COMMUNITY MEDIA

National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) - Community Media Advocacy

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CREATIVE COMMONS & COPYRIGHT

Openverse - Openly licensed and public domain works to be discovered and used by everyone.

U.S. Copyright Office - Registers copyright claims and records copyright ownership.

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JOURNALISM

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) - Promotes the highest possible standards for journalism and mass communication education. 

Online News Association - Advocates for digital journalists. 

Society for Professional Journalists - Dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.

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MEDIA LITERACY

FactCheck.org - Journalism and scholarship to increase public knowledge and understanding.

NewsGuard - Transparent, accountable trust ratings for thousands of news outlets. 

Snopes - Fact-checking and investigative reporting.

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MOBILE FILMMAKING

Adobe Premiere Rush - Editing App

Mavis - iPhone Camera App

Quick - Editing App

Splice - Editing App
 

MUSIC

FMA - Free music archive with CC licensed compositions.

Incompetech - Free music available for instant download, the composer Kevin MacLeod must be credited.

NoCopyrightSounds - A record label with free songs available for use as long as the artist, track and NCS are credited.

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SCREENWRITING

Arc Studio - Screenwriting Software

Celtx - Screenwriting Software 

DramaQueen - Screenwriting Software

Fade In - Screenwriting Software

Highland 2 - Screenwriting App (Mac only)

Kit Scenarist - Screenwriting App

Milanote - Creative Writing App

Page 2 Stage - Scriptwriting & Screenwriting Software (Windows only)

Prewrite - Visual Story Outlining Tool 

Trelby - Open Source Screenplay Software

WriterDuet - Cloud Based Collaborative Screenplay Software

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POST-PRODUCTION

3 D MODELS

cgtrader - A 3D model marketplace with a ridiculous amount of free ones.

Turbosquid - A massive site full of 3D models including tons of free ones.

Star Wars Model Pack by Video Copilot - A pack of Star Wars 3D models like Tie Figthers, X-Wings, Light Sabers, and R2 and BB-Units.

Video Copilot's Free Roof Pack - A pack of 3D rooftop elements like rusty pipes, vents and AC Units. Exciting stuff.

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AFTER EFFECTS

15 Free Camera Shake Presets by PremiumBeat - Adobe After Effects in 1080p and 4K.

Animation Composer - After Effects: Over 150 presets in the free version.

Digital Distortion by Rockestock - 9 free After Effects templates for digital distortion, glitch and noise.

FX Console by Video Copilot - After Effects workflow plugin.

Motion Factory by Pixflow - Free plugin for After Effects for glitch effects, flash animation, typography effects, HUDS, holograms and particles.

Motion Stacks Free After Effects Templates - A collection of After Effects templates for motion design, animation and video.

Saber by Video Copilot - Energy plugin for After Effects.

VashiMorphic40 - Free After Effects template that gives your film an anamorphic look.

Videezy Free After Effects Templates - A collection of title reveals included with other templates.

VHS After Effects Template - How to make a VHS look in After Effects.

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FILM GRAINS

Austin Newman's Super 8mm Film Grain Overlay - Free 8mm film grain overlay, 1960s Film Leader and a Film Burn Transition.

Free 35mm Film Grain by Holy Grain - 35mm film grain with dust and scratches.

Free 35mm Grain by Gorilla Grain - 35mm 720p film grain, and 3 film burns.

Free 35mm Film Grain by Vegasaur.com - 35mm 720p film grain.

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LETTERBOX TEMPLATES

FILM CRUX Letterboxes - 1080p, 4K and 8K modeled on the aspect ratios of iconic films like The Hateful Eight and The Revenant.

PremiumBeat's Free Letterbox Templates - 352 templates in 8K, 4K, 1080p, among other formats.

VashiVisuals Extreme Widescreen Templates - 56 widescreen templates in 2K, 3K, 4K, 5K, 6K and UHD.

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LIGHT LEAKS

13 Free 4K Light Leaks from Rocketsock - 13 free 4K Light Leaks for video editing & motion design.

Free Light Leaks Pack by The CreativeDojo - 15 real 1080p light leaks available for free download with social share.

Unity Lite by Rocketstock - Free light leaks and wedding titles.

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LUTS

3 Free LUTs by Light Illusion - Must register for their newsletter.

5 Free LUTs by iwltbap - Download files at the bottom of the page.

7 Free LUTs by Lutify.me - Download with email.

7 Free LUTs by SmallHD - Free download.

8 Free LUTs by DigtalColorist.com - Free download.

12 Free LUTs from Ground Control - Use cart to check out free files.  

Filtergrade - Free Cinematic LUTs pack for video editing.

