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the world's evidence, sold by the foot.
means raw, unedited film or video material before anyone shapes it into a story.
from from the old practice of measuring and paying for film literally by length in feet, back when celluloid ran through cameras and editors sliced it with actual scissors.
paid bylength, not content, originally
digital erafootage now has zero actual feet
surveillance boommost footage today is never watched by anyone
courtroom powerfootage can outrank a hundred witnesses