http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: stock - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:56:35 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-in-galapagos#post-67265 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:52:55 +0000 designcbts 67265@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Chris,</p> <p>Rather than tell you what I believe would sell, I recommend you simply shoot as much as you can.  Most of it will probably be unusable (for personal or professional), but you may get some amazing, once-in-a-lifetime shots.  You can't really predict what you'll come across.  That said - take plenty of charged batteries and blank media.  Good luck!!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DesignCBTs?feature=mhum">http://www.youtube.com/user/DesignCBTs?feature=mhum</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-in-galapagos#post-67246 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:33:31 +0000 chrisbarnard 67246@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>I'm off to the Galapagos in June. I went there 22 years ago when I was 12 years old and it was unbelievable. The animals are all unafraid of humans so you can get within touching distance of them. It would be the most amazing place to get stock footage that I could sell. I see SD clips of animals shot there (sealions, iguanas, finches, frigates, etc etc) selling for US$199 on stock footage sites, so I figure I can take some time out to get some footage. Problem is that the regular tours are tightly controlled (time of stay on each island, close supervision etc). Does anyone have any experience of shooting there? Does anyone know what sort of footage (types of animals etc) sells the best?</p> <p>Any thoughts on this would be massively appreciated!!</p> <p> </p> <p>Chris</p> <p> </p> <p>I shoot with Sony Z5's so I will take one of those along.Â</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/completely-free-stock-videos#post-66667 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:04:20 +0000 birdcat 66667@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Iriska -</p> <p>If you do a search of these forums you will find links to other websites where you can get free, royalty-free video and other assets.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/completely-free-stock-videos#post-66662 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:21:39 +0000 Iriska 66662@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi , </p> <p>I tried, but there is a message appearing "the blog is open to invited readers only" </p> <p>No chance :-)</p> <p><a title="Photographe mariage Metz" href="http://www.irika.lu">photographe mariage Metz</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/completely-free-stock-videos#post-64883 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:26:48 +0000 obstakl 64883@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Guys,</p> <p>We've launched a blog site that contains free stock footages, we are uploading videos everyday..</p> <p>If you like to visit and download our clips, here is the link.</p> <p><a href="http://onlinestockvideo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://onlinestockvideo.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p>Cheers! </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/wwweditableclipscom-customizable-motion-graphics-library#post-60060 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:29:57 +0000 birdcat 60060@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi - </p> <p>I sell clips on Pond5 - My HD clips are $10 each or less.</p> <p>I also own several Digital Juice HD basketball animations (along with about 350 of their other offerings) and don't see any text, English or otherwise, anywhere on them.  Plus if you're not doing HD, their software will render out both NTSC and PAL resolutions.  They probably have the best international value out there.</p> <p>I see the value of having customizable clips but still don't get your pricing.  </p> <p>Yes, compared to some stock houses out there you are competitive - but only the high priced ones.  Perhaps you might consider a more varied pricing model.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/wwweditableclipscom-customizable-motion-graphics-library#post-60053 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:02:12 +0000 editableclips 60053@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thanks for your post,</p> <p>Main stocks prices for video HD1080p:</p> <p>IStock - more than 100$</p> <p>Shutterstock - 50$</p> <p>Pond5 - avg price 51$ (51% full HD clips in library)</p> <p>and quality (curator demands) very appropriate to prices</p> <p><a href="http://www.editableclips.com" title="Editableclips.com">Editableclips.com</a> offers top quality selected clips with customizable option (for example digital juice bascetball animations are useless in all non-english speaking countries because of "basketball" text.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/wwweditableclipscom-customizable-motion-graphics-library#post-59988 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:17:52 +0000 birdcat 59988@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>How does your product line differentiate itself from the likes of Digital Juice, Digital Hotcakes, MotionLoops, etc... where they have similar products for far less money ($49 for one simple 30 second motion graphic seems a bit steep to me in the current market).</p> <p>For example, you have one basketball clip for $49 (<a href="http://www.editableclips.com/video/6606.html">http://www.editableclips.com/video/6606.html</a>) while Digital Juice has Editors Themekits ($50 each or four for $100) which have four motion backgrounds, three overlays, a lower third, two animated wipes, one high res PSD graphic and mattes for the overlays &amp; lower third - All basketball related (<a href="http://www.digitaljuice.com/products/products.asp?pid=1064">http://www.digitaljuice.com/products/products.asp?pid=1064</a>) all in both HD and SD.</p> <p>Please don't think I am demeaning your product - The graphics look quite nice. I am just trying to understand your pricing model.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/wwweditableclipscom-customizable-motion-graphics-library#post-59986 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:50:32 +0000 editableclips 59986@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><strong><a href="http://www.editableclips.com" title="Editableclips.com">Editableclips.com</a></strong> is motion graphics stock site and designers community. <strong><a href="http://www.editableclips.com" title="Editableclips.com">Editableclips.com</a></strong> offers a growing library of conformable motion graphics, for use in film, television, commercials, interactive web sites, and other multimedia productions. </p> <p>You can buy stock video footage with royalty-free licence by Credits. You can buy ready to use files or order customization. Any change of Animation is possible, according to Customer's requirements. The Authors of all clips are experienced Artists, who own full Copyright to their works as all necessary source assets.  