Spanish word

rodaje

Pronunciation

IPA/roˈðaxe/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfilming

Example

Vi el rodaje desde la calle.

I saw the filming from the street.

Illustration for rodaje (filming)

More examples

¿Quieres ir al rodaje conmigo?

Do you want to go to a film shoot with me?

Core concept

Process of recording scenes for a film, series, or audiovisual project.

Common phrases

  • ir a un rodaje

    go to a film shoot

  • ver un rodaje

    watch a film shoot

  • trabajar en un rodaje

    work on a film shoot

Similar words

filmación: Process of capturing moving images with a camera.
toma: Single continuous shot recorded in one run.
grabación: Recording of audio or video onto a device or medium.

Definition in Spanish

Acción y proceso de grabar escenas con cámara para una película, serie u otro proyecto audiovisual, normalmente realizado en un lugar concreto durante un periodo de tiempo.

Word origin

Derived from the verb rodar "to roll" (from Latin rotare) plus the noun-forming suffix -aje, rodaje names the action and the time span of recording scenes with a camera.

Usage tips

  • Rodaje refers to the shoot or shooting period, not the finished film, and commonly appears in phrases like empezar el rodaje and rodaje en exteriores.

Other meanings

  • film shootnoun
  • running-innoun

Related words

  • rodarfilmverb
  • rodadofilmedadjective

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