I’ve been building relationships with several VFX education providers and created this list of footage that students can use. And in many cases permitted to be used on your showreel!
- andreageremia.it A CG Helicopter with AOVs
- petertimberlake.com 15 Shots with CG, ENV extensions, roto!!
- videocopilot.net Various MOV BG plates with Tutorials
- actionvfx.com Large selection of BG plates and greenscreens
- hollywoodcamerawork.com Bad quality compressed greenscreens
- redgiant.digitalpigeon.com HD greenscreens medieval/fantasy actors
- media.xiph.org All the plates from x5 movies. see ‘Tears of Steal’
- filmbodega.com Fog and dust elements
- compositingacademy.com CG explosions
- fxelements.com several free elements
- opencontent.netflix.com x7 netflix films 4k with open source licence
- linkedin.com x10 projects many with AOV shared by artists
- www.arri.com Test footage from Arri cameras
- www.red.com Test footage from Red Cameras
- fxphd.com Hundreds of plates with tutorials (requires paid subscription)
- blackmagicdesign.com Raw footage from short films (requires permission)
- blackmagicdesign.com Raw footage from short films (requires permission)
- blackmagicdesign.com Raw footage from short films (requires permission)
- sonycine.com Sony Venice
- https://www.pexels.com
I’ll keep this post updated with footage as I find it.
Now go fiddle with some comps good compositing people!
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If you’re looking for original content and experience try working on some student shorts / b-movie / pop-promos unpaid projects. Places to look for this are:
- https://www.mandy.com (set up to receive unpaid only)
- https://staffmeup.com (US based)
- https://shootingpeople.org (UK based)
- Doc or film in a day (48h) events – look on www.meetup.com
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