of or belonging to times before histories were written down
What is "prehistoric?"
100
Another way to say that special effects "keep movie audiences glued to their seats."
What is fascinated/interested/engaged/etc.?
100
the suffix in the word "miniature"
What is "-ture?"
100
These words are sometimes included with photographs in books. They usually have a line connecting them to a certain part of the photo. They are there to help readers identify different parts of the picture.
What are "labels?"
100
This is another word for "violent bursts."
What is "explosions?"
200
the part of a picture or scene located behind the subject
What is the "background?"
200
Movie-makers can save a lot of _________ if they can plan their shots in advance of shooting film.
What is "money?"
200
the prefix in the word "prehistoric"
What is "pre-?"
200
These sentence(s) are written near a picture in books. They help to explain what you are seeing in the picture.
What is a "caption?"
200
Read the following statement: "The model's base is made of the kind of plastic used in fast-food cups and boxes."
*You could use this type of resource book to find out if this fact is accurate.
What is an "encyclopedia?"
300
done or made on a very small scale: tiny
What is "miniature?"
300
If you had to choose between "first" or "last," when would you say that a special effects team, who is working on a movie, would build a "concept" model?
What is "first?"
300
the prefix in the word "reassembled"
What is "re-?"
300
This page, located at the beginning of a book, lists different headings, as well as the pages that you should turn to in order to read more about those headings.
What is the "Table of Contents?"
300
The most likely reason the author wrote this selection is that he was trying to:
*describe how special effects' techniques have changed
*convince readers to become special effects artists
*explain how small models are made and used for movies
What is "to explain how small models are made and used for movies?"
400
brought together again
What is "reassembled?"
400
This substance is used in making a model of a reptile because it will allow the mold to be split into two halves.
What is "clay?"
400
the suffix in the word "explosions"
What is "-sions?"
400
This part of a book, normally located at the end of it, lists certain important words from the book along with definitions for those words.
What is a "glossary?"
400
This kind of model is larger and more detailed than a "concept" model.
What is "a prototype model?"
500
view of scenery on land
What is "landscape?"
500
One of these would make another good title for the story Special Effects in Film and Television:
*Building a Landscape
or
*Crash, Boom, Bang!
What is "Building a Landscape?"
500
the suffix in the word "historic"
What is "-ic?"
500
People often say that a _______ is "worth a thousand words."
What is a "picture?"
500
Yes or No?
The following generalization is valid based on the story Special Effects in Film and Television:
"Special effects can make impossible things seem real."