Reshoot

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈʃuːt/

Definitions

1. To record a scene anew after previously filming it in order to improve quality or fix errors that were present in the original footage
2. To film a scene once more to correct mistakes or enhance the original footage
3. To capture a previously recorded scene again for the purpose of improvement or alteration

Etymology: "Reshoot" is a plain compound: the prefix "re-", meaning "again," attached to "shoot." The verb "shoot" has a long ancestry in English. It descends from Old English "sċēotan," meaning to dart, rush, or hurl something swiftly, and the same root gave rise to the modern sense of firing a weapon. Its Germanic relatives carry the idea of thrusting or propelling forward, which is why "shoot" can describe both a bullet leaving a gun and a plant sending up a new sprout. The sense "to film or photograph" came much later, drawn from the notion of pointing a camera and releasing its shutter, much as a bow or gun is aimed and fired. "Reshoot" applies that meaning with the prefix added: to film a scene again because the first take was unsatisfactory or the footage was lost. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it meant "back" or "again," and it reached English through Old French, as in countless other verbs such as "rewrite" and "replay."

Synonyms: re-record, re-film, re-take, reproduce, replay

Antonyms: original shoot, initial recording, first take, premiere, debut