Stock Video and Media Sources
Whatever your independent film production or multimedia needs, it is more than likely that cameras have been there and recorded it, and stock footage houses are ready to license the material to you. While some footage houses maintain a wide range of material, many focus on specific genres, such as aerial shots, scenics, time-lapse, animals, transportation, unusual scenes and people at work, at play, and at home in contemporary as well as older settings. You can license footage from news, historic events, movies, television programming, professional sporting events, and concerts. Animation and special effects collections are available for license too.
As your search begins, make a complete list of clips you need. Most footage providers inventory their collections thoroughly. Once you have a list prepared, you can query stock houses via the Web, phone, fax, or post. The Web has changed the traditional search process since many companies have a search index of their collection available on their sites, and maybe demo clips as well. Make sure to check out www.footage.net, a Web site dedicated to stock footage issues. The site includes a list of stock providers as well as rights clearance agencies.
- Abamedia's Archive Media Project
- Box 125
- Fort Worth, TX 76101
- voice: 817.336.0777 fax: 817.338.0858
- abamedia@abamedia.com
- www.abamedia.com
- Black and white film/video footage: International film and photo licensing of Russian State Film and Photo Archive. Footage dating from Tsar's coronation in 1896, of official documentary archive of former Soviet Union with 190,000 reels of film. All aspects of Russian history.
- Formats: Original film footage transferable onto BetaSP or S-VHS.
- Licensing: License fee per usage.
- Cost: Based on usage and audience.
- Target market: Documentary
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- ABC News VideoSource
- 125 West End Avenue
- New York, NY 10023
- voice: 800.789.1250, 212.456.5426
- fax: 212.456.5428
- vsource@abc.com
- www.abcnewsvsource.com
- Color film/video footage, black and white film/video footage: Archive shots for ABC World News Tonight, Worldwide Television News, British Movietone News
- Formats: Beta, BetaSP, 3/4-inch, 16mm.
- Licensing: Per-second basis.
- Cost: Varies according to markets cleared.
- Target market Documentary producers, corporate TV, multimedia developers, educational.
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- Action Sports Adventure
- 4926 Broadway
- New York, NY 10023
- voice: 212.721.2800
- fax: 212.721.0191
- Color film/video footage, black and white film/video footage: Sports footage library and specialty sports production company featuring 15,000 hours of sports, action,, and adventure footage.
- Formats: Varies with footage.
- Licensing: Depends on usage.
- Cost: Depends on usage.
- Target market: Commercial, multimedia, documentary, broadcast, corporate.
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- Action Sports-Scott Dittrich Films
- Box 301
- Malibu, CA 90265
- voice: 310.459.2526
- fax: 310.456.1743
- Color film/video: Sports, nature, animals, world locations.
- Formats: All formats.
- Licensing: varies.
- Cost: Per-use basis.
- Target market: Commercial, feature film, industrial.
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- Adventure Productions
- 4750 Townside Road
- Reno, NV 89511
- voice: 702.689.5123
- fax: 702.849.9672
- www.adventurep.com
- Color film/video footage, animation: Hang gliding and paragliding. Specialty in POV
- Formats: Hi8, BetaSP, S-VHS, digitized formats on CD-ROM.
- Licensing: Depends on usage.
- Cost: Depends on usage.
- Target market: Extreme sports.
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- Aerial Focus
- 8 Camino Verde
- Santa Barbara, CA 93103
- voice: 805.962.9911
- fax: 805.962.9536
- aerialfcs@aol.com
- www.aerialfocus.com
- Color film/video footage: Extreme aerial sports including skysurfing, skydiving, base jumping, hang gliding, wing walking, clouds, and groundrush POV
- Formats: Digital BSP, BetaSP, 3/4-inch, DVCAM.
- Licensing: Per use basis - some agreements may require royalties.
- Cost: Varies.
- Target market: Commercial, nonbroadcast, feature films, trade shows.
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- AirBoss Stock Library
- 330A Distillery Commons
- Louisville, KY 40206
- voice: 502.587.9774
- fax: 502.587.9773
- www.airbossfootage.com
- Color film/video footage, black and white film/video footage: Military and aviation footage, including hardware, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm/Shield, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, NASA, personalities, ships, tanks, helicopters, jets, missiles, rockets.
- Formats: BetaSP
- Licensing: One-time usage for life of product.
- Cost Research fees apply. Price per use basis.
- Target market CD-ROM developers, industrial/prime time producers, major motion pictures.
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- Airline Film and TV Promotions
- 13246 Weidner Street
- Pacoima, CA 91331
- voice: 818.899.1151
- fax: 818.896.5928
- Color film: Commercial jet airplanes in Right, landings, and takeoffs. Also, limited number of establishing scenes of various cities, including New York, Paris, London, and Rome.
- Formats: 35mm film.
- Licensing: Buyout.
- Cost: $50 per foot (10 ft. minimum per shot).
- Target market: Feature motion pictures and TV shows.
