Here Are 13 Free Sources for Finding Stock Videos & Footage

Today, most of the content is visual. Text has been pushed out in favor of more visual information and if the sheer number of viral videos on social networks is any indication, video is clearly the dominant form of media consumption today.

Whether you are trying to make a video to go along with your final year project, or it is just a small-time comedy film to post on your social media page, stock video and footage always comes in handy. But unless you are a big-budget company with dozens of cameramen on the payroll, it isn’t really necessary to get a shot of everything yourself — you can simply find the shot you are looking for on the internet and include it in your video for free.

There are dozens of great resources for finding stock videos and footage that you can download and use for free. Here, we have listed some of the best ones with a short description of each but remember to go through the licensing terms of the service you decide to use.

1. Motion Elements

One of the leading marketplace for stock videos and footage to come out of Asia, Motion Elements has a wide collection of videos for all kind of video makers. It offers everything from stock videos, music, 3D models, After Effects and Apple Motion. While most of the videos are offered on a royalty-free basis, it also has hundreds of videos available to download for free.

Check out Motion Elements.

2. Ignite Motion

This website offers free motion backgrounds for personal as well as commercial use. All the videos available on Ignite Motion are in High-Definition quality. You can choose from a wide variety of video backgrounds, including Clouds, Fire, Water, Energy, Speed, Abstract, Nature, etc.

You can check out Ignite Motion today.

3. Flixpress

What if you are looking for a pre-made video template rather than just stock footage? Flixpress lets you create professional video templates. You can also get free video templates — just register for an account and select the free templates from their template library.

Go ahead, try out Flixpress today.

4. Motion Backgrounds

Motion Backgrounds offers a huge collection of completely free After Effects templates which include photo slideshows, trailer templates, logo templates, lower thirds, etc. It also has some great background stock footage for things like mathematical motion background, fluid forms, particle movements, and more.

There are some great videos for you to use at Motion Backgrounds.

5. Videezy

Videezy is a great resource for free HD Stock Footage and even 4K videos. Simply designed, it also offers a great search function which lets you browse by the newest upload videos or surf by category.

Check out Videezy right now.

6. Videvo

Videvo is home to free HD stock footage as well as motion graphics. This site lets you download any video for free and use it any personal project provided that you do not make the clip downloadable elsewhere. However, you can also download the clip with a Creative Commons 3.0 license and use the clip in any project as long as you credit the original author.

Go ahead, and check out Videvo.

7. PEXELS Videos

PEXELS video has tons of video clips that are totally free, high definition, and available under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license, making them available for use for personal and commercial projects. The site makes it pretty easy to find free stock footage for your website, promo video or anything else.

PEXELS Videos is ready to use for your projects.

8. Detonation Films

Looking for something a bit more explosive? Detonation Films has got you covered! This portal has all the gruesome blood splatters, smoke streams and destruction that you might be looking to show off in your video.

Get going with Detonation Films today.

9. Distill

Distill is a unique video portal that uploads 10 curated, free HD videos every 10 days that can be used for personal as well as commercial use. You can subscribe to the site to get the videos in your inbox as soon as they are available.

You can check out some beautiful videos at Distill right now.

10. XStockvideo

XStockvideo offers free to download footage in web resolution 960×540 that can be used in a video that is promotional, event, educational, client, or on youtube without ads. For using the footage commercially, you will need to buy an Extended License for a small fee.

Try out XStockvideo here.

11. The News Market

If you are looking for footage to include in a documentary or in a journalism piece, The News Market is the right place to look into. It has a collection of clips that are topical and newsworthy.

The News Market has some great resources and you can use them today.

12. Free HD Stock Footage

Free HD Stock Footage is a small Vimeo group that offers free-to-use videos. To date, it has 252 videos and over 22k members.

Check out Free HD Stock Footage today.

13. Pixabay

Pixabay lets anyone upload photos and videos to their library. All videos are released free of copyrights under a Creative Commons license, letting anyone download, modify, distribute, and use videos royalty free for any purpose — commercial as well as personal.

Its time to see what Pixabay has to offer you.

Did we miss any free video resource that you use for your productions? Let us know in the comments below.