Shooting wildlife footage is pretty expensive and getting access to free content on the Internet is a rarity. Earth Touch is a production company dedicated to bringing free high quality footage to the crowd within 24 hours of it being filmed. Their website is a pure gem for all the wildlife enthusiasts.
On land or underwater, sequences are captured all over the world by a dedicated crew of professional film-makers, cameramen and photographers, hence the outstanding quality of the content. Videos can be seen and even downloaded in standard or high definition with a commentary or not. The pure observation of nature at work. There is plenty of choice and you can sort sequences depending on their natural habitat, species or even location. I was really glad to see footage of whale sharks, they’re one of my favorite animals. I leaned diving in Thailand last winter just in the hope of spotting one and have been frustrated not to see any since then.
The only question is how do they get any money from this? Well, their work can be seen on tv, so I suppose they receive some sort of commissions. I could easily imagine website as a side project they hope to monetize in the future. I really like the concept, it’s a really nice way to exploit unused footage. I encourage you to try the beta test of the very promising pro interface (still free at the moment). The blog and the podcast attached to the website are well worth a check as well.
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