raw footage
Straight from camera
Raw footage is film or video that hasn't been edited, color-corrected, or otherwise processed—the uncut material straight from the camera.
Editors work with raw footage to assemble the final product, selecting takes, trimming scenes, and adding effects.
We reviewed hours of raw footage to find usable clips.
The term emphasizes that creative decisions haven't yet been applied.
- uneditedNot yet corrected
- rushesMoves very quickly
- dailiesUnedited film prints
- outtakesUnused recorded material
- clipsAttaches or excerpts
takes · shot list · camera roll · film reel · reel · tape · film · cutting · splicing · timecode · time stamp · grainy · shaky · handheld · home video · documentary · surveillance · security camera
- photojournalismnews photo, press photo, documentary photo, photo essay, news photography
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- Filmmakingcamera, film director, camcorder, directing, script
- footage
- video clipstrailers, scenes, B-roll, previews, teasers
- video recordingcamcorder, recording, videotape, filming, capture
editing and processing
raw footagefinal cut
Approved version for release
fine cut · director's cut · theatrical cut · master copy · finished product