Video sources - find video clips to use in your own projects
A note on using videos found online:
Images, music, videos, etc. are copyright protected just like any published work, so it is your responsibility to make sure that the creator of the work has given you the right to copy, download and/or change their work. Just because you find it on the web doesn't automatically mean that you can use it however you want; in some cases people use the web to sell or publicize their creations without intending others to copy them. Of course, often people post things with the express purpose of sharing!
As a student you may use and even modify copyrighted works in your school projects only, as long as you cite your source, giving credit to the original creator. However, if you post something to YouTube or share it in some other public, non-commercial way, then you must make sure that you use only copyright free or legally purchased images, music, videos, in your work.
This also means that when you upload something you created, you have the right to state under what conditions others can copy or alter your creation. See the note on Creative Commons below for more info on this.
Some of the sources listed below allow you only to link to or embed a video file (for example most YouTube videos) but not to download or change it. Other sources do provide video files that you can download to use as you wish (such as those YouTube videos that have a creative commons licence).
Images, music, videos, etc. are copyright protected just like any published work, so it is your responsibility to make sure that the creator of the work has given you the right to copy, download and/or change their work. Just because you find it on the web doesn't automatically mean that you can use it however you want; in some cases people use the web to sell or publicize their creations without intending others to copy them. Of course, often people post things with the express purpose of sharing!
As a student you may use and even modify copyrighted works in your school projects only, as long as you cite your source, giving credit to the original creator. However, if you post something to YouTube or share it in some other public, non-commercial way, then you must make sure that you use only copyright free or legally purchased images, music, videos, in your work.
This also means that when you upload something you created, you have the right to state under what conditions others can copy or alter your creation. See the note on Creative Commons below for more info on this.
Some of the sources listed below allow you only to link to or embed a video file (for example most YouTube videos) but not to download or change it. Other sources do provide video files that you can download to use as you wish (such as those YouTube videos that have a creative commons licence).
Find out more about online copyright issues and the Creative Commons system.. .
Creative Commons home page
comic strip explaining how the Creative Commons idea works
comic strip explaining the different licences and how to get one
videos explaning Creative Commons and copyright
explanation of the various licences
license your own creation
For school projects, assuming that you have found copyright free or copyright friendly video clips for use in a project (report, blog, movie, presentation, etc.) you still must cite it, giving credit to its creator, just as you do for quoted or paraphrased written material. You need to keep track of where you get all your resources, written and multi-media, so that you can create an accurate works cited/reference page. More info on documenting your sources can be found on our Writing and Citing page.
Creative Commons home page
comic strip explaining how the Creative Commons idea works
comic strip explaining the different licences and how to get one
videos explaning Creative Commons and copyright
explanation of the various licences
license your own creation
For school projects, assuming that you have found copyright free or copyright friendly video clips for use in a project (report, blog, movie, presentation, etc.) you still must cite it, giving credit to its creator, just as you do for quoted or paraphrased written material. You need to keep track of where you get all your resources, written and multi-media, so that you can create an accurate works cited/reference page. More info on documenting your sources can be found on our Writing and Citing page.
YouTube
We all have a YouTube account as part of our GAFE (Google) account. Video files can be uploaded from an iPad or computer into your Google account OR directly to your YouTube account. How to access it, how to use the video editor and more are explained in the file below.
We all have a YouTube account as part of our GAFE (Google) account. Video files can be uploaded from an iPad or computer into your Google account OR directly to your YouTube account. How to access it, how to use the video editor and more are explained in the file below.
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Search for creative commons licenced video clips in YouTube that you can download and then use in your own video projects. Instructions here.
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Videvo - you need to create a free account, but then you can search for creative commons licensed clips and download them. Videvo is sponsored by Shutterstock so be aware that some clips do require payment, so don't use any clip that has a Shutterstock watermark on it and you will be ok.
Free Video Footage - you need to create a free account, but then you can download video clips
Free Video Footage - you need to create a free account, but then you can download video clips
Some companies and organizations have created YouTube channels where you can search for videos which you can then link to or embed in your project.
For example, there is the AP Archive (Associated Press Archive) on YouTube which is a searchable collection of more than 1.7 million news and entertainment film and video clips covering international topics going back all the way to 1895.
For example, there is the AP Archive (Associated Press Archive) on YouTube which is a searchable collection of more than 1.7 million news and entertainment film and video clips covering international topics going back all the way to 1895.