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film vs footage

footage vs film

film and footage both are nouns.

film is a verb but footage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
film Yes No Yes No
footage Yes No No No
As nouns, footage is a hyponym of film; that is, footage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than film:
  • film: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
  • footage: film that has been shot
film (noun) footage (noun)
a thin coating or layer film that has been shot
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done
a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
film (verb) footage (verb)
make a film or photograph of something
record in film
Difference between film and footage

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