Unit 15: Special Effects

Which would be the best graphic to understand a concept model?

• a photo showing the completed concept model

• a map of the location used to film the movie

• a clip from the final film that shows the model

• a table showing the measurements of the concept model

Which event must happen before the full sized miniature model is built?

• The painted, prototype model is built

• The backdrop is put on the wall

• The parts of the model are numbered

• The model is sprayed with light foam

Numbered steps help to...

• sequence an event

• show graphics

• to read about dinosaurs

• to learn how to do special effects

What is the main theme of the passage?

• Things are not always as they seem

• Think big, dream bigger

• Life is a blank canvas, so paint your best

• Slow and steady wins the race

Which sentence best supports the theme, "things are not always as they seem".

• "making the impossible into a fantastic reality"

• "takes a great deal of attention to detail"

• "he also adds bumps and dips to the surface"

• "building it will take real cooperation"

synonym:

reassembled, rebuilding

• build again

• separate

• take apart

• don't change

Define:

prototype

• a realistic example

• the very first

• part of the picture

• the final piece

a prototype...

• shows how the finished product will look

• is a basic model

• is the background

• is computer generated

"They use references such as pictures of trees and rocks to guide them."

• something that provides information

• a device that directs motion

• a person who leads the way

• as person who explains landmarks to groups

True or False:

Photographs are good guides in an expository text

• true

• false