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General - Stock Video / Re: Cultura Motion - stock footage collection by Image Source
« on: August 10, 2016, 04:31 »
Hello. Im Alex and I work at Image Source.
I just found this thread and wanted to follow-up to address your comments.
@Nodelhap Commissions and terms are available from our Art Directors and are in the welcome pack. Also, online reporting is something requested by many of our contributors because many smaller agencies still only issue monthly statements, hence why we note this as a benefit. We don't claim that it is unique but our contributors like it and we have invested heavily in making sure that they can gain access to their sales information 24/7 allowing them to plan and keep track.
@stockmn I appreciate that and theres no point changing something youre happy with. The value we add is building very positive relations with our distributors which can in turn produce better search grid exposure, dedicated marketing and customer insights. We also provide art direction to help produce more saleable content which can increase the likelihood of succesful productions and ease of submission as we grow our footage distribution network. We already have one of the largest, if not the largest, premium stock image distribution networks in the world.
@Dakota, Im sorry you see the Image Source model as leeching. We could not disagree more, the royalties we generate for our contributors range from single digit to many thousands depending on the license sold. Many of our contributors submit time and time again and that in itself is evidence of many of them being satisfied with their returns. We do sell images directly through our website, but we dont currently sell footage direct. I appreciate this model may not be suitable for all contributors, but weve served our photographers for 17 years. After all, were an independent agency part owned by photographers and was set up specifically to represent photographers and now filmmakers.
I just found this thread and wanted to follow-up to address your comments.
@Nodelhap Commissions and terms are available from our Art Directors and are in the welcome pack. Also, online reporting is something requested by many of our contributors because many smaller agencies still only issue monthly statements, hence why we note this as a benefit. We don't claim that it is unique but our contributors like it and we have invested heavily in making sure that they can gain access to their sales information 24/7 allowing them to plan and keep track.
@stockmn I appreciate that and theres no point changing something youre happy with. The value we add is building very positive relations with our distributors which can in turn produce better search grid exposure, dedicated marketing and customer insights. We also provide art direction to help produce more saleable content which can increase the likelihood of succesful productions and ease of submission as we grow our footage distribution network. We already have one of the largest, if not the largest, premium stock image distribution networks in the world.
@Dakota, Im sorry you see the Image Source model as leeching. We could not disagree more, the royalties we generate for our contributors range from single digit to many thousands depending on the license sold. Many of our contributors submit time and time again and that in itself is evidence of many of them being satisfied with their returns. We do sell images directly through our website, but we dont currently sell footage direct. I appreciate this model may not be suitable for all contributors, but weve served our photographers for 17 years. After all, were an independent agency part owned by photographers and was set up specifically to represent photographers and now filmmakers.
