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Marty Hudzik · November 7th, 2011, 02:20 PM

I am looking for some clips to complete a portion of a brief intro to a documentary that are historic/comical in nature. I am sure they are out there but hours of searching the web has turend up nothing but a migraine. Here are the type of clips I am looking for, preferably 1930s and older:

Piano movers moving a piano (used as a metaphor for modern logistics)
Scientist at a blackboard sketching formulas (used as metaphor for complex)
Old fashioned phone operators at switchboard (as metaphor for bad communications)

These can look very aged and dated....even a bit comical....like a silent movie if need be.

There is more but these would be a good start. Any ideas? I am in a bind and the alternative is to recreate these scenarios in modern times and try to make it look aged, which I would like to avoid.

Thanks.

Adam Gold · November 8th, 2011, 12:55 PM

You've tried Getty and Corbis and all the usual stock footage houses? These images are extremely common (or at least feel extremely familiar, almost to the point of being cliche; something to think about) and should be a two-second Google search.

I think the most famous piano-moving footage was from the classic Laurel & Hardy short, which if I recall correctly may have been called "The Music Box." But even if that title is incorrect, a search for Laurel & Hardy Piano will likely turn it up. Whether you can get the rights is another story.

I can't believe the other shots don't come up instantly in a search if you use the right terms.

Joe Cronin · November 8th, 2011, 02:26 PM

Try these guys....

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Vishal Jadhav · November 10th, 2011, 12:09 AM

Try this and it may help

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vishal

November 7th, 2011, 02:20 PM	#1
Marty Hudzik Trustee Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 1,771	need historic old footage site I am looking for some clips to complete a portion of a brief intro to a documentary that are historic/comical in nature. I am sure they are out there but hours of searching the web has turend up nothing but a migraine. Here are the type of clips I am looking for, preferably 1930s and older: Piano movers moving a piano (used as a metaphor for modern logistics) Scientist at a blackboard sketching formulas (used as metaphor for complex) Old fashioned phone operators at switchboard (as metaphor for bad communications) These can look very aged and dated....even a bit comical....like a silent movie if need be. There is more but these would be a good start. Any ideas? I am in a bind and the alternative is to recreate these scenarios in modern times and try to make it look aged, which I would like to avoid. Thanks.

November 8th, 2011, 12:55 PM	#2
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Re: need historic old footage site You've tried Getty and Corbis and all the usual stock footage houses? These images are extremely common (or at least feel extremely familiar, almost to the point of being cliche; something to think about) and should be a two-second Google search. I think the most famous piano-moving footage was from the classic Laurel & Hardy short, which if I recall correctly may have been called "The Music Box." But even if that title is incorrect, a search for Laurel & Hardy Piano will likely turn it up. Whether you can get the rights is another story. I can't believe the other shots don't come up instantly in a search if you use the right terms. __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error." Last edited by Adam Gold; November 8th, 2011 at 03:27 PM.

November 8th, 2011, 02:26 PM	#3
Joe Cronin New Boot Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Rafael, California Posts: 13	Re: need historic old footage site Try these guys.... Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

November 10th, 2011, 12:09 AM	#4
Vishal Jadhav Major Player Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pune, Mah , India Posts: 445	Re: need historic old footage site Try this and it may help Footage.net - The Stock Footage Search Engine vishal