I have recently found or used these b-roll sources lately.
The government of Canada has free b-roll centered around Blackberry – research, cell use in offices and subways, manufacturing. The picture quality is really good but it took awhile to download.
The National Park Service has an assortment of b-roll from American national parks including scenics, monuments, buildings, people and flora & fauna. Look like the footage is old film.
“The American Academy of Family Physicians has produced a series of high-resolution videos for use by broadcast and electronic journalists depicting family physicians delivering care to a range of patient populations. ”
Verizon has some videos of their various phone operations and products. It’s available through thenewsmarket.com but you can access some of it through their website.
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