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footage Definition

foot·age (fo̵otij)

noun

  1. ☆ the length expressed in feet: said esp. of portions of film
  2. a length of film that has been shot

Etymology: foot + -age

footage Usage Examples

Preposition: of

sparrowhawk: A TV monitor shows recent footage of a nearby sparrowhawk nesting site.

Converse of object

  • shoot: Some of the pupils chose to shoot footage from the roof of their school.
  • capture: Giant octopus attack A remotely operated submarine in Canada has captured rare footage of it being attacked by a giant octopus.
  • edit: Jones edits the footage himself using Avid Express DV on his laptop.
  • watch: For this month only, BTM members can watch exclusive footage of rising tenor star Alfie Boe.
  • utilize: Gordon's first project as a director utilized footage from One Million BC.
  • delete: On the DVD: The Director's Cut reinstates 17 crucial minutes of footage deleted from the theatrical release.

Adjective modifier

  • behind-the-scenes: There is a " Basic Training " featurette which has behind-the-scenes footage of the training the actors went through to look like special forces.
  • archive: The program takes a look at the class with archive footage from the 1960's showing a variety of engines at work.
  • unseen: The release also includes unseen footage of three songs.
  • archival: And probably sifting through another 200 hours of archival footage.
  • unedited: Reel memories Have you returned from your holidays with hours of unedited footage you don't know what to do with?
  • video: Video footage of races will be the new snuff movies.

Modifies a noun

shot: In addition, even footage shot at normal speed can be played back with the slow motion effect.

Noun used with modifier

  • newsreel: Historical Context 2 minutes of newsreel footage of the time, with Spanish commentary.
  • camcorder: It incorporates camcorder footage filmed at the time of the crisis.
  • on-set: Things get more interesting tho with some decent on-set footage.
  • gameplay: Lumines II Videos Some new gameplay footage, featuring a few music videos.
  • video: His twenty minute talk will include exciting video footage.
  • cine: He received an Artsadmin bursary in 1999 to archive cine footage of Untitled Experiments.