Production and Copyright Resources

New Media Rights has good online guides
https://www.newmediarights. org/frequently_asked_ questions_about_copyright_law_ book
https://www.newmediarights. org/fairuse/

Internet Archive – Tons of public domain/creative commons media archives.

New Media Rights – Legal and How-to Guides for Independent Creators, Internet Users, nonprofits, and small businesses

Free Music Archive – A good place to find music you can use in video projects.

Creative Commons – Learn more about Creative Commons licenses and share your media with the world!

Free Sound – User generated creative commons sound effects.

Image Copyright – American Society of Media Photographers Copyright guidelines.

Audio Jungle – A great space to find audio and adobe after effects templates.

ScreenWriters Resource – A great space to find support for writing a Script.

Filmmaking Lifestyle- Business & Success For the Working Filmmaker & Videographer

Helpful Applications:

VLC – Open Source media player. Play almost any type of video file on your PC.

Audacity – Open Source audio editor.

DVD Flick – Burn almost any video file to a regular DVD for a DVD player.

HandBrake – Open Source DVD ripper and transcoder.

Clip Converter – A fantastic resource for downloading and converting clips.

DVD Shrink – Open Source DVD ripper.

Media Links:

ACM – Alliance for Community Media.

NATOA – National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.