Author Archives: Will Carleton
It’s four million video clips at Pond5
Visual stock platform Pond5 just hit an impressive four million video clips (336,000 of these are 4K video clips), above is a still from the video upload that hit four million.
Posted in news
Job: Operations Co-ordinator – BBC Motion Gallery main point of contact to the Getty Images teams
Spotted on the BBC vacancies pages
BBC Worldwide Limited are looking for an Operations Co-ordinator:
‘In this role you will be in charge of providing administrative and financial systems support to the Head of Operations and Content and the wider Motion Gallery operations team. You will liaise with internal various WW departments, including SAP development, SAP support, Finance, CASPAR support and Talent Accounting to resolve issues and provide regular and ad hoc reporting from all available systems.’
‘This role will be a main point of contact to the Getty Images teams and support the partnership with Getty Images by identifying and analysing operational issues and being proactive to ensure that issues are managed and resolved in and efficient and effective manner. For this role you will be required to change and update new processes to accommodate the new partnership with Getty Images, this will include the Improvement of operational systems, specifically, support better management reporting.’
Details and to Apply
Launched: BBC StoryWorks ‘a new content marketing team’
The commercial arm of the BBC has started a new content marketing team called BBC StoryWorks which will be funded via Brands wanting to sponsor/advertise documentaries produced by this new team.
They say: …’the new division will be led by Richard Pattinson, a former BBC journalist with over ten years’ experience, who has been appointed SVP of Content. The BBC StoryWorks team, based in Singapore, Sydney, New York and London, will span the globe offering clients content solutions built on compelling narratives that will engage audiences.’
BBC StoryWorks will form part of the wider award-winning BBC Advertising portfolio and will work in partnership with brands that complement the BBC’s content across BBC Worldwide and BBC Global News Ltd’s digital and TV platforms. These include BBC World News, Top Gear, BBC Good Food, BBC World Service, BBC Worldwide channels and BBC.com, the latter of which reaches a global audience of more than 80 million unique browsers per month. Elsewhere, on social media platforms BBC World News’ Facebook page has over 10 million likes and the BBC is the world’s most shared news brand on Twitter.
Carolyn Gibson, EVP, BBC Advertising, added: “BBC StoryWorks has been set up to bring BBC editorial quality and values to the fast-moving world of content. It brings together the boldness and innovative qualities of a creative studio with the agility, responsiveness and timeliness of the news room.
“It taps into the deep creative strength of the BBC, to deliver content for brands that captures audiences’ attention in ways that no other publisher can.”
The new team will offer clients:
• Branded content – commercial content owned by the brand.
• Partnered content – content produced in collaboration with advertisers.
• Sponsored content – content produced by the BBC, with advertiser sponsorship.
• As well as working with partners on events, research and social media to engage with customers more directly.
The Economist also announced a new video production unit which will attract Brand advertising rather than relying on click through revenue on it’s stories.
Posted in news
Footage request: Traditional dancing Germany, Greece, Spain and Turkey – ‘handsome budget’
This in from a freelance multimedia researcher – can you help?
Hi Will,
‘After securing footage for a client of mine the license falling through so I am back at square one with no time left.
I am after footage that shows traditional dancing from: Germany, Greece, Spain and Turkey (please no Sufi’s or belly dancers). I only want to see your lovely footage if it has been shot in the last 20 years, in colour and can be used for commercial purposes online for 12 months. My budget is handsome.
• Send your links and footage samples to [email protected] – and I will forward them to the researcher directly.
Posted in news
Job: Video Syndication Editor Bloomberg – New York
spotted on the Bloomberg careers pages
The Role: ‘The Video Syndication Editor is responsible for the selection, publication and distribution of video footage, interviews, packages and long-form programming on Bloomberg’s client-facing Photo and Video web portal, Media Source. The role reports into the Managing Editor for Visual Media and is responsible for management of a team of global video editors.’
‘The Video Syndication Editor’s main task is to identify content that is being created for Bloomberg’s consumer media outlets and adapt it for professional media client distribution – leveraging existing content creation for further commercial use. This includes preparation and delivery of newsroom ready content such as full length interviews and raw b-roll as well as packaged stories which may include multiple video sources, sound-bites and graphical elements. In time, platform curation will be added to the responsibilities, to handle multiple distribution outlets, and to feature relevant content prominently.’
Full Details and to Apply
Job: Photo/Video Editor – Bloomberg – London
Photo/Video Editor – London – GBR
The Role
The EMEA Visual Team seeks an experienced photo editor to work across digital, social and the Bloomberg terminal, with a proven track record of producing stills and video content. The editor will join the team responsible for all aspects of Bloomberg’s daily photo & video coverage across the region. The candidate must have a proven track record of assigning and managing photographers and be capable of servicing multiple stakeholders, whilst managing competing priorities.
