)
Parsons Audio (Audio equipment sales and training)

Imagine (Print and online publication covering the film, video, and new media in New England, includes a production directory)
New England Film (Online publication covering New England independent filmmaking)
Craig’s List-Boston-television-film-video-radio (regional crew calls and more)
Craig’s List-Boston-talent-gigs (regional casting calls and more)

Massachusetts Film Office (provides a range of services to productions shooting in Massachusetts, including making sense of the new Massachusetts tax credits)
The Center for Independent Documentary (offering fiscal sponsorship, creative and technical support, fundraising advice)
Filmmakers Collaborative (Local association of independent filmmakers providing fiscal sponsorship, hosts Film Talks,Outreach, Annual Filmmaker’s Expo)
Documentary Educational Resources (provides fiscal sponsorship, consulting, and distribution of documentary films)
Color of Film Collaborative (works to support media makers of color and others who have an interest in creating and developing new and diverse images of people of color)
Massachusetts Production Coalition (MPC) (a new professional forum created to help increase the level of production in the state through advocacy and community building Read this article for more about MPC)
SMPTE, New England Chapter (SMPTE/NE) (Their monthly meetings are very informative, more technical in nature than other groups)
Boston Avid User Group (user group of Avid enthusiasts)
Boston Creative Pro User Group (meetings cover rage of creative production/post topics, strong vendor presence)

Massachusetts College of Art, Professional and Continuing Education (provides classes and workshops covering a wide range of topics including filmmaking and web design)
Future Media Concepts (provides training on various of applications including Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X)

If you think there’s a vendor or resource you think should be included in this short list, please contact me.

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