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film footage
All of the recorded but not yet edited or cut film or video recordings for a production.
Der Regisseur sichtete stundenlanges Filmmaterial, um die besten Szenen auszuwählen.
The director reviewed hours of film footage to choose the best scenes.
The word is a clear compound made up of 'der Film' (the film) and 'das Material' (the material). So it literally describes the material from which a film is made or that is used for a film.
Das gesamte Filmmaterial des Projekts wird auf einer externen Festplatte gespeichert.
All of the film footage for the project is stored on an external hard drive.
'Filmmaterial' (film footage) is treated like a mass noun and is usually not countable. Therefore, it is almost always used in the singular, even when it refers to many recordings.
Für die Dokumentation wurde sehr viel Filmmaterial gedreht.
A great deal of film footage was shot for the documentary.
In a modern context, 'Filmmaterial' (film footage) is often combined with verbs that describe the process of video editing. Typical phrases are 'Filmmaterial sichten' (to review film footage), 'schneiden' (to cut/edit), or 'bearbeiten' (to edit/process).
Die Redaktion muss das brisante Filmmaterial vor der Veröffentlichung prüfen.
The editorial team has to check the explosive film footage before publication.
When it is about the physical film reel, the context often contains clues referring to analog technology or history. Words like 'alt' (old), 'restaurieren' (to restore), or 'Zelluloid' (celluloid) point to this meaning.
Das Museum digitalisiert altes Filmmaterial, um es für die Zukunft zu erhalten.
The museum is digitizing old film stock in order to preserve it for the future.
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'der Film' and 'das Filmmaterial' both belong to the area of cinema, video, or recordings. 'der Film' usually means the finished work that you watch in the cinema, on television, or online. It can also mean the analog material in a camera. 'das Filmmaterial', on the other hand, means the recorded images themselves, often before they have been cut and edited. In analog production, it can also mean the physical medium. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with moving images. If you are talking about the finished result, 'Film' fits. If you are talking about the recordings for a production, 'Filmmaterial' fits.
Nach dem Dreh prüft das Team das Filmmaterial am Computer.
After the shoot, the team checks the film footage on the computer.
Der Film über die Reise war spannend und gut erzählt.
The film about the trip was exciting and well told.