Oddball Film+Video
| Industry | Stock footage/media post-production |
|---|---|
| Founder | Stephen Parr |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , US |
| Services | Stock footage licensing and research services |
| Website | oddballfilms |
Oddball Film+Video or Oddball Films is a stock footage company based in San Francisco, California.[1] It was founded in 1984 by Stephen Parr, an archivist, imagemaker and writer. He was the director of Oddball Film+Video until his death in 2017.[2]
Background[edit]
Oddball Film+Video has provided stock footage for feature films such as Milk, documentaries like Ballets Russes and The Weather Underground, television programs like Mythbusters,[4] websites such as Boing Boing,[5] and web projects around the world. Oddball Film+Video’s holdings consist of over 50,000 archival[6] and contemporary 35mm, 16mm and HD media elements, many digitized for immediate online distribution.
For several years, Oddball Films hosted weekly public events where it presented rarely-screened genres of cinema, avant-garde films, and ethno-cultural documentaries.[7][8]
Business[edit]
Oddball’s international client list includes ABC News, The American Experience, BBC Television, Canal+, Discovery Channel, MTV, Nokia, NBC Universal, Walt Disney Pictures and Yahoo.
References[edit]
- ^ "Oddball Films On Preserving History, Embracing The Weird, And Its Very Bright Future". Bob Cut Magazine. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ Andrea James (2017-11-04). "RIP Stephen Parr, Oddball Films' eccentric archivist". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ De Brito, Deia (May 29, 2010). "HISTORY: 17 Reasons Remembered". Mission Local. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Ikard, Theresa , “Oddball Films: Erotic, Eclectic and Unusual”, CarnalNation, September 4, 2009,
- ^ Jardin, Xeni (2009-05-28). "BB Video: BIG YANK, a Weird '70s Jeans Ad (Oddball Film)". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ McMurtrie, John (2005-03-16). "A rare screening reveals the hidden Dr. Seuss". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ Wenus, Laura (2017-10-27). "With death of Stephen Parr, SF Mission loses the archivist behind Oddball films". Mission Local. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ "Oddball Films: San Francisco's Archive for Extraordinary Cinema". 7x7 Bay Area. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2022-02-19.