ABOUT 2ND CINE
2nd Cine was founded by Chicago based filmmaker Thomas Ciciura to help facilitate commercial productions by providing "Hollywood" quality grip, lighting and camera support in a reliable and professional packge making it easy and worry free for producers and directors of photography especially those traveling from other markets.
2nd Cine started out of a garage in Rockford, IL in 2007 shorthly after the introduction of the Panasonic DVX-100A and the RED One cameras and the growing ability to easily broadcast and consume video on the internet. 2nd Cine's misssion has always been to be a friendly resource for producers traveling to the Chicagoland area who need everything but know noone. We strive to be a turnkey equipment and crew solution for film, video and commercial photography productions.
Why Rockford? It's the best location to service the greater Chicago market as well as Millwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, The Quad Cities, Peoria and Champaign.