reshoot

verb

re·​shoot (ˌ)rē-ˈshüt How to pronounce reshoot (audio)
reshot (ˌ)rē-ˈshät How to pronounce reshoot (audio) ; reshooting

transitive verb

: to shoot (something) again: such as
a
: to fire (a weapon) again
reshoot a gun
b
: to film or photograph (something) again
reshot the scene
reshoot noun
plural reshoots
The filmmaker is famous for his reshoots, which are built into the production's budget and schedule. Jean Oppenheimer

Examples of reshoot in a Sentence

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The studio, New Line, was concerned: This was a movie packed with parody and references to the British spy franchise, and the audience response prompted them to tell creator and star Mike Myers that the film needed massive rewrites and reshoots to be salvaged. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024 The film barely finished in time for the Telluride Film Festival, as Tyrnauer had to reshoot the entire ending after President Joseph Biden self-destructed at the first presidential debate. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024 Working over nine days in Ireland with the chump change left over from another Corman production, Coppola was asked to do a no-budget Psycho and delivered a film that Corman had to reshoot to deem releasable. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024 Video makers can use it to add more footage of someone walking or to fix the tilt of their head, for example—all without having to reshoot the scenes. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reshoot 

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reshoot was in 1670

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“Reshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reshoot. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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