Footage definition

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Footage is defined as the length as measured in feet, or a length of film or videotape.

When a home has 5000 square feet, this is an example of the square footage of the house.

When a director films the opening scene of a movie, this film is an example of footage.

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(uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.

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Recorded film or video, especially of a specified nature or subject.

News footage; detailed footage of the royal wedding.

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The length expressed in feet.
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The length of film that has been exposed during shooting.
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Length, extent, or amount based on measurement in feet.

Estimated the square footage of new office space.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
footage
Plural:
footages

Origin of footage

  • foot +‎ -age (foot as a unit of length)

    From Wiktionary

Footage Sentence Examples

  • It had the combined square footage of every apartment she.d ever rented.

  • While there is a great deal of anecdotal evidence, photographs, sonar readings and even video footage, many experts dispute these as hoaxes perpetuated by people who either want to make money or who want to continue the myth and legend.

  • Included is archival footage provided by the Kinsey Institute of copulating animals, including porcupines.

  • The footage shows a skinned raccoon, bloody and bare, lift its head and look around.

  • A lot of footage uses the ' soft focus ' technique to made the background indistinct and obviously out of focus.

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