🎉 Happy New Year!! 🥂 We're excited to kick off 2025 with renewed energy and creative spirit. Whether you're planning your next feature, commercial, or passion project, we're here to support your vision with quality filmmaking tools and dedicated service from our team. We’re committed to helping each and every one of you bring your dreams to life while continuing to foster community here in the Chicago filmmaking community, so be on the lookout for exciting new workshops and community events this year! Let's create something amazing together in 2025!
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THE SHOP
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🎥 Build-A-Camera Package with us! Whether you need a lightweight run and gun camera package or a robust cinema package to live on a studio dolly, we have you covered. Check out this video to see how dedicated we are to ensuring you have EXACTLY what you need for the job. 🎬
Our team of technicians is always happy to assist in planning and configuring the perfect equipment list to fit your specific needs. If you’re ever unsure of what you need to achieve that look you’ve been dreaming of, just ask!
Our team of technicians is always happy to assist in planning and configuring the perfect equipment list to fit your specific needs. If you’re ever unsure of what you need to achieve that look you’ve been dreaming of, just ask!
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🎄 We hope you had a wonderful holiday! Check out this post featuring just a small glimpse of the variety of equipment we have to rent! 🎁
On the twelfth day of shooting, my DP gave to me:
12 - Walkie Talkies
11 - 2” Spring Clamps
10 - Rolls of Gaff Tape
9 - Lens Adapters
8 - Anton Bauers
7 - Tiffen Filters
6 - Cooke Prime Lenses
5 - Camera Kits
4 - Codex Compact
3 - Tungsten Lights
2 - SmallHDs
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And 1 - Very Tired AC!
On the twelfth day of shooting, my DP gave to me:
12 - Walkie Talkies
11 - 2” Spring Clamps
10 - Rolls of Gaff Tape
9 - Lens Adapters
8 - Anton Bauers
7 - Tiffen Filters
6 - Cooke Prime Lenses
5 - Camera Kits
4 - Codex Compact
3 - Tungsten Lights
2 - SmallHDs
…
And 1 - Very Tired AC!
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✨ In need of a surveillance headset or earpiece for your next job? We’ve got you covered! We are the official local retailer for both On-Set Headsets and Tubeez surveillance earpieces so be sure to stop by and take a look at the wide variety of colors and headset options we have available. 🎧
When it comes to on-set communication, quality tools are key to ensuring a productive workflow. There are so many options for headsets on the market but when you need the most reliable, On-Set Headsets is the way to go. Come by the shop to get yours today!
When it comes to on-set communication, quality tools are key to ensuring a productive workflow. There are so many options for headsets on the market but when you need the most reliable, On-Set Headsets is the way to go. Come by the shop to get yours today!
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Camera Ambassador has a convenient turntable and vinyl collection to keep you jamming during your next prep! Though we are pretty proud of our little record collection, we would love it if you brought your own vinyl in to share your personal music taste with us! Nothing builds atmosphere like some good tunes, and we are all about curating the atmosphere here at the shop. BYOV and help us with the vibe! 🎼🎸
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NEW & FEATURED EQUIPMENT
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THE COMMUNITY
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Once Again, Puppetry Takes Center Stage
The 2025 Chicago Puppet Fest will span 12 days and dozens of Chicago venues, presenting an international pageant of puppet artists sharing more than 100 puppetry activities. Get set for all-ages spectacle shows in landmark theaters, intimate works on smaller stages, and the always popular, adults-only, late night puppet cabarets.
Sign up today so you don't miss out on this exciting display of creativity and skill! The festival runs January 15-26, get your tickets now!
The 2025 Chicago Puppet Fest will span 12 days and dozens of Chicago venues, presenting an international pageant of puppet artists sharing more than 100 puppetry activities. Get set for all-ages spectacle shows in landmark theaters, intimate works on smaller stages, and the always popular, adults-only, late night puppet cabarets.
Sign up today so you don't miss out on this exciting display of creativity and skill! The festival runs January 15-26, get your tickets now!
Check out this exciting workshop presented by Emerson Cole and Josh Boshell in collaboration with out friends at MainStage Chicago! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to incorporate audio into your pre-production process, how to effectively communicate with your sound department, what equipment and techniques they use, and much more! This workshop is perfect for producers, directors, cinematographers, and anyone working outside of the sound department looking to better understand audio. Additionally, it is great for sound engineers looking to improve their approach to collaborating with other departments.
The workshop is taking place on January 9th so sign up today!
The workshop is taking place on January 9th so sign up today!
Be sure to check out this talk with Nick Davis in collaboration with The Chicago International Film Festival! For decades, the Film Independent Spirit Awards have recognized achievement in lower-budget cinema, from small-scale breakouts that became box-office darlings to the kinds of risk-taking personal visions that festivals like CIFF proudly showcase. A week before the Oscar nominations usurp all headlines in movie-world, we’ll reprise a tradition from last year and highlight some of the diverse artistry showcased in this year’s Indie Spirit nominees, all the more impressive for being achieved with limited resources. Don’t finalize your year-end lists before taking in some of these crafty, potent, and poignant underdogs!
This conversation will be held at Alliance Française de Chicago from 11AM-12PM on January 11th!
This conversation will be held at Alliance Française de Chicago from 11AM-12PM on January 11th!
Check out this fun series of screenings from the Gene Siskel Film Center all month long!
Binge watching a television show or catching a double feature? Child’s play. Prove your passion for pacing with four presentations that test the limits of runtimes, that lean into their length, and that invite you to Settle In. Ticket price listed in individual descriptions, tickets include bottomless popcorn and coffee, and bathroom and stretching breaks (feel free to bring a pillow).
Binge watching a television show or catching a double feature? Child’s play. Prove your passion for pacing with four presentations that test the limits of runtimes, that lean into their length, and that invite you to Settle In. Ticket price listed in individual descriptions, tickets include bottomless popcorn and coffee, and bathroom and stretching breaks (feel free to bring a pillow).
OTHER FUN THINGS
1/2-2/23 The Silver Fox: Howard Hawks Matinees @ The Music Box
1/24 MainStage Chicago Studio Open House
1/9 Music Box Bingo Night
1/24 MainStage Chicago Studio Open House
1/9 Music Box Bingo Night
Looking for more to do? Check out our Community Calendar!
HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR?
SEND US AN EMAIL AT RENTALS@CAMERAAMBASSADOR.COM
HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR?
SEND US AN EMAIL AT RENTALS@CAMERAAMBASSADOR.COM
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READ ON
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#GOTOGETHER