I have something left over.
A place, a process, a detail, a moment. Start privately, add its context, then decide what you want others to see.
Bring your footage ↗WHY OUTTAKE / HOW THE IDEA BEGAN
A new direction.
From something
left out.
A corner for people who believe a forgotten recording can still have something new to offer.
See the first Outtake story ↗
HOW THE IDEA BEGAN
When another version
still feels familiar.
The idea for Outtake grew from a creative frustration: AI can help make several versions of a work, yet the results can still carry a familiar feeling. Fresh material can open a new direction: real places, unexpected details and moments that would never have made it into a prompt.
That is where the recordings we leave behind come in. An unused clip, a passing background or an imperfect photograph might give another creator an entirely new direction.
The contributed kauri footage is one starting point. Recordings of transport, exposed grain and torchlight show how fragments of the same subject can offer very different possibilities.
Outtake is being built so people can bring those fragments back into view, add what they remember and help them find new audiences and uses—in films, visual work and AI-assisted creations.
Not every recording will sell. But its possibilities are hard to discover while it remains forgotten.
IF THIS FEELS FAMILIAR, YOU BELONG HERE
You may have the footage.
You may need the scene.
I’m looking for a new direction.
Browse real recordings and their stories. See what a setting, action or unfamiliar detail brings to mind.
Explore real scenes ↗WHAT WE’RE BUILDING
A place to discover.
A path to new uses.
Today you can keep recordings in a private library, add their background and choose to publish watermarked previews. Anyone can explore the public collection. Members can also post what footage they need and respond with their own public previews.
The next stage is owner-approved licensing: creators agree a use with the owner, the owner earns from a licence, and Outtake receives a fee. Payment and licensing agreements are still in development.
Making a preview public does not permit reuse or AI training. Those uses need separate permission.
See what a few unused clips can become →