Nothing So Strange is an "open source" film. While the filmmakers' final cut of the film itself is protected by an "all rights reserved" copyright, the raw footage that makes up the film is open source. Once you get your hands on some raw footage, it is yours to use as you please (as long as you credit the source of the footage--see the full license for the details). We'll be adding footage to this collection constantly, until, we hope, it's all up here.

So become a filmmaker today. We've taken care of that pesky "going out and shooting something" part of the process. Editing is where a film is really made anyway. Think Nothing So Strange director Brian Flemming missed the mark with his analysis of the Gates assassination? Show the world where he went wrong. Grab some clips, start editing, narrate it, add music, combine with your own footage--make this footage say what you want it to say. Then share your work--give it away, sell it, make a DVD and put it on eBay, BitPass a download on your own site, whatever you want. Once you buy it, it's your footage.

(NOTE: For a limited time, all of the footage, audio and music available here are FREE. And, yes, that includes the license to use them. Just use the "buy" button and get the clip for free. You won't be charged, and you don't need a BitPass yet, although you still may want to get one.)

All clips require the free QuickTime Player (version 5 or higher) for viewing. They should also work in most video editing programs. Each video clip is available in the following sizes: SMALL 160 x 120 7.5 fps low quality MEDIUM 320 x 240 15 fps higher quality LARGE 720 x 540 30 fps best quality* In the future, packages of clips will be available for purchase via mail-order in original Sony DVCAM quality. *large clips encoded with MPEG4 and require the free QuickTime 6 Player to view

THE ASSASSINATION

As we all know, there were two video cameras running at the time of the assassination, one from the north side of the audience (Angle 1), and one from the south (Angle 2). Here is the amateur footage at various speeds and zooms.

(Bill Gates is portrayed by Steve Sires.)

MONTAGE A brief montage: Gates's limo arrives, he is greeted by his hosts for the ceremony, he appears on the stage, he is shot twice by a sniper. If you just want to own an edited clip of the assassination for historical purposes, this montage should do. running time: 50 sec. SMALL 2.3 MB 5 CENTS MEDIUM 6.8 MB 10 CENTS LARGE 18.3 MB 25 CENTS

ANGLE ONE -- REAL TIME This is the most commonly seen angle of the assassination. running time:  26 sec. SMALL 1.3 MB 5 CENTS MEDIUM 3.6 MB 10 CENTS LARGE 10.3 MB 25 CENTS

ANGLE ONE -- SLOW MOTION The same angle slowed down. (No audio.) running time:  45 sec. SMALL 2.3 MB 5 CENTS MEDIUM 6.2 MB 10 CENTS LARGE 16.7 MB 25 CENTS

ANGLE ONE --  SLOW & ZOOM The same angle slowed down more, zoomed in and enhanced with artifical stabilization (i.e., what they did with the Rodney King beating tape to make it more clear). This is by far the most clear version of the assassination, but be warned that it is also the most graphic. running time:  56 sec. SMALL  2.7 MB 5 CENTS MEDIUM  7.6 MB 10 CENTS LARGE 21.6 MB 25 CENTS

FREE CLIP If you arrived at the Open Source Footage Store due to an email movie attachment from a friend, this clip was probably it. Only 100K, it is much lower image quality than the other clips available here, but feel free to download and share it. running time:  12 sec. TINY  104 K FREE

MORE ASSASSINATION CLIPS COMING SOON

RUNNING MAN

RUNNING MAN -- SERIES The same clip of Running Man three times--once in real time, then in slow motion, then zoomed and enhanced in slow motion. running time:  40 sec. SMALL 2.1 MB 5 CENTS MEDIUM 5.7 MB 10 CENTS LARGE 14.5 MB 25 CENTS

JULIA SERRANO TV INTERVIEW TV and print reporters converged on Julia Serrano minutes after the assassination. This footage is her actual statement to the media made on the day of the assassination. running time:  71 sec. SMALL 3.7 MB 5 CENTS MEDIUM 10.2 MB 10 CENTS LARGE 27.7 MB 25 CENTS

LAPD AUDIO

Nothing So Strange includes about five minutes of LAPD Detective Sgt. Marty Hernandez's interrogation of Julia Serrano, the woman who claimed to reporters that she heard a man say "We shot him" while running away from the scene of the assassination. During her interrogation by Hernandez at the police station, Julia Serrano caved in and changed her story. Anyone who is concerned with the way in which police manipulate witness testimony should hear these full clips. The interrogation lasted 6 hours, but these tapes are the only record--Hernandez had control of the tape deck and turned it off at certain times. When the tape comes back on, Serrano is often heard apparently crying.

(FYI, the fictional character Julia Serrano is based on a real woman named Sandra Serrano. This sort of thing still happens today. The actor portraying Julia Serrano is Sarah Stanley. Det. Sgt. Marty Hernandez is played by Mitch Watson.)

(free sample excerpts)

PART ONE Hernandez begins the interrogation by challenging Serrano on every detail of her recollection.	PART TWO Hernandez tells Serrano there is no reason she needs to have a lawyer in the room with her.	PART THREE Hernandez suggests alternate scenarios to the reality Serrano still claims she saw and heard.	PART FOUR Serrano breaks down. Sobbing, she agrees to "compromise" with Hernandez and alter her story.
17 min, 4.9 MB, 40 kbps MP3 10 CENTS	15 min, 4.2 MB,. 40 kbps MP3 10 CENTS	32 min, 9.5 MB,  40 kbps MP3 20 CENTS	28 min, 7.9 MB,  40 kbps MP3 20 CENTS