How Can Film Makers Find The Footage They Need?
Using stock footage is a practical option for film makers in several situations
. It is available on royalty-free and rights-managed basis, and you can choose the format which suits your requirements. Read on to know how you can go about choosing the perfect video on a footage library.
As a movie or documentary maker, you cant go to every nook and corner of the world or traverse the time to find the footage you need. There are situations when you have no option, but to use stock footage shot by professional photographers and made available on footage libraries.
For instance, you want to shoot a scene where one of your characters is in the same frame with some well-known historical figures. You cant move back in history with the actor and shoot the video. The solution is to get footage of the time and then call in an expert who specializes in computer generated imagery to show the character in your story hobnobbing with the desired public figures.
Another example, you want to capture a ravaging tornado or a volcanic eruption. The problem is a tornado is never going to tell you the time it has chosen to wreak havoc on land. A volcano too wont be eager to welcome your crew. Again, the solution is to browse through the stock footage ( libraries/archives/providers/agencies/websites/distributors ) available and get the right footage shot by someone else.
Stock footage ( libraries/archives/providers/agencies/websites/distributors ) usually has videos, photographs or both. You can discuss the rates with ( libraries/archives/providers/agencies/websites/distributors ) photographer/videographer and download it. They may offer you the footage on royalty-free and rights-managed basis. Royalty-free licensed footage allows a buyer to use it multiple times with single purchase. Rights-managed footage, on the other hand, is more exclusive and the buyer needs to specify why and how he intends to use the footage.
When opting for rights-managed footage, the license fee you pay depends on the scope of rights in terms of territories, license period and media. The library will ask you which media the license shall include. For a movie, for instance, they may include theatrical release rights, TV, DVD and Internet. Other factors which will contribute to the price quote are the rarity of the shot, quality of the shot and the level of complexity in clearing third party rights. (WELL PUT!)
On the contrary, royalty-free footage simply means that you have been granted the right to use it for as much time as you want. There will be no further fee negotiations.
Getting
royal free video enables producers to substantially bring down their production cost. However, the reason many producers still look for rights managed footage is that top grade camerapersons may not be willing to make available their footage on royalty free terms. They apprehend that their video will be clubbed with amateur and semi-professional footage, and wont bring them the price they deserve.
There are online footage libraries which are catering to various film makers' needs. You can flip through the library, searching for footage that perfectly suits your requirements. Footage will be available in digital format which you can download and later edit. You will find stock footage in several categories like sports, nature and landscape, animals, marine, cities and locations, historical, war and disaster, industry and transport, aerials, space and technology and many more. It means that there will be enough to choose from.
by: Erik Jonason
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