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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.
film stock
The physical medium on which images for a film are recorded, such as celluloid strips. This meaning usually refers to analog film production.
Altes Filmmaterial aus den 1920er Jahren ist oft sehr empfindlich und schwer zu restaurieren.
Old film stock from the 1920s is often very delicate and difficult to restore.
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.
film
Film and Filmmaterial can both refer to the light-sensitive medium used for an analog recording. Film tends to refer more to a specific roll or type of film, while Filmmaterial emphasizes the medium as material needed for a production. The two uses therefore overlap.
Für den analogen Dreh bestellt die Kamerafrau zusätzliches Filmmaterial.
The camera operator orders additional film stock for the analog shoot.
Für die alte Kamera kauft die Kamerafrau einen neuen Schwarzweißfilm.
The camera operator buys a new roll of black-and-white film for the old camera.
