screen test

noun

: a short film sequence for assessing the ability or suitability of a person for a movie role
screen-test transitive verb

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After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, Crosby won a beauty contest, which earned her a screen test with William Holden. Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 21 Sep. 2024 Duvall, who had never traveled outside of Texas, turned them down at first but then agreed to take a screen test. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024 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. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 The screen tests themselves were part of the casting process. Pam Windsor, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Amazon, Thurber and the producers conducted a thorough search for the male and female leads, doing screen tests in early and mid-September. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024 Margaret Hamilton's screen test Margaret Hamilton was a character actress who played a lot of housemaids. Jeff Labrecque, EW.com, 17 June 2024 To his surprise, he was brought in for a live showcase, then for a screen test. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 Still, Cruise, who liked Powell’s screen test, offered him the part of Slayer, the equivalent of the Val Kilmer role from the original movie. Constance Grady, Vox, 18 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of screen test was in 1917

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“Screen test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20test. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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