# Plan stock footage that sells on microstock sites

A shooting and upload plan for stock video, covering in-demand topics, technical specs, releases, and keywords that get clips found.

- Topic: Images, Video & Design
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Rewrite & Edit, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/plan-stock-footage-that-sells-on-microstock-sites

## Prompt

```text
Help me plan stock video clips to sell on microstock sites.

**My gear:** [camera or phone, lenses, drone, gimbal, lights]
**Where I can shoot:** [city, nature, home studio, workplace access, travel plans]
**People available:** [none / friends who can sign releases / hired models]
**Skills:** [shooting, editing, color grading, motion graphics]
**Sites I plan to use:** [list - or ask you to suggest what to check]
**Time per week:** [HOURS]

Give me:
1. **Topic ideas:** 15 clip concepts suited to my gear and locations, focused on what buyers use footage for (ads, explainers, corporate videos, news, social), including evergreen and seasonal ideas.
2. **Shot list:** for the top 5 concepts, 4-6 variations each (angles, moves, lengths, with and without people, copy space).
3. **Technical checklist:** resolution, frame rate, stable shots, exposure, no logos or brand marks, clean audio or none, clip length. Tell me to confirm each site's current requirements.
4. **Legal checklist:** model releases for recognizable people, property releases, when trademarks or artwork make a clip editorial-only.
5. **Metadata:** how to write titles, descriptions, and keywords buyers actually search, with an example for one clip.
6. **Workflow:** a weekly routine from shooting to upload, and how to track which clips sell so I make more like them.

Don't invent earnings or acceptance rates. Remind me to read each site's contributor terms, especially on AI-generated or AI-edited footage.
```

## What to fill in

- camera or phone, lenses, drone, gimbal, lights
- city, nature, home studio, workplace access, travel plans
- none / friends who can sign releases / hired models
- shooting, editing, color grading, motion graphics
- list - or ask you to suggest what to check
- HOURS

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