Orca Collection now available at OceanFootage

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Apr

8

Experience the wild Orca in the new Orca Collection now available at OceanFootage. From Arctic to Antarctic seas, Orcas are the largest of the highly intelligent oceanic dolphin family, known to hone their predation techniques and vocalizations to best suit their particular environments. From their strategic maneuvering among the icebergs of Antarctica, to dramatic breach displays in the bays of Alaska, to sophisticated feeding techniques off the coast of Patagonia, these remarkable Orca behaviors are now available at OceanFootage.

Footage Search Focuses on Action with the Launch of AdventureFootage

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Nov

13


Stock footage innovator Footage Search, the umbrella corporation of the successful OceanFootage and NatureFootage domains, breaks new ground today by announcing the launch of AdventureFootage, a comprehensive collection of action, adventure, and outdoor sports HD stock footage. The website offerings include an infusion of never-before released action sports and adventure footage submitted by its’ exclusive partner, Wink Inc., of Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado.

The AdventureFootage stock footage collection offers a unique blend of extreme, professional, and cross-cultural recreational activities that span the globe. The website launch begins with more than 15,000 clips online and will grow steadily with new submissions.

The offering consists of the Wink, Inc. stock footage collection, which includes thousands of hours of HD action sports footage from over 15 years of travel and assignment work. Wink, Inc. owns one of the largest stock footage action-sport collections that is independent from any major network.

“We are excited to work with Footage Search on this new endeavor, as their technology will provide the best possible on-line home for our library. We have traveled the world collecting true High Definition footage and now the best of the best will be easily searchable and ready for the market,” said Jason Winkler, president of Wink, Inc.

AdventureFootage includes the Wink, Inc. collection and those of other similar-themed stock footage providers.

“Footage Search is embarking on an exhilarating ride with AdventureFootage,” commented CEO Dan Baron. “We are excited to offer our clients a contemporary source for quality HD action sports and outdoor adventure footage.”

The exhilarating new collection promises unique footage of daredevil action sports, including: heli-skiing, snowboarding, B.A.S.E. jumping, surfing, Freestyle Motocross (FMX), BMX, kayaking and many others. The collection features extreme sports video of all types and adventure travel footage from the far corners of the globe.

“This is only the beginning of what is already proving to be a tremendous new stock footage service,” Baron added.

Footage Search Inc., founded in 2002, is the leader in nature, wildlife and adventure stock footage, supplying premium content to production houses worldwide through the OceanFootage, NatureFootage, and AdventureFootage web sites. OceanFootage is the largest online collection of ocean stock footage in the world, representing over 250 leading cinematographers worldwide. NatureFootage is a comprehensive collection covering all aspects of the natural world. AdventureFootage now offers complimentary content of people and their adventurous activities.

Footage Search is also a leading innovator in media management and distribution technology design and implementation. Footage Search offers stock footage suppliers custom-branded stock footage web sites with the online technology for stock footage asset management, research and licensing.

For more information about Footage Search, images, interviews, or additional background information, please contact Donna Kaufman at 1-831-375-2313.

Footage Search and the Blue Ocean Film Festival

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Aug

24

The BLUE Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit starts tomorrow. This one-of-a-kind incredible industry event is now located in our home town of Monterey, California. Monterey is a world-renowned location for seminal undertakings that have forever changed the face of marine science, technology, education and conservation.

Join hundreds of the world’s top industry professionals for an empowering 6-day conference focused on ocean filmmaking, underwater photography, marine research, exploration and conservation. 60+ finalist films will be screened during the festival, which will be held from August 24-29, 2010.

Footage Search is once again a proud sponsor of BLUE.

Feeding Frenzy!

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Jul

12

View the spectacular Feeding Frenzy Collection in stunning HD, now available at OceanFootage.

Feeding Frenzy Video from Oceanfootage Seasonally around the world, oceanic baitball activity attracts a spectacular range of species. From dolphins and sharks, to sea lions, whales and seabirds, hundreds of animals converge on a single baitball to join in an astounding feeding frenzy. View schools of sardines, anchovies, and other baitfish performing energetic and evasive maneuvers. Watch as marlin slice through fleeing schools of sardines, and Bryde’s whales emerge from the depths to swallow hundreds of baitfish whole, while gannets plunge through the ocean surface from the skies above.
Dive in now to OceanFootage!

Volunteers race to save a entire generation of turtles from the Gulf Coast Oil Spill

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Jul

1

Almost 70,000 eggs will be carefully dug up and relocated to beaches on Florida’s Atlantic Coast. The turtles most at risk include loggerheads, Kemp’s ridley, green, and leatherback sea turtles. Many scientists agree that if the eggs are not moved, a generation of turtles could die. Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman, Bonnie Strawser said, “We believe any hatchlings that would crawl into the Gulf Coast at this point, would not survive.” For more on this story go to: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/volunteers-rush-move-turtle-eggs-gulf-atlantic/story?id=11053787

To see video of endangered turtles, go to: http://www.oceanfootage.com/stockfootage/Sea_Turtle

Studies show whales are capable of culture, self awareness, and human-like suffering

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Jul

1

These sentient findings could bring a new debate to the table at International Whaling Commission meetings.  For more about this story, go to: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/7841882/Whales-can-feel-and-suffer-as-humans-do.html

To see video of whales in all their glory, go to: http://www.oceanfootage.com/stock_footage/whale_footage.htm

Sharks smell in stereo

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Jun

21

The mystery of why sharks can smell a drop of blood a quarter mile away has been solved. Research shows shark noses use ’smell stereo’ to detect tiny half-second delays in the time that odors take to reach each nostril. This time lag makes it possible for sharks to hone in on their prey by turning to which ever side picked up the scent first.

For more about smell stereo, go to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1285652/Mystery-sharks-astonishing-sense-smell-solved.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

To see video of sharks using their noses, go to: http://www.oceanfootage.com/stockfootage/Shark_Feed

Extinction now threatens over 60% of the world’s penguins

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Jun

15

Many factors have helped put 60% of the world’s 18 species of penguin on the endangered species list. Climate change and habitat destruction are some of the significant threats, but the biggest threat to penguin survival is industrialized fishing. To learn more, go to: http://bit.ly/daGEhC To see penguin videos, go to: http://www.oceanfootage.com/stockfootage/Penguin

Congratulations to Hawaii for stepping up to outlaw shark finning

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Jun

8

Hawaii becomes the first state (hopefully, the first of 50) to officially outlaw the possession of shark fins. 32% of open ocean shark species are in danger of extinction due to overfishing of sharks, primarily for the delicacy, “shark fin soup”. To read the entire story, go to: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1992876,00.html

To see videos that should inspire other states/nations to follow, go to: http://www.oceanfootage.com/stockfootage/Shark_Finning

June 8th is World Oceans Day!

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Jun

8

Recognized by the United Nations, World Oceans Day presents individuals across the globe with an opportunity to reflect on the ocean’s importance, take time to do something good for our planet, and learn how to take action to protect the oceans in our daily lives.

The oceans are home to some of the world’s most delicate and beautiful ecosystems. Some habitats maintain the elements of a thriving marine community, while others show the ravaging effects of invasive species, pollution, overfishing and other human-induced impacts.

Explore the world’s oceans, from breathtaking beauty to deplorable devastation, in the Ocean Habitats and Ocean Issues stock footage collections.

To learn how to participate in events near you like “Turn the Tide for Turtles” and “Make a Whale of an Effort” for World Oceans Day, visit The Ocean Project events calendar.

Dive in now!