footage

[ foot-ij ]

noun

1. length or extent in feet:

   the footage of lumber.

2. a portion of raw video recorded for subsequent editing and use in one or more video clips or packages, broadcasts, or movies: raw footage that ended up on the cutting room floor.

   newsreel footage;

   raw footage that ended up on the cutting room floor.

3. Mining.
   1. payment by the running foot of work done.
   2. the amount so paid.

footage

/ ˈfʊtɪdʒ /

noun

1. a length or distance measured in feet
2. 1. the extent of film material shot and exposed
   2. the sequences of filmed material
3. 1. payment, by the linear foot of work done
   2. the amount paid

Other Words From

• un·der·foot·age noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of footage¹

First recorded in 1890–95; foot + -age

Example Sentences

Today, the company is back with video footage of what it's calling its "third-generation" under-display camera technology, even though generations one and two never came to market.

From Ars Technica

On video call appsVideo calls always happen in real time, so people can’t bundle subtitle files with their footage.

From Popular-Science

Two thirds of its officers work for an outside company that manages its own body camera footage.

From Voice of San Diego

She now argues video of MTS citations should be retained until they can be addressed in court and that the process for requesting that footage should be clarified.

From Voice of San Diego

“The mayor considered that offer acceptable because the footage has proven to be an effective public safety tool many times over,” Chadwick wrote in an email.

From Voice of San Diego

He frets about how identifiable he is in the grainy footage.

From The Daily Beast

He appears only normal, even in video footage from just two minutes before the shooting.

From The Daily Beast

Some of the video was crystal clear, but in other footage the figures were just fuzzy shadows in black and white.

From The Daily Beast

Other footage shows him fleeing, keeping to a quick walk, jogging briefly, then walking again as he heads for a subway station.

From The Daily Beast

They were found guilty of practicing habitual debauchery and inciting others to sexual deviance because of the footage.

From The Daily Beast

It gives the "total footage" for the month, special reference being made to "cross-cutting, winzing and sinking."

From Project Gutenberg

This was a familiar task, the same thing I'd done with all the footage and accounts from the riots in the park.

From Project Gutenberg

I cut back to Carrie Johnstone, the footage of her sitting at the board table with Rooney, laughing.

From Project Gutenberg

It gives the "total footage" for the month, special reference being made to "cross-cutting, winzing, and sinking."

From Project Gutenberg

It was just a question of accounting for the extra square footage of house.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cinema
• flick
• motion picture
• picture
• show