videography

American  

[vid-ee-og-ruh-fee] / ˌvɪd iˈɒg rə fi /

noun

1. the art or process of making films with a video camera.

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videography British  

/ ˌvɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the art, practice, or occupation of making videos

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Other Word Forms

• videographer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of videography

First recorded in 1945–50 in the sense “art or process of making television programs”; current sense first recorded in 1975–80; video ( def. ) + -graphy ( def. )

Example Sentences

The author also describes new evidence, based on recent videography from the site of the wreck, that the men knew their ship was cracking apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Chris taught himself videography before they left so he could document their travels on social media, which has turned into their biggest source of income.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

There were hundreds of witnesses — but alas for the world, evidently no TV news cameras, which would never happen now, in the age of cellphone videography.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

The development of hand-held consumer video cameras enabled commercial skateboard videography, which helped make the sport popular worldwide.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023

Ford Fischer is a primary source documentarian, videojournalist, and the editor-in-chief of News2Share, an independent platform for raw videography of political activism and extremism.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2023