Join us if you are talented artist.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/your-thoughts-about-istockphoto#post-56310 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:57:41 +0000 oc6088 56310@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Have you tried Shutterstock?  I haven't sold to either Shutter or istock, but just a thought.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/your-thoughts-about-istockphoto#post-56136 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:30:09 +0000 starmapper1793 56136@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Is it just me, or is everyone having a problem getting their stuff accecpted on istock's site. It seems to me that they like to refuse footage based on things we as shooters have absolutly no control over. Things such as the cameras internal compression settings. I would like to hear your thoughts on this, and maybe some advice on where I may be able to upload my stuff that dosen't take 80% of my work for themselves. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creative-control-client-or-producer#post-48278 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:38:19 +0000 jburkhart 48278@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Nathan,</p> <p>Sounds like you did everything right with the approval process. The above comment is correct, in that the client pays, so the client gets what he wants. However the first part is where you can make some headway. In the future, you might want to bill per hour for editing. You will be surprised just how few changes are really neccessary when the client is paying you for them. ;)</p> <p>Something to keep in mind though is that a happy client is what you want out of this at the end of the day. Usually I charge per hour of editing, and then knock off a few at the end of the project for a discount, keeps everyone feeling like they got a good deal.</p> <p>JB</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creative-control-client-or-producer#post-48269 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:41:11 +0000 birdcat 48269@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>What Johnboy said!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creative-control-client-or-producer#post-48263 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:51:52 +0000 Johnboy 48263@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> you say he's providing footage from a documentary he found, does he have the rights to use said footage?  Be careful.</p> <p>John</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creative-control-client-or-producer#post-48259 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:16:45 +0000 NathanBlair 48259@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks for the tips!  Now that I've lived and learned, I can be sure to set the rules straight for re-visions.  I've just got a lot of stock footage to edit...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creative-control-client-or-producer#post-48230 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:02:05 +0000 jimcvideo 48230@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>For stuff like this, I've made up a storyboard form that I send out before I show up to shoot. I try to get them to lay out the entire project, and then I stick to their storyboards when I shoot and edit. That way when they want changes, I feel more justified in charging the hourly rate, because I was doing what they asked me. ;)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creative-control-client-or-producer#post-48228 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:20:15 +0000 composite1 48228@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Nathan,</p> <p>To Master Birdcat you should listen (using my best Yoda voice.) In every proposal and contract I put forth for a project there is always the stipulation that, 'any changes or additions beyond the original project scope and approved budget will be treated as a separate project and will be charged to the client as such.' The joy/pain of being an Executive Producer is being able to make the big calls and pay for them. Remember, the client doesn't own anything until they've paid for it in full.</p> <p>Besides, music video clients are more of a PIA than charities and churches (which is saying something!) I generally try to avoid them as much as possible. Even when they do have money and are willing to pay (on time), they usually have 'delusions of grandure' and will run you through a whole bunch of BS before the project is complete. More often than not, the aggravation is not worth the money.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creative-control-client-or-producer#post-48227 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:47:06 +0000 birdcat 48227@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>In the end, it is the "client's" video and what he wants should be your primary concern - Bottom line is whoever pays gets creative control.</p> <p>That said, if he's not paying for all this editing, then you have some decisions to make (like whether you continue).  </p> <p>I learned from a "client from hell" that a time limit is now built into my revisions clauses and the client pays for each hour of revisions after a certain amount (like 4-8 hours).  My contract now is very specific about what gets delivered and for how much.  (I got it from someone on a message forum and modified it to suit my work).  As for who's vision gets produced, in the end, it's whoever is paying (in other words, you want creative control, do it on your nickel).</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creative-control-client-or-producer#post-48225 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:36:38 +0000 NathanBlair 48225@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey there,</p> <p>I'm a little young to the business side of videography, and I've only just begun to get into contracts, rights and all that legal jargon. This is mostly because my strengths are in Cinematography, but unfortunately to make a living these days I need to put on a producer hat most of the time and... well that's not my strength at all. So I was hoping to get some feedback on a recent problem I had...