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Sonofollow Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Questions about a talk show clip

At 0:11 of this YouTube video (
Chris Pratt said "are we doing a bit?" What does it mean?
Also, what's the meaning of what Conan said at 0:55 "I've heard those movie cameras may blow up your face.
They're 30 feet high when they see it in a movie theater."?

Many thanks
  

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" What does it mean? " A 'bit' in the world of the theater is often a short and comic rehearsed segment in which some well-known situation is acted out. sonofollow I've heard those movie cameras may blow up your face.

— CalifJim

  • " What does it mean?
  • " A 'bit' in the world of the theater is often a short and comic rehearsed segment in which some well-known situation is acted out.
  • sonofollow I've heard those movie cameras may blow up your face.
  • blow up ~ enlarge The image of a face on a huge screen is very much larger than the face itself.
  • sonofollow 30 feet high A face which may measure only 10 to 12 inches from chin to hair in real life will be 30 feet high when projected onto a screen (when blown up).
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sonofollow"are we doing a bit?" What does it mean?
"Are we supposed to be doing a (comic) bit here?"

A 'bit' in the world of the theater is often a short and comic rehearsed segment in which some well-known situation is acted out.
sonofollowI've heard those movie cameras may blow up your face.
blow up ~ enlarge
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Could I ask you one more question?
Did Chris Pratt say "bring it right back" at 1:48? If he did then what does it mean?
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