You may have noticed that we’re a little bit obsessed with music and film. If we create soundtracks to our daily lives with the music that we listen to, and expect that to be top-notch in quality, then it’s no wonder we expect the same from our favorite films. With that in mind, we c

Did you ever stop to consider how what you hear influences how you spend? That’s a topic that writers Joel Beckerman and Tyler Gray tackle in their new book, The Sonic Boom: How Sound Transforms the Way We Think, Feel, and Buy, released this week. Extremely intrigued, we followed up with c

Next month, eclectic hip-hop and soul artist Theophilus London releases his new album, Vibes!, and in addition to getting excited about the new music, we were impressed by the retro-inspired artwork unveiled for the release. The fashion-forward musician teamed with fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld

This is the latest in a monthly series in which industry leaders describe the projects and products that give them the most joy and pride. This month, REP Interactive founder and CEO and VideoFort co-founder Steve Gatena looks back on how failure can lead the way to big success. As I sat on a ho

When Vine introduced an upload option for existing clips in August, it was a game-changer for the looping video app. It gave users unlimited options for creating their 6-second films, allowing professional and pre-edited footage for the first time since the app launched in 2012. Vine’s updated f

Producing three films in just five years — Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Boxtrolls — stop-motion studio Laika has become one of the animation world’s superstars. They’re good because Laika, like a modern-day Grimm brother, isn’t afraid to take on darker fairy tales with adult sophisticatio

It’s one thing to soundtrack your own life, but quite another to soundtrack those of others. As the passive listener in a restaurant, store, or hotel, you’re subjected to an experience catered to you by someone else. So what factors into curating music for an environment where differ

It’s our vision to help creators tell their stories by providing a broad spectrum of creative building blocks, along with clever search tools to discover them. We have seen tremendous growth in the adoption of video, and we’ve heard over and over from creators, loud and clear, that there was som

Having recently set up our international office in Berlin, we thought it would be fun to get out and experience the diverse creative community that gives the city its edge. So while creatives converged for TYPO Berlin, our team hit the streets. To express our support for the community and help s

There’s less than a week to go before the Second Stage of the World Cup, and excitement is more intense than ever as the final showdowns of the Group Stage take place. To show our own extreme enthusiasm, we put together this celebratory video featuring Shutterstock editorial and commercial

If you’re a stock footage shooter or photographer, chances are you spend quite a bit of time thinking and planning about what to shoot next. To make your lives easier, here are 5 categories of footage that Shutterstock customers are currently seeking. Keep checking back on the Contributor

We see increasing demand for video. The rise of Internet video, mobile video, video advertising, paid TV — and the availability of inexpensive and easy tools to both create and edit video — have increased the sales potential of stock footage. True, it requires an investment of time, talent, and

We’ve come a long way since MTV aired its first music video — the Buggles’ prophetically titled “Video Killed the Radio Star” — in 1981. Since then, directors have pushed the boundaries of the format further and further, evolving as far as some of the interactive experiences we encounter online

One of the most critical parts of any film or video production is finding the music that helps tell the story most effectively. Whether it’s for a television commercial, feature film, corporate video, or simply a vacation highlight reel, the music we select has a profound impact on how a v

Last month we took you behind-the-scenes with Spanish cinematographer, timelapse master, and Shutterstock contributor Enrique Pacheco. This month, we’re taking you on another journey with Enrique, as he shares his advice and insight for aspiring timelapse photographers. As an artist, Enriq

Let us meditate on music for a moment. In its various forms, it offers us great benefits — pleasure, narrative, therapy, and intrigue among them. Rarely do we hear of anyone who flat-out “hates” music. Perhaps what’s most fascinating about the art form, though, is the way it ca

We recently surpassed 2 million video clips in the Shutterstock collection, a figure that includes more than 65,000 videos in state-of-the-art 4K. In honor of this milestone, we’ve curated an exhilarating new reel entitled “Around the World in 80 Clips.” The video highlights th

What do films like Jiro Dreams of Sushi, The Truman Show, The Thin Blue Line, and The Hours all have in common? Their soundtracks all share the sounds of Philip Glass. One of the great contemporary American composers, Glass tends to lean away from the “minimalist” camp, with a more m

We’re thrilled to be partnering with IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project) for the first time at this year’s Independent Film Week, taking place from September 14-18 in New York City. IFP is the largest and oldest nonprofit dedicated to independent film, and has supported a huge range

This guest post comes from Shutterstock footage contributor Daniel Hurst, who recently took us for a behind-the-scenes spin with his new MōVI rig. It’s been a few months since I first got my hands on the MōVI, and it’s been a great tool on many of our VIA Films shoots since then. We&