- screen test
- nouna filmed audition of an actor or actress
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noun1. : a photographic test for estimating the ability of a prospective motion-picture actor2. : a short film sequence made in order to estimate the ability of a prospective motion-picture actor* * *
a filmed audition to determine the suitability of an individual for appearing or acting in a motion picture.[1920-25]* * *
screen test nounA trial filming to determine whether an actor or actress is suitable for cinema work• • •Main Entry: ↑screen* * *
an occasion when an actor performs in front of the cameras to try to get a part in a new filmThesaurus: auditioning, casting and rehearsinghyponym* * *
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 role2.v. (screen-test) [trans.] give such a test to (an actor)* * *
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* * *
a test to see if sb is suitable to appear in a film/movieExample Bank:•
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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.