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Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask | List of Search Engines | Dogpile | You Tube
Weather / Time / Maps | Budgeting & Pre-Production | Research |
Film Commissions | Organizations | News | Computer |
Travel | Office | Courier | Legal | Insurance | Post Production |
Coffee Break
WEATHER / TIME / MAPS
The Weather Channel | National Weather Service | Wunderground Weather (for Intl weather too)
Time – World Time Server | Time and Date (set up a mulit-zone clock)
Maps – Google Maps | Bing Maps | Yahoo Maps | Multi Map
BUDGETING & PRE-PRODUCTION
Software – Movie Magic | Boiler Plate | Media Services (Showbiz)
Payroll Services – EP Services | Cast and Crew | Sargent Disc (UK)
Currency Exchange – X-Rates | XE.com | Pacific Exchange (can plot/chart exchange history)
Labor Rates - (see Research: Production Guides, Film Commissions, and Organizations: Unions & Guilds, below)
Labor Rates/Rules - Children – Studio Teachers (re: Child Actors - CA) | Arizona Youth Labor Law
Job Websites – Crew List.net | Hollywood Creative Directory (Job Board) | Shoots.com (incl. Intl) | Job Bank USA
RESEARCH
Resources & Production Guides – Production Hub | LA 411 | NY 411 | New York Prdn Guide | Movie Partners (see Smart Links) | Film-Media Resources | NYC JVIII Resources | Arizona (Lucky O' Sun) Links | NW USA/Hawaii (Media Inc) | P3 Prdn Update (also see Film Commissions...)
Movie Research – IMDB (Internet Movie Database) | All Movie.com | Movieset.com
Resources - International – Mandy's Links | Spectrocom Producer Masterguide | Kemps Int'l (411) | Visual Net | The Knowledge (UK) | Reel West (W.Canada) | Hollywood North F.Net
Company/Market Research – Hoovers Online (see Companies & Industries) | SEDAR (public Can. companies) | Euro AV Observatory
General Research – The Ref Desk | U.S. Government | IPL (Internet Public Library | Libweb (world public libraries)
FILM COMMISSIONS
Association of Film Commissioners (search for commissions)
Shoots.com (list of film commissions)
A Few Film Commissions in the USA
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ORGANIZATIONS
Producer's Guild of America | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars) | Academy of TV Arts & Sciences (Emmys) | Motion Pic Assoc of America (MPAA) | American Film Institute (AFI) | Women in Film & TV - Los Angeles
International – New Producer's Alliance (NPA - UK) | Producer's Alliance for Cinema & TV (PACT - UK) | Academy of Cdn Cinema & TV (ACCT - Canada) | Cdn Film & TV Production Assoc (CFPTA - Canada) | WIFTI - Women in Film International
Unions & Guilds - USA – SAG | AFTRA | DGA | WGA-West | WGA-East | IATSE-International | AFM
Unions & Guilds - UK – British Equity | BECTU | DGGB | WGGB
Unions & Guilds - Canada – ACTRA | UBCP | DGC | WGC | ACFC West | NABET 700
NEWS
Trades – Variety | Hollywood Reporter | Screen International | ShowBiz Data | LF Examiner
Box Office – Box Office Mojo | ShowBiz Data Box Office| The Numbers | Worldwide Box Office
National/Intl News – CNN | LA Times | NY Times | USA Today | Financial Times | Wall Street Journal | The Guardian (UK) | The Times (UK) | The Australian | World Newspapers (Online Newspapers.com)
News Compilations – Google News | Rocket News
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COMPUTER
Internet - Domain Names – Domain Direct | InterNIC | Better Whois | DNS Stuff & IP Tools | Internet Traffic Report | Alexa Web Traffic Rankings | ARIN (N.America/S.Africa) | APNIC (Asia Pacific) | RIPE (Europe/Mid-East/Ctrl Asia/N.Africa) | LACNIC (Latin America/Caribbean) | AfrNIC (Africa)
Anti-Virus/Security – Symantec Hoax Page | Norton (Symantec) | McAfee | Ad-Aware (Lavasoft spyware removal) | Cert: FAQ - Home Network Security | Bachelors Degree: Tips to Stay Safe Online
What is? – What are Cookies | What is Wifi | What is RSS | What is Bluetooth | What is VOIP
Software – Tucows | Microsoft | Firefox (Mozilla) | Adobe (for PDF Reader & Flash) | Real Player | Skype
TRAVEL
Online Booking – Travelocity | Expedia | Kayak
Airport & Flight Info – Fboweb.com | Flightview | World Airport Guide
Travel Info & Reports – CDC Travel Health | US Dept of State Travel (see Travel Warnings)
City & Travel Guides – USA City Link | USA Tourist | Online Hiways Travel Guide | World Travel Guide
Transportation Info – Dept of Transport | Border Wait Times | Leonard's CamWorld (inc. traffic cams)
OFFICE
Template Forms – PM101 forms & templates | Filmcontracts.net
Telephone Look-up – White Pages | Reverse Phone Directory | AT&T - Any Who (with intl phone bk links)
Zip Codes – US Postal Service | Yahoo World Postal Info
Supplies – Staples | Office Depot
Safety – National Safety Council | Occupational Health & Safety (OSHA)
Languages – Google Translate | Babel Fish | Online Spanish/English Dictionary | Online French/English Dictionary
COURIER
Fedex | UPS | DHL | US Postal Service
Customs/Immigration – US Customs/Border | Int'l Federation of Customs Brokers Assoc | US Immigration
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LEGAL
US Copyright Office | US Patent/TM Office | Benedict Copyright Website | World Intellectual Property Org | EFF Intellectual Property Online
Online Legal Libraries – Internet Legal Resource Guide | Find Law | Law Guru | Wex Legal Dictionary
Lawyers – Mark Litwak | Supnik.com | American Bar Assoc | HG Law Firms Worldwide
Music Rights – ASCAP | BMI | NMPA (Nat'l Music Publishers Assoc) | SOCAN (Can) | CMRRA (Can)
Script Research – Pearce Research | The Rights Company | Hollywood Script Research
| Act One Script Clearance
INSURANCE
Completion Guarantor (Bond) – Film Finances | Int'l Film Guarantors
POST PRODUCTION
Post Info – HD Wiki Info | HDTV FAQ | Blu-Ray Info | NTSC Info | PAL Info | SECAM Info | DVD FAQ | Dolby | THX
ISAN – Secure Path (ISAN USA) | ISAN.org
Stock Footage – Footage.net | BBC Motion Gallery | National Geographic | CBC Archives | Fotosearch | iStockphoto
| CanStockPhoto
COFFEE BREAK
Coffee FAQ | Tea Council of UK | Snopes Urban Legends Reference | How Stuff Works | Say Hello to the World | Earth & Moon Viewer
| Deb Patz' F.I.L.M. Blog
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I have compiled these links pages for resource purposes and am not responsible for the content of the external Internet sites; you use the links on these links pages at your own risk. Inclusion of particular links does not imply my recommendation of any particular product or service. I strive to keep the information on this website up to date, but assume no liability or responsibility for errors or omissions. Links are added at my sole discretion. If you disagree with any of the terms of this disclaimer, please do not use these links pages.
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