The Front Row View (entertainment insurance blog)
The Best Filmmaking Schools in Canada / Top Film Schools in Canada
12 August, 2020 • Grant PattenLet’s review some of the best filmmaking schools in Canada. We’ll discuss (in no particular order): Toronto Metropolitan University / best film schools in Canada Toronto Film School / best film schools in Ontario York University / top film schools in Canada Sheridan College / top film schools in Ontario Concordia Unive...
The Top 10 Films that Could Have Been Made During the COVID Pandemic
27 July, 2020 • Grant Patten…because they’re small scale, one-location film productions / one-room movies / one-location movies / single-location movies / films shot in one room Rear Window Sleuth My Dinner with Andre Dogville Death and the Maiden Wait Until Dark Dog Day Afternoon Deterrence Tape Arsenic and Old Lace As COVID-19 pandemic lockdown...
The 10 Best How-to Photography Books
20 July, 2020 • Grant PattenLet’s review Front Row’s top 10 how-to photography books. We’ll discuss: Understanding Exposure Digital Photography Boxed Set Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs The Photographer’s Eye The Art of Photography The Hot Shoe Diaries Digital Photography Masterclass Picture Perfect Practice How to Create Stunning...
10 Best Laptops for Photo Editing / Best Photography Computers
23 June, 2020 • Grant PattenLet’s review the 10 best laptops for photo editing available on the market now: Apple MacBook Pro HP Spectre Lenovo ThinkPad Dell XPS Dell Inspiron Microsoft Surface Asus ZenBook Acer ConceptD MSI Prestige Razer Blade 1. Apple MacBook Pro (various sizes) | best computers for photo editing The famous MacBook is at the t...
10 Tips to Protect Your Camera at the Beach / Protect Camera from Sand
8 June, 2020 • Grant PattenSource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1697115355, Shutterstock Many (often amateur) photographers think that water is the most dangerous element on a beach that could potentially damage their photography gear – but seasoned photographers know that sand is just as much of an issue. Many of these photographers have likely...
Protect your camera from overheating / protect your camera in the heat
2 June, 2020 • Grant PattenSource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1638413680, Shutterstock It’s true – if you’re a professional photographer who can afford to purchase the highest quality camera bodies, they should be able to withstand the heat without any issues, but there are still some best practices that you should keep in mind when shooting i...
Filmmakers & Videographers in the Field During COVID-19
21 May, 2020 • Grant Pattensource: Shutterstock Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1660469317 Front Row remains committed to the success of the entertainment industry and its creators in both good times and bad. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we are now, of course, in bad times, but we thought we could be helpful to those brave filmmakers, fil...
Underwater photography / In-water photography camera protection tips
21 May, 2020 • Grant PattenSource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 386799562, Shutterstock Let’s face it – photographing underwater is an inherently precarious situation, but it can also result in some amazing imagery, so the reward can sometimes outweigh the risk. And photographers will continue doing underwater photography as long as this prospec...
Guidance on Health and Safety for Film & TV Workers during COVID-19
15 May, 2020 • Grant PattenSource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1680037777, Shutterstock The Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) has released some helpful guidelines for those in the film, TV and live performance industries who will soon be returning to production work in this COVID-19 environment. WSPS is an Ontario-focused organi...
Organizing Your Camera Gear / Keeping Track of Your Photography Gear
6 May, 2020 • Grant PattenSource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1569424465, Shutterstock Photographers often have a lot of photography gear and it can, eventually, become difficult to keep track of what’s going out and what’s coming in. Since we provide photography insurance and want to help photographers protect their gear, it also makes sense ...
Subscribe to get the latest blog posts delivered to your inbox.
Browse by topic
- Abuse insurance (5)
- Actor body insurance (5)
- Aircraft insurance (3)
- Altman & Company (5)
- Animal insurance (3)
- Art school insurance (9)
- Automobile insurance for films (7)
- Band tour insurance (14)
- Bar mitzvah insurance (2)
- Best of (66)
- Camera insurance (15)
- Cast insurance (19)
- Certificates (3)
- Concert insurance (8)
- COVID-19 (19)
- Cyber insurance (4)
- Dance school insurance (7)
- Defamation insurance (6)
- DICE insurance (17)
- DigiGear (46)
- Directors & officers insurance (4)
- Disgrace insurance (2)
- Documentary insurance (32)
- Event insurance Canada (35)
- Event insurance US (31)
- Extra expense coverage (9)
- Fair use/fair dealing (11)
- Festivals (11)
- Film equipment insurance (28)
- Film insurance broker (112)
- Film insurance broker (US) (12)
- Film insurance claims (51)
- Film producer's E&O insurance (75)
- Film production (61)
- Film school insurance (12)
- Host liquor liability (7)
- Intern rights (4)
- Key person insurance (4)
- Legal expense (5)
- Music school insurance (6)
- Musical instrument insurance (35)
- Office contents insurance (5)
- Party insurance (10)
- Photography insurance (42)
- Pyrotechnics (6)
- Rental houses (14)
- Rights of privacy and publicity (11)
- Script clearance reports (13)
- Short film insurance (61)
- SPFX insurance (6)
- Stunt insurance (9)
- Sustainability (5)
- Theatre insurance (13)
- Third party property damage (5)
- Title reports (11)
- Trademark (5)
- Venue insurance (27)
- Wedding insurance (33)
- Workers compensation (4)
- All