Shadowcast
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The performance of a film by a group of amateurs at the same time as it is screened.
"They described shadowcasts where amateur performers acted out the film on a stage below the screen, and the whole audience had interacted, throwing objects and screaming things on cue."
Verb
- 1 To take part in such a performance.
Example
More examples"They described shadowcasts where amateur performers acted out the film on a stage below the screen, and the whole audience had interacted, throwing objects and screaming things on cue."
Etymology
From shadow + -cast (from broadcast).
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