How to Use screen test in a Sentence

screen test

noun
  • Next were screen tests, a first date with the camera.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The elements of a film can all start to come together at the screen test.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Joan Crawford was a dancer in a chorus line when she was summoned for a screen test and signed to a studio contract.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Universal told Bob Zemeckis that Jerry could be cast, but only if subject to a screen test.
    — Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Florence did a guest shot on the TV show 227 and recently did a screen test for Norman Lear.
    — Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Steenburgen did her screen test for the movie Going South, which Jack Nicholson starred in and directed.
    — Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The two first met when Consuelos shot a screen test for Ripa's love interest on All My Children.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • IndieWire shares an exclusive new excerpt from the book, chronicling the earliest days of pre-production and what sounds like a truly bad screen test, below.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Cameron was drawn to Worthington’s raw intensity to play the tough space marine, and the actor’s screen test with co-star Zoe Saldaña sealed the deal.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Instead, Garver quickly found another solution before returning for her screen test.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • Sparks flew during Mendes' screen test, the couple told PEOPLE in 2024.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Kirkland frequented Warhol’s legendary studio, The Factory, and even appeared in one of his famed screen tests in 1965.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Among other prizes, the victor would receive a cash reward (reportedly $5,000), a sports car, and a screen test—true markers of Tinseltown success.
    — Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • The academy’s video presentation goes inside the casting process with casting directors discussing their craft and includes previously unseen auditions and screen tests.
    — Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • After several rounds of screen tests, Adria Arjona has been chosen for the mystery role in DC Studios’ sequel to Superman.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Marlon Wayans‘ screen test for a Richard Pryor biopic recently surfaced online, and some fans rallied behind Mike Epps as the person who should play the late comedian.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But the actor recorded a screen test showcasing himself being funny by being not funny in January 2024 that ultimately won over Paramount brass.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025

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