How To Get Your Footage If You’ve Been in a TV Series or Film

Congratulations! You booked a film or TV series and now that it’s aired, you want to get your footage to use as a clip or to update your demo. But, exactly how do you do that?

First, you can always reach out to production to see if you can get a copy. Most of the time though they won’t be able to help unless it’s a commercial or industrial.

Second, you can always try recording it from a streamer using your computer, but most of the time it will come up black or with no audio as they protect their content. You could also play it and record using your smartphone but the quality won’t be as good as screen grabbing it.

Third, you could always wait for someone to post it on YouTube etc, but that could take months to years before it’s online.

If you don’t want to wait, here are some services that will help you to get your footage fast and within your budget.

Actor Footage: They charge $10 per scene and also do demo editing starting at $100 per hour.

Daily Actor: They charge $23 per episode or film (up to 5 scenes) and also do demo reel editing.

LCA League: They charge $25 per clip.

Edit Plus / AirChecks: They were with Actors Access but it looks like they have separated. They also do demo editing.

SceneClipper is another resource but you have to do a bit more work here for a lower rate.

JoesReels is another resource for both of these areas.

Hopefully this helps you to get your TV or film footage quickly! Did I miss any services that you like and can recommend? If so, please post in the comments.