reshoot

verb

re·​shoot (ˌ)rē-ˈshüt How to pronounce reshoot (audio)
reshot (ˌ)rē-ˈshät How to pronounce reshoot (audio) ; reshooting

transitive verb

: to shoot (something) again: such as
a
: to fire (a weapon) again
reshoot a gun
b
: to film or photograph (something) again
reshot the scene
reshoot noun
plural reshoots
The filmmaker is famous for his reshoots, which are built into the production's budget and schedule. Jean Oppenheimer

Examples of reshoot in a Sentence

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But an iconic performance was still delivered for the show’s studio audience, when Clarkson had to reshoot a pickup of one of her questions after the interviews. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025 Ultimately, a decision was made to recast the role, and Watson had to reshoot her A.B. scenes with Esposito. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025 The new season comes after a long, nearly three-year wait for fans, and amid costly rewrites and reshoots that Stiller, a notorious perfectionist, wanted. Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025 Despite reported rewrites and reshoots causing budget overruns, Season 2 is admirably efficient. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reshoot

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reshoot was in 1670

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“Reshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reshoot. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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