video
noun/ˈvɪdiəʊ/
(plural videos)
Слово англійською: video
Переклад video українською: відео
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] a system of recording moving pictures and sound, either using a digital method of storing data or (in the past) using videotape
- A wedding is the perfect subject for video.
- on video The robbery was captured on video.
- Most of the movie was shot on digital video.
- (also video clip)[countable, uncountable] a short film or recording of an event, made using digital technology and viewed on a computer, especially over the internet
- The school made a short promotional video.
- More than a million people have watched a video of the incident.
- She posted a series of videos on the internet.
- Upload your videos and share them with friends and family online.
- This phone can store up to 20 hours of video.
- [countable] (also music video)a short film made by a pop or rock band to be shown with a song when it is played on television or online
- The group's new video will be released next month.
- The band are in Iceland doing a video shoot.
- (also videotape)[uncountable, countable] a type of magnetic tape used in the past for recording moving pictures and sound; a box containing this tape, also called a video cassette
- on video The movie was released on video later that year.
- [countable] a copy of a film, programme, etc. recorded on videotape
- We used to rent videos nearly every weekend.
Collocations Cinema/the moviesCinema/the moviesWatching- go to/take somebody to (see) a film
- go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater
- rent a film/DVD
- download/stream a film
- burn/copy/rip a DVD
- see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer
- show/screen a film
- promote/distribute/review a film
- (British English) be on at the cinema
- be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
- captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
- do well/badly at the box office
- get a lot of/live up to the hype
- write/co-write a film/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
- do/work on a sequel/remake
- film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)
- compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
- cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
- have/get/do an audition
- get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
- play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
- act in/appear in/star in a film/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt
- work in/make it big in Hollywood
- forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
- the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up
- use odd/unusual camera angles
- be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
- be set/take place in London/in the ’60s
- have a happy ending/plot twist
- (also video cassette recorder)[countable](abbreviation VCR)(British English) a piece of equipment used, especially in the past, to record and play films and TV programmes on video
- I never even learned to programme the video.
Word Origin1930s: from Latin videre ‘to see’, on the pattern of audio.