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A live performance assessment in which an actor reads or performs material to be evaluated for a specific role.

A brief on-screen appearance by a well-known person, director, or public figure in a minor or uncredited role.

A brief closing passage after the story's resolution, providing a final emotional or thematic beat.

A cinema that specialises in screening older films, repertory programmes, and classic titles rather than current first-run releases.

A filmed audition in which an actor performs a scene under production conditions to evaluate their suitability for a role.