9/19/2012
New Web Site Tested:
The CONUS Archive is testing new web site to help researchers find content for their productions. In conjunction with its CaughtOnTapeTV YouTube Channel page, www.youtube.com/caughtontapetv, researchers and producers can now find similar clips at www.TheClipStash.com. The site is sitll under construction but new clips will be added to this site on a daily basis.
1/26/10
New High Definition Footage Available:
The CONUS Archive is now representing a new collection of HD images that includes hundreds of time lapse clips in addition to a variety of other real time imagery. From clouds to moving traffic, these new digital clips, shot at a minimum resolution of 1080P, only inreases the amount of high deifintion footage that is already available to license through CONUS.
9/21/09
CONUS boosts its travel and international collection of imagery, both historic and contemporary.
The CONUS Archive, long known for its deep collection of news and caught on tape footage, has added hundreds of hours of new travel related collections to its offerings including stunning native High Definition footage of unique festivals from around the world, from the Song Kran Festival of Thailand to the whirling dervishes of Turkey and scores more locations in between.
In addition CONUS just acquired hundreds of historic films making up the personal collection of a renowned classic travel photographer, which have been digitally transferred from 16mm film. This footage provides you with a close up look at places and their people as they were from the 1940s through the 1960s, across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
CONUS has also added new High Definition footage to its vast existing collection of underwater imagery, taking you to the Great Barrier Reef and highlighting the amazing array of marine creatures living in this underwater world.
These additions to the CONUS Archive are now available digitally, along with thousands of other clips as CONUS continues to digitize its entire collection of footage.
3/4/08
ONLINE SCREENING NOW AVAILABLE
CONUS has started the process of digitizing its archive. While this process will be an ongoing one for some time, clients can start taking advantage of its benefits right away. By using the 'clip based Results only' search function found at www.footage.net, researchers can now search the CONUS Archive for scripts that have online screeeners available. As the archive is digitized, more and more scripts will be available with online screeners. If you're not finding what you're looking for using the 'clip based Results only', uncheck this command and do a general search of the archive. Non-digital screeners are still available as well as the possibility of receiving uploaded material online.
2/27/08
PARTNERS IN MOTION AND CONUS ARCHIVE ANNOUNCE CONUS VIDEO FOOTAGE DEAL
Canada-based Emmy award-winning Partners In Motion, along with its distribution division, Harmony Entertainment, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the authorized Canadian agent of The CONUS Archive.
As a new component of their existing relationship, this deal will provide access to CONUS Video Footage to many producers and other licensees throughout Canada.
“Not only do we get to work with such a respected company as The CONUS Archive, but this kind of agreement that will help Canadian Producers access CONUS’ array of video footage” said Ron Goetz, Executive Producer and CEO of Partners In Motion.
Chris Bridson, Senior Account Executive for CONUS Archive says “We are excited to be able to work even more closely with our many Canadian clients, and giving them a greater opportunity to take advantage of our outstanding collections of footage. We are particularly happy to be able to do so while at the same time expanding our already strong working relationship with Partners in Motion”.
This compliments an existing relationship between the parties in which CONUS Archive is offering a variety of footage from Partners in Motion, including top-quality re-creation footage with a crime theme, as well as many other types added on a regular basis. Partners in Motion looks forward to representing CONUS Archive as their Canadian agent and is excited to be able to assist Canadian producers in gaining access to CONUS’ library of top quality footage.