footage

Definition

  • noun: scenes or action recorded on film or video
  • noun: length or quantity expressed in feet

Examples

  • calculating the square 'footage' of the room [=calculating the size of the room in square feet]

  • Some disturbing 'footage' of the war was shown on the evening news.

Movie quotes

  • (..) This is Bill Herron from our West Coast Special Programs Department. George Bosch. Barbara Schlesinger. Tommy Pellegrino. l just saw footage of a special Bill's doing on the revolutionary underground. Most of it's tedious stuff of Laureen Hobbs and two fatigue jackets... but he's got eight minutes (..)
    1976 Network
  • (..) switch him to projection room . - l'm sorry, Bill. This Beale business. - lt's all right. Sit down. Diana asked if she could sit in on this. Fine. How's it going? You'll like this footage better than the stuff l showed you last time. Max Schumacher. Goddamn it! When? Did he say anything? (..)
    1976 Network