: recorded video of subjects or locations used to provide supplementary material for a film or television show
Zenovich casts video footage of Williams's manic stage persona, including plenty of B-roll from his various TV and film projects, against found audio interviews that reveal the comedian's quieter side.—
Julia Felsenthal
Julia FelsenthalGoodman and Jacobson are both trained photographers, and often find themselves shooting the produce with one of Butters's two new digital cameras, one for still photography and one for B-roll, in the likely event that she decides to do a television show or a series of how-to DVDs.—Dana Goodyear
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During a shoot, production base camp is typically staffed with a skeleton crew: safety teams plus one or two producers who monitor participant progress, observe the weather, capture B-roll, and log footage from the memory cards swiped during medical checks.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
The camera is focused on capturing the A-roll, the human elements of a video, while editing is focused on perfecting the B-roll, the voiceover, music, animations, etc.
—Quora, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Drake has shared 100 gigabytes of data, including three new songs and tons of B-roll footage, on a website called 100 Gigs for Your Headtop.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Aug. 2024
Doug Emhoff appears in network B-roll as the pleasant-looking man dancing without rhythm at White House joyfests.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 30 July 2024
The Haqqani video editors then splice the bloody footage with B-roll snatched from satellite channels and YouTube.
—Michael Semple, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2011
Even with a social media manager, the pressures of content creation clutter valuable brain space and twist every event into an opportunity for filming B-roll.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 5 June 2024
And not for nothing, Couples Therapy’s B-roll footage is some of the best portraiture of New York City ever put on TV.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The film features ample B-roll from Willis’ homecoming visits in her later years, which included honors from the likes of the Motown Museum and Detroit Music Awards.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
The camera is focused on capturing the A-roll, the human elements of a video, while editing is focused on perfecting the B-roll, the voiceover, music, animations, etc.
—Quora, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Drake has shared 100 gigabytes of data, including three new songs and tons of B-roll footage, on a website called 100 Gigs for Your Headtop.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Aug. 2024
Doug Emhoff appears in network B-roll as the pleasant-looking man dancing without rhythm at White House joyfests.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 30 July 2024
The Haqqani video editors then splice the bloody footage with B-roll snatched from satellite channels and YouTube.
—Michael Semple, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2011
Even with a social media manager, the pressures of content creation clutter valuable brain space and twist every event into an opportunity for filming B-roll.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 5 June 2024
And not for nothing, Couples Therapy’s B-roll footage is some of the best portraiture of New York City ever put on TV.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The film features ample B-roll from Willis’ homecoming visits in her later years, which included honors from the likes of the Motown Museum and Detroit Music Awards.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
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“B-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/B-roll. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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