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Topic subjectNews agency wants to use my Instagram video...
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12674803, News agency wants to use my Instagram video...
Posted by FLUIDJ, Sat Dec-13-14 01:47 PM
anything I should be weary of before allowing them to use it?
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12674810, RE: News agency wants to use my Instagram video...
Posted by howisya, Sat Dec-13-14 01:52 PM
payment and credit. remember they are a business and making money off of your video.
12674814, How do you charge for that? They asked how I wanted it attributed...
Posted by FLUIDJ, Sat Dec-13-14 01:55 PM

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12674818, name your price
Posted by howisya, Sat Dec-13-14 01:56 PM
you may want to contact other people who have had their footage used in the media for an idea of what to charge.

as far as crediting, you can use your real name or your instagram account name unless you have your own production company you want advertised.
12674820, I might just let em have it though. It's footage from Justice For All march
Posted by FLUIDJ, Sat Dec-13-14 01:57 PM
today....

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12674821, RE: I might just let em have it though. It's footage from Justice For All march
Posted by howisya, Sat Dec-13-14 02:01 PM
that's cool, i just wanted to point out that people can charge and media do pay. it's not a must, just an option. definitely make sure you are properly credited, however.
12675116, the phrase "let em have it" should never come out of your mouth
Posted by BigJazz, Sun Dec-14-14 11:46 AM
when the recipient is gonna profit off what you give them...

12674864, they either buy the excl rights to the footage or they pay a leasing fee.
Posted by spare_tire, Sat Dec-13-14 03:08 PM
or you just lay down and give it to them like a schmuck.

say to them: i'll sell you the exclusive rights to the footage without any due credit and take the footage offline for $1000-2000.

if you feel the footage is more valuable proceed to raise the rate.

then you could contact one of their competitors and tell them you have an offer for $2000 and ask them if they would be interested in the footage.

again, if the footage is not really all that valuable - they'll probably lose interest.
12675505, Lou Bloom: Video Production News-a professional news-gathering service
Posted by Cam, Mon Dec-15-14 09:26 AM
Tell them that's how you want it credited
12675528, i can't front, that was exactly what i was thinking about
Posted by howisya, Mon Dec-15-14 09:57 AM
when i typed my replies.
12675547, backstory?
Posted by FLUIDJ, Mon Dec-15-14 10:05 AM

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12675619, Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler
Posted by Cam, Mon Dec-15-14 11:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPawRAHG-0g
12674811, are they white?
Posted by Mr. ManC, Sat Dec-13-14 01:53 PM
Then yeah.

12674815, lol..probably... some small time joint i'm sure though.
Posted by FLUIDJ, Sat Dec-13-14 01:55 PM

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12675113, RE: are they white?
Posted by PlayClothes, Sun Dec-14-14 11:41 AM
Ha ha ha ha....the revolution got folks puttin'it on their sleeve now.
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Top 5. Telling. But Telling on who? Tyler Perry, Kevin Hart... http://bit.ly/Top5pavShakur
12674994, you better get paid..charge an initial fee and then a fee per impressions/clicks.
Posted by R A i n, Sat Dec-13-14 08:20 PM
12674996, How good and unique is the video?
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Sat Dec-13-14 08:26 PM

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

http://blackpeopleonlocalnews.tumblr.com/
12675453, not unique at all....I just told them to run with it. Here's a link
Posted by FLUIDJ, Mon Dec-15-14 08:22 AM
http://instagram.com/p/wjqdo6yHDR/
12675471, smh.
Posted by Monkey Genius, Mon Dec-15-14 08:58 AM
12675475, lol..what?? I inquired, they said they weren't compensating....
Posted by FLUIDJ, Mon Dec-15-14 09:01 AM
I do need to get up to speed on this type of thing though. I appreciate y'alls input and advice too.
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12675115, Get. Money.
Posted by Monkey Genius, Sun Dec-14-14 11:43 AM
12675482, that's not a news agency. they sell videos to news agencies.
Posted by Deadzombie, Mon Dec-15-14 09:08 AM
https://licensed.storyful.com
12675484, yeah, I dug deeper and peeped that....saw they were like a middle man
Posted by FLUIDJ, Mon Dec-15-14 09:11 AM
essentially....
you ever used them?
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12675488, here's the email I got from them when I asked about $$
Posted by FLUIDJ, Mon Dec-15-14 09:13 AM
Hi FLUIDJ,

Thanks for reaching out.

We have a standard form for people to fill out, which also outlines your rights and who some of our partners are: http://xxxxxxxxxxxxx

We're not compensating for this type of video today.

Thanks,
Jen Connic
12675489, ...and I just realized you're the cat in the Don't Let Them Down tee...
Posted by Walk On, Mon Dec-15-14 09:13 AM
Thanks!
12675490, haha, yep. Wife got me that for my first Father's Day
Posted by FLUIDJ, Mon Dec-15-14 09:15 AM

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12675509, Dope!
Posted by Walk On, Mon Dec-15-14 09:29 AM
12675514, ABC News used my instagram video
Posted by BabySoulRebel, Mon Dec-15-14 09:41 AM
of the fire at the Old Navy on 34th Street
I just happened to be in the area
took to Twitter and IG asking if anyone knew what happened
took a short video of firefighters on an awning throwing stuff out of a window and smoke billowing out
ABC News commented asking if they could use my video and left me a number. CBS did too but they didn't leave a number plus I saw ABC's comment first so I called the number, spoke to a producer and got name credit when the video aired during the 10:00pm broadcast.

In my case I was contacted by the network news producers directly, not by a company that sells footage.
12675516, that's what's up...yeah, in the link to my vid, you'll see she presented herself
Posted by FLUIDJ, Mon Dec-15-14 09:43 AM
as a news agency, not a middleman....
after I did some research on the company I realized what they were....
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12675539, RE: that's what's up...yeah, in the link to my vid, you'll see she presented herself
Posted by howisya, Mon Dec-15-14 10:03 AM
if you click on some "viral videos" on youtube you may see in the description an email address contact at storyful for interested parties. nice little hustle they got going.