Shadowcast

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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