Grecian Ideal LUTs from FILM CRUX - 9 free LUTs with email.

Rocketstock's 35 Free LUTs - Free download.

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PREMIERE PRO PRESETS

Austin Newman's Retro Preset Pack - Premiere Pro: 4 retro-stylized effects: Retro Dream, TV Box Lines, VHS Stylize, VHS Stylize (Damaged) & RGB Split.

Austin Newman's Cinematic Preset Pack - Cinema Fade, Cinema Zoom, Cinematic Desaturate, HD Enhance, Crop bars: 2:39  - 1:85 - 4K - HD.

35 Free LUTs by Motion Array - Download at the bottom of the article.

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TRANSITIONS

Free Transitions Vol. 2 by FILM CRUX - 15 free drag-and-drop transitions for Adobe Premiere Pro.

Free Glitch Transitions Vol. 1 by FILM CRUX - 15 free drag-and-drop glitch transitions, and 20 glitch sound effects  for Adobe Premiere Pro.

FILM CRUX Transitions Vol. 1 - 24 free drag-and-drop transitions for Adobe Premiere Pro.

Austin Newman's Travel Film Transition Pack - Luma Fade, Quick Zoom with Motion Blur, Smooth Spin with Motion Blur and Smooth Warp Transition.

16 Free Circle Transitions from PremiumBeat - 16 circle transitions for After Effects and other editing software.

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VFX

9 Free Bullet Shells from ActionVFX - 9 spinning bullet shells captured in-camera for pistols and assault rifles.

10 Free Dust Waves from ActionVFX - 10 dust waves in 2K.

15 Free Blood Mists from ActionVFX - 15 blood mist elements in 2K/60fps.

15 Free Burn Mark Textures - 15 burn mark textured overlays to enhance explosion and fire effects.

15 Free Fractured Glass Textures Vol. 1 from ActionVFX -  15 fractured glass textures in 2.5K.

20 Free Smoke Plumes from ActionVFX - 20 smoke plumes in 2K.

20 Free Spell Hits from ActionVFX - 20 spell hit elements for magic and sci-fi VFX, in 2K and 4K.

21 Free 4K Fog Overlays by PremiumBeat - 21 fog overlays in 4K.

36 Free Lens Dirt Overlays - 36 lens dirt overlays in 2K.

137 Free Bullet Hole Textures from ActionVFX - 137 bullet hole textures from real guns on asphalt, concrete, drywall, glass, metal and wood.

FootageCrate - Free VFX elements, download up to 5 free clips a day. 

Rocketstock's Action Pack Lite - 25 free action elements.

Rocketstock's 4K Volumetric Light and Dust Overlays - 15 free volumetric light and two dust overlays.

Video Copilot's Particles - 15 free 720p clips of particle stock footage, with a tutorial.

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PRODUCING

Film Emporium - Production Insurance

Filmsourcing - Free Production Documents

Producers Guild of America - The trade organization that represents the producing team in film, television and new media. 

Producer's Spot - Free Sound FX Pack - VST plugins, software, loops and other audio production tools.

The Public Media Awards of Excellence (PMAE) - Awards ceremony that showcases the “Best of the Best” in Public & Cable Access Television.

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SOUND EFFECTS

15 Free Ambient Sound Effects by PremiumBeat - 15 free ambient background SFX of different environments.

34 Free Water Sound Effects by ActionVFX - Real water sound effects available in .WAV format.

36 Free Bullet Hit Sound Effects by ActionVFX - Bullet impact sound effects on 3 different surfaces and 10 bullet flyby sounds. WAV format.

99sounds.org - Free, high-quality sound effects libraries available to download and use.

Austin Newman's Transition Sound Pack - 6 transition sound effects compiled from the public domain.

FreeSFX - Large variety of free sound effects.

Free Braaams - 11 free original braaam sound effects.

PremiumBeat's Trailer Construction Kit (Lite) - Free pack of 20 hallmark action trailer sound effects.

Sci-fi UI - 29 free sci-fi UI computer and HUD sound effects.

ZapSplat - An effects library of sounds available for free download with attribution.

Whoosh - 22 transition sound effects or “whooshes”.

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STOCK FOOTAGE

Coverr - A wonderful free stock footage site with majestic moving images.

Pexels - One of the best free stock footage sites online, no attribution required.

Pixabay - An outstanding free stock site with a large amount of footage, photographs, vector graphics and more.

Videezy - A large stock site with free clips available under three licenses.

Videvo - A large stock site with free clips available under three licenses. 

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STOCK IMAGES

Unsplash - One of the best free stock photography websites available online.