Q: Who are some of your footage buyers?
A: Footage Search serves leading broadcasters, advertising agencies,
and production companies worldwide. This vast ocean footage
collection
has been used for broadcast television, commercials, museum and
educational productions, feature films, corporate presentations,
multimedia, and Internet content. View Client List
Q: How long would it take to generate interest in my footage?
A: That's hard to predict. We get many requests for the typical
subjects – whales, sharks, and dolphins. The other requests
tend to be more randomly spread among other subjects. For the right
subject search – or for the random browsing option –
your footage has as good a chance of being viewed and purchased
as anyone else’s on the OceanFootage site.
Q: What is Footage Search doing to market and sell my
footage?
A: Footage Search has an aggressive marketing campaign to
reach targeted groups of buyers for your footage. The OceanFootage web site
already produces top results on search engines, with over 1 million
hits per month. OceanFootage is also listed in the major online
stock footage directories and is featured in select print Stock
Footage directories published by leading industry sources. Our
ongoing
marketing initiatives will continue to increase the revenue-building
value of OceanFootage to you as a footage provider.
Q: Do I still retain rights to
use my footage?
A: You may continue to use your footage for your own productions. The standard agreement is for exclusive sales through Footage
Search Websites. If you are already represented by other third
parties, we can arrange for a non-exclusive agreement for a higher
commission.
If you are ever contacted directly by a Buyer who found you through Footage Search staff or Footage Search Websites, Footage Search will either require that you direct the Buyer back to Footage Search or require commission from sales made directly by you. We do track our outgoing leads and can request accounting records from you if it becomes apparent that we were denied commission from a sale generated from a Footage Search lead. Overall, this is an issue of trust and we have never had any discrepancies around this issue.
Q: After a sale, when will I be paid?
A: Footage Search sends to you a royalty check on a quarterly
basis and includes the clip ID, license duration, and license use.
Q: How were the licensing prices determined? Can I charge
what I believe the clip is worth?
A: Footage Search sets minimum pricing standards for each clip
based on camera format and rarity of footage. You can adjust the price of your footage up or down, based on the value you set.
Q: Do I have to pay up-front fees to have my material
online?
A: There are no up-front costs to join Footage Search. Any setup
fees are deducted from sales.
