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Creative Brief: Essential Businesses

Keyword Code: ESSENTIALBIZP5BRIEF

Once COVID-19 restrictions and shelter-at-home orders started to be implemented worldwide, businesses started to shut down literally overnight. But some essential businesses could not shut down, despite the inherent risks involved with operating during a global pandemic. This is a chance to highlight the people and businesses who are still out there working, even when they may not want to, can’t afford not to, or are providing something important we all need during these times.

Shot List Thought Starters:

  • Businesses operating at any capacity with patrons and customers at the business
  • People with masks/protective equipment waiting in line, shopping, and eating at restaurants
  • Portraits of essential workers wearing masks/protective equipment, and/or social distancing
  • Controversial businesses that may not be truly “essential” (liquor stores, casinos, etc)
  • Shots of empty/closed/shuttered businesses that aren’t considered “essential”
  • POV Shots from essential workers’ perspective, interacting with people in need

 

Suggested Keywords: Fome cooking, kitchen, food, healthy lifestyle, nutrition, meal preparation, baking, independence, modern cook,
self-sufficient, life skill

Typical Users: For example, the food industry, lifestyle brands, ad agencies, media companies, social media companies, etc..

Sanitation Worker Throwing Garbage Bags Into Truck Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic by Stockelements

Pro-Tip: First of all, the biggest thing here is to stay safe and healthy when making this content, and don’t shoot with more people than what your government or public health agencies recommend. Secondly, do your best to cast real-looking talent with real skills to get authentic content. Also, please be conscious of logos and other intellectual property as well.

Casting Considerations:  Race and gender diversity, authenticity with talent and imagery. Accept the challenge to subtract artificiality from your setups. In other words, keep it REAL. These things will play an important role in the success of your shoot.

Location Diversity: restaurants, delivery locations, inside essential business vehicles, city streets, suburban neighbourhoods, even online shopping interfaces,…

Key Worker Delivering Takeaway During Quarantine by PandaStock

Before You Shoot:

  • Firstly, please check what content already exists in the Pond5 marketplace
  • Also, think about a visual approach that will result in new and fresh footage
  • Remember that each shot must communicate a clear message

Submission Checklist:

  • Remember to tag your clips with the keyword code: ESSENTIALBIZP5BRIEF
  • Have all property and model releases filled out and submitted
  • Furthermore, no logos or brands may be visible in any of the clips
  • Don’t forget to add any applicable conceptual keywords to the clips

Top image: Woman Chef In Protective Face Mask Prepare Food In The Kitchen Of A Restaurant by herraez

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Buyer Requests – American Cuisine,UK & EU Aerial Shots, Back to School In the Time of Covid

  • Buyer Requests

    Buyer Requests

    Buyer Requests is a monthly guide to the most requested content from real clients.
    Get inspired and increase the sales potential of your portfolio.

Most Wanted in August

Although August is the last summer month on the calendar, the hot weather shows no signs of saying goodbye yet. If you’re wondering what content is in demand besides vacation shots, then put the cocktail down, get your camera ready and take a look at our list of this month‘s most requested themes. Once you’ve completed your work, apply a unique code to your keyword tags when you upload. As a result, we’ll be able to identify your content.

Traditional American Cuisine

Traditional American Cuisine

USE THIS KEYWORD: BRAMERICANCUISINE2020
Does the thought of crispy grilled bacon, fresh-sliced lettuce and juicy meat in a toasted bun leave you speechless? American cuisine reflects the history of the US, blending the culinary contributions of people from around the globe. American food definitely isn‘t just hot dogs and hamburgers. In fact, many regional cuisines have a deeply-rooted ethnic heritage. Have you ever tried Cajun food, Louisiana Creole or Pennsylvania Dutch? We‘re looking for shots of American food this month. Clients have asked for commercial shots of “American BBQ” or “American regional foods”.

Pro Tip: Please be mindful of logos or brands – none of them may be visible in any clip. Also, please have all property and model releases filled out and submitted

Shot List Thought Starters

  • Commercial clips of families enjoying BBQ
  • Close-ups of traditional/mainstream American food
  • Slow-motion shots on the isolated background (rotisserie, charcoal grill, mac and cheese, chicken wings)
  • POV shots of cooking, baking, and plating/serving food
  • “Cooking show”-looking shots
  • People eating traditional American dishes
  • Uncommon regional food

Suggested Keywords

Rotisserie, charcoal grill, ribs, mac and cheese, chicken wings, Cajun, Louisiana Creole, Pennsylvania Dutch, Tlingit, Soul food, etc..

Target Group

Ad agencies, cooking shows, lifestyle brands, bloggers and influencers.

UK & EU Aerial Shots

UK & EU Aerial Shots

USE THIS KEYWORD: BRUKEUAERIAL2020
Clients in the UK and EU love our aerials, but they would like to see a larger number of aerial shots from not just major European cities like Paris and London, but smaller towns and villages as well. Since production companies are unable to go out on regular shoots because of the ongoing pandemic, they are relying on stock content more and more for their shows.

Shot List Thought Starters

  • Aerial shots of London suburbs and seaside towns
  • Highland towns in Scotland.
  • Aerial shots of nature typical for the UK
  • Aerial shots of UK villages
  • Aerial shots of Alpine towns and villages
  • Aerials of nature specific for EU countries
  • More remote locations if possible

Suggested Keywords

Aerial, village, town, UK aerial, European aerial, EU aerial, etc..

Target Group

Production companies, documentary companies as well as TV/film distribution companies.

