screen test
noun
: a short film sequence for assessing the ability or suitability of a person for a movie role
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The actress herself has talked about her ethnicity, particularly when recalling a fun story about a screen test for Anora.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 3 Mar. 2025
But most of the time, a pilot gives a potential show a screen test to determine its viability.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Bowen Yang's first screen test with Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels might have been frostier than the iceberg that sank the Titanic.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
And under the assumption that the island of Themyscira is in the Middle East, Gal did a screen test.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 3 Mar. 2025
But most of the time, a pilot gives a potential show a screen test to determine its viability.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Bowen Yang's first screen test with Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels might have been frostier than the iceberg that sank the Titanic.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
And under the assumption that the island of Themyscira is in the Middle East, Gal did a screen test.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Screen test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20test. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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