home video
Amateur domestic recording
Home video refers to recordings made on consumer equipment, typically of family events, vacations, or everyday life.
The term emerged with camcorders in the 1980s and distinguishes amateur footage from professional productions: We watched old home videos from my parents' wedding.
Home video also describes the format for commercial films released for private viewing—VHS, DVD, or streaming—as opposed to theatrical release: The movie flopped at the box office but did well on home video.
Portable video recording device
- footageRecorded video material
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- filmingRecording on camera
- captureTake into custody
tripod · editing · playback · cassette · memories · archive · montage · clips
Real-time digital delivery
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- DVDOptical media format
- Blu-rayHigh-definition optical media
- VHSAnalog tape format
rental · popcorn · couch · binge-watch · remote · surround-sound · projector · widescreen
camcorder
Portable video recording device
capture · tripod · editing · playback · cassette · memories · archive · montage · clips · birthday
streaming
Real-time digital delivery
VHS · rental · popcorn · couch · binge-watch · remote · surround-sound · projector · widescreen · marathon
- videosclip, clips, films, footage, movies
- personal recordingsvoice memo, voicemail, audio diary, demo tape, rehearsal tape
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, movies, movie
- videoAVI, clip, footage, film, MKV
- entertainment historyvaudeville, silent films, talkies, Hollywood, movie palaces
- Home VideoVHS, DVD, camcorder, Blu-ray, playback
home videotheatrical release
Film shown in theaters
cinema release · movie theater · big screen · cinema · multiplex
home videobroadcast television
Free over-the-air programming
live television · network television · pay-per-view · live streaming · appointment viewing
home videostudio film
Movie from established company
studio production · feature film · theatrical film · television production
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