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Film Footage (free)
Library of Congress
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American Memory Collections - search by collection nameA few collections have not yet been migrated to the above list. You will find them here.
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National Screening Room CollectionMovies with historical, cultural, and/or educational value chosen to reflect attitudes, perspectives and beliefs of different times. Majority of films are free to download in varying formats.
Internet Archive (non-profit organization)
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A/V Geeks [Internet Archive]- Over 25,000 films gathered "from school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters", featuring civil defense & public service films shot by the government in the 40′s & 50′s
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Moving Image Archive [Internet Archive]- Digital format collection of movies, films and videos: fiction, documentaries, news, TV programs, etc.
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Prelinger Archives [Internet Archive]- Collection of "ephemeral" (advertising, educational, instructional, amateur) films
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Stock footage clips [Internet Archive]- Over 1,600 video clips, designed to be used in other videos
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VJ Loops & Performances [Internet Archive]- Short, stylized, loopable video loops, typically used by VJ’s, all contributed by Archive users
More free footage sources:
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SERIES: Independent Television News (ITN) / Reuters Stock Footage LibraryIncludes these videorecordings and more:
Best Stock Shots #1
Best Stock Shots #2
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BBC Worldwide Learning- Offers a range of rights-cleared video solutions tailored for education, from clip licensing to fully produced short form video segments
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NASA Media Archive [DVIDS]- Images, audio and video recordings related to space flight, astronomy and aeronautics created by NASA, most of which are not copyrighted
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Open Video Project [Interaction Design Lab, UNC Chapel Hill]- Repository of digital video content for the digital video, multimedia retrieval, digital library, and other research communities
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Public Domain Movies from publicdomainflix.com- Full length movies in the Public Domain which can be downloaded, modified and remixed into your own projects
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Universal Newsreels- Available on DVD or online, via Alexander Street Press
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Videvo- Free database of HD stock footage, motion graphics, music, sound effects
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WGBH Openvault- Video, audio, images, searchable transcripts, and resource management tools available for individual and classroom learning
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