Full details and to Apply on the Jobs page
Posted in news
Go See: ‘Reporting Vietnam’ – Powerful photos and news footage – how journalists brought news about the war to a divided nation
Photo: Tim Page, under fire with Martin Stuart Fox at la Drang. Photographed by Steve Northup. Ia Drang Valley, in the central highlands of VN, on March 30, 1966. The scene was a terribly battle between members of A Company, 1/12, 1st Cav. They were very badly out maned, and we came close to losing everybody. Martin and I were a reporter/photographer team for United Press international. Tim was working for Time-Life. The battle took place near the Chu Pong massif, a well known bad neighborhood. Northrup found them behind the log and offered them a sip of his flask, Cordon Bleu. photo supplied
On Friday, May 22, the Newseum (Washington, D.C) will open “Reporting Vietnam” a provocative new exhibit that marks the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, America’s first televised war. The exhibit explores the dramatic stories of how journalists brought news about the war to a divided nation. It will be on display through Sept. 12, 2016.
Powerful photos and news footage, evocative music and more than 90 compelling artifacts, historic newspapers and magazines will take visitors back to experience a time when America was at war and young people were rejecting the conservative values of their parents. Included are more than 100 dramatic images, including memorable Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs that have come to symbolize the struggle both in Vietnam and at home. Interactive kiosks in the exhibit showcase interviews with the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers who took some of the most iconic images of the war, and the memorable protest songs that provided the soundtrack for a generation.
Where: Newseum
When: Starts Friday, May 22, at 9 a.m. until September 2016
Photo of Ut, camera, light meter, envelope and press passes: Loan, Nick Ut – photo supplied
Thanks for the press opening invite Alexis – next time!
Posted in news
Watch: ‘Animal Copyrights’ – stock imagery created by nature
Melchor Sangro, Director at stock photo agency LatinStock, sent us this video about a new initiative called Animal Copyrights just launched.
Hello Will,
I hope you are well.
Please find attached the launching video of our latest campaign AnimalCopyrights in collaboration with WWF Spain. I think it’s an interesting initiative that’s worth sharing with your readers. Ad agency Cheil Spain, worked with us and WWF to create the campaign.
Posted in news
Job: Photo/Video Editor – Bloomberg – London
Photo/Video Editor – London – GBR
The Role
The EMEA Visual Team seeks an experienced photo editor to work across digital, social and the Bloomberg terminal, with a proven track record of producing stills and video content. The editor will join the team responsible for all aspects of Bloomberg’s daily photo & video coverage across the region. The candidate must have a proven track record of assigning and managing photographers and be capable of servicing multiple stakeholders, whilst managing competing priorities.
Responsibilities:
• Editing and processing incoming content for internal & external clients
• Assigning and managing photographers, generate new content
• Contribute and publish content across the teams social media platforms
• Ability to prioritise, use initiative and work in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of copyright and media ownership
• Making appropriate editorial decisions on illustrative imagery across various platforms
• Reviewing and correcting image metadata to conform to Bloomberg guidelines
• Researching accurate information for captions
• Licensing imagery from third party sources
• Stay informed and well read on business, finance and political news
Qualifications:
• University degree preferred in a related field; Photography or Digital Media
• Proven experience in the editorial media industry; editing, producing stills and video
• Excellent technical skills, including proficiency in Photoshop and other image editing software including Adobe Premiere Pro
• Experience of web content management applications such as Word Press is desirable
• Excellent knowledge of image legal restrictions, licensing and permissions
• An understanding of video and audio editing is required
• Skilled at managing, using and creating content for social media platforms
• Monitor the content and landing pages of Bloomberg platforms to keep the sites current, ensuring prompt elimination of any technical or content errors, or content that is out of date or no longer functional
• Maintain speed, accuracy and efficiency in fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of industry style of captioning, writing editorial cutlines for web platforms and IPTC standards
• Ability to work as an onsite editor at major events
• Extensive knowledge of digital photography and camera technology
• Strong working knowledge of global current events especially in business, finance and politics
• Excellent writing skills, spelling and grammar
• Foreign languages a plus, especially French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic, Italian etc.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Must be highly motivated, organized, reliable and flexible and organized
What Bloomberg does – and how you can make your mark here:
Bloomberg delivers critical information in a world where information matters. We give influential decision makers in business, finance and government a competitive edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of news, people and ideas. To do that, we need a constant flow of ideas, energy and innovation-which is where you come in.
At Bloomberg, you will have the opportunity to go above and beyond and to take risks. Be a part of an organization that is entering new markets, launching new ventures and pushing boundaries. Our ever-expanding array of technology, data, news and media services fosters innovation and empowers clients – and offers nearly limitless opportunities for career growth.
Click here to Apply for this role
Posted in jobs
Press Photo History Project – mapping press photography
The FootageNews.com.com team have been woking on our Press Photo History Project this week ….we recently had a new cash donation after helping reunite a retired Daily Mirror newspaper reporter/photographer John Smith with his photo archive. (search: JScollection). That donation has enabled us to start installing and tweaking a new wordpress theme and dealing with the backlog of orphan images licensing requests.
Posted in news
