BlackBox Beginners Guide - How to Sell Stock Footage
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- What to shoot for Stock Footage? • How to SELL STOCK FOOT...
2:18 - The BlackBox Dashboard
6:55 - How to Edit Stock Footage
12:23 - Uploading Footage to BlackBox
14:55 - Curating Footage on BlackBox
21:27 - Sharing Footage on Blackbox
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I wish you would do an updated video with all the new BlackBox rules, site layout, etc. I’m not sure whether to upload 4K 120fps, or if I should slow the footage down, as I do believe BB no longer wants us uploading repeat content in different formats. An updated BB guide would be super appreciated. Brilliant work though mate, keep it up. Cheers!
You have helped me a lot over the years. I am averaging over $1000 a month now on stock media. It also started a UA-cam channel about creating stock video. Thanks for the endless supply of ideas and encouragement.
Dude, literally my camera is about to get here through UPS in about an hour or so and your tutorials are very inspirational! I got a Cannon M6 mark ii! I will use your link whenever I get a chance to sign up for Blackbox!
It’s been a year, how did it go?
@@Thekoffrekup i ask you the same ?
Not sure what Black Box would do without your video. Nice and clear. I never could have gotten started if I had to depend on the written instructions those guys provide
What a treat Jeven this is probably the most specific & informative vid on BlackBox available to date - That is until you make another - Thx a million!
Thanks!! I actually put this with other info into a free course structure. www.udemy.com/how-to-make-money-selling-stock-footage/
Jeven, that was amazing! so well explained. I'm new to BB and have a MOUNTAIN of hard drives containing some great footage and I discovered BB through watching another video of yours. It's a no brainer to fill in my gaps between film jobs uploading stuff to BB. You have done me a great service. And others for sure. Thanks Camp
Jeven, dank u wel. Deze duidelijke informatie maakt veel duidelijk om aan de slag te gaan met mijn beeldmateriaal.
Thanks Jeven
I just uploaded my first ever stock footage clip. I then came up with a company name I'm happy with.
In anticipation of rolling in the dough, I told my boss to shove it.
In all honesty, I don't anticipate making even a dime, but this gives my hobby a target, which makes it more interesting for me.
Great job, Jeven! Very thorough. I'm a metadata curator so I love that you went into detail about sharing information about the shoot when collaborating! Wouldn't want to miss out on valuable keywords :)
Super important to keyword with everything that makes sense for the footage.
Are you still a curator? Would love to e-mail you and see if we can collaborate? :)
@@linuskarlsson9449 Hey Linus! I'm taking the summer off to spend time with family but I'd be happy to connect you with some quality curators in the BlackBox Facebook group who have taken my keywording best practices course!
@@VictoriaLaurenSmith Would love that! I send you an e-mail with my contact info! ;)
FANTASTIC VIDEO! This is probably the most comprehensive and straight-forward video I've ever seen on any subject. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together!
Thanks for the video, super informative and clear. I also got to say I like your positive attitude. Reading through some of the comments there appears to be some crusty people yet you seem to respond to most with a positive answer. Cheers
Just registered for BlackBox using your referral link/code. Thank you for this fantastic intro guide to BlackBox and your other videos on stock footage. Enjoying your channel - Thanks!
Awesome! Thank You!!
Hi Twomey, do you still using BlackBox? Recommend?
This was incredibly helpful! I’m familiar with FTP clients and uploading to places like Getty and Pond5 but BB need more clarification to upload. Thank you for explaining the Editorial option! I had no idea what that was for and checked it anyway. Great content and video! I’ll be sharing this with friends that I know have stock footage!
Awesome! Heres my full free course on the topic: www.udemy.com/how-to-make-money-selling-stock-footage/
Could it be better to just upload to Getty, Pond5, shutterstock, etc, rather than to this middle man?
Man thanks for this, I've got so many unused timelapses on my hard drives. I'm gonna put them to good use!
I’m the same... And some of them are from some really sexy places I’ve traveled to on my travel UA-cam channel. It’s interesting to think about how I can monetize the work I’m already doing in other ways
It's been year. How has it gone? Fruitful? I'm looking into doing same.
