Last updated: January 20, 2025 at 02:39 AM
B-roll Summary
Free Stock Footage
- Pexels and Pixabay provide free stock footage.
- Videvo offers a good collection of free stock footage.
- Canva has some free stock footage worth checking out.
- "For my stuff, I have mostly been filming it myself using a drone, but I do still use a lot of the free stock footage in Canva for a few things."
Paid Stock Footage
- Envato and Storyblocks are paid services for stock footage.
- "For paid, you have Envato, Storyblocks and a few other ones."
- "I actually have a subscription to Envato, which I thought I was going to use for B roll but I've realised I hate stock image."
Shooting Your Own Footage
- The consensus leans towards recording your own B-roll for authenticity and stability long-term.
- "It's honestly a much better long term strategy to own as much of your own footage as possible"
- "I make it a point to make sure all my videos came from myself and my own cameras..."
- Clip.Cafe is used for obtaining movie clips.
- "I'm getting movie clips from Clip.Cafe."
- Many users advocate shooting their own footage instead of relying on stock.
Other Comments
- Canva, Unsplash, and Pixabay can be used for B-roll.
- Users share experiences of filming random videos to build a personal library of stock videos.
- Adobe Stock, Mixkit, and Free Stock Footage Websites are mentioned.
- The importance of owning and creating one's content is emphasized.
- B-roll is defined as footage used to supplement the main shot in a video.
- Aerial Footage might require the use of drones.
- Capcut editing software offers various editing features and effects.
This compilation combines insights on acquiring both free and paid stock footage, the benefits of shooting original footage, and various platforms and recommendations for obtaining B-roll content.