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- Alaska Stock Footage Library
- 7100 Homer Drive
- Anchorage, AK 99518
- voice: 907.349.8002
- fax: 907.349.2208
- avp@alaska.net
- www.alaska.net/~avp
- Video footage: Alaskan imagery, wildlife, industry, scenics, history, geology, Native Americans, eagles, whales, birds, bears, marine mammals, glaciers, mountains, landscapes.
- Formats: NTSC, PAC, QuickTime, MPEG, JPEG. Available on BetaSP, CD-ROM, FTP.
- Licensing: Negotiable.
- Cost: Call for quote.
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- America By Air
- 154 Euclid Boulevard
Lantana, FL 33462
voice: 800.488.6359
fax: 413.235.1462
footage@americabyair.com
www.americabyair.com
America By Air® is a leading " Around the World" Stock Library with Aerials, Nature and World Footage . Not limited to its huge aerial collections such as Cities By Airô, South America By Air ô, Europe by Airô, Hawaii By Airô, Alaska By Airô and Landscapes By Airô the library prides itself on providing stunning, original imagery in diverse categories
featuring the following topics: Aerials, Time-lapse, Natural Scenics, Cities, Agriculture, Architecture, World Locations & culture, Aircraft, Clouds Underwater, People and Lifestyle, Sports, Business, Industry and Americana. Contemporary images of Japan, Hong Kong, China, Russia, Israel, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Portugal and most European cities. Clients from around the world have chosen America By Air for its excellent footage, competitive rates and fast, personal services.
- Formats: 70 mm, 35 mm, High Definition, all digital formats
Licensing: by; the cut, project and royalty free
Cost: according to length, use, term, territory
Target Market: Corporate, Commercials, Museums, Episodic TV, Motion
Pictures and interactive media
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- American Playback Images
- 357 E. Providence, Suite G
- Burbank, CA 91502
- voice: 818.954.9870
- fax: 818.955.5112
- Color film/video footage, black and white film/video footage, animation: Variety-giant monsters, cartoons, time lapse, archival, business and industry, transportation, lifestyle.
- Formats: Master footage available on all video formats.
- Licensing: Per second, per project, or buyout.
- Cost: Per use (10-second minimum).
- Target market: Corporate/nonbroadcast, multimedia.
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- Archer-Telecine Stock Film Libraries
- Box 8426
- Universal City, CA 91618
- voice: 818.889.8246
- fax: 818.889.5605
- Color film/video footage: Worldwide establishing shots, cityscapes and traffic, 1957 to 1997. Commercial jets and airports, trains, cruise ships, harbors, tropical and mountain resorts, fall colors, suns, moons, sunsets, sunrises, time lapse clouds, archival skiing and surfing, beaches.
- Formats: 35mm original negative, 3/4-inch, VHS, S-VHS, Beta, Hi-8. Licensing: Unlimited license worldwide forever.
- Cost: Multimedia use - $25 per second, 10-second minimum, $500 minimum per production.
- Target market Notional commercial, TV series, feature films.
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- Archive Films
- 530 W. 25th Street
- New York, NY 10001-5516
- voice: 800.536.9585
- fax: 212.645.2137
- sales@archivefilm.com
- www.archivefilms.com
- Color film/video footage, black and white film/video footage: More than 14,000 hours of footage, including newsreels, silent films, feature films, documentaries, educational and industrial trims, special collections. (Photo collection as well.)
- Formats: All formats.
- Licensing: Determined by usage.
- Cost: Determined on per use basis.
- Target market: Multimedia.
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- Artbeats Software
- 2611 Myrtle Road
- Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
- voice: 541.863.4429
- fax: 541.863.4547
- julie@artbeats.com
- www.artbeats.com
- Color film/video footage: ReelFire 1 & 2: 32 pyrotechnic clips in QuickTime and Targa, From tiny matches to giant fireballs. ReelExplosions 1 & 2: 34 clips of explosions, shockwaves, and ground explosions. Film Clutter: 71 clips of film imperfections including scratches, light leaks, dust, grain, end burns, grunge, leaders, and countdowns. ReelTextures: 40 animated backgrounds, seamless for looping. Other still image texture collections available.
- Formats: QuickTime, Targa. Available on CD-ROM.
- Licensing: Royalty free.
- Cost: Varies.
- Target market: Graphic designers, animators.
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- BBC Library Sales
- 3500 West Olive Avenue, Suite 110
- Burbank, CA 91505
- voice: 800.966.5424, 818.840.9770
- fax: 818.840.9781
- lals@bbcfootage.com
- Color film/video footage, black and white film/video footage: BBC Broadcast Archives: the premier collection from BBC programs. BBC StockVisions: Natural history and locations. BBC News Archive: International news since 1954. American newsreel collection (1929 1967), special collections, and radio and sound archives.
- Formats: Client's choice.
- Licensing: Negotiable.
- Cost: Varies according to archive source, media format, and terms.
- Target market: All media.