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Thanks for this guide mate!
hey can someone explain the reason behind the model/property release form? Is it essential?
One of the first Blackbox tutorial. Great work, helped me a lot👍
Awesome! Check out my full free course I created for BlackBox: www.udemy.com/how-to-make-money-selling-stock-footage/
Hey there, Jeven. Sincerest thanks to you for teaching us how to use BlackBox. I certainly got many things about it. I'm a starter on UA-cam and have been following you here. I got a lot of awesome tips from you. Thanks for the value, Man. Maraming salamat!
This video is so helpful! THANK YOU JEVEN! Keep up the good work.
Awesome video...very thorough and in-depth. Thanks for creating this!
Great Video, thank you. This is exactly what I needed to understand how to get my clips online. Appreciated!
Awesome!
Very clearly explained! Thanks man
"Because one of the hardest things in stock is just dealing with the upload." Oh... as opposed to say, I don't know... shooting world class footage? Yeah, that line there confirmed this is a promo for BlackBox. I was hoping for something objective. It's getting tougher and tougher to find genuine, objective content on YT these days that isn't skewed by commissions. :(
PJ ski black box takes 15% cut weather you find their service through a UA-cam or just on your own, so it’s not hurting anyone to give someone the 1% finders fee. (Then black box takes 14%) so it’s not a big deal giving back a tiny bit to someone who’s providing valuable info.
Great video! Thank you so much for this tutorial. Uploading my first stock clips ever! I love the Black Box model :)
Excellent information, easy to understand! Helped me a lot...
When do you need a property release??
Didn’t even know about black box. I am gonna use your link when I actually sign up. Sounds so cool
Thank you Jeven, very nice tutorial for set up, editing and using BB. They're going to be buried with new subscriber in no time flat, thanks again for the great overview and tutorial!
Here's a free course I did that goes into more detail than this video :) www.udemy.com/how-to-make-money-selling-stock-footage/
Jeven Dovey Thanks do much Jeven!
You are awesome mate! Keep up the good work!
Thank You!!!
Thanks Jeven for your videos. I also watched starting your UA-cam channel and it has inspired me!
Not going to read other comments but I hope that say thank you. This was great.
Valuable process description. Your class must be really much more advanced, beyond the basics. 👍
Great video man, very helpful!
Thanks, Jeven. I started at the beginning of June and have three of the six I submitted so far Online. Thanks for this as it is nice to see it done. All is well.
Awesome!
@@JevenDovey is it free to use??
Hi Stan, do you still use BlackBox? Recommend?
Thanks for the complete information
Very helpful. I'll definitely file this for a reference! Now, all I have to do is start shooting footage that's worthy of being sold, which is harder than I realized! ;-)
Thank you so much for this great free course
Thanks for this (and all) informative video. This was very useful and informative. That was a great idea for the topic you came up with, well-executed!
Has ANYONE made any money yet from Blackbox so far?? If so, how much if you don't mind sharing. Also how much cut does Blackbox take, how much does these agencies take? So if a clip sells for $100...how much will we get after they both take their cut? BTW, great video. When I sign up, I will use your link so you get your 1% for helping all of us. You deserve that. Thanks
Yes I was hoping this video answered that question. What percent of the sales do the creators get??
I don't think anyone has made any significant money yet. By the time shutterstock takes its cut, black box takes its cut, I think you are making $23-$25 per clip, from what I can see. These guys putting up the videos, they are getting a small stream of income because of people using their links.
15% Black Box takes
@@ZARCSTUDIO is it free to use???????
Black box takes 15% of net you get from stock agency. Shutter stock, pond5, Video block and Adobe stock all have different % of contribution pay. If you make 100$ sale, Adobe stock will pay you 35$ and BB will take 5.25 of the 35$. You will get 29.5$.
Jeven does a good job of explaining BB. I have been having difficulty getting my curating to work.
could you please explain, what is the moddel release?
Hi Jeven! Great tutorial! I have a question, I'm super nervous about getting subjects in my shot that require model releases or any editorial considerations. Any recommendations to get a full understanding of what not to shoot? Thanks in advance!
