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screen test

1

noun

  1. a filmed audition to determine the suitability of an individual for appearing or acting in a motion picture.


screen-test

2

[ skreen-test ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to give a screen test to:

    The studio screen-tested 400 children before casting the part.

verb (used without object)

  1. to undergo a screen test:

    Dozens of actors have screen-tested for the role.

screen test

noun

  1. a filmed audition of a prospective actor or actress to test suitability
  2. the test film so made
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of screen test1

First recorded in 1920–25

Origin of screen test2

First recorded in 1965–70; v. use of noun phrase screen test
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"Instead of doing a screen test and auditions, it was like, 'we've seen your videos, here's your mic, here's your earpiece, off you pop'," he says.

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I loved it and I gravitated towards it, was so happy to be cast in it, went out to LA to screen test for it a few times and ended up making the movie.

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Right after he wrapped “The Order,†he was off to do his screen test for next summer’s “Superman†and then hopped on a plane to Georgia for current release “Juror #2.â€

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Another challenge functions as a screen test in which the contestants play men competing for the attention of a cute instructor at a wreath-making class.

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According to “Live From New York,†Chase appeared as a “fatuous anchorman†in screen tests weeks before the premiere.

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