Oddball Film+Video
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Stock footage licensing, archival research |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Stephen Parr |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
| Products | Stock footage licensing, research services |
Oddball Film+Video, also known as Oddball Films, operates as a stock footage provider headquartered in San Francisco, California. Established in 1984 by archivist and visual artist Stephen Parr, who managed the company until his passing in 2017, Oddball focuses on licensing stock footage and offering research services.
Background
The company has contributed stock footage to feature films like Milk, documentaries such as Ballets Russes and The Weather Underground, television series including MythBusters, websites like Boing Boing, and numerous international online projects. Its archive contains over 50,000 historical and modern media elements in 35mm, 16mm, and HD formats, with many available digitally for immediate online access.
For an extended period, Oddball organized weekly public screenings that highlighted rare film genres, experimental cinema, and ethnographic documentaries, strengthening its position as a vital contributor to archival film preservation and licensing.
Business
Among Oddball's global clientele are prominent media and technology organizations including ABC News, The American Experience, BBC Television, Canal+, Discovery Channel, MTV, Nokia, NBC Universal, Walt Disney Pictures, and Yahoo.