Talk:Stock footage

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Contents 1 External links 2 Stock Footage Links 3 Proper Example 4 Stock Footage vs. File Footage

[edit] External links

I'm not sure we should have any of the current External Links here. By their nature they are all commercial links and therefore could be classed as Wikipedia:spam. The only saving grace of the ABC, BBC and CNN sites is that they at least have presumably not been added by the site owners. -- Solipsist 18:51, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Stock Footage Links

I certainly hope the criteria for what is a valuable link is not dependent on who added the site but rather, does the site illuminate the subject. Stock Footage is a commercial venture almost by definition and sites that would bring greater understanding of the subject would almost necessarily be commercial. As a shooter of stock imagery for 22 years and specifically Stock Footage for the past 6 years, I feel a visit is worth a thousand words. The idea that it might also be worth a thousand dollars should not detract from it's value as a vehicle for illuminating the subject of Stock Footage. Warm Regards, Mark Adams.

See the guidelines at Wikipedia:External links - What should not be linked to: Links that are added to promote a site, by the site operator or its affiliates. -- Solipsist 22:00, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Proper Example

I'm just wondering if the ST:DS9 reference as the only example is really propper by Wiki standards. That entire episode was composed of the characters interacting with the original series story line, so much footage from the original was used. I don't know if that qualifies as "stock footage". The first season of JAG, for example, staged action scenes using clips from "Clear and Present Danger" and "Top Gun", cutting them in as part of the JAG story. That seems more along the proper use of the term.

[edit] Stock Footage vs. File Footage

I don't think file footage used in TV news is comparable to stock footage used in video production. One goal of using stock footage is to save money by using clips that would be too expensive or impossible for the show's budget (like helicopter shots of a city, foreign destinations, or historical events). Stock footage is usually chosen or altered to blend into a production's photographic style. File footage is used to fill up time when TV news stories don't have enough original video to cover the voice over and/or illustrate generic concepts (like smoking, obesity, prescription drugs, etc.) Little care is taken in shot composition, color balance or cinematic style. And I think that's what sets them apart. One is chosen for specific visual composition, while the other is simply time filler. --24.249.108.133 00:39, 14 June 2007 (UTC)