Crew & Production
Camera Equipment

AVI Systems
Contact: Kurt Hicok
Categories: Video Camera Equipment+ (Also: Edit Equipment Rental, Audio Visual Services)

Description: Full service video and video support for film equipment rental house. Specializing in multi-camera, ENG, Avid, Betacam SP, Hi 8, and SVHS edit deck.


Bubb, Greg
Contact: please see: Xtended Camera Support


Cinequipt, Inc.
Contact: Brian McGraw
Categories: Camera Equipment Rental

Description: Arriflex, BetaCam.


ENG Services
Contact: John Bryn
Categories: Video Camera Equipment

Description: One of the areas best equipped ENG/EFP rental houses. D600, 90, 400A, 400, 7A cameras, wide angle lenses, Steadicam, CamMate and Jimmy Jib cranes, Betacam decks.

Credits: Local and national production and broadcast organizations.



In Sync, Ltd.
Contact: Taiha Constans, Scott Constans
Categories: Video Camera Equipment+ (Also: Audio Visual Services, Closed Captioning)

Description: Complete single and multi-camera Sony BVP 90 with tria and BVW 400 packages. ENG/ EFP crews and equipment rental available. Closed Captioning Services.


Midwest Media Artists Access Center (MMAAC)
Contact: Steve Westerlund
Categories: Camera Equipment (16mm-super 8)+ (Also: Artist Services, )

Description: MMAAC is a non-profit media arts center providing low cost access to multi-media equipment (including B/W darkroom), editing facilities, and media classes.


Snodgrass, Harland
Contact: please see: Xtended Camera Support


Snodgrass, Harland (TSI/XCS)
Contact: see also: Xtended Camera Support
Categories: Video Assist+ (Also: Equipment, Video Assist)

Description: The standard for Twin Cities' video assist for ten years providing: systems, highly experienced personnel, video taps, transmitters, matchframe, calibrated off speed playback, film/video synchronizers, XCS designed digital masking and frameline instruments and bright hi-rez monitors directly visible in sunlight and much more.


Todd Communications, Inc.
Contact: Chuck Martz
Categories: Camera Equipment

Description: Todd Communications is a rental, sales, and service company. We rent Beta SP, U-Matic SP and Hi 8 formats. Cameras range from three chip industrial to high quality production. An assortment of support equipment is available.


Vaughn Broadcast Rental
Contact: Mike Pouh, John Richter
Categories: Camera Equipment+ (Also: Grip, Lighting Equipment, Video Finishing)

Description: Complete packages including Sony cameras, Sachtler tripods & Arri, HMI lighting equipment. Super Panther camera dolly with super Jib and extensive inventory of accessories. Precision I-Beam track.


Video Assist Support Services
Contact: Judah Hannah
Categories: Video Assist Equipment

Description: Complete Video Assist Support Systems & Personnel. Custom multi-camera assist systems. Video Transmitters (VHF-UHF) & RF diversity reception systems. HiRes: CCD Color & BW Video taps, Color & BW Camera Mount assist monitors. Calibrated match motion offspeed & photosonics playback. 24 frame playback & transfers. HiRes Color & BW Video Printers. Still Image Store Cameras & Continuity Systems. Film/ Video Synchronizers. Match Frame & Chromakey Systems. Dailies Viewing Systems, Very High Resolution insert & hero monitors. Casting & Location Support Systems. Extensive custom assist support & capabilities.


Xtended Camera Support
Contact: Greg Bubb, Harland Snodgrass
Categories: Camera Support Equipment+ (Also: Steadicam, Video Assist)

Description: Film camera support technologies. Owner/operated steadicam system. Color b/w video assist taps, video film synchronizer, digital frame line generators, onboard and custom ultimately bright - see in direct sun light - monitors, extensive video assist packages and personnel.


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