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Cinema and Theater - Verbs Related to Cinema and Theater

Here you will learn some English verbs related to cinema and theater such as "audition", "typecast", and "dramatize".

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Words Related to Cinema and Theater
to rate

to judge the value or importance of something

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to act

to play or perform a role in a play, movie, etc.

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to ad lib

‌to say something in a speech or a performance that you have not prepared or practiced

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to co-star

to have a leading role alongside another actor in a movie, TV show, or play

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to overact

to act a role in an exaggerated way that is not natural

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to play

to represent the role of a particular character in a play, movie, etc.

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to portray

to play the role of a character in a movie, play, etc.

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to star

to act as a main character in a play, movie, etc.

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to understudy

to learn and rehearse a role in a play or other performance as a substitute for the regular performer in case of need

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to exeunt

to indicate that characters leave the stage or scene

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to prompt

to assist someone by suggesting the next words or actions they may have forgotten or not fully learned

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to rhubarb

to speak in a low, murmuring, and indistinct way, often with other people in the background making a similar noise, in order to create a background sound effect for a scene

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to audition

to give a short performance in order to get a role in a movie, play, show, etc.

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to cast

to choose a performer to play a role in a movie, opera, play, etc.

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to miscast

to assign the roles of a play, motion picture, etc. to unsuitable actors

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to recast

cast again, in a different role

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to rehearse

to practice a play, piece of music, etc. before the public performance

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to typecast

to assign the same type of role to an actor repeatedly

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to direct

to give instructions to actors and organize the scenes or flow of a movie, play, etc.

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to dub

to change the original language of a movie or TV show into another language

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to edit

to choose and arrange the parts that are crucial to the story of a movie, show, etc. and cut out unnecessary ones

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to film

to capture or record moving images, typically using a camera or video recording device

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to freeze

to stop a movie or video to look at a particular frame

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to intercut

to insert a camera shot between two scenes by cutting them

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to produce

to provide money for and be in charge of the making of a movie, play, etc.

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to set

to place the events of a play, movie, novel, etc. in a particular time or place

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to stage-manage

to supervise the production of a play or theatrical performance

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to release

to make a movie, music, etc. available to the public

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to screen

to show a video or film in a movie theater or on TV

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to adapt

to change a book or play in a way that can be made into a movie, TV series, etc.

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to animate

to bring characters or objects to life through movement using animation techniques or computer programs

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to appear

to take part in a play, TV show, movie, etc.

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to colorize

to add color to a black and white movie using computer techniques

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to cue

to give a hint or signal to an actor or a performer to do or say something on the stage

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to cut

to stop filming or recording

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to dramatize

to turn a book, story, or an event into a movie or play

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to enact

to act a role in a motion picture or perform a play on stage

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to perform

to give a performance of something such as a play or a piece of music for entertainment

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to put on

to stage a play, a show, etc. for an audience

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to shoot

to film or take a photograph of something

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to stage

to present a play or other event to an audience

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to zoom in

to adjust the lens of a camera in a way that makes the person or thing being filmed or photographed appear closer or larger

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to zoom out

to adjust the lens of a camera in a way that makes the person or thing being filmed or photographed appear further away or smaller

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to flop

(of a play, motion picture, or new product) to fail to be of any success or produce the intended effect

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to plug

to publicly praise a new book, motion picture, etc. as a way of promoting it

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to preview

to watch a movie, play, TV show, etc. in advance of public presentation

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to mime

to convey a story or message using only body movements and facial expressions, without the use of words

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to blow one's lines

(in a play, live performance, etc.) to forget or make errors in the delivery of one's dialogue

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