Back to School In the Time of Covid

Back to School In the Time of Covid

USE THIS KEYWORD: BRBACKTOSCHOOLCOVID2020
The upcoming school year will be unlike any other, and clients have requested clips that show a return to school after the summer break with a COVID focus. Many students will be learning remotely/online for the foreseeable future, so it will be important to have content on the site that shows this.

Shot List Thought Starters

  • Students of all ages on laptops and tablets
  • Students in a classroom setting at home
  • Children with their parents teaching lessons
  • Teachers giving instructions and lesson plans from home studio/camera/tablet setup
  • Children doing their homework online or with an online assistance

Suggested Keywords

Remote learning, home school, remote classroom, online instruction, homeschooling, etc..

Target Group

Ad agencies, corporations, government and educational institutions.

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Music Briefs: French House, Western Vistas and Two Different Versions of the Same Song!

This month we’re looking for French House, western vistas and two different versions of the same song.

Once you’ve completed your work, apply a unique code to each track – just add the code (provided in each brief) to your keyword tags when you upload. As a result, we’ll know which genre you’ve been focusing on.

If you have any questions or comments about any of these briefs, please email Pond5’s Director of Audio Collections, Mike Pace, at mike@pond5.com.

French House

Keep the party going one more time with that non-stop four-on-the-floor beat, melodic (and legal!) vocal samples, and envelope filters galore.

  • KEYWORD CODE: FRENCHHOUSEAUG20
  • SUGGESTED KEYWORDS: house, beat, sample, dance, French house, envelope filter, EDM

 

Western Vistas

We’re calling for attempts to capture the sound of big sky, endless vistas, native mysticism and the Promise of the West.

  • KEYWORD CODE: WESTERNAUG20
  • SUGGESTED KEYWORDS: western, the west, vista, native american, epic, american

 

Same Tune, Different Moods

A client recently came to us with an odd request: multiple moods for the same melody (for example, an “upbeat” and “melancholy” version of the same underlying music). I thought this would be a cool experiment for the artist community to try: take a song and create two different versions (optimistic/contemplative, upbeat/slow, light/heavy, etc). Moreover, be sure to differentiate the moods in your titles (“I Love You” – Light Version, “I Love You” – Heavy Version)

  • KEYWORD CODE: TUNEMOODSAUG20
  • SUGGESTED KEYWORDS: Describing the mood

 

Don’t Forget:

Take advantage of the 50-keyword limit and add both broad and specific keywords. On the other hand, do not use recognizable band or artist names, please!

We also encourage you to submit separate :15 and :30 versions of these tracks for social-media use.

Moreover, please note you can apply tags to existing tracks in your portfolio.

Top image: Acoustic Guitar Player On The Street Of Alfama In Lisbon, Portugal by Sopotnicki

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Content in the Wild: July

Calm, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, To Be of Service

Content in the Wild is a new, recurring series about you – your success, your talent and your hard work. In each instalment, we’ll reveal three high-profile projects that are using Pond5 media. All deals were facilitated through the work of the Pond5 Creative Partner Team. Prepare to be inspired because this is where your work ends up!

  • Calm

    Sound familiar? If you are one of the 40 million people using Calm every night to relax before going to sleep, then you are listening to your fellow Pond5 contributors’ work! This popular app for sleep, meditation and relaxation, with over 700,000 5-star reviews, features more than 170 music tracks and SFX created by Pond5 artists.

    Calm, a billion-dollar software company based in San Francisco, has been licensing both music and SFX from Pond5 since 2017 to fuel their popular meditation app. In October 2019 Pond5 and Calm partnered closely over a 4-month period to upgrade their content set in order to reflect the increase in popularity of their service. Calm is now serving over 40 million users with mediation services powered by Pond5 content.

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  • P5 Commentary

    “The Calm company reached out to Pond5 to partner in using our content for their award-winning app. After working closely with their team through a 4-month process examining all technical requirements and gauging the distribution level, we were able to confirm their content & licensing needs.
    It was great to start working with Calm at the very beginning of the company’s need for stock media, before the app’s present popularity, and to be able to help scale and transform it to its current level!”
    See more on: https://www.calm.com

    Justine
    Pond5 Creative Partner

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  • The Walking Dead – THE WORLD BEYOND

    The zombies are coming! We‘re proud to announce that Pond5 content will be featured in the brand new Walking Dead series that is going to air on AMC later this year. You‘ll be able to spot Pond5 clips in 5 episodes of this two-season TV show.

    The Walking Dead: World Beyond is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic horror drama series created by Scott M. Gimple and Matthew Negrete. It‘s a spin-off series to The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same name. The series will consist of two 10-episode seasons.

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  • P5 Commentary

    “I truly enjoyed working with the team, it took some time to get a name for the project, but once they confirmed, I was excited as I’ve read a lot of the Walking Dead comic books. I hope this show will become something great, not only as a fan of the IP, but as someone who was able to help through Pond5’s great content.”
    See more on: https://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead-world-beyond

    Christley
    Pond5 Creative Partner

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  • To Be of Service

    To Be of Service is a feature-length documentary film about war veterans suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and the impeccably trained service dogs they’re paired with to help them regain their lives. These veterans’ experiences returning home are often characterized by depression and a disconnect from the world they once inhabited. They struggle to return to civilian normality, whether it is a job or reunion with their families and old friends. The dogs bring independence and a feeling of safety along with a new measure of happiness and hope to these brave warriors we sent into the maw of war.

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  • P5 Commentary

    “We are always grateful to have opportunities to help fully realize projects of this scope and impact. The importance of this film to veterans, and to society at large, cannot be overstated.”
    See more on: https://www.tobeofservicefilm.com

    Tim
    Creative Partner

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