As nouns the difference between footage and pictures
is that footage is (uncountable) an amount of film or tape that has been used to record something while pictures is or pictures can be (dated|british) the cinema.
As a verb pictures is
(picture).
footage
English
Noun
(uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.
:* The footage we shot of the riot yesterday got ruined.
A measurement in feet.
Derived terms
* found footage
pictures
English
Noun
(head)
Noun
(
en-plural noun)
(dated, British) The cinema
- We go to the pictures every Saturday night.
Verb
(head)
(picture)
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