Best Free Assets & Plugins for Filmmakers | 2023

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FREE ASSETS & PLUGINS:
Particle Illusion: borisfx.com/products/particle...
Videocopilot Saber: www.videocopilot.net/blog/201...
Videocopilot ORB: www.videocopilot.net/blog/201...
Blender: www.blender.org/
Unreal Engine: www.unrealengine.com/en-US
Quixel Bridge: quixel.com/megascans
Kitbash Cargo: kitbash3d.com/pages/cargo
ActionVFX: www.actionvfx.com/collections...
Turbosquid: www.turbosquid.com/
CGTRADER: www.cgtrader.com
Unsplash: unsplash.com/
Pexels: www.pexels.com/
Premium Beat: www.premiumbeat.com/blog/cate...
Film Crux: www.filmcrux.com/blog/free-fi...
HANDBRAKE: handbrake.fr/
VLC: www.videolan.org/vlc/
SoundQ: www.prosoundeffects.com/soundq
Soundly: getsoundly.com/
Place it by Soundly: getsoundly.com/tools/#placeit
LABS: labs.spitfireaudio.com/?sortB...
Valhalla Freq Echo: valhalladsp.com/shop/delay/va...
Producer: the-producer.io/
Milanote: milanote.com/
Celtx: www.celtx.com/
Arc Studio: www.arcstudiopro.com/
Fadein: www.fadeinpro.com/
WriterDuet: www.writerduet.com/
▼ Timestamps ▼
» 0:00 - Intro
» 0:43 - Video Copilot (VFX)
» 1:16 - Particle Illusion (VFX)
» 1:48 - Quixel Bridge & Cargo (3D)
» 2:29 - ActionVFX (VFX)
» 2:44 - Triune Digital (VFX, 3D, LUTs)
» 3:04 - CGTrader & Turbosquid (3D)
» 3:17 - PremiumBeat (SFX)
» 3:37 - Film Crux (Freebie list)
» 4:00 - Lickd (Music)
» 5:41 - VLC & HandBrake (Media Player & Convertor)
» 6:19 - Soundly & SoundQ (SFX)
» 6:58 - Place It (SFX)
» 7:23 - Labs (Music)
» 7:51 - Arc Studio (Screenwriting)
» 8:08 - Fade In (Screenwriting)
» 8:22 - Writing Duet (Screenwriting)
» 8:30 - Celtx (Screenwriting)
» 8:49 - Producer & Milanote (Creative Development & Project Tracking)
» 9:45 - Outro & Extras
#FilmRiot
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*GEAR WE USE*
COLOR GRADING LUTs:
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SOUND FX:
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MUSIC:
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VFX ASSETS:
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CAMERAS:
Blackmagic Ursa Mini 4.6K G2: geni.us/xJ8yIm
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A7s II: geni.us/GpLqxEU
LENSES:
Rokinon: geni.us/exWno
PLUG-INS:
BORIS FX: 15% off Mocha Pro or choose the full Boris FX Suite. goo.gl/MZKwCv Use coupon code: filmriot-23
AUDIO:
NTG3: geni.us/a4ww1
H4n Zoom: geni.us/aBJ1fnj
Zoom F8: geni.us/hbAze
TRIPOD:
BV-10: geni.us/EdMy8
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[@MartianInAHumansBody]

Coming back to film Riot Riot after a loooong time (rev3 days), and so happy you are still going strong

[@lemourafilms]

Film Riot, just awsome as always. I´ve shot an entire feature film just because of these guys! Thank you forever.

[@kelvington4182]

This right here is 100% why I subscribe to this channel! I love plugins and digital assets!

[@JoeDavidBros]

Thank you for this super list. I've been following you for a decade. Keep up the great work!👍

[@bulloh]

Trelby is such a good fully free screenwriting software

[@BorisFXco]

Thanks for the shout out, Ryan! ❤✨

[@metalhead7917]

So happy to see Film Riot doing the Lords work by showing free software

[@NDPProductions]

Awesome list! I could have done with something like Producer while I was working on my recent short film, but it'll super handy to know about for future projects!

[@JoshFryer]

DUDES! That last one looks great! Thanks, gents!

[@lurivaljones]

Really great free sugestions! Thank you so much for all these search that you guys did! I believe that I will download and use some of them.

[@shubhambobhate4941]

This video is just packed with useful stuff. Amazing work.

[@Mr.Monta77]

Yeah you sound like you have no kick back whatsoever. Not.

[@_Phantom_Productions]

I know it’s September, but do you guys have any plans for this years Halloween?

[@skippyzk]

I'm gonna be in Japan!

