Meaning of B roll | Babel Free

Definitions

Supplemental or alternative footage intercut with the main shot, used, for example, to indicate simultaneous action or flashbacks.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“The Bleeding Edge isn’t an audacious or essayistic piece of filmmaking; it’s overstretched with talking-head interviews, montages of corporate videos, and creepy B-roll shots of hospital equipment.”

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