photocalls

Staged media shoots

Photocalls are scheduled events where photographers are invited to take pictures of celebrities, politicians, or other public figures.

The term is primarily British.

A photocall typically involves subjects posing for assembled press photographers at a specific time and location: The cast gathered for a photocall before the premiere.

Also spelled photo calls or photo-calls.

celebrity

red carpet

Ceremonial welcome flooring

flash · pose · backdrop · arrival · publicity · starlet · entourage · publicist · handler · designer gown

press

journalists

News gatherers and writers

announcement · newsworthy · coverage · cameras · microphones · spokesperson · statement · interview · media wall · corporate

film

festival

Organized public celebration

  • CannesFrench Riviera resort city
  • premiereFirst public performance
  • castPerformers, throw, or splint

director · promotion · junket · screening · standing ovation · photogenic · ensemble · costume · leading role · blockbuster

royal

palace

Monarch's official residence

protocol · formal · state visit · dignitary · monarchy · Buckingham · Windsor · coronation · jubilee · royal family

Opposites
spontaneity

photocallscandid shots

Unposed, natural photographs

candid photography · candids · street photography · surveillance photos · documentary photography

media access

photocallsstakeouts

Prolonged covert observation

doorstepping

public visibility

photocallsbehind closed doors

In private, unobserved

closed sessions

Family

photocall

Familiarity
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