24
Oct
Posted by docsandtv in Grants and Funding. Tagged: competition, directors, festival, film, manhattan international film, united nations, World Youth Alliance. Leave a comment
“The World Youth Alliance, a global coalition of young people committed to promoting the dignity of the human person, is currently inviting young film directors (under age 30) to submit short films that creatively portray human dignity and authentic accounts of the human experience. WYA welcomes films that represent the triumph of the human spirit, heroic accounts of the individual’s use of freedom, the power of solidarity among people from diverse backgrounds, and other related themes that artfully draw viewers into deeper contemplation of the human condition. Prize: Screening at Manhattan International Film Festival and Private Screening at United Nations. No entry fee.”
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11
Jul
Posted by docsandtv in B-roll, Television Production, Tools and Resources. Tagged: africa, americas, anti-drug, asia, b-roll, bing, broadcast quality, cell phone, computer, crim, download, drugs, europe, footage, free, i-pad, merchandise, microsoft, Middle East, pacific, red cross, television sets, united nations, video, walmart, world. Leave a comment
Here are some more sources of free b-roll that I have used lately.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has b-roll from their missions in Asia & Pacific, Africa, Americas, Europe & C. Asia and MENA. http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/newsroom/
The International Committee of the Red Cross has different video than above also highlighting their activities in Asia & Pacific, Africa, Europe & Americas and the Middle East. http://www.icrcvideonewsroom.org/content/embed.asp?ID=8b56617.5m1352245hn53914.26
The United Nations Offices of Drugs and Crimes has b-roll from around the world highlighting their anti-drug activities. http://www.unodc.org/unodc/video.html
Bing has a lot of product videos of their product being used on other products such as cell phones, I-Pads and computers. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/bing/videoGallery.aspx#channel_contentListTop
Walmart has b-roll of their stores which often show merchandise. I got some good shots of television sets here. http://walmartstores.com/Video/?id=1525
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