6 Gift Ideas For That Friend Who Works In Video

“He likes Star Wars or something, I think.”

It’s that time of year again. Sleigh bells are ringing, temperatures are cooling (everywhere except Florida, at least) and you’ve found yourself strapped to order something on Amazon for that one, special friend in your life who’s always wearing a movie t-shirt.

They work in video, right? Some kind of film studio?

Don’t worry, we’ve got you. As a team of trained video professionals, we’re familiar with the tools of the trade, and we’ve accumulated a long list of demands for our friends and family members. And, since you seem so helpless, we’ve decided to share them with you.

3 Month Moviepass Subscription — $30

There are few joys in life purer than going to see a fantastic movie in theaters, and film buffs knows this better than ever. This year, treat them to a 3-month (or more) subscription to Moviepass, the groundbreaking new subscription service that allows you to see as many movies in theaters as you want for only $10 a month.

Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset — $599.11

Don’t you love when gift guides start out with something astronomically priced? Us, too. In case you’re feeling like a baller (or you just really like this guy) you can’t do much better than the Rift.

Not only will you light up his life, but you’ll also get to tell all of your friends about this new virtual reality phenomenon and how you contributed. You’ll definitely sound really tech-y.

Digital Brew’s senior animator, Beau Benson, has an Oculus Rift. He had this to say about it:

It’s pretty neat. — Beau Benson

Amazon Prime Yearly Subscription — $99

Amazon Prime has a lot of cool perks, the most important being a little something called Amazon Restaurants.

That’s right — 2-day delivery and movie streaming can kick rocks when compared to the magical power of having gourmet Chinese food delivered to our front door in the middle of a workday.

Get your guy a Prime subscription and we guarantee you’ll be hard-pressed to find him without a pair of chopsticks consistently in hand.

DJI OSMO Handheld 4k Camera — $522

It doesn’t hurt to ask, right?

We have an OSMO at the office and we’re pretty consistently geeking out about how awesome it is. We shot this video on it earlier this year in New Orleans and were super impressed by the convenience and stability.

So, again, if you’re feeling like balling out, or maybe if this guy saved your life once…do it.

Subtle Pop Culture Reference T-Shirt — $16.99–$19.99

We all dream of the day we can walk out of our house in clothing that vaguely references a show and have someone on the street recognize it.

We can’t be sure, but we think that might have been the plot of the classic 2001 John Cusak film, Serendipity.

Do they make Serendipity t-shirts?

Masterclass — $90

At Digital Brew, we mostly all studied film, editing or animation, but it’s never too late to learn more — especially when it’s coming from an actual living legend. Masterclasses are reasonably priced and offer a variety of teachers and classes, from Werner Herzog’s filmmaking course to Shonda Rhimes’ Writing For Television.

Oh, and there’s also a Sorkin class on scriptwriting. Just in case this guy doesn’t talk quickly enough already.

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