Kinzie Street Studios

05/25/2022

We are selling our much loved Canon C300 Mk II with Posi-Lock EF Mount, Zacuto Shoulder Rig, and Gratical EVF. This is a killer kit, particularly for documentary or reality shoots; just add a lens! DM us if you have any questions. More details can be found on our eBay listing.

Zacuto Gratical HD OLD EVF eye pice. This EVF has HDMI and SDI with cross converting loop-out. This provides ergonomic ENG style shooting and incredible flexibility for feeding other production monitors.

11/23/2020

Ok produciton people, or those of you who haven’t totally given up on Apple. What are your thoughts? Have any of you gotten your hands on the new chip?

In short: yep.

10/23/2020

How many lenses can you get between your camera op and your subject?

09/05/2017

We are very excited about this tripod. It looks like they have addressed a lot of the ergonomic problems with traditional tripods. With an option for both top locking legs, a middle, or bottom spreader, this tripod looks like it'll provide fantastic stability in a wide range of situations. In particular, I have a feeling this would pair well with the PRO Large we have in the shop.

Even the classic tripod has room for improvement.

07/12/2017

What's on Tap at the 2017 Chicago Ale Festival. Check out "What's on Tap" on all social media.

03/01/2017

https://kinziestreettv.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/kickin-it-with-christen-press/

Despite being late February, the weather is in the 60ºs and even 70ºs, so thinking about soccer isn’t a stretch. In fact, Major League Soccer starts the 2017 season on March 3rd. Kinzie Str…

01/07/2017

At Dovetail Brewery with Karl Klockars, filming the brewery tour and interviewing the master brewers Hagen Dost & Bill Wesselink for What's On Tap the Show.

10/12/2016

Kinzie Bond Test

06/09/2016

New news from your friends at Kinzie Street

Silver Circle recipient and all around amazing talent - Michael Torchia, produced and directed the 2015 Midwest Emmy Awards telecast. Teaming up with our event partner Absolute Productions, we brought in site and sound to turn an open space into one dazzling event.

10/09/2014

Teach someone a few knots and no telling what they will come up with

09/17/2014

http://kinziestreettv.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/kinzie-and-att-talk-emergency-response/

In mid-May, at&t's midwest Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) Team was in Chicago, and Kinzie Street Studios was there to interview the lead engineers and capture the drill for internal videos. N...

07/28/2014

Wow - time sure does fly. I sent a reel to a prospective client and included this sizzle for a show concept. I watched it again and really enjoyed it. We do good work:)
The show is Sacred Spaces. I hope it sells
http://vimeo.com/38392528

Produced and edited by Kinzie Street Studios.

07/18/2014

A beautiful day shooting for CH2 morning promo.
Talked about it on our blog with link to the
http://kinziestreettv.wordpress.com

07/03/2014

This industry does have some perks. We get invited to document some very interesting people and places, that aren’t usually accessible to the public, and help tell those stories. Last week we where brought in to help tell the story of Larry Klairmont, a life long Chicagoan. Now retired and with some extra money, he created the Klairmont Kollections, the largest private collection of classic and collector cars in the Mid West. A collection that is, at the time of this posting, not yet open to the public.
Standing amid the collection of over 300 cars left me with at feeling of awe. Even on the second day, when I walked in to his main showroom, I literally faltered in my steps and needed a moment to process the scale. In such a place as this, and even with a tight shooting schedule, all the members of the crew found some time to take the collection in. To see cars that run the gamut of automotive history. From small euro cars for the masses, to the American behemoths of old. From works by custom coach builders to the newest super cars, Larry’s collection has something to interest almost everyone.
The only thing more interesting then the cars is the stories Larry tells about his life. From a WWII marine in the pacific theater, to a determined business man his life seams to hardly have had a dull moment. And this includes his acquisitions for the collection, his stores about the auto auctions are fascinating. Being able to help tell stories such as this are part of the reason we do what we do. We help interesting people, present their story to the world.

PS. All the cars are in ready to drive condition.

Thanks to Horizons Communications Group, with Richard Roberts and Mallory Sohmer for bringing us in on this project.

07/03/2014

This industry does have some perks. We get invited to document some very interesting people and places, that aren’t usually accessible to the public, and help tell those stories. Last week we where brought in to help tell the story of Larry Klairmont, a life long Chicagoan. Now retired and with some extra money, he created the Klairmont Kollections, the largest private collection of classic and collector cars in the Mid West. A collection that is, at the time of this posting, not yet open to the public.
Standing amid the collection of over 300 cars left me with at feeling of awe. Even on the second day, when I walked in to his main showroom, I literally faltered in my steps and needed a moment to process the scale. In such a place as this, and even with a tight shooting schedule, all the members of the crew found some time to take the collection in. To see cars that run the gamut of automotive history. From small euro cars for the masses, to the American behemoths of old. From works by custom coach builders to the newest super cars, Larry’s collection has something to interest almost everyone.
The only thing more interesting then the cars is the stories Larry tells about his life. From a WWII marine in the pacific theater, to a determined business man his life seams to hardly have had a dull moment. And this includes his acquisitions for the collection, his stores about the auto auctions are fascinating. Being able to help tell stories such as this are part of the reason we do what we do. We help interesting people, present their story to the world.

PS. All the cars are in ready to drive condition.

Thanks to Horizons Communications Group, with Richard Roberts and Mallory Sohmer for bringing us in on this project.

06/18/2014

http://kinziestreettv.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/nab-2014-recap/

Every April, Las Vegas hosts the National Association of Broadcasters Convention and Expo. This year, Kinzie Street Studio's own lead editor Brian Kaempen was out in Vegas and shares what he learn...

04/09/2014

Would you like your next project filmed by Kinzie Street Studios with this lovely new camera?

04/06/2014

One day left until the show floor opens, but the presentations and panels are still rolling on.