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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | stock footage and stock photography |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Calgary, AB , Canada |
| Products | Royalty-free and rights managed stock footage and photography, Creative collaboration app |
| Services | Licensing, Clearances |
| Website | Dissolve.com |
Dissolve is an online marketplace for royalty-free and rights-managed content and is headquartered in Calgary, AB. Canada. The company licenses stock footage and stock photography for use in commercials, television shows, documentaries, advertising, and social media to customers worldwide.
The company licenses more than 3 million video clips and photos and is based in Calgary, AB. Canada.
History[edit]
Dissolve was founded in 2013[1], as a stock video marketplace licensing video clips.
In 2014, Dissolve created an advertising video called The Generic Brand Video which generated significant publicity.
Adweek referred to the video as Everything You Hate About Advertising in One Fake Video That's Almost Too Real[2].
From Time (magazine): This 'Generic Brand Video' Parody Is About Nothing And Everything And Is, Thus, Perfection[3].
Sequels to the video included The Generic Presidential Campaign Ad, which was described by the Washington Post as a ...completely honest presidential campaign ad is very funny[4] and The Generic Millennial Ad, which Fast Company dubbed asThis Generic Millennial Ad is Everything Wrong With Advertising To Young People[5].
Products and Services[edit]
Dissolve licenses both rights-managed and royalty-free footage and photography, while offering solutions to creative workflow and collaboration. Liftoff[6] is a Dissolve service for professional producers and filmmakers which helps creators turn raw footage into sellable stock.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ November 28, calgaryherald Updated; 2014 (2013-09-20). "Startup of the Week – Dissolve | Calgary Herald". Startup of the Week – Dissolve. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Everything You Hate About Advertising in One Fake Video That's Almost Too Real". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Here's an Amazing Parody of Every Generic Brand Video You've Ever Seen". Time. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/aaronblakewp?fref=ts. "This completely honest presidential campaign ad is very funny". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help); External link in|last= - ^ Beer, Jeff (2017-08-29). "This Generic Millennial Ad Is Everything Wrong With Advertising To Young People". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Dissolve's Liftoff Team Will Turn Your Footage into Stock (Including Post-Production)". No Film School. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
External links[edit]
https://dissolve.com/ Category:Stock footage Category:Stock photography Category:Companies based in Calgary Category:Companies established in 2013