How to Say "footage" in Spanish
The most common Spanish word for “footage” is “videos” — use 'videos' for any general recorded material, especially when referring to content watched online or shared casually.
videos
BEE-de-ohsˈbi.ðe.os
Examples
Me pasé la tarde viendo videos de gatos en internet.
I spent the afternoon watching cat videos on the internet.
¿Viste los videos que subieron de la protesta de ayer?
Did you see the videos they uploaded from yesterday's protest?
Para el proyecto final, tuvimos que editar varios videos y añadir subtítulos.
For the final project, we had to edit several videos and add subtitles.
Masculine Plural
Even though this word ends in '-s', remember that the original word 'video' is masculine. So, always use the masculine plural article 'los' (the) or adjectives that end in '-os' with it.
Incorrect Gender
Mistake: “Las videos son interesantes.”
Correction: Los videos son interesantes. 'Video' is masculine, so the article must be 'los'.
grabaciones
gra-ba-SYON-esɡɾaβaˈθjones
Examples
Escuchamos las grabaciones del concierto.
We listened to the recordings of the concert.
Las grabaciones de seguridad muestran quién entró.
The security footage shows who entered.
Tengo muchas grabaciones viejas en mi teléfono.
I have many old recordings on my phone.
Making it Plural
To make 'grabación' plural, we add '-es' to the end. Since the word ends in a consonant (n), we need that extra 'e' to make it easy to say.
The Vanishing Accent
The singular word 'grabación' has an accent mark on the 'o'. When you make it plural ('grabaciones'), you take the accent mark away because the natural stress stays on the same part of the word.
The 'O' Accent
Mistake: “grabaciónes”
Correction: grabaciones (no accent mark)
filmación
Examples
La filmación de la nueva película comenzará en el centro de la ciudad.
The filming of the new movie will start in the city center.
General vs. Specific Footage
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