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Audition

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/ɔːˈdɪʃn/nounCore term

In film & television, audition means: A short performance in which an actor reads or acts part of a role so that the casting team can decide whether to choose them.

In Turkish: seçme, oyuncu seçmesi

How it is used

Actors go to, attend or have an audition, and audition for a role (verb). Many first rounds are now self-tapes, recorded at home and sent online. A callback is a second audition for the shortlisted actors.

Example sentences

  1. I have an audition tomorrow for a small part in a crime series.

  2. More than four hundred children auditioned for the role.

Common collocations

  • go to an audition
  • audition for a role
  • open audition
  • self-tape audition
  • get a callback
  • castingThe process of choosing actors for the roles in a film, series, play or advert.
  • castAll the actors who play the characters in a film, series or play. As a verb, to cast someone means to choose them for a role.
  • lead roleThe most important part in a film or series, played by the actor whose character the story mainly follows.
  • rehearsalA practice session in which actors and crew go through a scene before filming it, to work out the performance, movement and camera positions.

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