Equipment

CSIF Members have access to gear discounted from commercial rates.

Our CSIF Equipment Rate Sheet can be found here.

Build your own rental estimate by clicking here.

Rental Policy:

  • Equipment rentals are available both for pick up and drop off during office hours, Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 5pm. Saturdays are by appointment only and must be arranged in advance with Production staff.
  • Equipment bookings are processed in the order they are received. Priority is given to rentals in the following order: Production members; Associate members; Commercial rentals.
  • Members making booking requests must be in good standing with the Society and their membership must be current.  
  • Due to the high volume of equipment bookings, advance notice is always preferred.
  • An equipment booking request is not a guarantee that your booking is approved. Production Staff will communicate any availability issues with bookings in a timely manner prior to approval.
  • Access and use of CSIF’s production equipment and facilities are limited to CSIF members in good standing for use on independent productions where the artist retains creative and editorial control and copyright over the project. Equipment rentals for other purposes, such as contract work, may not be approved.
  • Equipment rentals shall be picked up and dropped off by the member who booked the equipment. Where pick up by the member is not possible, exceptions need to be communicated to Production staff in advance.
  • All CSIF Members renting equipment are personally liable for any and all equipment costs (loss or damage), when equipment is picked up by a third party.
  • All CSIF Members renting equipment are personally liable for any and all replacement costs if equipment is picked up by a third party and not returned.
  • Films directly supported by the CSIF should include a black or white CSIF logo in the final credit roll of the film. 

FACILITY RENTALS

For booking inquires please email production@csif.org or equipment@csif.org

BOARDROOM
Our boardroom is ideal for casting calls and production meetings! Comfortably seats 8, max 12. TV monitor with HDMI hookup can be provided upon request.

Member Rates
4 Hours or Less: $20
Full Day: $40

FLEX SPACE
OUR Flex Space is our all-in-one studio, screening room, or anything else you may need!
Max capacity for screenings 50.
If you’d like to set up a walk through of the space, please email programming@csif.org to schedule.

Member Rates
4 Hours or Less: $40
Full Day: $80

EDIT SUITE

CSIF’s post-production facility is a Mac-based environment. Final Cut Pro X, Adobe CC and DaVinci Resolve 18 are available to members. The edit suite also features a Red Rocket PCI card and Blackmagic SmartView 4K Monitor.

 

Member Rates

Day-Office Hours (10am-5pm): $50

Day-Lockout (1×24 hours): $75

Week (7×10 hours): $300

Week-Lockout (7×24 hours): $500

Month (28×10 hours): $600

Month-Lockout (28×24 hours ): $1,200

OPTICAL PRINTER & SUPER 8 TRANSFER SUITE

The JK K-107 Optical Printer is a film optical effects stand designed to create a wide variety of effects using 16mm or Super-8 films. An HD scanner, the RetroScan-8 is also available for digitizing Super 8 and regular 8 films.

Member Rates
RetroScan: $30 per hour. Operator must be qualified.
JK Optical Printer: $5 per hour. Operator must be qualified.

STEENBECK 16MM EDITING TABLE

Our Steenbeck editing table is currently under repair.