photoplay vs videotape

photoplay

noun
  • A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie. 

  • A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood. 

videotape

noun
  • A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting. 

verb
  • to make a recording of something on videotape 

  • To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound. 

How often have the words photoplay and videotape occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )