Camera Essentials is the source for custom cinema sewing. Our business started in the late 1980's when our founder, a camera assistant named Patti Harrison, was frustrated using the black changing bag to load motion picture film on location. There had to be a better way than struggling with fabric, film magazines and precious exposed film. In her down time, she designed and patented the Harrison Film Changing Tent, with lightproof fabric produced to her specifications. By designing sewn products with the motion picture camera crew in mind, Camera Essentials developed into a trusted source for camera accessories, and for developing prototypes for motion picture and still photographic equipment.
Since then, Camera Essentials has continued to work with motion picture camera manufacturers and rental houses worldwide to develop custom sewn products for their equipment. Camera Essentials uses industrial fabrics to sew custom weather protector covers, equipment bags, sound and heater barneys, monitor shades and even crane and remote-head rain-covers.
Camera Essentials is committed to applying ourselves, our resources, and our experience to each and every project. We are proud of the work we do and the relationships we form during each project.
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"Harrison Film Changing Tents are truly a cross platform product - originally produced for the motion picture industry in LA, they have found their way across the Atlantic and into the outfits of many large format photographers."
Teamwork Photo & Digital
"Harrison has struck the right balance between durability and weight. I suspect this tent will last me for a life time. My tent has been snowed on, hailed on, and rained on, and it has held up well. I recommend seam sealing the joints."
Stephen Willard, Photographer
"Patti Harrison has been making rain covers and weather protectors for my company for years....she's super easy going and happy to do 'one off's' for anybody. A small company very customer oriented."
Teamwork Photo & Digital