actor-manager
/ˈæktɚmˈænɪdʒɚ/
noun
someone who manages a theater company and also acts in their plays

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art director
/ˈɑːɹt dɚɹˈɛktɚ/
noun
someone who is in charge of the artistic features, such as props and costumes of a movie or play
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1an art director it's awesome.
2I'm the art director.
3And the art director works under them as sort of the business end of that.
4I'm the art director here at Blizzard Entertainment on Hearthstone.
5Art directors interpret their employer’s or a client’s vision to create the visual style of print publications, movie, and television productions.
dresser
/ˈdɹɛsɝ/
noun
someone whose job is to help an actor get dressed for a play or is in charge of their costumes
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1This crab is a picky dresser.
2My dresser has many drawers.
3Do you have a dresser?
4Turn a hefty dresser into a modern media consul.
5A dresser, that's good.
lead
/ˈɫɛd/, /ˈɫid/
noun
an actor who plays the main role in a play or movie
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1A culinary choice in South China led to a fatal infection in Hong Kong, subsequently 8,000 cases of SARS, nearly 1,000 deaths, 30 countries, six continents.
2My ego is leading the way.
3The royal always leads the way.
4Lead your partner.
5- Lead the conversation.
moviegoer
/ˈmuˌviˌɡoʊɝ/
noun
someone who, on a regular basis, goes to the cinema
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1Ingrained in every moviegoer's brain is the smell of buttery popcorn.
2One moviegoer was a dentist and his name was Charles Pincus.
3Moviegoers were wowed by the perfect smiles of their favorite stars.
4From Toy Story to Coco, the studio has become a favorite of moviegoers of all ages.
5[screaming] - This moment from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, became indelible in the minds of moviegoers the world over.
Bollywood
/bˈɑːliwˌʊd/
noun
the film industry of India, based in the city of Mumbai
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1Bollywood is a fictitious thing.
2A Bollywood actor sang a line on a DVD in a cafe.
3Thanks to Bollywood They got really good food really nice people.
4And one of those things was Bollywood.
5I was Bollywood.
Broadway
/bɹˈɔːdweɪ/
noun
a well-known street in New York City where many theaters are located, which is considered the center of theater industry in the US
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1Broadway: Extend the arms.
2Broadway: Extend the arms.
3Broadway: Follow through.
4Broadway: Follow through.
5Broadway: You got that ball
backdrop
/ˈbækˌdɹɑp/
noun
a piece of painted cloth that is hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery
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1That backdrop is very important.
2The ruins on top of Weathertop create the backdrop for one of Frodo's most harrowing adventures.
3Love that backdrop.
4- I like the backdrop.
5We love our backdrop.
adaptation
/ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/
noun
a movie, TV program, etc. that is based on a book or play
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1This adaptation has to do with a specialized enzyme: lactase.
2Other creatures' eyes display different adaptations.
3Adaptation is already happening.
4Adaptation is already happening.
5Our point was adaptation.
camerawork
/kˈæmɹəwˌɜːk/
noun
the style in which a movie or photograph is shot
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1It has practical lighting and intimate camerawork.
2What a surprise Look at that coordination with the camerawork and Randy Savage as an actor Woah Man!
3The opening chase sequence is a death-defying spectacle, employing Matthew Vaughn's signature frenetic camerawork.
4Yeah, but you're admiring the camerawork, not the game.
5- I am admiring the camerawork.
casting
/ˈkæstɪŋ/
noun
the process of assigning roles and parts to actors or performers in a movie, play, etc.
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1-They're central casting.
2Casting is a key ingredient in the secret sauce of great filmmaking.
3You talk central casting.
4Casting is officially closed!
5Good casting can bring a script to life.
screenplay
/ˈskɹinˌpɫeɪ/
noun
the script and written instructions used in producing a motion picture
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1My screenplay's on that!
2So he wrote the screenplay.
3I love her screenplays.
4Write another screenplay.
5He wrote a screenplay.
climax
/ˈkɫaɪˌmæks/
noun
the most significant moment in a story, play, movie, etc. with a high dramatic suspense
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1You both reach climax simultaneously.
2An elephant ride climaxes the visit to Amber.
3By 1794, The Northwest Indian war was nearing its climax.
4You climaxed?
5You climaxed?
closeup
/ˈkɫoʊˈsəp/
noun
a detailed and tightly framed photograph or film shot of a subject at close range
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1Getting a good closeup on that?
2Going in for the closeups.
3It takes closeup images really well and really sharply.
4Look at them closeup.
5Can you get a closeup?
to cut
/ˈkət/
verb
to stop filming or recording
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1How can you cut the blob entirely into acute triangles and stop it from destroying the planet?
2[Crew Member] Cut the bun! -
3- Cut my toe nails too.
4- Cut your toe nails?
5This cheekbone could cut diamonds!
to dramatize
/ˈdɹæməˌtaɪz/, /ˈdɹɑməˌtaɪz/
verb
to make a movie or write a play based on a book or event
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1[or] did the play Rather Dramatize
2That's dramatize.
3It dramatizes it.
4So the re-composition of the playing field is dramatized in some sense through that imperfect command of the English language.
5The movies really dramatize prison escapes.
to dub
/ˈdəb/
verb
to change the original language of a movie or TV show into another language
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1Scientists have dubbed this cumulative effect as sleep debt.
2Dubbing for a lot of commercials and films and stuff like that.
3What's a dub?
4Narrator: MacPhee's disease idea was dubbed the lll Theory.
