Noun
A roll (usually uncountable, plural A rolls)
(television, film) The primary footage for non-narrative or interview-based film, usually involving talking heads or footage that directly relates to the moment.
A-roll (usually uncountable, plural A-rolls)
Alternative form of A roll
A-roll
I have considered the pension list of the republic a roll of honor. Grover Cleveland
Compromise, hell! That's what happened to us all down the line -- and that's the very cause of our woes. If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time? Jesse Helms
The names of those who were incarcerated on Robben Island is a roll call of resistance fighters and democrats spanning over three centuries. If indeed this is a Cape of Good Hope, that hope owes much to the spirit of that legion of fighters and others of their calibre. Nelson Mandela
There is something liberating about just having what you need, on your bike... A tent, a roll mat, a little bit of food, a bit of petrol in your tank and a vague idea of where you're going and that's all you need. Ewan McGregor
You are my favorite movie star / You are my big buddy / You are a low-down rotten man / You are crazy like a roll lizard. Wesley Willis
The soldiers that didn't come back were the heroes. It's a roll of the dice. If a bullet has your name on it, you're a hero. If you hear a bullet go by, you're a survivor. Bob Feller