newsreel
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Definition
Noun: A short motion picture, typically shown in cinemas before the main feature, presenting a series of news stories and events with accompanying commentary. It was a primary means of visual news reporting before the widespread adoption of television.
Usage
A "newsreel" is a historical term for a specific type of media. It is used as a countable noun to refer to individual films or the genre as a whole. It describes a format, not the content of the news itself. * You watch or see a newsreel. * A newsreel shows or reports on events.
Examples
- The newsreel before the movie showed footage of the royal wedding.
- Historians often study old newsreels to understand how events were portrayed at the time.
- That clip of the parade comes from a 1940s newsreel.
Advanced Usage
- "Newsreel footage": This phrase refers specifically to the filmed segments used in a newsreel. It is often used to describe historical film material.
- The documentary included newsreel footage of the moon landing.
Variants and Related Words
- Newsreel cameraman (n): A photographer who filmed events for newsreels.
- This word is historically related to modern terms like news broadcast, news program, and documentary, though these are distinct formats.
Synonyms
- News film: A very close synonym, emphasizing the filmed aspect.
- Short subject: A broader category of short films shown before features, which could include newsreels, cartoons, or comedies.
Antonyms
- Feature film: The main, long film that a newsreel would precede.
- Live broadcast: A contemporaneous method of news delivery that replaced the newsreel.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- "Like something out of a newsreel": Used to describe a scene or event that has the dramatic, historical, or black-and-white visual quality characteristic of old newsreels.
- The chaotic protest looked like something out of an old newsreel.
Noun
- a short film and commentary about current events