Make your own. It's easy if you think ahead to how your video is likely to pan-out. Mine are largely backgrounds for titles etc. As a precaution, take a shot of at least 30 seconds duration. Nature furnishes some wonderful patterns. I have recently used shots of exposed tree-roots in a roadside cutting against a reddish clay background, as one example, and in another case, a shot from a high angle of a large expanse of water with no detail, whatever, but a vibrant rippling effect. Both made effective backgrounds for sub-titles and text-based information. I do not use 'transitions' (except for a very occasional cross-fade), nor anything which has to be bought-in or might introduce copyright problems. A little thinking 'outside the square' and pre-planning is all that was needed, and I've been subjected over the years, to many mainly amateur productions, which featured nothing much than template-based material and endless tedious 'transitions'. If you are going to produce anything worth watching, at least make an attempt to make it unique and personal.
I must add, however, that I am not in it 'for-the-money'. I've spent thousands, and never asked for a cent back, so I can afford that approach. I learned from many years working as a successful artist, that 'money' and enjoyment are usually incompatible. Take a truly independent stance, and be beholden to no-one.
Ian Smith
Dunedin, New Zealand
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