Mission: The goal of this Mission is to create a series of high-quality sports video clips featuring one person or groups captured from various angles and perspectives.
Deliverables: A video clip is a short segment capturing a single action or scene.
- Upload between 100 - 150 video clips per Mission submission of a person or group playing one type of sport.
- We recommend each video clip to be between 15 and 40 seconds depending on the type of action you are capturing. Longer clip durations and action are preferred.
- You can submit up to 5 Missions, but each Mission submission should show significant differences in people, location, or sport.
- Consider participating in the Images of People Playing Sports Mission by capturing images and video clips from the same shoot. We recommend focusing on one type of asset at a time rather than shooting both simultaneously.
- You can also submit content from your archives. In that case, you don't need to stick to our guidelines for one type of sport per submission. You can mix multiple series from past sports shoots into a single Mission submission to meet the 100-150 video clip requirement.
- Video clips submitted to Missions should NOT be currently on Adobe Stock.
- Generative AI content is not accepted.
- Model releases are required for this Mission.
- Keywording and retouching are not required.
- No need for metadata or post-processing.
- You will receive the total payment amount displayed in the Adobe Stock Contributor Portal for each approved Mission submission of 100-150 video clips.
- Payment processing for accepted submissions can take up to 15 business days.
- Submission deadline is June 10th, 2024.
Technical Requirements:
- Resolution: HD or 4K
- Orientation: Horizontal
- Video format: MOV, MP4
- Max File Size: 3.9 GB
- We prefer the following codecs: H.264, ProRes, PNG
Casting: We are open to seeing diverse people representing various ages, ethnicities, genders, sexual identities, body sizes, and physical abilities. Subjects can include both athletes and everyday people engaging casually in sports.
- You can submit up to 5 Missions, but each Mission submission should ideally feature different people.
- If reusing the same people, ensure each Mission submission varies significantly in people's appearances (such as clothing changes) and locations to maximize submission variety.
Mission Guidance: Each Mission submission upload should amount to 100-150 video clips. Here are some tips for optimizing your productions:
- One sport: Each Mission submission should focus on a single type of sport, such as basketball, soccer, tennis, swimming, cycling, cricket, golf, rugby, hockey, etc.
- Action Shots: Capture compelling, high-quality action shots of your subjects playing a sport. Each video clip should contribute to the overall narrative and showcase the essence of the sport and its participants.
- Include portraits and candid moments: Augment your submission by capturing portraits and candid moments of subjects during pre- and post-sports activities.
- Capture individuals separately: In larger group submissions, pull aside individuals to capture singles or portraits on the side. Not everyone from the same group must always be in the same shots.
Crop + Perspective: A variety of video clips is essential to your submission; leverage focal length, angles/heights and camera-to-subject distance to your advantage to produce the most varied dataset possible per Mission submission.
Locations: Video clips can be taken in various locations where sports are commonly practiced, including stadiums, fields, courts, gyms, parks, beaches, and recreational centers, indoors and outdoors. However, pay attention to potential intellectual property (IP) issues such as logos, brand names, and advertisements on walls, scoreboards, and banners.
Clothing & Sports Equipment: You can capture video of subjects wearing appropriate sports attire, such as uniforms or workout clothes, as long as brand names or logos aren’t visible. Be cautious of visible logos or trademarks when using sports equipment as props. If branding is unavoidable, covering logos with matching-colored tape is acceptable.
Any Mission submissions with IP issues (e.g., logos and brand names on clothes and shoes) will be rejected during the moderation process and contributors won’t be compensated for such submissions.
Similar Content: Avoid submitting lengthy series of near duplicates. It’s okay for a Mission submission to include a few series from the same scene, but only to a point. Missions with video clips that are too similar and repetitive will be rejected.
Please see this link for in-depth information about our criteria for near-similar series content.
Preparing Your Video Clips for Upload:
Title Your Mission Submission: Provide a brief description of the subject(s) and the sport you captured. Example: White male swimmer practicing at a pool.
Uploading Your Video Clips: You have two ways to upload your video Mission submissions. Log in to your Adobe Stock Contributor Portal and click on Missions in the navigation header and then UPLOAD to the Mission you want to submit to.
You can either:
- Drag and drop your videos on that Mission’s upload page
- Use the provided SFTP credentials to upload your videos into that very Mission Submission*
*Every time you submit to a new Mission, the provided SFTP credential “username” will be different and specific to that Mission submission.
Video Compliance Requirements
- Video clips must be cleared for commercial use and may not contain third party IP (Intellectual Property). All video clips need to be cleared for commercial use and may not contain third party IP. Video may not contain trademarked designs, brand logos, brand associated patterns, or works belonging to third parties.
- Video clips must have proper releases and consents. Video clips with recognizable depictions of individuals and/or protected properties must be submitted with written and valid model or property releases.
- No offensive video. We do not allow mature, abusive, or illegal videos. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Nudity
- Profanity (including hand gestures)
- Sexually suggestive content or pornographic material
- Depictions of minors in a sexual manner
- Hateful or highly offensive content that attacks or dehumanizes a group based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, serious disease or disability, gender, age, or sexual orientation
- No weapons, graphic violence, or gore
- Illegal activities or goods
- Self-harm or the promotion of self-harm
- Promotion of terrorism or violent extremism
- Dissemination of misleading, fraudulent, or deceptive content that could lead to real-world harm