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Back in the day there was this doctor on eBay that would butcher porn films and sell them 'by the scene.' He found out he could get more for a reel if he cut it up than if he sold it whole. Well, this was John Holmes films, so there was that. I don't know what kind of doctor he was, but he was the surgeon of films, so to speak. Here is Pond5. They sell you short film clips by the second if you need stock footage. I didn't explore them much and know nothing about them. Just enough to take some screenshots. Prices depend on res. Everything is sold in short clips; say 6 to 12 seconds more or less. What impressed me was their upfront way to sell film clips. Very easy to see lots of material and the prices. Click on images to enlarge. I was curious what they had for stag films. This was what a quick search came up with. I love the old stag (sex) films. They have it all...history, fashions, people, sex...plus there is usually no copyright crap to deal with. Only drawback is they are usually very low q. They have been duped to death. The couple of stag film clips they had, had no sex...but I didn't look at them all. Some people make titles and sell them...by the second. These are 6 seconds each. These are examples of higher res prices. I don't know where things are with the legal with Pond5. Stock photo companies used to want you to sign your life away with model releases to sell photos. There was a photographer that would take photos of people on the street. Then he would try to get model releases from them on the spot to sell the photos to stock footage companies. Jesus, what a terrible way to make money. I'd give up photography if I had to do that. When I shot this...I just didn't shoot this. I shot this same scene many times, with tons of people walking up to the bear over a few minutes period. I can't imagine asking all those people for model releases. Photo: D.D.Teoli Jr. Well, whether you are buying or selling, maybe Pond5 will be helpful for some of you. Looks like they deal in all sorts of things for the filmmaker. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography