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A film director decides to revive a classic science fiction series by creating a new version with updated special effects and a fresh storyline. What term best describes this initiative?
A film director decides to revive a classic science fiction series by creating a new version with updated special effects and a fresh storyline. What term best describes this initiative?
- Remaster
- Prequel
- Reboot (correct)
- Adaptation
Which role is primarily responsible for selecting the actors for a film or television production?
Which role is primarily responsible for selecting the actors for a film or television production?
- Cinematographer
- Biographer
- Sound engineer
- Casting agent (correct)
An art expert is tasked with organizing and presenting a collection of ancient artifacts in a museum. Which of the following titles accurately reflects their role?
An art expert is tasked with organizing and presenting a collection of ancient artifacts in a museum. Which of the following titles accurately reflects their role?
- Gallery owner
- Sculptor
- Cinematographer
- Curator (correct)
A concert hall is consistently filled to its maximum capacity for every performance. What idiom best describes this situation?
A concert hall is consistently filled to its maximum capacity for every performance. What idiom best describes this situation?
A historian is meticulously detailing the life of a famous playwright, including personal struggles, professional achievements, and their lasting impact on theatre. What is the historian professionally known as?
A historian is meticulously detailing the life of a famous playwright, including personal struggles, professional achievements, and their lasting impact on theatre. What is the historian professionally known as?
Which of the following individuals is responsible for interpreting a written work from one language into another, ensuring that the meaning is accurately conveyed?
Which of the following individuals is responsible for interpreting a written work from one language into another, ensuring that the meaning is accurately conveyed?
A technological advancement leads to revolutionary changes and enhancements in the film industry's special effects. Which term best describes this advancement?
A technological advancement leads to revolutionary changes and enhancements in the film industry's special effects. Which term best describes this advancement?
A series of unexpected events and rapid developments are happening within a political campaign. What is the most suitable expression to describe these occurrences?
A series of unexpected events and rapid developments are happening within a political campaign. What is the most suitable expression to describe these occurrences?
A contemporary dance performance evokes a strong, instinctive, and emotional response from the audience. Which adjective best captures the nature of this response?
A contemporary dance performance evokes a strong, instinctive, and emotional response from the audience. Which adjective best captures the nature of this response?
A sculptor creates a statue intended to boldly challenge traditional artistic conventions. What term best describes this type of artistic expression?
A sculptor creates a statue intended to boldly challenge traditional artistic conventions. What term best describes this type of artistic expression?
A famous film that earned the highest revenue in the box office, surpassing all previous records, can be described by what term?
A famous film that earned the highest revenue in the box office, surpassing all previous records, can be described by what term?
What is the term for a person who receives an award or honor?
What is the term for a person who receives an award or honor?
A well-known orchestral piece has been performed extensively over several decades. What term would be used to describe it?
A well-known orchestral piece has been performed extensively over several decades. What term would be used to describe it?
The director's decision to cast a relatively unknown actor in the lead role was later considered a serious mistake due to the actor's poor performance. Which term best describes this decision?
The director's decision to cast a relatively unknown actor in the lead role was later considered a serious mistake due to the actor's poor performance. Which term best describes this decision?
A politician uses a friendly and open approach to ease tensions and build trust with their opponents. What term best describes this approach?
A politician uses a friendly and open approach to ease tensions and build trust with their opponents. What term best describes this approach?
What term describes individuals or groups who are pushed to the edges of society and deprived of power and resources?
What term describes individuals or groups who are pushed to the edges of society and deprived of power and resources?
A documentary captures the plight of refugees who have been forcibly evicted from their homes and native lands. Which term accurately describes their condition?
A documentary captures the plight of refugees who have been forcibly evicted from their homes and native lands. Which term accurately describes their condition?
An artist intentionally challenges societal norms and expectations through their controversial artwork, aiming to spark public debate. What term describes the nature of their work?
An artist intentionally challenges societal norms and expectations through their controversial artwork, aiming to spark public debate. What term describes the nature of their work?
A narrative draws heavily from traditional legends, symbols, or cultural stories to create a broader, more meaningful context. What is the term for this type of narrative foundation?
A narrative draws heavily from traditional legends, symbols, or cultural stories to create a broader, more meaningful context. What is the term for this type of narrative foundation?
An author's ability to write with a clear understanding, free from the influence of preconceived notions, depends on their...
An author's ability to write with a clear understanding, free from the influence of preconceived notions, depends on their...
Flashcards
Biographer
Biographer
A person who writes the story of someone's life.
Casting agent
Casting agent
A person who selects actors for roles in films, television, or theater.
Cinematographer
Cinematographer
The chief over the camera and light crews working on a film, television production or other live action piece and is responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image.
Conductor
Conductor
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Curator
Curator
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Gallery owner
Gallery owner
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Novelist
Novelist
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Playwright
Playwright
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Sculptor
Sculptor
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Soloist
Soloist
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Sound engineer
Sound engineer
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Translator
Translator
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Long-running
Long-running
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Swirling around
Swirling around
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Highest-grossing
Highest-grossing
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Radical
Radical
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Reboot
Reboot
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Visceral
Visceral
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Defy
Defy
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Dispossessed
Dispossessed
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Study Notes
- A biographer researches and writes detailed accounts of other people's lives.
- A casting agent is responsible for selecting actors for roles in film, television, and theater.
- The cinematographer is the chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, television production or other live action piece and is responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image.
- A conductor leads an orchestra or choir, directing their performance.
- A curator manages and oversees collections in a museum or gallery.
- A gallery owner operates a commercial space, exhibiting and selling artworks.
- A novelist writes and publishes long works of fiction.
- A playwright writes scripts for plays.
- A sculptor creates three-dimensional art from materials like stone, metal, or clay.
- A soloist performs alone or as a featured performer, often in music.
- A sound engineer operates and maintains equipment to record, mix, and master audio.
- A translator converts written or spoken content from one language into another.
- Long-running indicates something that has been in operation or popular for a considerable time.
- A flurry of means a sudden burst of activity or excitement.
- Swirling around suggests a situation filled with confusion and uncertainty.
- Highest-grossing refers to the film that has earned the most money at the box office.
- Ill-judged describes an action or decision that was poorly thought out.
- Replicate means to reproduce or copy something.
- Sheer sense refers to a pure or intuitive understanding.
- Slack-jawed describes someone with their mouth hanging open in surprise.
- Visceral refers to an instinctive emotional reaction.
- Gaping means wide open or astonished.
- Holding their breath suggests anticipation.
- Radical means revolutionary or fundamentally different.
- Reboot means trying something again, but in a completely new and different way.
- Heart-stopping describes something that is thrilling or suspenseful.
- Far-reaching indicates something with widespread effects or influence.
- Packing out means filling a venue to its capacity.
- Recipient is a person or thing that receives something.
- Innovation refers to new ideas or methods.
- Mythology is a collection of myths, especially ones belonging to a particular religion or culture.
- Suspicion is a feeling of distrust or doubt.
- Establishment refers to the existing power structure or dominant group in society.
- Provocative means causing annoyance or controversy.
- Disarming means removing suspicion or hostility.
- Captivated means attracting and holding someone's attention.
- Marginalised means treating a person or group as insignificant or peripheral.
- Dispossessed means deprived of possessions or rights.
- Defy means to resist or refuse to obey.
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