noun
1 system of recording moving pictures and sound
ADJECTIVE
▪ live , real-time
▪ interactive
▪ analogue/analog , digital
▪ high-definition
▪ full-motion
VERB + VIDEO
▪ stream
▪
You need a broadband Internet connection to stream ~ online.
VIDEO + NOUN
▪ camera , card ( computing ), equipment , player , projector , recorder
▪ monitor , screen
▪ clip , film ( BrE ), footage , image , montage , picture , recording , sequence
▪
The jury watched ~ footage of the riots.
▪ nasty ( BrE )
▪
The infamous ~ nasty is now a cult film.
▪ playback
▪ diary , documentary , interview , series
▪
She started making a ~ diary of her life.
▪ shoot
▪
The band are in Iceland doing a ~ shoot.
▪ channel
▪
I can't find the ~ channel on this television.
▪ file
▪
Video files can be readily transmitted over digital broadband.
▪ format
▪ game
▪ gamer
▪ arcade
▪ conferencing , teleconferencing
▪ conference , presentation , teleconference
▪ link
▪
The speech was broadcast via a ~ link to thousands standing outside.
▪ signal
▪ surveillance
▪ archive
▪ installation (= type of art)
▪ artist
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
▪
The movie is already out on ~.
2 film recorded on disk, tape, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ hour-long , ten-minute , etc.
▪ amateur , home
▪
An amateur ~ of the crash failed to reveal the cause.
▪ educational , instructional
▪
They produce educational ~s for learning languages.
▪ music , pop
▪ hip-hop , rap , rock , etc.
▪ corporate ( esp. BrE )
▪ promotional
▪ training
▪ exercise , fitness , yoga
▪ documentary
▪ adult , porn , pornographic , sex
▪ police ( esp. BrE ), security
▪ animated
▪ online
▪ accompanying
▪
This article and the accompanying ~ takes you through each stage step by step.
VERB + VIDEO
▪ create , do , film , make , record , shoot
▪ manufacture , produce
▪ direct
▪ release
▪
The group's new ~ will be released next month.
▪ air , broadcast
▪ download , post , upload
▪
He posted a ~ on his website
▪ capture sb/sth on , catch sb/sth on
▪
The thief was caught on ~ as he pocketed watches and rings.
▪ rent
▪
We rent ~s nearly every weekend.
▪ see , view , watch
▪
The children can sit for hours watching ~s.
▪ show (sb)
▪
Their teacher showed them a ~ about the Inuit.
▪ play
▪ fast-forward , forward , rewind
▪ edit
VIDEO + NOUN
▪ cassette , tape (usually videotape )
▪ library , shop ( esp. BrE ), store ( esp. AmE )
▪ rental
▪ release
▪
a review of the latest ~ releases
▪ production
▪ maker , producer
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a security ~ of the attack
3 ( BrE ) video recorder
VERB + VIDEO
▪ programme , set
▪
Did you remember to set the ~ for ‘EastEnders’?