BBC Motion Gallery is a collection of over 30,000 clips spanning 70 years available as downloads. Users can search, download, edit, and use footage in showreels, resumes, and competition entries.
Content description
BBC Motion Gallery is a collection of over 30,000 clips spanning 70 years available as downloads.
In addition to the BBC's collection of clips, this resource makes material available from the following archives:
- ABC (Australian Broadcasting Company)
- CBS News
- CCTV (China Central Television)
- Huntley film archive
- Hy Gardner (American interviews from 1950 - 1970)
- Index Stockshots Core Collection
- Japan Broadcasting Corporation
- Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan)
- Nugus / Martin (history from 1896)
- Rapido (music)
- Ripcurl (surfing and lifestyle)
- Save Our Seas (HD footage of the ocean)
- The Princes Trust
- The Urban Freestyler (football skills)
Main subject areas
The main subject areas for this resource are news, sport, history, lifestyle, travel, science and technology, and the natural world.
Academic level
This resource is suitable for A-level, vocational, undergraduate, and postgraduate students.
Date range
Huntley film archive: 1890 to present.
BBC film archive: 1930 to present.
Updates
Content is updated weekly with around 250 new clips.
Publisher's selection policy
There are no comparable resources.
Cost
Notes
Year 1 runs from 1 November 2007 - 31 October 2008.
Year 2 runs from 1 November 2008 - 31 October 2009.
Year 3 runs from 1 November 2009 - 31 October 2010.
All prices are exclusive of VAT
How does JISC Banding and Charging work?
Subscription
Our subscription page has instructions for subscribing to this resource.
This agreement is for three years starting from 1 November 2007. Institutions can subscribe at any time, but will be committed until the end of the agreement.
Additional Authorised User Initiative
BBC Motion Gallery has agreed to extend access to additional authorised users. If you want to participate, print the appropriate licence, complete Schedule 2, and return it to the publisher. Contact details are provided on the licence.
- Additional authorised user licence for educational use: this licence will enable institutions, for an additional fee, to provide access to defined user groups at partner organisations for educational purposes only. The partner organisation may be within the UK or overseas.
- Additional authorised user licence for commercial use: this licence will enable institutions, for an additional fee, to provide access to defined users in small and medium sized enterprises funded by or affiliated to a university for the purposes of commercial research and development.
Functionality and standards compliance
Metadata standards
This resource complies with Dublin Core metadata standards
Search options
Users can search by simple search and by keyword under the following categories:
- subject: noun, adjective, verb, and location
- technical: footage colour, featured colour, closeup, and aspect ratio
- concept: conceptual information eg 'future', 'exploration'
Post-search options
Users can download and save clips.
Authentication
IP Range, and via the UK Access Management Federation
Library support information