Much love! Thanks for creating this video...answered a lot of questions. Thanks Jeven!
Thank you for this video it clear and it helps me a lot. Chears man
I love your explain and re-inspired my dream again . I just bought your online course, i hope i can using Stock Footage to make money for travel anywhere
Awesome! Let me know if you have any questions about stock
To which all agencies the stock footages are delivered?
How can we know the download count of each agency?
What if the numbers shown on black box are altered?
@Mickey Zombish yet to recieve a reply :D
exactly what i wanted to know...
I have my first video "online". How to know which platform it was sent and how do I know how much it was sell for?
Blackbox is a middle man. Why don't you send the image/stock by yourself?
in the BlacBox Member FAQ it says "We have negotiated preferential rates with some of our partner agencies and these increased rates flow through to you. We can't divulge which agencies offer us preferential rates or which agencies your clip has sold through for confidentiality reasons."
I think people have some very unrealistic expectations when it comes to stock video.
Not all stock videos are created equal. Let's say you've uploaded 100 video and all of them are crap. By crap I mean lots of digital noise, bad camera angles, bad colors, repetitive footage and etc. This kind of clips will never see "daylight" in stock video world and will never leave "ready" state in BlackBox. You need to be realistic about your footage and if it's bad just strive to improve it.
Just my 2 cents.
Jeven, thanks for the video.
They'll be rejected if they're shot at bad quality. They wont be stuck in the ready state if they get rejected.
@@JevenDovey is pending review the same as rejected? some of my clips do not leave the pending review state
Qaulity comes through Qauntity. Which is where sales come.
@MP4 you can leave it raw,but if it looks dull to you,you can colour grade it but not too much
recently joined BB. this is some helpful stuff and well explained :)
Cheers, very useful information put forward in a concise and interesting manner, great video
Awesome in depth tutorial man! Followed your link from the Facebook group. Only little correction which you probably know but might help others... is the bit about the ‘ready’ status meaning it’s with the agencies awaiting approval. Apparently if the delete link is still next to it like in the video it’s not yet with the agencies, it’s still awaiting submission by Blackbox to the agencies. When it says ‘ready’ with NO ‘Delete’ link then it’s with the agencies (which is why you can no longer delete it). Look forward to more great videos from you 👍
Thanks!
Awesome breakdown! Thanks, Jeven!!
Check out my full free course: www.udemy.com/how-to-make-money-selling-stock-footage/
WOW. This Video is absolutly genius. Good Explained. 'Thank you so much'. It´s a awesome Plattform. Perfect!
Just so you know. This video got me to subscribe! Thanks a lot
Great video. Thanks Jeven!
Thank you so much for this very informative video!! Just uploaded my first few clips to BlackBox!! :)
Thanks to you Jeven I started making some money from black Box :)
So I was totally high (weed) when I made a vague attempt at understanding everything you eloquently presented. And I'm thinking now should I dig into this packet of chocolate chip cookies or should I just pretend I'm all balls of steel and just look it in the eyes and reject it like a boss. I totally just failed. I promise to watch this when I'm not utterly fucked out of my head LOLOLOLOL weeeeeeeee!
hope you're ok now after 8 months bro
So good! Thanks man!
Great video! I am working on my submission reel, should it have music?
Dear brother I am happy of your video. Creative people need help...thanks
Where do I find what the clips actually sell for so I can see if black box is indeed only taking 15%. Seems I could make more by submitting individually to a few stock sites on my own.
Yes, that's what I'm thinking. Did you try it? Can you confirm?
Thanks for the vid Javen 🙂
first time watching a video from you.. And I love it.. Just subscribed to your channel
Very explicit! Great having you, I'd wanted to register but not carefully gone through the rules but my registration was declined. Is it possible for me to re-register?
Thanks. ❤
Great tutorial! 👍🏻
Thank you! This video was super helpful!
9:48 When you film what should be your target? Do longer clips sell for more or do they sell any better?
Thanks for the tutorial, made everything clear.
Great tutorial, I have just started my account, but it’s so frustrating to see all these comments here saying that their footages are all staying ready for months.
Anyways, thanks for the video, guess I will just keep uploading.
