In
filmmaking and
video production,
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 video cameras are called
sources instead.