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home video

American  

noun

  1. a videotape recorded by camcorder generally for noncommercial use, especially for viewing at home.

  2. the business of renting or selling prerecorded videocassettes for viewing especially at home.


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Egoyan intersperses scenes set in the present with home video footage of Jeanine as a child, shot by her own father, blindfolded and doing strange dances in the woods.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

A home video of Sean playing and laughing with Sara at her second birthday party - just four months before the bomb - was shown to the inquiry.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

Studios adopted shorter windows in hopes that they could capture more home video revenue while the movies were still in the cultural ether.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024

This is a person who credits his entire career to home video, where most people saw “Swingers.”

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

Despite its failure at the box office, “Blood In Blood Out” found a second life thanks to home video and word of mouth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

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