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Footage Brief
Describe your project in plain language and our system will analyze your brief against 217,000+ archival clips to generate a curated clip package — matched to your story, era, location, and mood.
Example Brief
See What a Footage Brief Looks Like
“A 60-second brand film about American family life in the 1950s. Needs scenes of suburban homes, kids playing, family dinners, and holiday celebrations. Warm, nostalgic tone.”
Big Family at Crowded Dinner Table Eat Italian Food
1951 · Newark, United States
Man Driving Car from Home Saying Bye to Wife
1950 · United States
Boys Roleplaying Cops and Robbers with Toy Gun
1954 · Ames, United States
Two Children Running and Playing Tag in Backyard
1958 · Michigan, United States
Kid Opens Christmas Gift of Army Men in a Box
1958 · Kemah, United States
Kid Sees Ocean Waves for the First Time on Beach
1957 · Nantucket, United States
Create Your Own Brief
How It Works
1
Describe Your Vision
Write a brief about your project — the subject, mood, era, and any specific scenes you need.
2
Get Matched Clips
Our system searches the entire archive and generates a clip package optimized for your timeline.
3
Refine & Build
Review suggestions, open them in the Rough Cut Builder, and refine your edit before licensing.
Perfect For
Documentary Editors
Find B-roll and establishing shots that match your narrative arc. Describe the story you're telling and get period-accurate footage suggestions.
Brand Producers
Building a heritage campaign? Describe the brand story and get a curated package of authentic archival clips that evoke the right emotion.
Music Video Directors
Paste your treatment or mood description and get matching vintage footage — organized by beat, scene, and visual style.
Other Ways to Find Footage
Visual Search
Upload an image and find visually similar archival clips.
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