Stock Footage and Archival Film

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Examples of Stock Footage

* Moving images of cities and landmarks
* Moving images of natural environment
* Historical footage

Stock footage is most often used in commercials when there is not enough money or time for production. More often than not these commercials are political or issue oriented in nature. Sometimes it can be used to composite moving images which create the illusion of having on-camera performers appear to be on location. B-roll is also another common term for stock footage and is used in reference to film making.

Suppliers of stock footage fall into two categories; rights-managed and royalty-free. Many websites offer direct downloads of QuickTime clips, the standard now in use for NLE applications.

International Stock Footage Organizations

* The Association of Commercial Stock Image Licensors
* The Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries

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