footage

American  

[foot-ij] / ˈfʊt ɪdʒ /

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.

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footage British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• underfootage noun

Etymology

Origin of footage

First recorded in 1890–95; foot + -age

Example Sentences

When officials tried to review footage of the encounter from the officer’s body camera, they realized that he had stopped recording before he entered the vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times

Video footage appears to show one athlete making the universal hand sign for help from the team bus on Sunday night.

From The Wall Street Journal

As in other federal assault cases, bystander videos as well as police-camera and surveillance footage cast doubt on agents’ claims, in some cases leading to the exoneration of citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal

The same wrong footage aired on Saturday night’s “Big Weekend Show” and again the next morning on “Fox News Sunday.”

From Salon

In the footage, crowds are seen waving the flag of the Islamic Republic.

From BBC

Related Words

• cinema
• flick
• motion picture
• picture
• show