Useful Links for Digital Filmmakers

	This is a "Master Course In High-End Blocking And Staging." It is a great learning tool that teaches high-end camera work (camera blocking and techniques for getting the most visual emotion out of any shot) through over 9 hours of 3D animated instruction on 6 Region-Free DVDs. Hollywood Camera Work is also now offering a new 7 DVD course entitled "Visual Effects for Directors." I have personally purchased both these courses and I give them my highest recommendation.
Stop Motion Station	Stop Motion Station is one of the most simple, yet inexpensive Windows-based software systems for creating stop-motion animation. There is a download and 5-hour use-before-you-buy free trial. It captures the images directly from your DV video camera. This product is excellent for both beginners and professionals. This website also provides very useful tutorials on stop-motion animation and general animation theory.
	Royalty-Free Music - for Public or Professional Use. We obtain many of our music tracks from the Sonicfire Pro 5 library system. It allows us to locate just the right music pieces for the desired edited music score. Using this system we can preview them online and select from hundreds of available pieces. Once we identify the track(s) needed, we then purchase the license and download it into our system. The beauty of Sonicfire Pro system is that it allows us to purchase ONLY the specific track needed and the music licensing and synchronization rights are obtained at the point of purchase.

Helpful Websites

	This website has valuable information and resources for the No-Budget filmmaker. Published fresh each month, they also have a community forum covering a wide-range of topics. You can also get a good review and critique of your digital film for a small fee. Check it out.
	Here is an excellent forum website for digital editing junkies. It is a place where established members can post links to their creations and get constructive peer review and feedback.
	Probably one of the most useful websites for Indy Filmmakers, DVcreator.net has a huge wealth of resources including an online store where you can purchase some of the best DV products on the market. They also have forums and a large DV Knowledgebase where you can find the answers to many questions about the art and science of DV production.
	The Student Filmmakers website is a great place for filmmakers to network.

Video Hosting

Although not as popular and populated as YouTube, the OpenFilm website gives viewers the BEST possible playback quality. It allows the uploading in various formats, without the usual file size/length restrictions.

Free Video Clips

	The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope website has a wide variety of animated outer space video clips that are copyright free and can be downloaded.
	The Internet Archive has an extensive collection of public domain video like old newsreels, movies, cartoons, serials and much, much more.

Free Sound Effects

	The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Freesound focusses only on sound, not songs.
	This company sells sound effects, but they also offer several Free Sound Effect Packs for download.