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stock footage

American  

noun

Movies, Television.
  1. film containing stock shots.


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

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2023

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 Oct. 6, 2023

This is a movie that uses stock footage of the Bill Clinton inauguration and the O.J.

From New York Times Jul. 27, 2023

A promotional video for Yorkshire Water has been criticised for using stock footage of the rolling hills of Herefordshire and images taken in a Russian bar.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2023

At the end of the day, the small business, the flower shop that’s making the stock footage, iMovie in your cloud tool, it’s making an ad.

From The Verge Apr. 20, 2021

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