Street Food & Morning Market Immersive Video Footage (for YouTube Content)

Job ID: 39995518

Budget: $30 – $250 USD

Project Description:

Project Overview:
We are producing an English-language YouTube channel featuring immersive Chinese street life and street food experiences. We are looking to hire a videographer/photographer in China to capture high-quality footage of local street markets, morning markets, and street food vendors. The footage will be used for long-form immersive videos and short-form YouTube Shorts.

Project Requirements:

Locations:

Morning markets, street food stalls, local markets, old streets, and public street areas

Shooting Style:

Immersive and natural, capturing authentic street life

No voiceover required; ambient sound should be captured (vendor calls, cooking sounds, crowd noise)

Multiple angles per stall: close-ups, wide shots, slow-walkthroughs, overhead/bird’s-eye shots

Video Quality & Format:

Preferably 4K, 16:9 aspect ratio

Stable footage using tripod or gimbal/stabilizer

Each stall: at least 15–30 seconds of footage

Footage Length:

Total raw footage per session: 20–30 minutes

Continuous footage preferred for flexibility in editing

Delivery & File Format:

Original raw files must be delivered (MP4 or MOV)

Include filenames and, if possible, location notes for each clip

Copyright & Usage Rights:

All footage rights must be fully transferred to us upon payment

We must have full worldwide, perpetual rights to use, reproduce, edit, modify, and distribute the footage, including commercial use, YouTube uploads, Shorts, and derivative works

Photographer will waive any claims to royalties or residuals

Additional Notes:

Avoid capturing prominent brand logos or advertisements, or apply blur if unavoidable

Avoid clear close-ups of identifiable people without consent, especially children

Please provide a portfolio or sample of similar street/food footage when applying

Budget:

Negotiable based on experience and quality of footage