[@creatancremanova7097]

wow, stunning list. Thank you so much! 😘 loved the outro too

[@jaydez_]

One free software I'd like to throw in is a video player called DJV. If you want to view a png sequence or EXR individual files without importing them into a program, this player is for you.
Thank you Film Riot, this channel is a goldmine of knowledge and information.

[@friendlyfilmz]

This is epic! I cannot wait to use these on our channel!

[@Garytyronejohnson]

Always so informative! You have helped improve people's lives, I'm sure! Congratulations!!!

[@KDRtheMDDGNS]

Thank you! New filmmaker starting my own production company and need all the help I can get! ✊🏿

[@randomreviews5184]

Absolute goldmine!!! Love this vid

[@roadblock506]

incredibly helpful, but when are you guys not? really needed this at the moment for a project! you guys rule!

[@filmriot]

So happy to hear that!

[@Garytyronejohnson]

Incredible of you! Thanks!

[@GTshortStories]

This is a great episode giving out all the gems 💎👌🏾

[@CosmicAmusement]

Great Video as always!

[@jalin8039]

Thanks so much guys ❤

[@davidlavalleejr]

This is AWESOME ! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@joedragonn8126]

Love this channel

[@stevenkralovec]

Great video! Thanks Ryan

[@fahadt9420]

Really thanks for this amazing information.❤❤

[@user-dh3zd7pl4v]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@beardedfunkgu3121]

awesome thanks for the info

[@ypdfilms754]

Love your content!🤝🔥

[@AKVisuals]

This video is goldmine! saved!

[@stefanbendik26]

Thanks for this, really useful.

[@conundrum51]

“If it’s free, I’ll take three!” Another great episode 👍

[@fellawhofilms7760]

Thank you man!!!! You are the rebel!!!!

[@sunnynaguri]

Thank you, Ryan!

[@KevinMarchese]

Solid great video, I need to bookmark, I took so many screen shots in this video it’s ridiculous

[@Onemoreforluck69]

Amazing you guys are the best

[@nillepromille6302]

This was a really helpful video

[@spicy_burrito]

informative as always. thanks :DDDD

[@POVwalkers]

You guys rock.

[@alanbritton]

Great Video and loads of invaluable information, thank you for the heads-up on the freebies. I did notice that you didn't mention Da Vinci Resolve, so would like to know if these VFX and SFX will work on said Da Vinci? Also, it's a cracking freebie editing software (with obvious paid upgrade, but even that is low cost).
Thanks again.

[@MadMojo]

Thank you for this!

[@LifeandLegacyMedia]

This is awesome! Thank you. What do you recommend for free stock footage? (stills, motion, video, etc)

[@SeanBreathnach]

Brilliant!

[@vcroxfilmz5874]

Thanks

[@editorshakir]

Finally! Thats what i wanted (even tho I koe most of them but still)

[@joshuadavis4730]

Thanks as always.

[@xaverwalser]

fantastic.

[@Mr.ThomasAnderson]

Writer’s Duet is my favorite and I use it even though I own Final Draft because I like to use Word for outlining and you can copy from Word and paste right into Writer’s Duet. You can’t do that in Final Draft

[@armando.visuals]

THANK YOU 🙏🏼 🔥🔥🔥

[@mercurious6699]

Thank you so much

[@annakissed3226]

But you guys are wonderful people. If there was a way of you guys making Money you should list that as an additional option!

[@yairfunnygaming9476]

WOW TNX!

[@KhaledSh78]

1000 Thanks 💙👍💅

[@실험맨]

감사합니다. 에셋 가격이 너무비싸 부담이였는데.

[@alexorda]

PRODUCTION CRATE ALSO HAVE FREE PRODUCTS!🎉

[@filmriot]

I thought that was the case, but we looked on their site and didn't see that option.

[@nickc9793]

Thank you so much, I feel this stuff will come in hand. Oh any chance of BLOODTOBER returning this year 🙏

[@ralfgreiner9874]

What do you think about „causality“? For screenwriting.

[@theboatgoat]

hey guys did you do your video for producer? I cant see it and am struggling to get started with it

[@therayen]

Dayum :O

[@dslynx]

Is it crazy that I was kinda disappointed that there wasn't a Film Riot commercial mid-roll? I'm not saying I watch videos just for Film Riot created ads, I would have been happy with Josh dancing to turbulent displacement.

[@Rosomyat]

1:13 God bless Andrew Kramer❤

[@Sssseytha]

hero!

[@BimalRanabhat007]

you guys can give aftereffect composting video course I would love to learn

[@brucehazelton4393]

Did I sleep thru the DaVinci Resolve section?

[@filmriot]

We explained upfront that we aren't covering software as they are all pretty well known at this point.