5She even dubbed her home in Montecito, California, the quote, "Promised Land."
to narrate
/ˈnɛˌɹeɪt/
verb
to explain the events taking place in a movie, documentary, etc. as part of the program itself
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1Describing-- narrating this scene.
2Um, narrate my life.
3Music does not narrate.
4You can narrate your day.
5First narrate your day every step of the way.
to portray
/pɔɹˈtɹeɪ/
verb
to play the role of a character in a movie, play, etc.
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1A young merchant portrayed the human suffering.
2She portrays her name.
3They portray scientists well.
4Extensive battle scenes are portrayed, highly detailed armours, horses, and dozens of warriors.
5We portray women all shapes and colors, sizes, religion.
epic
/ˈɛpɪk/
noun
a long movie or book full of adventure that could be about a historical event
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1My mom is epic!
2That little drive was epic.
3That humor was epic.
4That math class was epic!
5The search was epic.
feature film
/fˈiːtʃɚ fˈɪlm/
noun
a full-length movie that has a story
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1Additionally, the band made five feature films, received ten Grammy Awards and even an Oscar.
2My first feature film was Batman Returns.
3That's my feature film.
4I'm making a feature film!
5Our first feature film, A Trip To Unicorn Island is now available in so many more countries.
frame
/ˈfɹeɪm/
noun
one of a series of photographs forming a movie or video
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1Many investors frame gold as a perfect hedge for inflation.
2The film frames the narrative through Wilfred's telling of events.
3Mistake number fourteen is framing your conversations around negativity.
4Its long mane frames its bare face, thus the feline namesake.
5Frames the spaceship Earth ball.
floodlight
/ˈfɫədˌɫaɪt/
noun
a large lamp that produces a powerful beam of light used for lighting areas such as sports grounds or the outside of buildings
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1The search went on through the night, under the glare of floodlights and the watchful eye of anxious parents.
2The floodlight Cam 2 Pro does have motion tracking up to 40 feet away.
3Uplights or spotlights for trees, floodlights for beds, and path lights illuminate a landscape for nighttime enjoyment.
4Imagine a floodlight coming through your bedroom window.
5When that didn't work, he aimed massive floodlights at their house all night long.
projector
/pɹəˈdʒɛktɝ/
noun
a device used for making images or videos appear on a screen, wall, or other flat surfaces
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1You got a 4,000-lumen laser frickin' projector.
2And as for content, every projector has an HTMI input.
3For under a hundred bucks, this projector does the job.
4We set up the projector right here.
5That projector is so cool.
reel
/ˈɹiɫ/
noun
a circular item around which film, wire, etc. is wound
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1Each story reel is like a rewrite.
2So things like the air conditioner, the dryer, the hose reel.
3His mind was reeling.
4One of my favorite brands is Reel paper.
5- Reel the baby in. -
interpretation
/ˌɪnˌtɝpɹɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
a representation that an actor or a performer gives of an artistic or musical piece that shows their understanding and feeling toward it
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1Interpretation is a powerful thing.
2It needs interpretation.
3Thinking is interpretation.
4Interpretation is the real story of the performer.
5Interpretation is subject to perspective.
premiere
/pɹɛˈmɪɹ/
noun
the first public screening or performance of a movie or play
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1Prehistoric Road Trip premieres Wednesdays, June 17th-July 1st at 10/9c.
2The show premiered in October, 1966.
3The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
4The series premiered in November of that year.
5Matt James' season of The Bachelor premiered on Monday, January 4th.
score
/ˈskɔɹ/
noun
the music composed for a movie or play
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1Only the Prussian allies and the Hunters scored victories on the Austrians.
2Justice has scored the tying run, Bream to the plate.
3- 16-year-old lifeguards can score cigs.
4Scored two goals.
5Scored two goals.
spotlight
/ˈspɑtˌɫaɪt/
noun
a lamp that produces a very strong beam of light that can be cast on someone or something, particularly a person on stage
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1spotlight draw attention to an issue
2Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
3Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
4Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
5Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
backstage
/ˈbækˈsteɪdʒ/
noun
the part of a theater that is out of the audience's sight where performers can change their clothes
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1Going backstage.
2-I scared Jimmy backstage.
3have 300 puppies backstage.
4-Okay, my backstage has many pictures of me.
5The three scenes will each take place backstage before a product launch.
legendary
/ˈɫɛdʒənˌdɛɹi/
adjective
very well-known and admired
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1His Jordan 3 design became legendary.
2Their brutality was legendary.
3New York pizza is legendary.
4His crusades are legendary.
5The Peruvian’s treasure is legendary.
theatrical
/θiˈætɹɪkəɫ/
adjective
related or belonging to the theater or acting
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1Some theatrical productions have gone on as long as six.
2It's more theatrical.
3Theatrical culture it was also global.
4- It was very theatrical.
5He's very theatrical.
break a leg
/bɹˈeɪk ɐ lˈɛɡ/
sentence
used to wish a person good luck, particularly before their performance
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1If you break a leg, if you have an operation on the stomach, if you have a serious accident or if you have a disease like cancer, you get prescribed paracetamol, something like ibuprofen, et cetera.
2It means basically good luck, or go you, or break a leg.
3Break a leg on your next presentation!
4Break a leg out there.
5- We're gonna break a leg today.
foyer
/ˈfɔɪɝ/
noun
a large space at the entrance of a hotel or theater where people can wait or meet
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1- Is this a foyer?
2The third courtyard is the roofed foyer, the entrance hall for visitors.
3A patient advocacy group did a foyer request for nursing home data.
4This is the foyer area.
5My foyer is about two feet by two feet.

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