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Preroll
A period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins.
📖 Definitions of "Preroll"
noun
- 1
A period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins.
- 2
An advertisement that plays before the main content.
verb
- 1
To roll something in advance.
- 2
To make or show a preroll.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Preroll"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pre-rollnoun | Alternative spelling of preroll. [(film, uncountable) A period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins.] |
| preproductionnoun | All the preliminary arrangements that are made before the start of a project, especially before the filming of a movie. |
| intromercialnoun | (Internet) Synonym of preroll (“advertisement shown before the main content”). |
| preemnoun | (colloquial) The premiere of a film. |
| pre-productionnoun | (cinematography) The process of preparing the elements involved in a motion picture, theatrical play, or other performance. |
| prerunnoun | The act of running something in advance. |
| run-upnoun | A period of time just before an important event. |
| previewnoun | (colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc. |
| pre-visnoun | Abbreviation of previsualization. [(film) Any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins.] |
| intronoun | (informal) An introduction. |
| previsualizationnoun | (film) Any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins. |
| rolling startnoun | (motor racing) The period immediately before the start of a motor race, when the cars are ordered on the track and led on a certain number of laps (parade or caution laps) at a pre-determined safe speed by the safety car. |
| preejectionnoun | The time period immediately preceding ejection. |
| preloadernoun | (web development, historical) In Flash animations, the loading screen that stalls for time while resources are downloaded. |
| dry runnoun | (idiomatic) A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present. |
| prerecordingnoun | Something prerecorded. |
| preinsertionnoun | The act of inserting in advance. |
| run-throughnoun | A rehearsal of a drama, especially an uninterrupted one, but with no makeup or costume. |
| preinitializationnoun | (computing) A phase prior to initialization, when something is preinitialized. |
| prelapnoun | (film) A film editing technique in which the dialogue from the next scene precedes the cut, and the beginning of the dialogue is heard in the outgoing scene. |
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