News Film Clips

[anotheoldgit]

When they have a news item on TV, how do they obtain library footage film from? They always seem to have a clip, say a news item on the shortage of water it will perhaps show you a person at the sink turning on a tap. Who poses for these clips? Do they film the clip before they go on air? Or is there somehow a clip on everthing in their library?

[jenstar]

I know the BBC have a huge cross-referenced computer database so that they can find clips in their archives easily, and I assume ITN, etc have similar systems - certainly ITN has a vast archive. But yeah, if they're filming a report and they just want something simple like a shot of someone turning a tap on, then they might just shoot one with a member of the production staff.

[mightyWBA]

I've noticed on GMTV, when they have a breast cancer story ,they have shown the same clip of a lady been screened for years.
I often wonder who she was/is,and if they pay her royalties!

[galaxy]

Obviously the big broadcasters have millions of archive footage they can use but one of the biggest providers of stock photos and videos is Getty Images who store and sell literally millions of images and videos.

[Memore]

I worked as researacher at bbc and your right you just ring the archive and they can find you anything you want if you have a film on feet you can ring music library and they bring you a list of songs with feet it is that easy - they also have films already made of people who are well known so when they die it is already done I know for fact that someone was on a retainer from at least 1992 when I worked in sport and events to make sure he was available to produce queen mothers funeral so he got paid for all those years cos she lived so long just to make sure he would do it! hahha good value our licence fee!