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Alex XT - $495 a dayAlexa Mini - $950 a day Most all movies you see in the theaters are shot with one/or both of these cameras. For example, below are the movies nominated for academy awards last year and the camera they were shot with.. It’s exciting to be able to offer such top-notch cameras to Utah. You may not have noticed, but Red Finch has been offering more and more high-end cinematography gear. Such as a set of Schneider Platinum IRND filters that have been color matched, an O’Connor 2065 tripod system that is smooth as butter, a Arri MB-20II Matte box Complete Kit, and a quality set of...

How Media Companies Make Money and How that Effects the Type of Content They Make We are going through a huge change in media--maybe the largest in the history of the film medium. While it may seem confusing in many ways, if you just look at the way the various media conglomerates make money you can see their motivation and how they will make money in the future.   Network TV (ABC, NBC, ABC) How they used to make money: sell ads that displayed during “commercial breaks.”   Resulting content: TV shows that were made to keep your attention until...

You may have seen this top ten favorite film list going around Facebook so I thought I would share mine. I also made a top ten music videos. Music videos are so much fun because really anything is possible. My top ten favorite films :  Breaking Away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQTWY9wTO8 Your Name https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-URMnBOPU Midnight in Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuOUdZjuCIA Lawrence of Arabia  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARaYjgm_rA Back to the Future   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvsgGtivCgs The Big Short https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqG3ITMv1Q The Square https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUzRjRv0Ib0 Sing Street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWTcmjnEGY The Third Man  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9yyDEDGlr0 Drive  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBiOF3y1W0Y  Some of My Favorite Music Videos:  Hurt (Jonny Cash) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1Pwfnh5pc Upside Down & Inside Out (Ok Go) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWGJA9i18Co All the Single Ladies (Beyoncé) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY Weapon of Choice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7z57qrZU8 Body Holly Wezzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kemivUKb4f4 Around the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JPa3BNi6l4 Sabotage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE...

Why Red Finch Rental is the best place to rent a RED camera (Or any camera or light for that matter) •    Full range of lens options from Cooke, Zeiss, Canon, Sigma, etc. (Agreement with world leading equipment provider, Abel Cine.)•    Full range of support options: Ronin, O’Connor, Sachtler, Cartoni, Manfrotto•    In-house advanced electronic repair (super-fast repairs)•    We have many RED cameras, so we have lots of backups. If there is a problem we can get you a new camera in minutes. •    We only use the highest-grade batteries (11-14 Amp) to power our cameras. Your camera isn’t any more reliable than your batteries. •    Because we use our REDs,...

Delivery$25-50 for Utah County$60-150 for Salt Lake County $100-200 for Ogden/Davis County $150-250 for Logan/Cache County   Brief History of Red Finch Rental Below is the brief history of me, Mark Hedengren, the founder of Red Finch Rental. Now, I’m sure there are loads of people out there with way more experience than me in film, but I have found the fact that I’ve worked in film in NYC, LA, Sweden, and Scotland and have been creatively involved in production makes me kind of unique in the film equipment rental world. So, read below and you will get an idea of how...