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Want to know what's popular in stock footage right now? Here's a lowdown on the top trends for post-production related stock footage in 2022.
Green screen
Green screen stock footage is popular due to how versatile it is. Not only do green screen backgrounds offer the flexibility for users to use their own backdrops, it can also be used in a wide variety of other circumstances.
Imagine the scenario, you need footage of someone in a smart office, using a computer, but you want to place your own content on the monitor screen. Stock footage that offers a green screen area on the monitor will allow you to achieve that aim quickly and easily.
The flexibility of green screen video can let you place actors in any location or incorporate your visual content onto computer and phone screens. For this reason, green screen stock is trending right now.
Green screen videos give you a lot of flexibility.
Nature videos
Nature-based stock footage is always popular. From sun-soaked tropical beaches to the highest mountain tops, this type of video can bring production value to any video.
Nature videos can be landscapes or rare wildlife that you may not have the budget or the time to film yourself. Waiting for that perfect light or travelling halfway across the world for a perfect shot might not be feasible, or it might just be that you are putting together a video in winter and need some summer footage. As a result of this nature stock footage is always very popular because it is widely adaptable to all sorts of different use cases.
For example, if you wanted to bring a large amount of production value to your video, an aerial shot of an epic landscape could be just the thing to really impress your audience. Choosing the right nature shot will bring colour, life, and atmosphere to your video, and in combination with good sound design will really bring it to the next level.
Timelapse video
Timelapse can really bring your video to life.
Timelapse video is another case where it takes time and experience to do well. Timelapse shots are perfect for illustrating the passing of time, or to show the incredible way plants grow or the night sky as the Milky Way passes over. In addition, cities can be shown with streaks of light as cars and trains travel past, giving a new perspective of the busy metropolis on show. Timelapse can be a spectacular and very impactful way of making an impression in your video.
Because timelapses are very difficult to shoot well, they have always ranked highly as a trending subject within stock footage, and viewers never seem to get enough of them!
For an even more impressive way to show the passing of time, Hyperlapses are also available. Hyperlapses take timelapse to a new level by not only showing the passing of time, but moving dynamically within the environment. For example, Night-time hyperlapses taken from a drone can give you a view of a city with the life contained within it that you just can't seen any other way, moving from one end of the city to another.
After Effects Templates
Making your own complex animations within After Effects takes a lot of skill and time, so one of the best ways to inject some pizazz into your video is with pre-built After Effects templates.
The versatility and variety of After Effects templates available is mind-boggling. Templates such as this can cover a huge range of use cases, from animated logos and titles to call-outs, lower thirds to general animated typography in a vast number of different styles.
Given how long it can take to create these elements from scratch, purchasing pre-built ones from a stock footage library that can be custom-tailored to your own use saves a considerable amount of time and money.
Need some great looking callouts? Stock templates could be your answer.
Premiere Pro Templates
If you are more familiar with Premiere Pro than After Effects, you can import template files straight into Premiere Pro, making adding high quality, animated titles, overlays, and call-outs a breeze.
Sometimes it is faster and more practical to import templates directly into Premiere Pro. Of course, you'll need After Effects installed onto your machine, even if it is just the trial version, but once you have done this, you'll be able to import and edit MGRT files straight into Premiere.
You'll then have an incredible number of templates to choose from, including brand new transitions and camera effects.
As you can see, many of the most popular stock footage trends are also some of the most practical and beneficial to video production. Choosing the right stock shot or template can save you time, stress, and money.
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