Let’s face it: stock footage has been frowned upon for a very long time now, especially by filmmakers. Nevertheless, everyone has to resort to using it every now and then. Here’s a plea as to why we as filmmakers shouldn’t be ashamed of using it, and quite the contrary, should embrace it instead. Alright, before we get started, let’s address the elephant in the room: This is a sponsored post by Videvo, which may be best known as a go-to destination for free footage clips (I’ll explain in more detail what they do further down below). Of course, they have a natural interest in promoting the usage of stock footage, after all, it’s their business! So, when they initially asked us if they could sponsor an editorial write-up on stock footage clips we took a moment to hear them out and ended up agreeing to it – because there is a huge case for using stock footage in video and film production indeed. Hear me out. We can’t film every shot we need – for budget and time reasons We know that a good part of our audience are indie filmmakers and small production companies who make their money filming corporate films, small commercials, documentaries, social media content, and so on. The people behind CineD are no exception and come exactly from that area as well. No, you can’t go and film a beautiful sunset for your low-budget corporate film, even if it’s in the script. Image by kjpargeter on Freepik...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 23 August, 2023