Version 0.1. June 2008. Created for Oxfam Video Change: http://www.videochange.org.uk | Contact [email protected] VIDEO CHANGE Finding and using stock footage Echo Park Film Center by Markschoneveld http://www Markschoneveld by Film Echo Park Center Stock footage and public domain clips Engaging online videos often cut between different clips at a rapid rate. It is not uncommon to be shown Five stock footage resources 10 or 15 different ‘scenes’ in one minute of video. 1) The Internet Archive : http://www.archive.org/details/movies Instead of going out to film all the different clips The Internet Archive host 100s of public domain you might need (many of which you might only use and out-of-copyright films and clips for you to 2 or 3 seconds of), you can use a public domain search, download and use. or stock footage resource . .flickr.com/photos/51683598@N00/258477446 2) US National Archives : Public domain footage, or footage under permissive http://video.google.com/nara.html copyright licences like ‘creative commons’ can Clips from the US Government and NASA, usually be used for free in clips that you create. including lots of old newsreel footage. With royalty free stock footage you may pay once to 3) VJVault.com get hold of the clips, but you do not have to pay http://www.vjvault.com royalties every time you use them. VJ clip libraries are great places to find very short, often impressionistic, clips to use. Getting Started 4) Blip.tv 1) Think creatively about the sort of clips you http://spinxpress.com/getmedia need. The exact image you have in mind may not Blip.tv is a video sharing site which allows be available, so you need to be flexible; creative commons video to be shared. 2) Go to one of the websites listed below and SpinXPress offers a search interface making it easier to search on key words to help you find suitable find video content from blip.tv. clips; 5) Flickr.com Creative Commons 3) View any possible clips. Pay attention to any http://www.flickr.com copyright conditions or terms of use; In the advanced search options you can find 4) Download the clips that you think you can use; creative commons videos and photos. Videos are in flash format, so you’ll need a tool like 5) Make a note of the source of any clips you TubeTV (mac) or AnyVideoConverter (PC) to download download – you’ll need to add this to your credits them. on your clip. 6) Import the clips into your editing software and Credits and Copyright You should always pay careful attention to the copyright splice them into the mix ; licence on content. And think carefully about the licence 7) Make sure you add credits to the end of your you will then have to use for your video. For example, if you use a clip that can only be used in non-commercial film to acknowledge the creators of any clips you contexts, you’ll have to apply a similar condition to your have used. own video. This work was developed by [email protected] and is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/ Summary: You may freely use, adapt and share this document providing you credit Practical Participation including our URL: (www.practicalparticipation.co.uk ) and use this licence for your work. Please also let us know about any adaptations or derivative works. This guide was developed for Oxfam GB. If you make use of, adapt or share this guide, please consider making a donation to the work of Oxfam or visiting http://www.oxfam.org.uk and taking a campaign action. .