reshoot

verb

re·​shoot (ˌ)rē-ˈshüt 

reshot (ˌ)rē-ˈshät  ; reshooting

transitive verb

: to shoot (something) again: such as

a

: to fire (a weapon) again

reshoot a gun

b

: to film or photograph (something) again

reshot the scene

reshoot

ˈrē-ˌshüt 

noun

plural reshoots

The filmmaker is famous for his reshoots, which are built into the production's budget and schedule.

—Jean Oppenheimer

Examples of reshoot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Filming began in Vancouver in February, but the production will have to reshoot all scenes with Hurst using Bautista. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Because production can’t reshoot anything, the camera only has one chance to capture the drama. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Fortunately, the locations team booked out the Bellagio and Caesars Palace for an entire week, giving the crew the opportunity to reshoot. — Hilton Dresden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026

This decision unfortunately led to more jokes and tongue planted firmly in cheek (akin to the slapstick reshooting of Superman II by Richard Lester for a more child-appealing and less ambitious approach than Richard Donner’s own Superman II footage before he was fired from the project). — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reshoot

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute