The ShotDeck alternative for product commercials and 3D motion design
If you're making narrative film, ShotDeck is a superb tool — hundreds of thousands of stills from cinema, searchable by lens, lighting, and composition. This page isn't going to tell you otherwise.
But a growing share of the industry doesn't shoot narrative. It builds: product commercials, brand films, CG and 3D motion design — watch macros, liquid simulations, exploded sneakers, type in motion. Work that is designed, not captured. For that work, a library of movie stills is the wrong reference tool twice over: the content is a different visual language, and a still can't communicate the thing this genre is actually about — motion.
Motion Index is a curated reference library of the world's best product commercials, brand films, and high-end 3D motion design — every video handpicked and indexed shot by shot, searchable by idea, color, look, and motion.
Side by side
| ShotDeck | Motion Index | |
|---|---|---|
| Medium | Still frames from cinema | Full video, indexed shot by shot — references that move |
| Content | Feature films and TV | Product commercials, brand films, and high-end 3D motion design — CG and controlled studio work |
| The unit you save | A single still | A playable shot, with its in and out points |
| Search | Cinematic metadata: lens, lighting, composition | By idea (brief language), by image, by exact color values, and by motion — at the shot level |
| Similarity | Browse by shared metadata | Four similarity modes on any shot: General, Look, Subject, Motion |
| Credits | Film and cinematographer | The full production chain — 15+ roles per video, mapped across studios, brands, and collaborators |
| Getting started | Paid subscription | Free account with the full library and every search |
When ShotDeck is the right choice
You're a director, DP, or colorist working in narrative film or TV, and your references are cinema: real lenses, real locations, real faces. ShotDeck's still library is built precisely for that, and nothing on Motion Index will serve it — our library has almost no humans on screen and no feature-film content at all.
When Motion Index is
You're a 3D artist, motion designer, director, or creative team making commercial work about products, materials, light, and type. Your references need to move — because the pacing, the camera path, and the transition are the point. You want to search the way briefs are written ("cushioning", "precision", "dark luxury"), match a client's frame by image, or dial in a palette by exact hue — and land on the shot, not the video.
Every video in the library was handpicked by human curators — more get rejected than published — and nothing is AI-generated: every shot was made by a studio, for a brand, and shipped.
Frequently asked
Is Motion Index a replacement for ShotDeck?
Only if your work is product commercials, brand films, or 3D motion design. ShotDeck is excellent at what it's built for — narrative film stills for filmmakers. Motion Index covers the designed side of the industry, in motion. Plenty of professionals use both, for different jobs.
Does Motion Index have movie stills?
No. The library is product commercials, brand films, and 3D motion design from studios like Tendril, FutureDeluxe, and ManvsMachine — full videos indexed shot by shot. There are no feature-film frames, and almost no humans on screen.
Why does video matter for references?
Because pacing, camera movement, and transitions are the reference in this genre — and a still can't carry them. A frozen frame of a liquid morph tells you almost nothing about the morph. On Motion Index, every reference plays.
Is Motion Index free?
Creating an account is free and includes the full library, every filter, and every kind of search — text, image, and color. Free accounts see the first 150 results per search; the paid plan removes the ceilings.
See it yourself
The library is browsable without an account, and a free account unlocks every search. Browse the library, read how the features work, or join for free.