Selling your own stock footage

Lee Stranahan got me thinking the other day about selling stock footage online. I’ve been keen to explore the options available on the Internet for a while.

It all started when I created some IDs for One World Week at Warwick University. Specifically I created some funky intros to One World Week TV which Warren, Tom and I produced. It was the first time Warwick University had a TV show!!!

The kind of things that are hot at the moment are 720p and 1080p high definition footage for DVDs and corporate videos. Loops for backdrops are also sought after.

How to create your own stock footage? Tools you you need are as follows:

  • Compositing package such as After Effects or DFusion, an open source alternative is Jahshaka
  • A fast computer (sorry Keith yours won’t cut it!)
  • Plenty of disk space to render the project to HD resolutions
  • Finally a creative side helps…
  • (Optional) A digital stills camera or a video camera

    • Your options are to sell simple film/video footage, stills or something you’ve created with the help of any combination of the above tools.

    Currently I’ve found the following site which allows you to sell your material easily:

  • Revostock.com

    • I’ll post some examples once I’ve had a chance to get creative. :)

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