screen test

screen test
noun
a filmed audition of an actor or actress
• Hypernyms: ↑audition, ↑tryout

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noun
1. : a photographic test for estimating the ability of a prospective motion-picture actor
2. : a short film sequence made in order to estimate the ability of a prospective motion-picture actor

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a filmed audition to determine the suitability of an individual for appearing or acting in a motion picture.
[1920-25]

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screen test noun
A trial filming to determine whether an actor or actress is suitable for cinema work
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Main Entry: ↑screen

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screen test UK US noun [countable] [singular screen test plural screen tests] cinema
an occasion when an actor performs in front of the cameras to try to get a part in a new film
Thesaurus: auditioning, casting and rehearsinghyponym

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screen test,
a filmed scene to test how an actor performs or looks in a motion picture.
screen-test «SKREEN TEHST», transitive verb.
to put (an actor) to a screen test: »

The producer screen-tested her and gave her a small romantic role (Newsweek).

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1.
n. a filmed test to ascertain whether an actor is suitable for a movie role
2.
v. (screen-test) [trans.] give such a test to (an actor)

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noun, pl ⋯ tests [count]
: a recording of a short performance by an actor that is made with a movie or video camera and that is used to decide if that person should be given a part in a movie

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ˈscreen test [screen test screen tests] noun
a test to see if sb is suitable to appear in a film/movie
 
Example Bank:

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He asked Redford to read the script and take a screen test.

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She had a screen test for the role of Scarlett O'Hara.


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