chapter 57 Flashcards
5 days after Nessa convinced me to _________________ and with a ____________________ my allowance–we are just a single sequence away from finishing it
take charge of the film; a small advance on
we are just a single sequence away from finishing it–and just ___________________, because in less than twenty four hours, we will be screening our movie at Terror Fest.
under the gun
under the gun
under the gun phrase of gun 1. NORTH AMERICANinformal under great pressure. "manufacturers are under the gun to offer alternatives"
if all goes well, wel’ll get this final scene ________________, onto the computer, edited, and burned onto a disc before we have to head into the city tomorrow afternoon to __________ our submission by the deadline
in a can; turn in
Quiet on the set, I say as i adjust the ___________ under my shirt. I decided to give my self some fake Hunter like muscles so I look more Rogart-_______ in the movie.
padding; esque
If I’d had a few months to ______________, I would have done it naturally, like most actos do. But as we’re on such a tight schedule, I had to _____________________ some speical-effects magic
buff up; make do with
They’ve managed to _______________ some of the old scenes-especially the humanzee ones–and _____________________ with the new Nessa-and-me stuff.
salvage; cobble them together
With the addition of some close-up shots of _____________ monkey paws and ________ mouths, and Helen’s kick-ass soundtrack, Matt and Val have put together something I think we can all be proud of
mottled; chomping
mottled
mot·tle
ˈmädl/Submit
verb
past tense: mottled; past participle: mottled
mark with spots or smears of color.
“the cow’s coat was light red mottled with white”
synonyms: blotchy, blotched, spotted, spotty, speckled, streaked, streaky, marbled, flecked, freckled, dappled, stippled; More
chomp
chomp CHämp,CHômp/Submit verb gerund or present participle: chomping 1. munch or chew vigorously and noisily. "he chomped on his sandwich" synonyms: munch, crunch, chew, bite; champ "I could hear her chomping on the celery" 2.
Nope. Don’t even want to hear it.
But it’s only–
_____________ now. Or I will take away your _________ and bury your name in the end credits. Are we clear?
Zip it; single card billing
The rest of Uncle Doug’s basement is filled with ___________________ holding my foster dogs, cats, and ferret, which Helen has made up to look like zombie-beasts, with __________________________ hair and blood makeup and everything
kennels; matted down
matted
mat·ted
ˈmadəd/Submit
adjective
1.
(especially of hair or fur) tangled into a thick mass.
“a cardigan of matted gray wool”
synonyms: tangled, tangly, knotted, knotty, tousled, disheveled, uncombed, unkempt; More
And at the very end, Rogart and Nashira have their final kiss. I want you to ___________ that shot because that’s how we’ll end the movie
linger on
She said she always felt that the brother-sister ______ was weak and that a romantic connection upped the stakes
angle
