Mission: The goal of this Mission is to create video clips featuring professional or non-professional dancers showcasing diverse dance styles in motion.
Deliverables: A video clip is a short segment capturing a single action or scene.
- Upload between 100 - 150 video clips of one or more people per Mission submission.
- We recommend each clip to be between 15 and 40 seconds depending on the type of action you are capturing. Longer clip durations and action are preferred.
- Consider participating in the Images of a Dancers in Motion 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.
- 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.
- Video clips submitted to Missions should NOT be currently on Adobe Stock.
- You will receive the total amount displayed in the Adobe Stock Contributor Portal for each accepted Mission submission.
- 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, races, ethnicities, genders, sexual identities, body sizes, and physical abilities. Subjects can include professional dancers and everyday people moving their bodies and dancing.
- 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 should capture the essence of each dancer from preparation to performance captured from various angles and perspectives.
- A wide range of dance styles, including but not limited to classical ballet, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, tap, salsa, ballroom, cultural dances, and experimental or fusion styles are welcome.
- Avoid stationary camera positions where you set up your camera and don’t move it for the duration of the shoot.
- Prioritize dynamic camera movement while you follow your dancer's actions so that each video clip tells a unique story with changing perspectives and motion.
An ideal submission should include around 100-150 video clips of your dancer’s balanced between these actions (all can be shot in the same setting/location):
- Warm-up
- Practice
- Performance
- Partner Interaction (2+ Dancers)
Locations: Video clips can be taken in various locations (indoors and outdoors) where dance performances are commonly practiced, including dance studios, auditoriums, parks, streets/sidewalks or even at home. Pay attention to potential intellectual property (IP) issues such as logos, brand names, and advertisements on walls and buildings.
Clothing & Props: You can capture video of your dancers wearing appropriate dance costumes or workout clothes if brand names or logos aren’t visible. Be cautious of visible logos or trademarks when using props complementing a dance performance. 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.
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.
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 tolerance for near-similar series content.
Preparing Your Video Clips:
Title your Mission submission: [name of dancer(s)]- [age] - [gender] (optional) - [ethnicity] (optional).
Uploading Your Video Clips: You have two ways to upload your video Mission submissions. Click on the UPLOAD button of the Mission you want to submit into.
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