pilot film

noun

1. a film of short duration serving as a guide to a projected series

Example Sentences

Markin’s father, Ron Markin, moved to Las Vegas with his three children in 1958 and worked at a gift shop before going on to own and sell the Bali Hai Hotel to investor, pilot, film director and philanthropist Howard Hughes.

From Washington Times

The pilot film premieres Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

After seeing the Sullivan pilot film, the Texas Co. was all set to pay $4,500,000 for a package that included eight similar shows, but backed out at the last minute.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last fall they branched out into television as advisers on a special series of hour-long historical dramas, have helped produce the pilot film of a half-hour TV series on the Civil War.

From Time Magazine Archive

Murrow and Friendly have made an exciting pilot film of a new TV show called Small World, starring not Murrow but "my colleague" Eric Sevareid, which will present personalities in different parts of the world, joined in conversation through radio circuits and simultaneous movie photography.

From Time Magazine Archive