As video makers, the use of stock footage can be seen as a more cost effective way to get a scene, rather than actually going out and having to shoot the needed scene yourself. Not all of us can go film some gritty scenes in Time Square, but we can buy some to use online at various stock images and stock video sites. One of which I thought that you should all check for yourselves, is Shutterstock.com

Not only can you download clips in a variety of formats; (including everything from DVCam to BetacamSP to HDCam) you can also make money on the site by selling stock footage. Shutterstock offers 3 different ways to make money on the site, the first is to sell your stock footage, the second way is to refer stock buyers and the third is to refer other submitters. But don’t take my word for it go check it out for yourself.