Technology videos from retro to futuristic
From the futuristic blue and green styles to the retro purple and orange, discover technology videos that cover every past decade into future centuries. Technology footage features the latest and greatest in tech, from the idea to light up a bulb to hackers writing code or heads-up displays that dominate the look of future tech. Find the tech videos you need of users on smartphones, computers, or in virtual reality.
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Technology videos are composed of footage and animations featuring technical devices, technological breakthroughs, and futuristic concepts. From 4K video clips of people using computers, tablets, and phones, to the latest in robotics and global connections. Technology videos also include concept art with futuristic devices or animations displaying the inner workings of invisible tech like WiFi, blockchain, and the internet itself. Technology videos also include classic devices like televisions, radios, cameras, and various types of control panels. So whether you need a spaceship cockpit from the 1960s space race or the latest from Space X, you can find the technology videos you need on Shutterstock.
To film or animate a technology video, you must first determine the concept. Are you making a video that showcases growth over years? Are you featuring the latest in tech, or are you imagining the technology of the future? The key to showcasing a good technology video is making sure your message is clear. So if you are showcasing a sustainable future with solar panels and robotic workers, or if you are explaining non-fungible tokens (NFTs) through an explainer video, be sure to visualize the concept with footage that is captivating and relatable. With Shutterstock’s vase library of technology videos, you can drop these clips into your project for a custom looking explainer video or commercial. Shutterstock’s royalty free license gives you the ability to use stock footage animations in as many videos as you need.
Shutterstock makes searching for technology videos as easy as possible. Need to search for the latest in technology? Search for exactly what you need. Find millions of clips, including robots, drones, VR, AR, and electric vehicles. Even better you can use advanced filters to narrow your results based on length, frame rate, contributor, and more. Need multiple clips that fit the same aesthetic? Each technology video product page offers more clips with a similar style or more work from the same contributing artist. Find one tech video you like? Click on the contributors name to browse more of their work that can fit your project.
To create breathtaking and engaging technology videos you must give viewers a sense of awe. Truly engaging videos are escapism in its purest form, where viewers can just take in the stunning and mesmerizing visuals. Movies and shows that use futuristic interfaces walk the line of complex looking technology that is still simple enough for everyone to understand what is happening on the screen. Technology videos often have to explain difficult to visualize concepts like data transmission or the latest in processing power and computer chips. Technology videos bridge the gap with footage and animation to breakdown tech in a visual way that makes viewers engage and want to use the very tech they see on the screen.
Technology videos include multiple categories. One of the most popular is futuristic tech that shows off devices like see through mobile phones, delivery drones, and humanoid robots. Industrial technology videos include real tech being used today, like tracking and logistical systems, conveyor belts, assembly robots, solar panels, hardware and software. Animated technology videos show off concepts like global interconnectivity, broadcasting, computer chips, data systems, 5G networks, blockchain, and surveillance. Vintage and retro tech includes technology and hardware of systems past, like early home computers, satellite phones, pagers, CRT televisions, radios, and early video game systems.
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Using technology videos in training videos
Training videos for internal employee training or customer product training often rely on technology videos to help viewers relate to complex concepts.
Internal training videos will use technology animations to explain a company’s services, like data connections for internet providers or cell phone services. 3D animations are frequently used to help visualize invisible products and services.
Product training videos often feature computer screens or mobile device screens walking customers through a systems workflow. With computer screen footage, you can composite your own product or website onto clips of devices, helping your customers understand how to use your services.