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Outtake

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, outtake means: A recorded take or piece of footage that is left out of the main finished production.

In Turkish: kullanılmamış çekim

How it is used

Editors save or share outtakes; an unused take is not necessarily a mistake or a humorous blooper.

Example sentences

  1. The outtake contains a good answer that did not fit the final edit.

    Useful footage can remain outside the finished piece.

  2. We shared an outtake after receiving the speaker's permission.

    Previously excluded material is released separately.

Common collocations

  • save an outtake
  • share an outtake
  • editTo cut, arrange and improve video clips or photos, for example by adding music, text, transitions or color changes, to create the final version.
  • B-rollExtra footage shown over or between the main shots, such as close-ups, scenery or hands at work, to make a video more interesting.

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