Stock Footage http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1789 Wildlife producer has thousands of hours of great footage For over three decades, the talented filmmakers from New Zealand-based factual television producer NHNZ have shot thousands of hours of intriguing, intimate and, in some cases, unique footage of land mammals from every corner of the globe. Highlights include the rare and endangered Snow Leopard protecting its kill from scavengers in the Himalayan Mountains, Orang-utans in the rainforests of Borneo using tools to pry seeds from the Neesia fruit, Vampire Bats in Central America feeding on livestock and the brutal mating of Tasmanian Devils. For these and other remarkable images visit their website.Website: www.nhnzmovingimages.com http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1787 Absolutely Wild has visuals from 2009 and the past The terrible tragedy of the bushfire which ravaged the Australian countryside has moved the world. This is not the first time that this has happened. Fires also raced across the state of Victoria in 1898, 1939 and Absolutely Wild has visuals from these events, as well as images from 2009.Part of proceeds from all their stock footage sales during February and March will go to the victims of the Victorian Bushfire Crisis.The AWV film library is comprised of more than 1 million stock footage shots captured by some of the world's best filmmakers. Their collections include the world-renowned Survival, OSF, Ron and Valerie Taylor, Ocean Planet Images, Tourism Australia, Wild Visuals and more. The collections originate primarily on 35mm, Super 16mm and HD.Website: www.absolutelywildvisuals.com http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1786 Footage shot by amateurs is central to this Hurricane Katrina documentary Nominated for an academy award as best documentary feature, Trouble the Water uses home video footage shot by two amateurs of the impact of Hurrican Katrina on New Orleans. It's a redemptive tale of two self-described street hustlers who become heroes - two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall-twenty-four year old aspiring rap artist Kimberly Rivers Roberts is turning her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. "It's going to be a day to remember," Kim declares. With no means to leave the city and equipped with just a few supplies and her hi 8 camera, she and her husband Scott tape their harrowing ordeal as the storm rages, the nearby levee breaches, and floodwaters fill their home and their community. Seamlessly weaving 15 minutes of this home movie footage shot the day before and the day after the storm, with archival news segments and verite footage shot over two years, directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal document a journey of remarkable people surviving not only failed levees, bungling bureaucrats and armed soldiers, but also their own past. Website: Trouble the Water http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1785 This Survey ends Feb 13th - you might win a Playstation 3 StreamingMedia.com is conducting primary research in the area of online video trends. This survey contains 20 questions and should take only a few minutes to complete. All respondents will be entered into a drawing for an 80GB Sony PlayStation3. Enter now for the chance to win a Playstation http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1784 New media site encompassing motion and interactive content Responding to the ever-growing demand for video, motion picture and interactive content for the online world, Aurora Photos, a stock photo agency headquartered in the USA has launched a new brand: Aurora Novus. The new West coast-based company, located in Los Angeles, California, will oversee the development of all new media encompassing motion picture and interactive content for current and potential clients seeking to brand an online identity through visual storytelling. The expansion signifies the first time any stock photo agency offers in-house, multimedia production.The multimedia format presents still photography and video, accompanied by narratives and music, as short, powerful films, ranging from traditional documentary-style to experimental and edgy productions. Additionally, the company will use this medium to continue showcasing its own stable of well-known, award-winning photographers. The creation of Novus is a partnership with Ian Shive, who will join Jose Azel, president of Aurora Photos, and Corey Rich, vice president of Aurora, in leading the company. Shive, a former motion picture industry publicist with a decade of experience working on such films as the Spider-Man franchise, Pursuit of Happyness and over 60 other major movies, will oversee the growth and creation of the companys innovative West coast-based projects. Shive, who also is an established, professional outdoor photographer, has been represented by Aurora Photos since 2006. This story courtesy of Stock Photo TalkWebsite: www.auroranovus.com http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1777 Footage of Eminent People including Dr David Starkey As part of the programme to celebrate the ten years since the St Pancras building first opened, we ran a special Reader event on 25 November, when a panel of high-profile Readers revealed how the Library has been a source of inspiration for them. This animated evening was hosted by Sue MacGregor, the well-known broadcaster and presenter of BBC Radio 4's A Good Read and The Reunion. Her fellow speakers included the eminent historian Dr David Starkey, who spoke of his work as the Guest Curator of the Library's forthcoming exhibition on Henry VIII opening next April. Professor Martin Kemp spoke of using technology to make