Stock Footage

Australian natural history and underwater footage, 4K and above.

Australian natural history and underwater stock footage

Our library covers the Great Barrier Reef, the Great Southern Reef and Sydney’s marine life, from coral spawning and bleaching to giant cuttlefish, seadragons and octopus. Our footage has been licensed by National Geographic, Disney+ and ITV, and our platypus footage features in Butter Media’s Emmy Award-winning series Built to Survive.

All footage is 4K or above, shot on Netflix-approved cinema cameras, and delivered as Apple ProRes or the original files, typically R3D.

Screeners are HD, watermarked, with timecode and a corrective LUT applied. Download them from Vimeo, cut them into your edit, and ask us for the full-resolution masters when you’re ready.

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Stock reel

Footage includes

  • Coral spawning Great Barrier Reef underwater cinematography Australia

    Coral spawning

    Great Barrier Reef

  • Coral bleaching Great Barrier Reef underwater stock footage Australia

    Coral bleaching

    Great Barrier Reef · 2022 and 2024

  • Great Barrier Reef schooling fish underwater stock footage 8K Australia

    Great Barrier Reef scenics

    Schooling fish and coral · 8K

  • Giant cuttlefish Southern Ocean underwater cinematography South Australia

    Giant cuttlefish

    South Australia

  • Weedy sea dragon underwater cinematography Australia Southern Ocean

    Weedy seadragons

    Southern Ocean

  • Great Southern Reef kelp forest underwater stock footage Australia

    Great Southern Reef

    Kelp forest

  • Gloomy octopus underwater stock footage Sydney Australia

    Gloomy octopus

    Sydney

  • Blue ring octopus underwater cinematography Australia natural history

    Blue-ringed octopus

    Australia

  • Port Jackson shark underwater cinematography Sydney Australia

    Port Jackson shark

    Sydney

  • Blue groper underwater cinematography Sydney Australia

    Blue groper

    Sydney

  • Seagrass meadows underwater stock footage Australia natural history

    Seagrass meadows

    Australia

  • Mangroves underwater film production Australia natural history

    Mangroves

    Australia

Stock footage FAQs

  • We price our footage per second.

    Our per-second license rates vary based on the following:

    • How the footage will be used (E.g. in a documentary, in a social media campaign)

    • The footage distribution and how big the designated audience is (E.g. Australian, worldwide, over 50,000 views)

    • The footage duration

  • We have a 20-second minimum order requirement for all purchases.

  • Yes, we will supply you with our standard stock footage license when you place your order.

    Grumpy Turtle’s license covers the use of the footage based on the required distribution method, territory and duration.

  • Grumpy Turtle does not allow changes for orders less than $3,000 AUD.

    We will consider small amendments for purchases above $3,000 AUD.

  • We only sell our stock according to the terms set out in our license agreement.

  • We love to support people and organizations that are doing good stuff.

    We offer special rates on a case-by-case basis for NGOs and not-for-profits. Please get in touch to discuss this with us further.

  • No, we only offer stock footage licensing on a per-project basis.

  • We will make every effort to get your vision to you as fast as possible.

    We are often out in the field shooting, and so for this reason we will need a minimum of 72 hours turnaround time to prepare and share your required vision.

  • Once you’ve decided what footage you are going to purchase, we will email you an invoice.

    You can either electronically transfer the funds to our Aussie bank account or pay with a credit card on the link we provide.

Request footage or a quote

Tell us about your project and we’ll send screener access or a quote. We’re often in the field, so allow a few days for a reply.

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