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Sides

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, sides means: Selected script pages supplied for an audition or for the scenes being filmed on a particular day.

In Turkish: çekim sayfaları, seçme metni

How it is used

Used as a plural noun; actors receive sides for auditions or the day's scenes.

Example sentences

  1. The actors received their sides before the audition on Tuesday.

    Only the audition extract is supplied at this stage.

  2. Today's sides include the revised ending of the kitchen scene.

    The pages reflect a change affecting today's filming.

Common collocations

  • audition sides
  • distribute the sides
  • pre-productionThe planning stage before filming starts, when the script is finished, the cast is chosen, locations are found and the budget and schedule are prepared.
  • screenplayThe written plan of a film in a standard format, with scene headings, descriptions of action, character names and dialogue.

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