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Theoretical Resources
Jump Cut "A Review Of Contemporary Media" with Smoking good archives.
Visual Resources
Digital Photography Review
Good site for reviews on Digital (still) cameras.
cinematography.com/
A little intimidating, but with some good info.
Ron Dexter.com
An old pro has put together a great webpage to assist the new kids in figuring it all out. A lot more film than video and just a lot of great content.
The 2-Pop forums
2-pop calls itself the digital filmmaker's resource site. Who am I to disagree? Their forums tackle camera and Post-production issues.
Apple's Videography for Educators
Apple Computers has a nice online lesson in many of the elements of videography. Intended for educators, it is pretty inclusive and features all sorts of good stuff.
The Digital Video Information Network
Camera help, from hi-def to DV,
Adam Wilt
Reviews DV equipment and gets gritty in the technical sides.
Audio Resources
Transom
A great page on radio documentary, covering everything from equipment reviews to producers describing the steps they took to finish a story. Very accessible and user-friendly.
Audio Field Recording Equipment Guide
I don't know who hired Andy Kolovos to put together their audio field guide, but buy that person a beer! Constantly updated with a great assortment of equipment, the field guide is written by someone on a real world budget who uses their equipment (as opposed to the many sites which just regurgitate ad copy) and shares the results.
Create Digital Music
Less political documentary site. more creating digital music blog, BUT there is a bit of overlap and they are sometimes the first to cover exciting new field recording equipment coming out.
The 24-bit Field Recording FAQ
Messy and old, this faq really tries to answer all the questions about digital recording. Be prepared to learn the foundations. A little frustrating, but it'll help you understand the fundamentals later on.
Equipment
Glide-Cam
I was looking into getting one of these a while back.
Mandy's Film and TV production
Classified ads for used equipment, resume poster, all sorts of stuff.
Markertek
Need a video doo-hickey? They got the video doo-hickies in plastic or metal, three colors. I've never ordered from them, but they do satisfy my curiousity a bit.
B & H
Simply the place to get virtually all equipment. They have everything; if you aren't crushed by the ten million people there, they'll talk to you about it like an adult (there are a few exceptions, of course, but most of the salespeople there will patiently explain to you what is and what it does); if pay attention to returns and the specials, you can get really good deals. Plus, Yiddish!
Allies
The European Documentary Network
Publisher of DOX magazine. Well-put designed with some off-limits material.
The International Documentary Association
Another membership organization for documentary filmmakers. Has some good stuff.
Realscreen
Magazine about documentary industry.
Shooting People
A filmmaker network. A bit more accessible seeming.
The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers.
They publish The Independent, offer regional salons, and have a bunch of member services.
Dochouse
A UK-based Documentary association
Doculink
A list-serv, website, and west coast monthly meetings.
Doc Dork
A new documentary blog
Reality film: An Online Resource for Documentary Film and Video
An interesting Syllabus and some interesting content.
Women Make Movies
Films by and About Women
Spirit of Baraka
Celebrating nonverbal films and documentaries, such as the Qatsi trilogy
German Documentaries
A long list of German documentaries
Distribution
PBS's redbook
Want to beat the odds and get in the Big One. Read this carefully, because PBS spells out exactly what requirements have to be met.
ITVS: Producer Resources
The Independent Television Service is another Big One. They get what they want and they'll spell it out for you pretty clearly.
Docurama A documentary dedicated video label.
First Run/Icarus Films A Documentary distributor.
Documentary Educational Resources
They "produce, distribute and promote quality ethnographic and documentary films from around the world."
Preservation
Independent Media Arts Preservation
They have a 101 on preservation that is worth the price of admission alone!
The Association of Moving Image Archivists
They have preservation guides, fact sheets, and all sorts of other online goodies.
Finding Rarer Documentaries
We offer nothing approaching an endorsement of the following links. Most of them are illegal, sharing no profits with the filmmakers, and possibly peddling junk, BUT we also know that a lot of important documentaries are simply unavailable through other channels. Consider yourself warned.
1-World Documentaries
Shocking Videos
The Weird World of 70s Cinema