items understandable, challenging the audience to consider that digitisation should be about "digital exposition, not just digital storage". Tim Campbell, winner of The Apprentice television programme, explained how the Business IP Centre has provided him with crucial planning information for setting up The Bright Ideas Trust, a social initiative to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs. The award-winning architect M J Long was also on the panel. She has particularly close links with the Library; her firm Long and Kentish designed the Centre for Conservation and, with her husband, the late Sir Colin St John Wilson, was architect of the Library's St Pancras building. Website: British Library http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1775 Unprecedented Footage From the Leader in Chimpanzee Protection The Jane Goodall Institute, the leader in protecting endangered chimpanzees, has chosen Getty Images, the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content and other digital media, as the exclusive distributor of unique footage captured by the Institute's renowned videographer Bill Wallauer. For the first time, creative professionals have immediate access to unprecedented footage of wild chimpanzees, allowing them to create high-impact visual communications that address environmental stewardship, species protection and other pressing conservation topics. For more than 15 years, Bill Wallauer has documented the wild chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in Tanzania, capturing dramatic and fascinating footage of their daily life. Both his talent and passion for wildlife videography have made Bill a highly acclaimed videographer, recognized by film production companies around the world. Bill has served as camera operator and scientific advisor to more than 30 productions including Animal Planet's Chimp Week and Discovery's award-winning series, Planet Earth.Bill Wallauer's footage is nothing short of extraordinary as he captures never-before-seen images of chimpanzees in the wild laughing, holding hands and hugging, said Bill Johnston, president of the Jane Goodall Institute. The similarities between human and chimpanzee behavior are remarkable. We're delighted to have Getty Images as a partner to help us show the world how like us chimpanzees really are.The Jane Goodall Institute, a recognized global leader in chimpanzee behavioral research, has transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals, and worked tirelessly to preserve chimpanzees and their habitats. Above image courtesy of The Jane Goodall Institute.Website: http://www.gettyimages.com http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1774 Leading source for low-cost imagery seeks stock video for launch of new offering Micro-stock site Fotolia has announced a call for high quality, user-generated video submissions, in preparation for the launch of its stock video offering, which will supplement its current library by licensing royalty-free video clips at microstock prices."Fotolia has been, for years, one of the world's most trusted sourcesfor high-quality, low-priced, legal imagery and illustration,"explains Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia, LLC."In response to an overwhelming demand, Fotolia is announcing a callfor video submissions. We are seeking thousands of videographers fromaround the world who would like to sell their footage and make moneythrough their videography passion."Fotolia is looking for a wide variety of content submissions - fromanimation and stop motion to digital film and traditional video.Submissions should be 320 X 240 to 1920 X 1080, 24 - 30 frames persecond, and 5 - 60 seconds long. Beginning in mid-February, Fotoliawill begin licensing broadcast-quality footage, in a variety ofdigital formats, including HD video, for as little as ?10.Contributors can learn more about the offering and register to beginsubmitting clips by logging on to the UK site. Website: http://en.fotolia.com/Info/Contents/Videos http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1773 BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 Video-on-Demand project nixed A joint bid by a consortium of BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 has been blocked in their bid to launch a video-on-demand (VoD) service by the competition Competition Commission. Their Project Kangaroo was deemed to be "too much of a threat" to competition in the small but growing VoD market. Three competing suppliers would benefit viewers more, the Commission said.This may be an advantage to footage producers, as they will have several potential emerging broadcasters interested in their wares for the VoD market, rather than one.Further information: Competition Commission blocks Project Kangaroo http://stockfootageonline.com/industry_news.cfm/ID/1772 Documentary Material of Child Soldiers The trial of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a the first war crimes trial in the ICCs history. Video footage from Video for Change aided in bringing the warlord to justice for his use of child soldiers.It is the first time that video has played an integral role in the campaign to put the issue of child soldiers onto the ICC's agenda, and in helping to bring charges against a warlord for enlisting and conscripting children under the age of fifteen and using them to participate actively in hostilities during the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The widespread recruitment and use of child soldiers in the DRC is without parallel in Africa. Tens of thousands of child soldiers have been recruited as combatants by all parties to the conflict, which has claimed over 5 million lives.Website: Video for Change: Bringing a Warlord to Justice