Behind the scenes ＂tidbits＂ blooper

I wonder if you have noticed that many movies now broadcast some shooting tidbits such as actors saying wrong lines and performing mistakes at the end of the subtitles, and some clips are really hilarious. Let’s talk about the English expression of the word "tidbits" today, blooper.

A blooper is a short sequence of a film or video production, usually a deleted scene, containing a mistake made by a member of the cast or crew. These bloopers, or outtakes as they are also called, are often the subject of television shows or are occasionally revealed during the credit sequence at the end of comedy movies.

Blooper (tidbits) refers to the deleted fragments in a film or video work, which usually include the scenes of actors’ performance mistakes. These tidbits (also called takeout) often become the material of TV programs, and sometimes they are played at the end of comedy movies when subtitles appear.

Jackie Chan and Burt Reynolds are both famous for including such reels with the closing credits of their movies. Humorous mistakes made by athletes are often referred to as bloopers as well.

Jackie Chan and Bert Reynolds both like to play filming tidbits at the end of their movies. The hilarious mistakes made by athletes in the competition are also called blooper.

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(edited by Helen in English)

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