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n.
  1. Length, extent, or amount based on measurement in feet: estimated the square footage of new office space.
    1. An amount or length of film or videotape.
    2. A shot or series of shots of a specified nature or subject: news footage of the royal wedding.

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Length of motion picture film, expressed in running feet, that has been used to film a particular scene or episode, a group of scenes, or a full-length film.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the amount of film that has been shot

Meaning #2: a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done

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In film and video, footage is the raw, unedited material as it had been originally filmed by movie camera or recorded by a video camera which usually must be edited to create a motion picture, video clip, television show or similar completed work. More loosely, footage can also refer to all sequences used in film and video editing, such as special effects and archive material (for special cases of this, see stock footage and B roll). Since the term originates in film, footage is only used for recorded images, such as film stock, videotapes or digitized clips – on live television, the signals from the cameras are called sources instead.

The origin of the term "footage" is that early 35 mm Silent film has traditionally been measured in feet and frames; the fact that film was measured by length in cutting rooms, and that there are 16 frames (4-perf film format) in a foot of 35 mm film which roughly represented 1 second of silent film, made footage a natural unit of measure for film. The term then became used figuratively to describe moving image material of any kind.

Television footage, especially news footage, is often traded between broadcasting organizations, but good footage usually commands a high price. The actual sum depends on duration, age, size of intended audience, duration of licensing and other factors. Amateur video footage of current events can also often fetch a high price on the market – scenes shot inside the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks were reportedly sold for US$45,000[1]. Sometimes film projects will also sell or trade footage, usually second unit material not used in the final cut. For example, the end of the non-director's cut version of Blade Runner used landscape views that were originally shot for The Shining before the script was modified after shooting had finished[2].

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References

  1. ^ Newsday.com - Amateur video playing greater role – Retrieved July 3, 2009
  2. ^ IMDb's Trivia page for Blade Runner – Retrieved July 3, 2009


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - længde målt i fod, betaling pr. fod

Nederlands (Dutch)
(lengte van) filmstrook, beeldmateriaal, lengte

Français (French)
n. - (Cin) film, pellicule, métrage, (GB) longueur (en pieds)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Filmmaterial, Länge (in Fuß)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόσταση ή μήκος σε πόδια, (καθομ.) εκθεσιακό εμβαδόν (καταστήματος κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
copione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - metragem (f) (Cinema)

Русский (Russian)
длина пленки

Español (Spanish)
n. - longitud en pies, metraje

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - antal fot, stycke film, betalning per fot (gruvarbetare)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
以尺计算长度, 影片的镜头, 尺数

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 以尺計算長度, 影片的鏡頭, 尺數

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (영화필름에서의) 피트 수, (목재)체적, 체불 지불액

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フィート数, 場面

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الطول مقدر بالأقدام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אורך או מרחק ברגל (פיט), סרט‬

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