Archival Media + Factual Research
Finding | Licensing | Developing
We source diverse and compelling archival media (including film & video footage, audio, images and text).
We provide copyright clearance services to licence this material for use in your project.
We do factual research and fact checking to help develop content.
Whether you are looking for background on a historical event for a script you are writing, news report audio for a podcast you are producing, stock footage for brand promotion or vintage home movies for a documentary, Arcdive helps you tell your story. We also provide fact checking services throughout the production lifecycle. With experience across podcasts, film & television production and online publishing, Arcdive provides research services for anyone who produces content.
Based in Melbourne, we have a passion for research and an extensive knowledge of resources in Australia and worldwide.
Learn about our research experience and check out some recent projects.
Services
Arcdive takes the hassle out of factual and content research. Not sure how to find old news footage or no time to trawl through complex archival databases? We love discovery and can unearth a diverse range of content to add texture to your project. Old or new, if it’s been previously created, published or broadcast, we’d like to find it for you. We provide copyright clearance services for this material with a focus on savings for licence fees. We provide thorough and detailed fact checking services to production.
Finding
From historical film footage to contemporary images and audio, Arcdive sources content with a focus on unique material and cost savings on licence fees. We suggest options, provide alternatives and take the legwork out of finding that perfect ‘needle in a haystack’.
Making it legal
Tracking down rights holders; obtaining copyright clearances and negotiating licence fees. This stuff can be complicated and time consuming. But with expertise and a network of relationships with content providers worldwide, Arcdive takes the hard work out of clearances so you can focus on creating.
Deep dive
From creating true crime case timelines to trawling government and legal records, Arcdive offers a range of informational research to enrich your content. We help you uncover the historical background of a subject, grabbing the details while you work on the big picture.
Fact checking
Arcdive provides thorough fact checking services to assist with content development and throughout the production lifecycle. We know that the devil is in the details, and also that you have enough to do already. We get granular and can help you ensure the who/when/where is accurate, adding authority to your project and avoiding potential legal pitfalls.
Advice
Wherever you are in the production process, Arcdive can provide general advice on the use of archival content and the fact checking process. Interested in using archive material or having your content fact checked but not sure where to start? We can provide tips tailored to your schedule and budget.
Get in touch
Drop us a line to explore what Arcdive can find for you.
Arcdive works on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country. We acknowledge and respect Traditional Custodians of Country and their continuing connection to land and waters throughout Australia.
Image from Public Record Office Victoria: St Albans ramp at Footscray Station with passenger traffic (undated). VPRS 12800/P3, ADV 1353