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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: icefront on September 07, 2013, 22:12

Title: iStock audio - talent release for every sound effect??
Post by: icefront on September 07, 2013, 22:12: Hi folks,
somebody uploads sound effects to IS?
Just wanted to upload several hundred wav's and I sadly saw, a talent release must be uploaded with every audio. This is ridiculous, why they need talent release for bicycle rings, door opening/closing, etc. sounds??? For sure it's more work to complete, scan and manage talent releases than the actual work with the audio recording...
I'm missing something?
Or they accept a generic talent release and that's it?
Title: Re: iStock audio - talent release for every sound effect??
Post by: icefloe on September 08, 2013, 08:02: A generic talent release will work for sfx!
Title: Re: iStock audio - talent release for every sound effect??
Post by: Beppe Grillo on September 08, 2013, 10:58: Question:
What is a talent release?
Title: Re: iStock audio - talent release for every sound effect??
Post by: icefront on September 08, 2013, 19:10: Quote from: Beppe Grillo on September 08, 2013, 10:58
Question:
What is a talent release?

http://www.istockphoto.com/help/sell-stock/training-manuals/audio/legal-requirements-talent-releases (http://www.istockphoto.com/help/sell-stock/training-manuals/audio/legal-requirements-talent-releases)

Although for music pieces or singing it's somehow normal to have a talent release, it's overcomplicated to complete/scan/upload tons of writing just for a bicycle ring or cricket sound... As always, IS likes to complicate the simple things.
Title: Re: iStock audio - talent release for every sound effect??
Post by: icefront on September 08, 2013, 19:15: Quote from: icefloe on September 08, 2013, 08:02
A generic talent release will work for sfx!

If it's not too much, can I ask you to send me (in private) a generic TR that worked for you?
Or at least to see what do you write at "Description of sound, musical compositions or master recordings" and what/who is "Talent 1" in the case of audio recordings...
Thanks
Title: Re: iStock audio - talent release for every sound effect??
Post by: Beppe Grillo on September 09, 2013, 04:20: Quote from: icefront on September 08, 2013, 19:10
Quote from: Beppe Grillo on September 08, 2013, 10:58
Question:
What is a talent release?

[url]http://www.istockphoto.com/help/sell-stock/training-manuals/audio/legal-requirements-talent-releases[/url] ([url]http://www.istockphoto.com/help/sell-stock/training-manuals/audio/legal-requirements-talent-releases[/url])

Although for music pieces or singing it's somehow normal to have a talent release, it's overcomplicated to complete/scan/upload tons of writing just for a bicycle ring or cricket sound... As always, IS likes to complicate the simple things.

Thank you icefront.

Yes, It is a little absurd.
I can just imagine what I will need if in one tune I use a percussion loop and synth sounds with samples… probably I will need to give a release for the percussion instruments (each piece, each brand) used, one for the percussionist, then one for the synthesizer brand, one for the sound designer who has created the sounds (and probably he will have used some samples him too…)…
And what else…?
:)
Title: Re: iStock audio - talent release for every sound effect??
Post by: icefloe on September 09, 2013, 09:13: Quote from: icefront on September 08, 2013, 19:15
Quote from: icefloe on September 08, 2013, 08:02
A generic talent release will work for sfx!

If it's not too much, can I ask you to send me (in private) a generic TR that worked for you?
Or at least to see what do you write at "Description of sound, musical compositions or master recordings" and what/who is "Talent 1" in the case of audio recordings...
Thanks

You will find all answers you need about the IS audio talent release here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=72201&amp;page=1 (http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=72201&amp;page=1)

Myself I just write 'Various sound effects' in the description and use it for every sfx file I upload. You yourself as the recorder are the 'talent 1' for sfx.
Title: Re: iStock audio - talent release for every sound effect??
Post by: Uncle Pete on September 10, 2013, 00:10: And I had my girlfriend witness that I signed my own talent release. Silly but that's the way it is.

Quote from: icefloe on September 09, 2013, 09:13
Quote from: icefront on September 08, 2013, 19:15
Quote from: icefloe on September 08, 2013, 08:02
A generic talent release will work for sfx!

If it's not too much, can I ask you to send me (in private) a generic TR that worked for you?
Or at least to see what do you write at "Description of sound, musical compositions or master recordings" and what/who is "Talent 1" in the case of audio recordings...
Thanks

You will find all answers you need about the IS audio talent release here:
[url]http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=72201&amp;page=1[/url] ([url]http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=72201&amp;page=1[/url])

Myself I just write 'Various sound effects' in the description and use it for every sfx file I upload. You yourself as the recorder are the 'talent 1' for sfx.
Title: Re: iStock audio - talent release for every sound effect??
Post by: icefront on September 12, 2013, 03:58: Quote from: icefloe on September 09, 2013, 09:13
You will find all answers you need about the IS audio talent release here:
[url]http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=72201&amp;page=1[/url] ([url]http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=72201&amp;page=1[/url])

Myself I just write 'Various sound effects' in the description and use it for every sfx file I upload. You yourself as the recorder are the 'talent 1' for sfx.

Thanks for all the info you provided! For sure it will be helpful for others too...