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title: "12 Days of Bad Stock Footage | #badstock"
description: When the need arises, our producers and designers plumb to the depths of various stock libraries to derive the best images for video projects.
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# [12 Days of Bad Stock Footage | #badstock](https://www.plummedia.com/blog/2015/12/01/12-days-of-bad-stock-footage/)

 Written by [Rich Schmig](https://www.plummedia.com/blog/author/rich-schmig) | Dec 1, 2015 6:30:38 AM

At Plum, we comb through stock footage everyday and this year we discovered a lot of terrible gems along the way.

Mostly holiday related.

This inspired us to create our own #badstock holiday footage starring all your favorite Plum characters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yYX-cMeJnE

**Check out the rest of our 12 days of #badstock below. **

 

🎵 On the 12th day of #badstock, my true love gave to me. 12 second of a burning tree. 🎵

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EirxU9ugDg

**Description:** "Burning Christmas tree due to a short-circuit, in a homelike living-room on christmas eve with gifts around plus a beautiful old chimney/fireplace gloweringly."  
**Original:** [Burning Christmas Tree](http://www.pond5.com/item/22307864)

A message from OSHA brought to you by Santa Claus.

https://youtu.be/3JTyN_18V_c

**Description:** "A cartoon santa stops in front of the camera and welcomes you.”

**Original:** [Greetings from Santa Claus.](http://www.pond5.com/item/12601607) [Snowboarding Santa Claus Crashes](http://www.pond5.com/item/32715445)

 

Good Monday morning! Today, this young man tries to ‘seal the deal’ by using his champagne prowess. She has some different thoughts. #badstock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHZotdOrMmU

**Description:** "Handsome man pouring champagne with girlfriend near by at christmas time."  
**Original:** [Christmas Time](http://www.pond5.com/item/12477096)

Wrapping up this week of ‪#‎badstock‬ holiday footage is this clip of Santa Ninjas. Because ninjas and Christmas go together like peanut butter and fish sauce.*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdLZHK9EzuQ

*No offense to any professional ninjas.

**Description:** "Seven young ninja assassins in Santa hats walk through the shot. Ho Ho Ho! It's a full-length shot on a white background."  
**Original: **[Santa Ninja Parade](http://www.pond5.com/item/22784260)

We gave a new soundtrack to this mean Mrs. Claus. #badstock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZr5ngwRvv0

**Description:** "mrs. Claus throw Christmas gift into the fire in the stove"

**Original:** [Mrs. Claus Throw Christmas Gift To Fire In The Stove](http://www.pond5.com/item/42739067)

Producer Lance Miller has directed hundreds of videos. Today, he tries his hand in getting a good performance out of this "Interntet Security 1 Hdv” scenario. The results are a true #badstock original.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyp40iu1jrI

**Description:** **Editor’s Note - No description was made for any these videos. Also, they spelled Internet wrong in the title.*

**Original:** "Interntet Security 1 Hdv" [http://www.pond5.com/item/573391](http://www.pond5.com/item/573391) [http://www.pond5.com/item/573387](http://www.pond5.com/item/573387) [http://www.pond5.com/item/573390](http://www.pond5.com/item/573390)

In today's #badstock, wild and wonderful creatures are afoot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_pPkVD-EmQ

**Description:** "8 mm - Christmas family dinner with mask - amateur film"

**Original:** [8mm Christmas Family Dinner With Mask](http://www.pond5.com/item/25849199)

Good Monday morning! Start your day off with this musical carp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KxnLz8Sykw

**Description: **"fish carp in Santa Claus red hat isolated on white background"

**Original:** [Carp In Santa Claus Red Hat](http://www.pond5.com/photo/43391124/carp-santa-claus-red-hat.html)

This Gingerbread guy has got some moves. #badstock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTIWs0VAJtQ

**Description:** “Classic gingerbread guy as funny hip-hop dancer for your Christmas, New Year and other holiday, event, party, show, etc… 3D animation rendered as looped lossless QT HD PNG + Alpha channel with transparent background."

**Original:** [Gingerbread Dancer 03](http://www.pond5.com/item/30415456)

Straight from Plum-TV comes this winter’s weather report with the help from a crazy animated snowman. #badstock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LcpYKknf24

**Description: **"Isolated Snowman in a panic situation. Looping Animation."

 

**Original:** [Snowman In A Panic](http://www.pond5.com/item/988476)

Today, we gave a ‘voice’ to this voiceless Santa holding what is clearly not a Canon camera thanks to blue tape. #badstock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oQjCE7yq9U

**Description:** "Santa's suit with a camera in hand photographing"

**Original:** [Santa's Photographing](http://www.pond5.com/item/12102475)

Kicking off our #badstock footage is this 3D animated skeleton. We added a little more holiday cheer to his crazy dance. No motion capture involved! #badstock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgKudHPoOo

**Description:** "Funny dancing skeleton in Santa Claus hat for your grungy Xmas projects. 3d animation rendered as lossless Full HD PNG MOV + Alpha channel with transparent background and could be easily looped at any length in the ping-pong mode.”

**Original:** [Skeleton Santa Dancer](http://www.pond5.com/item/24724518)

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