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  1. Science Photo Library Streaming

    Link
    https://www.sciencephoto.com/
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, General Science, Genetics, Medicine, Nature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Footage Sources, Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Video Sources

    Specialist science imagery and footage is available to licence from this longstanding company. There are over 600,000 images and 40,000 clips available on the site, all of which are freely available to preview online but users need to register in order to buy clips.
    The moving image collections are divided into Healthcare, Science & Technology, Space, History, Environment, Animals and Flowers. The company also runs a free research service and has an educational plan available with subscriptions starting at £25.00.

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  2. Firehorse Archive Streaming

    Link
    https://vimeo.com/firehorseshowreel
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    History, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Footage Sources, Streaming/Download

    A stock footage library, The Firehorse Archive collection offers access to thousands of raw video clips from the Arab world and the Middle East. The footage includes social life, heritage, religious communities, landscape and interviews with people from all walks of life. Compilation tapes are available and the archive can be searched by keyword or via country.

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  3. Historic Films Streaming

    Link
    http://www.historicfilms.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Advertising, Medicine
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Footage Sources, Streaming/Download

    A New York-based stock footage company specialising in music and entertainment. The site contains over 45,000 individual performances from over 35 different television networks and programmes including Elvis Presley’s first TV appearances to recent concert performances. Over 10,000 television commercials are held from 1948-1980. Researchers are requested to register before clips can be previewed online.

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  4. The Baim Collection Streaming

    Link
    http://www.baimfilms.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies, Media Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Footage Sources, Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Video Sources

    The Baim Collection owns and controls all the copyright works of the director, writer and producer Harold Baim (1914-1996). Baim produced many 35mm ‘quota-quickies’ and short features, his early films featured variety acts; his later films were mainly colourful widescreen travelogues with commentaries by celebrated actors and broadcasters.

    There are over one hundred and twenty short colour films originally made for cinema release in the UK and two feature films. Mostly in colour, over half the titles are available on BETA SP or DIGIBETA. DVD screeners are available to researchers and programme makers. HD copies can be made available from the 35mm negatives which are held in London. The majority of images have yet to be broadcast. The lists are primarily for use by producers, researchers and programme makers wishing to licence clips or images for inclusion in new films, television programmes and web pages. Includes a list of DVDs directed by Baim with links to Amazon.

    The site includes a list of lost films by Baim with a plea for information.

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  5. Footage Farm Streaming

    Link
    http://www.footagefarm.co.uk/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Footage Sources, Streaming/Download

    A stock shot library specialising in high quality, low cost, public domain material. The collection ranges from the late 19th century to the present - documentaries, newsreels and outtakes and some early fiction; it covers major international events and wars, daily life around the world, the arts and industries, educational films, travelogues, as well as fashion, sports, gags and oddball items. Users are encourage to contact the company direct with their requirements but sample subject lists are available enabling searches under themes such as Civil Rights, Marshall Plan, Urban Riots. The summary of content is detailed with some entries providing full shotlists. Some titles have sample clips. The site offers French, Spanish and German language versions.

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  6. National Theatre Discover Channel Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/user/ntdiscovertheatre
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Crafts, Dance, Design, Drama, Literature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Footage Sources, Streaming/Download

    A substantial library of videos on theatre and theatre making produced by the National Theatre, London. Topics include choreography and movement, armoury, music in theatre and set design. There are many interviews and conversations with actors and theatre practitioners who have been involved in NT productions including Judi Dench, Peter Hall, Alan Bennett and Simon Russell Beale. There are also talks on broad themes - Brechtian staging, Greek tragedy and the process of rehearsal.

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  7. WatchKnowLearn.org Streaming

    Link
    http://watchknowlearn.org/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Art, Biology, Dance, Drama, Education, Film Studies, General Science, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Nature, Physics, Social Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Footage Sources, Streaming/Download

    This American website links to over 50,000 free educational videos, organised according to more than 5,000 categories. The videos, which are selected mainly for use in primary and secondary schools, can be searched according to the site’s own taxonomy which is presented in an easy to use tree of hierarchies. Users can also search by keyword and filter by age level.

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  8. Centre Audiovisuel Simone De Beauvoir Streaming

    Link
    http://base.centre-simone-de-beauvoir.com/DIAZ-510-0-0-0.html?ref=51f814f34b290368766c2daad3cbf076
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    French Studies, Media Studies, Women’s Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Databases, Footage Sources, Organisations, Streaming/Download, Video Sources, Web Links

    Founded in 1982 by Carole Roussopoulos, Delphine Seyrig and Ioana Wieder, the mission of the Centre audiovisuel Simone De Beauvoir is to acquire audiovisual documents on women’s rights, the feminist struggle, and women’s art and creativity and to promote, curate and distribute the various materials. The website has a searchable database and sells a selection of DVDs but most of the material is available for viewing by appointment only at the centre’s premises.

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  9. Archive Farms Streaming

    Link
    http://www.archivefarms.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies, History
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Footage Sources, Streaming/Download, Video Sources

    This American company owns and manages collections of historical photographs and footage, including newsreel collections. There are four film collections: The Travel Film Archive, The Industry Film Archive, The Newsreel Archive and the Food Film Archive. Each collection features its own YouTube channel where all the material is freely available to view, with on screen timecode. The company also has a DVD Store and links to other film and photo archives and websites concerned with the study and preservation of early film.

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  10. Open Society Archives Streaming

    Link
    http://w3.osaarchivum.org/index.php
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Film Studies, History, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Russian Studies, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Footage Sources, Streaming/Download, Video Sources, Web Links

    The Open Society Archives (OSA) at the Central European University in Budapest, collects, preserves and makes available documents and films relating to recent Eastern European History, particularly relating to Communism, the Cold War and human rights. Founded by George Soros in 1995, the OSA is a campaigning organisation and part of its mission is to develop new ways of contextualising primary resources: hence the wide range of exhibitions, projects and information presented on this stimulating and cleverly designed website. A number of resources, including Themed resource guides will help researchers navigate the wide range of material available, while the OSA TV part of the site presents video recordings of public lectures, events and exhibitions, as well as videos from the archival collections.

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