B-roll
stock footage from film or digital libraries used to establish locale, atmosphere, etc., or to provide generic thematic video, such as for a category of television news story.
video footage shot for a story, television show, or film, often by a secondary film crew, especially depicting building exteriors and used to establish the locale in which a film or show is set: The actors all filmed in Toronto, but the show’s opening theme song played over B-roll of the New York skyline and a block of brownstones.: Compare A-roll.
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How to use B-roll in a sentence
But Roitfeld, ever the captivating subject, saves the film from feeling like B-roll.
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The whole United Center had to sing it for B-roll for the show.
He observed rehearsals, meetings, and performances, and crafted his B-roll into something brilliant.
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