Alone Stock Footage - Loneliness and Isolation
It is getting harder to find the truth in an image. We are drowning in "cinematic" sunsets generated by prompts, perfect digital mountains that have never felt a breeze, and glossy camping scenes where the gear never gets muddy.
Synthetic media is often flawless. It is also entirely dead.
My recent film, (alone.), was a reaction against that perfection. It was an exercise in documenting the messy, cold, often "dull" reality of solitude in the British winter. It was 12 minutes of silence designed to make the viewer feel the weight of the space.
But behind that final edit sits a much larger body of work.
Today, I am releasing the complete stock footage collection from this film - alone.
The Context: Shropshire in January
The footage was captured over a solo trip into the Shropshire Hills.
I deliberately used odd framing—ultra-wide fisheye lenses to emphasise the negative space, making the human element feel insignificant against the rural expanse. I underexposed for mood, leaning into the shadows rather than trying to brighten the scene.
The conditions were typical for the UK in winter: relentless grey, damp cold, and high winds.
This collection captures the textures that define that experience. The barbed wire on rural gates. The condensation dripping and freezing on the tent flysheet. The specific way steam rises from a stove when it’s close to freezing outside. An amazing 4AM moonrise, low on the horizon, glowing red. Brilliant.
Why "Dull" is Valuable
In the high-end commercial and documentary space, editors aren't looking for "pretty." They are now looking for "real."
AI struggles with the mundane. It can generate a fantasy forest, but it cannot replicate the chaotic, dismal texture of wet heather on a bleak January afternoon. It cannot get the grain structure right on an ISO-pushed night shot.
This collection embraces the "bland." It features the grey skies, the flat light, and the oppressive atmosphere of being truly alone. These are the grounding elements that agencies need to anchor a narrative about resilience, mental health, or isolation.
The Collection Specs
This is a broadcast-grade stock footage archive for professional editors.
Format: 4K UHD
Volume: 69 Clips / 9.4GB / over 27 minutes of footage.
The Scope: From wide landscape vistas to macro details of cooking (bacon, meatballs, pizza) inside the shelter.
The Audio Bonus: Usually, I retain the rights to my location sound. However, the atmosphere of (alone.) relies heavily on the soundscape. Therefore, this Master Collection includes the synced location audio as per the YouTube film—the wind, the zippers, the cooking sounds. It is a complete sensory toolkit.
Availability
The alone stock footage is now available for global commercial licensing. It is intended for productions that require verifiable, optical reality to tell their story.
