Last week, we set up shop at the NAB conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hosted by the National Association of Broadcasters, the NAB show is the one of the largest digital-media industry events for video, audio, and film professionals. While there, we mixed and mingled with over 90,000 media and e

What’s black, white, and lasts for 24 hours? It’s World Penguin Day, which is recognized globally on April 25! Our footage team is celebrating in grand fashion with a great collection of penguin videos. Naturally, the penguins are already dressed up for the occasion. Penguin March

Whether or not you’re a Photoshop master, there are things you can do to bring your still images to life you may not be aware of — because these techniques are performed in After Effects. With this tutorial, you’ll learn how to animate certain types of still photos, plus a few diffe

Whether it’s The Brave Little Toaster or WALL-E, we’re willing to bet there’s an animated film out there that always brings a smile to your face. The curse of being a motion designer is that everything you see on screen becomes something you want to be able to create. The key,

We’ve partnered with our friends at HDVideoPro to bring you some features and reviews on the best HD Video tools available. This is the second installment in this new series. Check out the previous post here. At a small press gathering a few months back, Sony executives introduced their l

Recently, Shutterstock Footage reached a major milestone, when our footage team added its one-millionth video clip to our collection! As we continue to grow our footage library with even more high-quality videos, we want to thank all of our customers and contributors for helping us get to this

Tomorrow, in cities across America, people will leave their car keys on the table and their subway cards in their wallets, all in support of eco-friendly initiative Bike-to-Work Day. Always up for a ride (and helping the environment!), our footage team put together an inspiring collection of bik

Footage powerhouse Ozone Productions has been on board with Shutterstock since the beginning of this year. In that short time, Ozone has grown to be one of our strongest contributors, with over 1,700 clips on the site to its name. As Shutterstock Footage’s latest featured contributor, Ozon

Home videos are like fruitcake. Both rear their respective heads around the holiday season, and both are rarely made well. Here are five indispensable tips from our Shutterstock Footage team to help make your next holiday home video a production worth celebrating. 1. Get the Interview Picture

From eagles snatching babies to alien autopsies, the internet is a veritable minefield of ingeniously crafted hoax videos. Can’t make sense of which are real and which are fakes? As always, you should probably visit Snopes.com, the definitive source for information about urban legends, fo

Shooting great footage doesn’t have to mean lugging around oversized high-end equipment. Our Footage team regularly receives impressive submissions from contributors shot on GoPro cameras. With its diminutive size, the GoPro allows videographers to film unique points of view that would oth

The Australia-based marine-image specialists of Undersea have only been with Shutterstock since June, but in that short time, they’ve joined the ranks of our strongest footage contributors, with over 11,000 clips to their name. As our latest Shutterstar featured contributor, Undersea own

Everybody loves cute pet videos, but you might find yourself wondering exactly how pet owners can capture such great footage. To get some insight into how you can increase your odds of turning your own furry friend into a video star, our Shutterstock Footage team asked four amazing pet-clip cont

3D Camera Tracking in Adobe After Effects is a powerful tool that recreates the camera used to film a video clip, giving you the ability to add whatever you want into the scene as if it was always there. It’s a fantastic way to add depth and flair to your footage, as well as the perfect v

Almost everyone’s got a sweet tooth. For each of us, it’s a different adversary: some of us are chocoholics with weaknesses for cupcakes and Tootsie Rolls, while others only have eyes for confections like candy corn and jelly beans. And some crave a bit of savory with their sweet,

After Effects offers some pretty amazing tools to help your 2D images come to life in a 3D environment. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Shutterstock assets to create a 3D animated globe. You’ll need two things: a basic knowledge of After Effects, and a flattened image of E

Some people will wear green. Some people will drink beer. And some people will drink green beer. But our footage team is celebrating the only way it knows how — by putting together a clover-infused collection of videos showcasing the symbols of St. Patrick’s Day. Regardless of how y

Check out the winners from round four of the Viewfinder Challenge, Shutterstock’s series of photography, illustration, and footage contests. This time, we asked our amazing contributors to focus their efforts on “Real People,” by submitting photos, illustrations, and footage sp

What you’re about to see is extremely classified footage recently unearthed from the vaults of the US Department of Defense. Or maybe it’s just part of an awesome Shutterstock tutorial on using Keylight for After Effects. (OK, it’s the second one.) In this tutorial, you’l

We sat down with musician Josée Caron to discuss experimentation, inspiration, and the sense of self that accompanies this process. Whether Josée Caron is playing in a band with her best friend or mastering EDM for Shutterstock’s PremiumBeat, the Canadian musician, beloved in the LGBTQI c