The ground-level shots on television showed some action, but the pictures had the grainy quality of a Western movie from the 1930's.

Until recently, however, the "grainy" quality of the image on the movie screen was a dead giveaway that the film was shot in 16 millimeter.

The third version is identical to the second except the footage was transferred from videotape to film and has a grainy quality to it.

There was a grainy quality to the sound in the lower-to-middle range, and his bottom notes sometimes bottomed out.

Her voice sometimes had a grainy quality, and her low range was patchy.

The footage for the music video, shot in grainy quality, shows the band playing in a dark, and apparently abandoned slaughterhouse.

The picture of the movie was shot using Super 16 to illustrate the grainy quality of the 70's movies.

Sometimes the grainy quality of a low resolution camera is what he wants.

"Pushing" or "blowing out" describes the process of adding a grainy quality to film.

The grainy quality of the footage and typeface give the ad a dark tone.