Posted by ajberns on 04/27/07 14:41

On Apr 26, 6:37 pm, Alexander <puzzlekni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need a video clip of an American flag close-up for a project I'm
> working on. Being innocent and naive, I figured that there would be
> some free stock footage on the internet somewhere.
>
> For the record, I'd like to say that websites like
> freestockfootage.com should be sued for false advertising, because the
> footage is in fact nowhere near free. They mean that it's ROYALTY
> free. (The footage costs $25 a pop)
>
> Is there anywhere on the internet where I can get stock footage that
> is truly free?
>
> Thanks,
> Alex

The single best source for FREE stock footage is Brewster Kahle's
site, www.archive.org and the related Perlinger archive. The
resources are vast and mostly PD. However, much of the footage is
NEAR-broadcast quality, In many cases, there is no high-resolution
footage - some of it from 16mm sources that are quite old. When there
is better footage available, if that's what you need, it may cost a
bit.

However, hate to state the obvious, but if you're worrying about
paying "$25 a pop" to acquire essential footage, you may not be quite
ready to make your film. Maybe it would be best to grab a camera and
shoot the flag outside your local post office....

Norman C. Berns, Moderator: The Budgeting Group
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/FilmBudgeting/

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