Free Video Clips? It's True!

Free Video Clips are a wonderful tool for anyone creating videos for work or personal use. I've slowly been creating my list of resources for obtaining free videos.

I thought I'd share some with you today in case you too are dabbling in video.

LICENSE

I won't quote an entire Licensing Agreement, but the one you'll see below is fairly standard whether it's offered free or for a fee.

Do yourself a favor and read the Licensing Agreement for any website whose content you intend to use.

"Free License: Some Content is designated as “Free.” When you download this free Content, you are granted a Free License and may use the downloaded Content in one or more End Products as a part of a single Design Project, BUT you must provide attribution on all End Products."

Usually, licensing states what kind of end product you can use the free content download in, i.e., Video, Vector, Print, or Photo.

Most free video clips require attribution to the creator and the website where you find them. Each website has its own Licensing Agreement. Be sure you always check the License to see if you have the right to use the video especially if you're creating a book trailer or product video which falls under the heading of commercial use.

Always post the attribution exactly as the website requires, and you won't have any problems.

On most of these websites, you'll see clips labeled Free or Pro. Some websites mark only the ones you must pay a subscription fee to use as "Pro" with the unmarked ones being free.

Some websites separate the video clips into different sections based on Free or Pro.

Here are a few of the video clips you can find among hundreds if not thousands covering any subject you can think of.

(1) Video of Pages Turning in a Print Book by AyiStock from Videezy.

You can find more images on Videezy by the creator AyiStock.

Videezy is a website that offers free video clips for personal and commercial use. You must give attribution for these clips if you use them.

For example, this is the attribution for the above turning pages video: Free stock footage by Videezy! 

(2) Brown Autumn Leaves is another Videezy video clip. It's by artefacti. 

Click the artist's name if you want to find other videos by artefacti. 

Attribution: Free B Roll provided by Videezy.com. 

(3) Love Letters Hanging from Ceiling by artefacti from Videezy.

I did a Search for "romance" on Videezy and found dozens of videos from graphic designs to "real people" so there's a wealth of clips there.

This is the same artist as the Autumn Leaves video. There are many on his page.

Attribution: Free B Roll provided by Videezy.

(4) Abstract Autumnal Background by alasabyss is from Vecteezy is a great website that offers free and low-cost video clips. Pro Membership can be as low as $9.00 a month.

Click the artist's name here to find more videos by alasabyss.

Attribution:  

Abstract autumnal textured background animation with gently rustling golden red Autumn leaves in the style of a painting. Seasonal Fall leaves motion background. Stock Videos by Vecteezy 

TAKEAWAY TRUTH

Free is wonderful...amazing...and so appreciated. Thank you to all the wonderful artists who offer their work free as a way to introduce their talent and their works to the online world.

Image Attribution

(1) Gift-Christmas-Celebrate by Nika Akin from Pixabay.

(2) Hand Write Marker Pen by Gerd Altman from Pixabay.

(3) Monitor Google Screen by Gerd Altman from Pixabay.

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