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The New Media Production Guide has deemed the following to be useful in the pursuit and execution of media production in various disciplines. Resource lists are also available in regards to production, distribution and marketing, publicity & promotion.

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Companies:

• Gigasight Media Inc. - Film, television, Blu-Ray, DVD production, animation, web design, streaming video, podcast & DVD distribution. Organizers of the New Media Production Guide.

Books:

• Matters of Light & Depth by Ross Lowell - written by a working cinematographer, photographer, director and producer, this is the goods on making quality images with film. An academy award winner and instructor at NYU, Lowell uses examples from his own work and classical paintings to illustrate the concepts he describes. A must for any visual professional.

Professional Organizations:

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - the folks who run the Oscars, when winners thank "the Academy" this is who they mean. This is the filmmakers association, covering all disciplines, they're a good group to get in with.

Websites:

• Tribe Hollywood - Originally created by an NYU grad for NYU grads, this social networking site was then opened to all media professionals. The original site has been closed in favor of the Tribe Hollywood Facebook Group.

Movies:

• Visions of Light - One of the, if not the best documentary on the art of cinematography. Containing interviews with filmmakers and clips from great cinema. Well worth watching.