<p>I've used the following services:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.videoblocks.com" rel="nofollow">Video Blocks</a> - perhaps this is the one you were thinking of?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.istockphoto.com" rel="nofollow">iStockPhoto</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com" rel="nofollow">ShutterStock</a></p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2016-03-23T04:25:41.007Z
2016-03-23T04:25:41.007Z
user1118321
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.gettyimages.de/footage" rel="nofollow">http://www.gettyimages.de/footage</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/video/" rel="nofollow">https://www.shutterstock.com/video/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dissolve.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dissolve.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://videohive.net/" rel="nofollow">http://videohive.net/</a></li>
</ul>

<p>to name a few, probably there are much much more.</p>

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2016-03-22T16:10:04.010Z
2016-03-22T16:10:04.010Z
Hans Meiser
<p>Well, I think your best source to tell stories with would be public domain videoes. </p>

<p>Either videos placed directly into the public domain or those whose copyright has expired and are now in the public domain</p>

<p>see (a good resource):</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pond5.com/free" rel="nofollow">http://www.pond5.com/free</a></p>

<p>For example, the charlie chaplin videos, all the silent movies, unfortunately all movies including the 70's should have been in the public domain by now if it wasn't for the walt disney copyright extension law. Oh well, we take things as they are. Lots of great resources to be found in the public domain.</p>

<p>other sites:</p>

<p>(Public domain films)
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/pubdomain.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/pubdomain.html</a></p>

<p><a href="https://archive.org/details/stock_footage" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/stock_footage</a></p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2016-03-24T20:03:01.557Z
2016-03-24T20:03:01.557Z
eLouai
<p>I am thinking about make some story video and I would leverage some general footage -- timelapses, cars passing streets, etc. Is there some service which provides such assets? I think I saw something like "video building block" service or something like that. I don't need this service specifically, but just something where could I download/buy such video assets shoot by somebody else.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2016-03-28T16:33:33.877Z
All the replies are cool. Which should I mark as the correct answer?! :)
Mailo Světel
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istockphoto for videos
Mailo Světel
# istockphoto for videos

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-22)

I am thinking about make some story video and I would leverage some general footage -- timelapses, cars passing streets, etc. Is there some service which provides such assets? I think I saw something like "video building block" service or something like that. I don't need this service specifically, but just something where could I download/buy such video assets shoot by somebody else.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: All the replies are cool. Which should I mark as the correct answer?! :)  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-03-23. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

I've used the following services:

[Video Blocks](https://www.videoblocks.com) - perhaps this is the one you were thinking of?

[iStockPhoto](http://www.istockphoto.com)

[ShutterStock](http://www.shutterstock.com)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-03-22. Score: 1

* <http://www.gettyimages.de/footage>
* <https://www.shutterstock.com/video/>
* <http://www.dissolve.com/>
* <http://videohive.net/>

to name a few, probably there are much much more.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-03-24. Score: 1

Well, I think your best source to tell stories with would be public domain videoes.

Either videos placed directly into the public domain or those whose copyright has expired and are now in the public domain

see (a good resource):

<http://www.pond5.com/free>

For example, the charlie chaplin videos, all the silent movies, unfortunately all movies including the 70's should have been in the public domain by now if it wasn't for the walt disney copyright extension law. Oh well, we take things as they are. Lots of great resources to be found in the public domain.

other sites:

(Public domain films)
<https://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/pubdomain.html>

<https://archive.org/details/stock_footage>


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