Video Production - Your favorite resources!
GavinBarker
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Hey everyone!
We've been having a few lengthy chats in the office about how people approach creating video content in different ways, and how someone just beginning their journey may feel slightly overwhelmed by the options available to them!
So we wanted to have a fresh forum thread in which all of you can discuss what helps inspire you and gives you that 'spark' of excitement, any websites you use for learning/developing skillsets, and in addition to the great work @EricMatyas provides in his forum threads, are there any stock sites you always have as go-to's?
These are just a few suggestions, but this thread is a great opportunity to share ANYTHING you think would benefit your fellow filmmakers, and help those just starting out and looking for guidance!
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While I don't produce nearly as much as others here (and what I do tend to be random, eclectic little trifles that have caught my learning interest rather than short films) I have used @EricMatyas music a few times and commissioned the music for my Rainbow video from him. I have also used ProductionCrate assets in some of my stuff as well as FreeSound.org and, of course, InScapeDigital's Preset Marketplace.
+1 to freesound.org and productioncrate.com
For images, I'll often use Google's image search, making sure to go to Tools, then Usage Rights, and select "Labeled for Reuse."
For both images and video, here are just a handful from my bookmarks. I don't necessarily check every one of these every time I need material. They're just part of the growing collection.
https://www.pexels.com/
https://videos.pexels.com/
https://www.videvo.net/
https://www.textures.com/
https://www.fxelements.com/
https://www.actionvfx.com/
For learning stuff, I watch the YouTube channels of folks both in and out of the HitFilm community:
Film Riot
Cinecom.net
Surfaced Studio
Aidin Robbins
Shiny Films
TipTut
Film Learnin
Red Alert!
HitFilm University
MOBOX Graphics
There are a lot more, but those are the ones I tend to watch the most.
shoutout to DSLR guide as well!
https://www.youtube.com/user/DSLRguide