Don't worry so much about the ready status. Just keep uploading
Hi, do you still use BB? Recommend?
I'm super hyped on doing this I hope it goes good I think I will be successful due to being very picky and upload good stuff in 4k hopefully I will start this up.
Hi Phillmo8, do you still use BlackBox? Recommends?
Great video! can you please go in depth on the "BEST EXPORT SETTINGS" from Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro etc please, thx
Thank you so much brother ❤
Thanks for the tutorial! New computer arriving this week. Looking forward to editing and uploading my stock footage. Any tips on how to redo rejected footage from Blackbox?
Also nice to meet you. Notification squad right here.
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Jeven, I salute you! Cracking vid, thanks so much 👍
Thank You! Did you see my free course I put together on blackbox? www.udemy.com/how-to-make-money-selling-stock-footage/
Jeven Dovey wow spooky, just signed up like an hour ago! 😁 You're one off the good guys, thanks again.
Very useful video still !
Great video Jeven! Thank you :-)
Very informative, thanks dude x
Thanks for the info, great video. How much revenue do you make in a month doing this?
love ur channel and content. very useful
reached out to blackbox with no luck yet, but maybe u can help me pls.
1. do u know what extensions blackbox accepts e.g. .mov. mp4...?
2. what fps to shoot in...should i just shoot 60fps, and whoever buys adjusts it to meet their requirement...or shoot 24, 30 and 60 and upload all ?
tx
Thank you so much for this tutorial.
Thanks for a great video.. Are you thinking about what videos you are uploading, since in most areas it's illegal to fly your drone? There obviously must be a lot of "illegal" recorded videos on stockfootage sites?
I've uploaded more than 250 clips to BB over the past month. Not a single one of them has gone from ''Ready'' to anything else. I've contacted BB a couple of times to no avail. They are going to start losing people unless they can somehow boost capacity on their end and fix this. I understand that there's been a huge rush of interest in BB but this is getting ridiculous.
Sorry for the rant. Great video as usual!
yikes... that's a bit scary.
I uploaded 2000 clips and 500 just went live. I wouldn’t worry about the delay right now. Honestly I’ve waited longer when I uploaded directly to shutterstock at different times throughout the year. It’s the Nature of the industry. Sometimes it takes a while to be live. Just keep uploading and it will all start gong online soon
same here!!!!
I just started at the beginning of June. I submitted six clips and three are online already.
Good to hear. Thanks!
Great video. This is something I would like to try. Can you give me an idea on editing software. I have been using VSDC but it is time to upgrade.
Thanks for the videos.
I use Final Cut Pro. Here's my 2 hour beginners guide on editing: geni.us/dkNlQnp
Thanks for this information. Is there a "Blackbox" for photos only?
Learned something today and I'm interested to do this with my drone and other cameras. By the way is the model document or property document can be downloaded on the website? or it's something you have to do from scratch?
I only have an iPhone. I’ll try this out in Vancouver
Sweet! thanks for the guidance and helpful video
Thanks for the info bro.
Can u upload a video on how to open an account with black box please...will appreciate that of you
Do you use LUTs to color grading before you send to BlackBox?
Awesome. Thanks Jeven.
Thanks, JD.
Is iPhone 11 Pro Max enough to shoot stock footage or need something better?
I’m filming with iPhone 11 Pro Max, and I wasn’t accepted to their platform, “because we are only accepting applications from experienced professional creators. Please come back after you have developed your craft and abilities.” So it doesn’t depend on the devises but on the footage itself, I mean how it was filmed or I don’t know!
Where did you get your property release and model release form? And when do you need to fill them out? Every time you upload?
Can I sell footages already used on youtube? I owned the footage... Thanks and God Bless. YOur videos are of great help.
*Woow, very interesting info man!* Like!
Great Tutorial Thanks!!!!!!
THANKS FOR THIS!!!
Works.Thanx alot
Excelent information thanks a lot I register in blackbox with your reference number and im gonna start uploading, just two questions: is there a problem if i upload the same videos to blackbox and other platforms like shutterstock? and im from Mexico, its there and international release form for models or people in the videos? thanks for your time and tutorials, greatings from mexico.