stock footage

noun

Movies, Television.

1. film containing stock shots.

Example Sentences

The Chargers’ first major schedule release video came in 2019 when they represented each opponent with stock footage.

From Los Angeles Times

He tried stock footage, but it didn’t click.

From Los Angeles Times

I ended up working at a start-up, editing commercials from stock footage.

From Los Angeles Times

There's a combo of practical models, playfully retro stock footage, and lo-fi visual effects touches throughout that add to the jarring, dreamlike nature of it all.

From Salon

While a handful of shows before “Power Rangers” utilized vintage or stock footage and inserted characters into them, perhaps most notably on “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,” it was always done with some sort of wink to the audience.

From Los Angeles Times