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- Beyond Vision
109 Reserve Rd
Artarmon
New South Wales 2064
Australia
Voice: +61 2 9437 2000
Fax: + 61 2 9439 9230
frontdesk@beyondvision.com.au
www.beyondvision.com.au
As the footage sales arm of prominent film and television producer and distributor, Beyond International, Beyond Vision is in a unique position to supply a broad range of footage products from its expanding collection. Specialising in royalty free shots, themed packages, rights protected footage, film research and rights clearances.
Formats: SP Beta, Digi Beta, 1 inch, CD-Rom etc.
Licensing: royalty free and Licence Fee per usage.
Cost: varies on on usage and type of licence.
Target Market: television, advertising, corporate video, multimedia, on-line, educational video.
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- Breeze International
- 1623 Third Avenue
- New York, NY 10128
- voice: 212.534.4342
- fax: 212.348.1239
- Color film/video footage, block and white film/video footage, animation: More than 120,000 Russian films and videos in the areas of history, art, science, politics, nature, entertainment, ecology, and aerospace. Educational films, animation, children's films, sports, cultural events, newsreels. Covers the time period from Czarist days to the breakup of the Soviet Empire.
- Formats: D1, Beta, BetaSP, VHS. Can be digitized per request.
- Licensing: Negotiable.
- Cost: Varies.
- Target market: All markets.
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- Broadcast Quality
- 2334 Ponce de Leon Boulevard Suite 200
- Coral Gables, FL 53134
- voice: 305.461.5416
- fax: 305.446.7746
- bqi@ix. netcom.com
- Color video footage, black and white video footage: Industry including manufacturing, aviation, medical, wildlife, agriculture, marine, underwater, and travel.
- Formats: BetaSP, Digital Betacam.
- Licensing: Varies.
- Cost: Per use basis, ranges from $25 to $50 per second.
- Target market Video producers, anyone who needs stock footage.
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- Cable Films & Video
- Country Club Station, 7171
- Kansas City, MO 64113
- voice: 913.362.2804
- fax: 913.341.7365
- movies@onlineworld.com
- http://onlineworld.com/movies
- Color film/video footage, black and while film/video footage, animation: Classic films, U.S. and foreign, vintage 1915 to 1955. Categories include western chase scenes, silent footage, slapstick, musicals, comedy, romance, campy short subjects, horror, sci-fi, Saturday afternoon serials, Chaplin, Keaton, Hitchcock, John Wayne, Sherlock Holmes. Wide range of cartoons and shorts, animated material.
- Formats: CD-ROM, BetaSP, one inch, S-VHS, DVD, 16mm, NTSC, SECAM, PAL.
- Licensing: Negotiable in most instances with time use limitations and territory involved.
- Cost: From $20 to $80 per second. target market Commercials, advertising agencies, educational, documentary, TV, corporate, CD-ROM, motion pictures.
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- Cameo Film Library
- 10760 Burbank Boulevard
- N. Hollywood, CA 91601
- voice: 818.980.8700
- fax: 818.980.7113
- Color film/video footage: 35mm images from features and TV. Outtakes from Tri Star, Columbia, Castlerock, NBC, Viacom, Hearst, and more.
- Formats: 35mm, VHS.
- Licensing: Depends on usage Cost: Depends on usage.
- Target market: TV series, commercials, features, cable.
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- Carter Productions
- Box 3537
- Boulder, CO 80303
- voice: 303.499.9430
- fax: 303.499.6130
- Color film/video footage: North American wildlife, Rocky Mountain scenes, cityscapes, people, animals.
- Formats: Digital Betacam, D2.
- Licensing: Varies, some limits apply.
- Cost: Varies, per-use basis.
- Target market: Film, video producers.
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- Chisholm Archives
- 99 Atlantic Avenue, Suite
- 50 Toronto, ON M6K3JB
- Canada
- voice: 416.588.5200
- fax: 416.588.5324
- chisholm@istar.ca
- Color film/video footage, black and white film/video footage From 1896 to present day, collections include Marshall McLuhan - speeches, interviews; Millenium "Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World" - 10-part TV series on tribes around the world; New Travelogue - covering 110 countries.
- Formats: 35mm, 16mm, 1 -inch, 3/4 inch, Betacam, BetaSP, S-VHS.
- Licensing: Negotiable.
- Cost: Varies according to use and market. Discounts on quantity footage.
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- Cinenet
- 1350 Los Angeles Avenue, 3rd Floor
- Simi Valley, CA 93065
- voice: 805.527.0093
- fax: 805.527.0305
- Color film/video footage, black and white film/video footage: Time-lapse, real time, cities, people, clouds, suns, moons, Rowers, scenics, nature, animals, medical, tropical, and vintage.
- Formats: D1, D2, Digital Beta, BetaSP, 1-inch, 3/4-inch, VHS, online (limited). Limited selection available in 320x240 resolution.
- Licensing: Negotiated on a per job basis.
- Cost: Depends on usage and quantity.
- Target market: Advertising agencies, corporate, TV, multimedia.
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