Free Stock Footage
Ugh right on the heels of "free 3d tutorials" I can post something that is on par with free 3d tutorials - free stock footage. If you ever needed some special cloud backdrop, falling rain to comp over or similar and have looked at certain sites that sell you these you know that you can not afford them ever (we are talking about $200 for ONE 30 second clip in HD resolution). So the great free internet whispered to me today that there is a site now giving you free access to their royalty free stock footage collection - not as pro and full yet as the for pay options but on the right track. And yes you get the footage in HD quality too - just in 30fps (frucking NTSC)...