</p> <p>My most recent project was a music video (still editing). From the start, I had my client sign a contract agreement regarding prices, and deadlines and whatnot. My director and I sat and talked to him for a few hours about the look and message of the video, and what he wanted to accomplish, the equipment we'd like to use... everything we could think of in order to ensure we were on the same page. We then wrote a treatment, describing in detail how the video will be edited in its finished form, and after three revisions, it was approved. We also did this with our schedule and budget, all were approved.</p> <p>After shooting the project, we edited a first cut, color corrected, and added in rough visual effects. We showed the client and he gave us a LONG list of changes, very specific ones including time code (which was helpful, I admit, but I couldn't help but feel a bit smothered). A lot of his decisions ended up entirely changing the project from its original treatment which we agreed upon.</p> <p>After having a long discussion with him, it's now become clear that he originally was looking for more of a political video than your standard rock video with performance shots... which was really the bulk of what we recorded! We're now stuck with having him send us a package of stock footage, and he's having us replace the shots that we recorded on location with shots he found in a documentary... which is kind of painful to do to work you spent hours composing in the field!</p> <p>I'm sure it's not a matter of the video quality being poor. He even said it himself that we did a fantastic job with what we shot, but he's not happy with the video's message...</p> <p>So, my fellow videomakers... I'm curious, how can this issue be avoided in the future? Was it my fault for not getting this out of him before hand? Should I be more specific in my contract about creative control? Or is this normal and I should just learn to expect it?</p> <p>Thanks</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/phoenixclipscom#post-42043 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:39:53 +0000 Aspyrider 42043@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> New animations, music and footage has been added to <a href="http://www.phoenixclips.com">Phoenixclips.com</a>! Plus free elements too!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-stock-footage-site#post-40654 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:30:16 +0000 Aspyrider 40654@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Free clips, stock footage, music and more. <a href="http://intheviewfinder.blogspot.com/2008/10/phoenix-clips.html">Check it out</a>! Phoenix clips. Its up and running now and growing daily.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>J.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/free-stock-footage-contest-1#post-40454 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:42:47 +0000 NewDog 40454@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><strong>Just 2 weeks left!</strong></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-stock-footage#post-40320 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:07:01 +0000 Aspyrider 40320@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> bump :-)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-stock-footage#post-40253 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:35:10 +0000 Aspyrider 40253@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thanks I'll look into that. :-)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-stock-footage#post-40246 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:35:46 +0000 film814 40246@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Aspyrider,</p> <p>If you have stock footage to sell, I would recommend pond5.com.  You can create an account, upload footage for free (provided it meets specifications), and then anyone in the world can buy your footage for a price you set.  Pond5 gets 50% of the profit and you get 50%.  I just started uploading some of my footage.  They also have a great interactive flash footage-previewer they call a "widget."  You can customize with your clips and then embedd it in your own website.  I have one embedded on my website if you want to see it (<a href="http://www.sdgstudio.net/stock.aspx">http://www.sdgstudio.net/stock.aspx</a>)</p> <p>I would appreciate any critiqueing of my footage.</p> <p>I'm just on my way over to check out yours.  I'll let you know what I think.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-stock-footage#post-40245 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:10:14 +0000 Aspyrider 40245@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Well I finally got my stock footage discs online! See them <a href="http://intheviewfinder.blogspot.com/2008/09/stock-footage-new-release-available-now.html">here</a>. Take a look and if you need one there is a link there. ;-D</p> <p>J.</p> <p>PS: ebay stores are a pain to setup. LOL</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/free-stock-footage-contest-1#post-39982 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:44:53 +0000 NewDog 39982@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey all. I am hosting a free stock footage contest. There will be 4 winners chosen at the end of the contest and you can win up to 30 Gigs of stock footage!</p> <p>Get more information @ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0JOiLUZik">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0JOiLUZik</a></p> <p>Register at <a href="http://www.newdogdigital.com/">http://www.newdogdigital.com</a> AND sumbit a youtube vide entry to double your chances :)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/forum-invitation#post-38446 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:56:36 +0000 Aspyrider 38446@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Anything video related. ;-)</p> <p>J</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/forum-invitation#post-38440 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:19:53 +0000 robGRAUERT 38440@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> is this a forum about video in general or about stock footage, music, etc?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/forum-invitation#post-38439 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:21:17 +0000 Aspyrider 38439@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi folks,</p> <p>Just like to invite posters here over to the forum at <a href="http://stockfootageforfree.com/" rel="nofollow">http://stockfootageforfree.com/</a></p> <p>Joel is starting a nice place to visit and ask questions, get input and generally talk about video over there. If you get a chance, try to visit and log in.  It's new so there isn't many people yet but it's growing.</p> <p>Consider this your invitation!</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>J.</p> <p>:-D</p>