Learning to monetize your videos using Stock Footage

• Insight into what kinds of videos have sold for me
• We review some of the highest selling travel video clips on the web to see what we can learn from them

I give you a summary of which stock footage sites have actually paid out for me. Click here for the article.

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• I introduce the SLR video revolution and narrow down the types of SLR camera's I recommend for travel videos.
• I provide benefits and disadvantages of using these camera's

I added video clips that I've sold over the past year. Learn what video clips sell in detail by clicking here and analyzing patterns

• Focal length - The different lengths from wide to telephoto and when to use them
• I introduce my one of the most versatile travel lenses and introduce the L series of lenses
• Provide info on where you can rent lenses
• Different types of camera bodies on how they affect the lens

• Introduction to the go pro action camera filming and demo's of the footage
• How to use a light panel and why it's important
• Cover batteries, memory cards, and external hard drives
• Introduce the accessories you need for a time lapse

• Using video I show you the main types of video shots to use in stock footage
• Cover specific video settings to record video and how long to record

• We head out to the park and give you a live demo of how we frame and set up the camera to film video
• We will cover things like aperture (F number settings) and iso

• How to enhance your sound on the SLR camera
• How to do dolly shots and what they look like
• How to take a time lapse and a live demo of how to do them in Final Cut Pro X

• In this special lecture I give you an intro to aerial filming and overview of how you do it
• You get to see special aerial footage from our trip to the south of Taiwan

• I give you a workflow and tips on how to organize your video footage

• A live demo setting up the video editing software Final Cut Pro x to store our video clips

• A live demo importing our video clips into Final Cut Pro x

• A live demo of creating our first project and video clip in Final Cut pro x

• The tips in this section will help you create your video clips faster

• We show you how to reduce camera shake in your video clips to get your video clips into a commercial ready form
• I show you how to add value to your video clips by creating a sequence

• A live demo uploading video clips in the stock agency website Pond5

• We show you how to create a csv file for pond 5

• Creating your csv file is only half the battle. In this lecture I show you get to get it to work on Pond 5.

Each stock footage agency has a slightly different method of getting your video clips to their website.

• In this video I show you how to upload your footage to shutter stock using an FTP program called filezilla

• A walk through of he payment process on pond5 and shutterstock and how to make sure you receive emails when you get paid

Learn how to use the new contributor Shutterstock app

There are a lot of camera's available these days. Get the overview on these camera's and what they are for. Check out the link to the 2017 Media Creator Guide which covers the gear I use and want to use as a location independent videographer

i started using this camera in late 2016 to film stock footage. It's turning heads everywhere I go from Thailand, South Africa, Singapore to Bali. Meet DJI Osmo

Once of the most popular questions I get about stock footage. Which stock footage agencies do I use. Watch to find out.

Get some ideas for what sock videos sell in this case study on my existing sales and what went behind it.