join Our Stock Creator Community
Grow your portfolio by contributing new or existing stock videos of Black people, culture, and activities. Create and earn commissions when your stock videos are downloaded or purchased! All backgrounds are welcome to apply. Release forms are required for all submitted stock content.
1. Decide which Stock Creator type fits your workflow
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Content Creators, Vloggers, & Models
UGC & Short-Form Stock Videos
Film yourself, family, and friends with simple stock video creation tools like a smartphone, vlogging camera, or GoPro. Monetize your short-form lifestyle video clips of everyday experiences and elevate Black stories.
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Videographers, Filmmakers & Freelancers
Creative & Cinematic Stock Videos
Looking for new ways to monetize your creative skills and build your portfolio? Stand out from the crowd by creating cinematic stock videos of Black people that amplify Black representation in front of and behind the camera.
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Video Production & Media companies
Commercial & Production Grade Stock Videos
Create new professional stock videos or repurpose your content from past work, spec ads, test shots, and creative collaborations. Monetize your pipeline and trailblaze a new era of Black representation in stock videos.
2. learn your stock content monetization paths
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Subscription content
If you add your stock videos to this content bucket, your stock content will only be available to download by customers who pay a monthly subscription fee. The more customers download your content, the more you'll earn. Ideal for stock creators who can strike a balance between quality, quantity, and speed.
Compensation Model:
HD: Earn $0.10 per download
4K: Earn $0.15 per download
Eligible For Payout Upon $25 or Higher
Example Scenario:
10 customers x 4 HD videos x $0.10/download = $4
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Pay-per-clip content
If you add your stock videos to the "pay-per-clip" bucket, customers can only download your stock videos after purchasing on a pay-per-clip basis. Ideal for creators who have bigger production workflows and want to sell more premium-styled content with a focus on creative quality over quantity.
Compensation Model:
HD: Earn 40% commission per sale
4K: Earn 40% commission per sale
Automatic Payout via Stripe
Example Scenario:
1 customer x $10/HD video x 40% commission = $4
Use both monetization paths to maximize your earnings.
3. know how you Benefit
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1. You Own Your Rights
Your stock video copyrights are completely yours to keep. This program is non-exclusive, so you always retain creative ownership of your content.
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2. Income Opportunities
Discover a new revenue stream in the stock content licensing industry. Monetize your content on Subscriptions, Pay-Per-Clip, or utilize both. All payouts are via Stripe.
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3. Auto-Transcoding
Create your storylines, add metadata, and then upload release forms. Batch upload HD/4K content right from your dashboard and submit it for approval.
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4. Amplify Black Culture
Your participation is directly increasing the access, visibility, and creative equity of Black representation on camera and behind the camera for everyone.
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5. Share a Larger Story
Your work is not limited to just one stock video. Guide the narrative from multiple angles and shots to tell a larger storyline and increase your earnings potential.
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6. Collective Community
Learn, grow, and connect with other stock creators across the globe. Let’s create history together through our growing community of video creators.
Your Profile.
Your Stories.
As a Stock Creator, you'll have a unique profile featuring your stock videos for the world to see. Showcase and share your portfolio that amplifies Black representation in front of and behind the camera!
stock video styles
UGC & Short-Form Stock Videos
4K Mobile Phones
4K Go-Pro Style Cameras
Creative & Cinematic Stock Videos
Mid-Pro DSLR Cameras
Mid-Pro Mirrorless Cameras
production grade stock videos
Pro Cinema Cameras
Mid-Large Sensor Cameras
amplify our diversity movement.
showcase your Stock Videos By Skin Tones.
From Culture To Content ™
Black Stock Footage
From Culture To Content ™ Black Stock Footage
view the world from our lens
Black Stock Footage is a bold social movement. A fusion of creativity, culture, and innovation. Our art is leveling the playing field by amplifying more authentic cultural narratives, dispelling biases, and breathing new life into everyday Black experiences via our stock video platform.
As a collective curator of Black culture, we promise to continue trailblazing with empathy, love, and compassion to make stock content of Black representation more visible, accessible, and equitable for our growing community of video creators like you.
- Imani Lee, Founder & CEO
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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All backgrounds are welcome to apply. While we encourage Black video contributors to sign up to strengthen the Black talent pipeline in front of and behind the camera, we recognize the importance of different ethnicities and races monetizing their work. We encourage qualified stock creators to monetize their skills and amplify Black representation on our stock video platform.
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Content in Subscription Bucket:
You'll be eligible to manually request a payout when you reach a minimum of $25 or we'll manually payout via Stripe at the beginning of every month once you've reached the minimum.
Content in Pay-Per-Clip Bucket:
You'll be paid out automatically via Stripe once a customer purchases stock videos in this tier.
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No, we only sell your stock content on our stock video platform. You can delete your content from our platform at any time. You own all of your copyrights.
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Black Stock Footage strives to give creative equity to Black representation. Our creative equity pledge encourages video contributors to submit content that has at least 50% Black representation in it unless there is a creative reason behind it.
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No, all stock videos must be submitted with a proper release form. If you have content that is not released, please reach out to us and we'll send you our standard model and property release forms. If you submit content for review that does not have a proper release form, we will reject it and ask you to resubmit with proper release forms.
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No, you can not submit any AI generated stock videos at this time. We currently pride our platform on having real authentic people in front of and behind the camera.
If you submit AI-generated content, it will be rejected. If AI-generated content is missed by our content moderators and we find it, it will be deleted and you will be notified.