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Messages - ForrestBrown
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« on: April 19, 2018, 12:31 »
I thought that it was pretty standard to require a model release for each shoot.
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« on: March 22, 2018, 17:05 »
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« on: March 05, 2018, 14:19 »
I dislike vertical videos, but both Instagram and Snapchat on phones are based on a vertical interface and use a lot of vertical video.
Because of smart phone, vertical video is here to stay and there's going to be more and more of it. The production/post production company I work for as my day job already has had quite a few vertical video projects.
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« on: February 28, 2018, 13:39 »
I have some vertical footage and gotten the occasional sale. I wouldn't go out of my way to do a vertical shoot, but you can get a few vertical shots while doing a normal shoot, it doesn't hurt.
Not all the companies accept vertical footage. I think Adobe rejects it.
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« on: December 27, 2017, 14:25 »
You might want to check out the Lumetri Plug-in in After Effects. It has a lot of similar controls as Lightroom.
What I'd want to do and want advise on
1. Color grading
2. Something similar to the split toning of lightroom
3. Gradient filters similar to light room
4. Selective color saturation
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« on: October 26, 2017, 13:22 »
Question from a newbie.
I've been an iStock exclusive videographer since December 2016 and I am really confused with their licensing/royalty rates. I've had some clips sold for as low as $2.6 including 4K video sold for $2.9. Is it the same situation with other agencies? I am curios how does one buy a 4K video for $3?
On the other hand I've had my HD clips sold for $575 producing a very nice payout.
I dropped iStock exclusivity in July 2016. I still have my footage on iStock, but I haven't uploaded any new footage there since I dropped exclusivity. I regularly get commissions of less than $1 on iStock. I rarely get commissions of less than $20 on any of the other stock footage sites.
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« on: August 28, 2017, 16:01 »
I shoot a low of time lapse and use After Effects for processing the videos. But I have a friend who would like to try time lapse, but doesn't have access to After Effects. Can anyone recommend a free program for converting photo sequences in to video files. Thanks.
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« on: August 10, 2017, 12:28 »
1080p is not a 2K resolution so you cannot upscale to 4k without changing the ratio. You can upscale from FHD 1080 to UHD 2160 without changing the ratio. but UHD is not 4k either
2k and 4k are official cinematic resolutions and the terms are incorrectly used by TV manufacturers and the consumers.
actual 2k resolution = 2048 1080 and not 1920 x 1080
Like it or not (and accurate or not), 3840x2160 is now considered 4K.
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« on: July 31, 2017, 13:06 »
I uploaded 3000 really diverse high quality clips to Shutterstock almost exactly a year ago and I average a bit over $1000 each month.
I would guess that even though you have more clips than me, you might not get more sales just because so much of your portfolio is similar looking. Uploading so many similar clips might even hurt your sales because no single clip is going to get many sales and rise up in the search results.
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« on: July 11, 2017, 12:36 »
I shoot there all the time. Its no issue unless you are doing a commercial shoot, then its permit, insurance, and all the hassle of doing that kind of thing. Agree with increasing that shooting time lapse and video will get you a better return than stills. My stills do sell but not enough to pay for more than a micro fiber cloth.
If you are shooting for stock, then it is a commercial shoot. But I'm pretty sure the park rules are meant more for larger production shoots where there's going to be a crew or equipment that could inconvenience other park visitors. If it's just one person shooting, I would not worry about it.
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« on: July 07, 2017, 17:49 »
You should probably have the license since you're are using the drone to make (hopefully) money.
I haven't seen any of the stock footage sites requiring that you prove that you have the license.
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« on: June 10, 2017, 13:13 »
Or just delete after upload as you say. The uploaded file will be a backup for you anyway.
I would not count on stock sites to be your backup plan. I iStock does not allow you to download your own files. I'm not sure about orther stock sites.
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« on: May 22, 2017, 19:06 »
Anyone have some good examples of higher-end TV commercials that use a lot of stock videos? Preferably with people.
I've been shooting more with models and actors, and thought it would handy to have a couple of good examples of stock footage being used to show people when I'm explaining to them what stock footage is.
I know I've seen commercials in the past where I've thought it looked like it was mostly stock, but I can't think of any at the moment.
Thanks,
Forrest
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« on: April 28, 2017, 15:19 »
I really doubt the majority of buyers look at what the codec is. I upload 4K as ProRes and HD at PhotoJPEG.
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« on: February 15, 2017, 15:59 »
Don't use interlaced.
Are you uploading videos you shot or CG? If it's videos you shot, then they are most likely progressive to start with, so doing anything that adds interlacing would be bad.
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« on: February 13, 2017, 20:15 »
I don't think it would be it problem, and I have teamed up with other contributors on shoots. But do think it's probably a good idea for each person to try and shoot something different even if you're using the same models and locations.
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« on: January 25, 2017, 19:03 »
Cool, just give me an idea of what the average file size look like for a 15-20sec clip
1 to 2GB
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« on: December 20, 2016, 20:25 »
4K is priced the same as HD. That's why I'm not uploading any 4K there.
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« on: November 21, 2016, 19:29 »
I don't think it would be a problem to post on your web site that your footage was used in the Oasis film. It is your work after all.
It's interesting where stock footage ends up being used. My biggest surprise footage sighting was being in the theater watching the movie 'Lucy' and seeing my footage. Also surprised when I saw my footage used in the 'Catch Me If You Can' Broadway musical.
It's not on my website, but I did post on Facebook about my footage being used in 'Lucy' and include video of the clip they used.
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« on: October 12, 2016, 13:01 »
Yup.
Just so there's no confusion, you probably want it in writing that the person doing the 3D is "doing work for hire" and that you own the final copyright.
It is really no different that any company hiring someone to do work for them, the company owns the work.
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« on: October 05, 2016, 12:23 »
You also might want to ask yourself if they are clips that anyone would want to buy as stock.
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« on: September 16, 2016, 17:59 »
To be legal, yes, I'm pretty sure you would next a working visa. But I really doubt any photographer visiting the US to shoot stock ever gets a working visa just for that.
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« on: September 15, 2016, 20:16 »
There's quite a few people using high end equipment like Reds cameras, Phantom slow motion cameras or even large Octo-copter drones to create regular RF stock footage. It's not the equipment that's going to create higher end footage, it's your creativity and what you do with the equipment you have. If you went to buy some new equipment, that's cool, but I would not expect it to drastically change the quality of your work.
The best thing for most people to increase the quality of their footage would be better lighting.
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« on: August 31, 2016, 14:02 »
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