Rolling can refer to that which moves on wheels.
To roll is a verb that has its etymological origin in the Latin word rotāre . It is a concept with several different uses.
Rolling can be the action that an object performs when it rotates around its axis or moves. It also refers to the body that advances on wheels or rotating on itself . For example: “As soon as the ball started rolling, I knew it had been a good throw,” “If you fall down that slope, you're only going to stop rolling when you hit those trees,” “The car won't start rolling until the mechanic did not give the order.”
The concept of filming in the cinema
The act of filming a film or projecting it is another action that can be called filming: “I'm going to film a film in Galicia, the land of my grandparents,” “Are you all seated yet? We're going to start shooting the film in a few minutes,” “When I had my first daughter, I decided to stop filming for a year, but I'm ready to go back to work.”
Despite this, it is common that when talking about filming, mention is made of the fact that the recording of a film, a short film or a television series is being undertaken. An action that, to be carried out in a professional manner and following all the laws established in this regard, requires that, prior to it, pre-production work be carried out.
Under that name there are numerous activities such as shaping the script, casting to choose the actors who are going to participate, obtaining financing, selecting each and every one of the locations where it is going to be filmed, hiring all the technical staff. necessary, prepare what are known as storyboards…
Once all these functions have been developed, filming will begin, in which a large number of professionals will be involved, from the director and the actors to hairdressers, makeup artists, lighting artists, set designers, photographers, sound technicians, extras...
Turning on itself can be called rolling.
That which does not have a fixed headquarters
It is said that something that is not established in a fixed place or that moves without a certain direction is rolling.
“The theater series in schools will begin rolling in different locations starting September 14”, “I don't know who it was that started that unfounded version” y “The program will roll throughout the country so that no one is left out” son expresiones que muestran este uso.
Other uses of the term roll
Within the musical field, it must be stated that there is a famous song by the author Juan Fernando Velasco that is titled “De rodar y rodar” .
In addition to all the above, we cannot ignore that in Costa Rica the term in question is used as a synonym for cajoling or that it is also usually used to refer to a specific situation with money. Thus, for example, it is used to indicate that in a certain place there was an abundance of money: “In that gangster's house there was incredible money.”
The expression “heads roll” , finally, is linked to beheadings and, by extension from a symbolic use, to dismissing someone from their job or function: “If the team does not qualify for the next round, they will roll heads in the club.”