Top 5 sites to get the best Free Stock Footage


Consider these hard facts:
  • One is likely to remember only 10% of what he heard after 3 days, unlike 65% of remembrance if he is subjected to visual representation.
  • Time spent by adults watching videos in the US grew by over 5 times from an average of 39   seconds per day in 2011 to an average of 1 minute, 55 seconds in 2015. I am sure the reading would have been higher with time.
  • Scientists have found that almost 50% of our brains are engaged in visual processing
  • Did you know that people following visual illustrations for directions perform 323% better?

All of the above-mentioned facts point to the significant impact that visual representation has on our
memory. No wonder, be it Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram campaigns, we have resorted to visual
representation in a massive way. From videos to pictures and factsheets, we might have varied
options at our disposal, but using them could be complicated and expensive. So, here are some
quality free stock footage sites, which you can use to get videos and pictures for free:

Pixabay: It has a huge database of 1.2 million images and videos that have been released under the
Creative Commons Zero License. This allows one to use them for free and also make changes in
them, depending on the requirement without taking any permission.

Knot9: One of the unmatched pioneers in stock videos and pictures, it is home to thousands of stock footage. One can find both Indian and international footages that cover Indian faces
mostly. The stock video footage and pictures are free of any royalty.

Videvo: Unlike Pixabay, Videvo specializes only in videos. It is also known for its free stock footage
that has great motion graphics and sound effects. However, the licensing is different on this site,
which has been broadly categorized into:
  •  Royalty-free where the videos can be edited without crediting the author
  •  Videvo Attribution License where the author needs to be credited and a link for his profile       needs to be provided
  • Creative Commons 3.0 Unported where crediting the author is mandatory
Pexels: Even this site can be used for personal and commercial purposes for free. Although it started
as a free photo site, it has since then added a large library for HD stock videos of the high pixels. Needless to say, they all look good on any screen.

Distill: High in demand among creative people, the images and the free stock videos have been
curated by equally creative people who have a different perception of any subject. All one needs to
do is, register with one’s e-mail ID and a set of 10 free videos will be sent to the inbox every 10 days.
Do not worry about the quality of the videos because these are bound to stand out on social media
campaigns.


Some of the other free stock footage sites are Videezy, Videoblocks, Vidsplay, Stock Footage 4 Free,
Splitshire and more.

Some of the references to the data mentioned above:-
https://blog.hootsuite.com/free-stock-videos-sites/
https://lumen5.com/learn/free-stock-footage/
https://techwiser.com/best-free-stock-video-sites/
https://blog.hootsuite.com/free-stock-videos-sites/
https://www.techsmith.com/blog/why-visual-communication-matters/

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