[@brucehazelton4393]

@@filmriot Ah that’s the bit I slept thru 🤣 In my defence was watching during a very noisy rehearsal. Very helpful video, thanks guys

[@user-io9kn4uu5q]

Hello. I can’t locate the video you created but in it you showed an app or software that allowed you to org every beat/scene into a single document which resulted with a single page showing your entire script, start to finish. I’m dying to find a tool like this. What would you recommend? Thanks. (Yes, this is all new to me. I wrote best-seller and have a feature that was made and I’m now trying to work on my own sp).

[@braydenfrazier1344]

Just a heads up your timestamps/chapters on the back half of the video are from your last video :)

[@lorenzonarwhal]

In film crux there is something that can be used in davinci? I can’t see, just for premiere pro, am I wrong?

[@seanmartinflix]

For lack of a better way to describe my emotions..... Dude, thank you...... And of course, I knew some of these, but there's a lot here. I had no idea about.
Also on another note. this is for anybody reading this.
OK, so I use notion and Milanote:out And also obsidian. with canvases, which is. kind of an offline version of Milanote .. And all of those are great for organizing my projects. I pretty much do all the writing and. shot lists and so on in those programs. with an occasional Google Doc.
So, my question is what is? The reasoning behind A scriptwriter software? Just organization?
I've never used one. "Maybe I should check it out". But if anybody has some insight, please elaborate.
When it comes to organization, The software's I've listed do a pretty good job of that. So. Anyway, amazing resources makes me absolutely stoked..

[@halwest7106]

Does anyone know when video copilot (Andrew Kramer) will be back?

[@arikrystel9900]

anything for fcpx or motion

[@roadstudiosproductions]

Next you should do awesome vfx from the Creator movie.

[@the180degreerule3]

cable hub/ lidar in the chapters? I guess You just told us the next video's topic 😂 😂

[@PSYKO19]

do some of these plugins work in davinci resolve aswell

[@dyowl]

🖤

[@VictoriaHatzson]

What about storyboarding?

[@ShortVersion1]

I can't wait until AI assistance is brought into NLEs that would allow you to just uses text or voice to integrate different plugins. Being able to do something like generative AI VFX, with just the kinds of directions I would otherwise give to editors would be really nice. Not to replace people, but just streamline some of the more pre-vis-type workflow and things that seem less approachable like 3D animation.

[@UsrevealedTv]

Handbrake is a essential

[@imiy]

Miro is a free milanote alternative

[@troyesilva]

please add explosion pack on your vfx asset in Triune Digital I will really buy it please

[@nightmarevstplugin3944]

💖💖

[@soorajtrivedi74]

but is it true that all the free stuff has creative common license that can be used for commercial projects but not for broadcasting or movie projects , isn't it true ?? can you suggest me a site for projects that may someday appear on a broadcasting medium too .... I need foley sounds for a broadcasting project , are there any such sites that give free music and foley elements and have no objection even if it get broadcast one day .... ?

[@kbd9765]

No link to Linkd?

[@cavefilms1915]

Hi Film Riot! Are you guys able to recreate the Star Map Scene from Ahsoka episode 2 and 4? Essentially it’s when they unlock a map that reveals astronomical map surrounding the characters, it’s very eye appealing!
love all of your tutorial videos on how you recreate visual effects from movies/television shows!

[@DawgHouseVideo]

I love movie

[@troon3819]

This . . . This is the video

[@tristfularcadia]

First xD
Edit: great resources guys

[@xlnyc77]

speaking of "cheap cameras" maybe a pipeline of using a mini DV camera today to capture and edit in today's computers

[@riffbaama]

This is how I know I'm not rich... because I knew almost all of them.

[@vfxyemen00]

I'm using free writing software called " Scenarist"

[@Kidslike248]

Can you make Harry Potter vfx on blender

[@Souther1895]

Thank you very much for this video but.... Stop to use hanbrake !!! Use the free sofware Shutter Encoder (conversion, AI upscale video and photo, replace audio, subtitle broadcast codec, youtube downloader, file renamer, cut detection, audio normalisation, encode with graphic card, etc....)

[@metternich05]

Resolve is not even mentioned?

[@filmriot]

It was mentioned in the beginning that we aren't talking software everyone already knows.

[@LaSedNoEsNada]

Storyboarder

[@Dartr]

Bridge is free, but not content))

[@ijerofei]

I was looking for this comment=)

[@musicbuddy1382]

Most of the resources mentioned in this video is paid but it's also available free.

[@thereelworldTV]

honorable mention, POST HASTE

[@vacpw03]

What's free here ????

[@KAGARAKIS]

ROOP AI....

[@jmanrech1]

Thanks Ryan, this is such a great video and list. You guys are awesome.