Sentences with phrase «across as scripted»

While preparation is always necessary and practice is always a good idea, too much rehearsing can come across as scripted.

For now, the answers still come across as scripted, but they make sense.

Not exact matches

Because in some cases, scripted responses can come across as bad as no response at all.

Across the Nordic region, Discovery owns and operates SBS Discovery Media, a top - three portfolio of 20 television brands that feature leading nonfiction content, as well as locally produced entertainment programs, sports and the best scripted series and movies from major studios.

... The first grants will support Computer Science for All and ScriptEd to expand access to computer science education in schools across the city, as well as remove barriers for women and minorities to join NYC's thriving tech sector (where less than 10 percent of professionals are currently minority women).»

Politicians from all parties still squabble and shout at each other across the floor in the House of Commons, they still publicly bash each other's ideas without putting forward real alternatives and, even as we slide into the double dip of recession, the parties can't stop themselves from hurling scripted insults and blaming current problems on past policies.

I would love to try a number of these recipes but the numbers or fractions come across my computer as some strange unreadable script on my MacBook Pro.

Annie was inspired by the colourful flowers, scripts and geometric patterns painted in vibrant and contrasting colours on trucks across Pakistan, often referred to as Pakistani Truck Art.

Though the script comes across as being a little too busy at times — a likely consequence of Anderson forgoing his customary writing partner and the added discipline that comes with one — he makes up for that lack of focus with the pitch - perfect casting of Ralph Fiennes as Gustave H., by far one of the most memorable characters that Anderson has ever created.

Perhaps prodded by the success of Austin Powers and what someone thought was a funny script instead comes across as blandly directed, broad - based, overacted farce, an embarrassment for anyone associated with it.

He's a paint - by - numbers guy, offering little in the way of excitement, and, when a script is this dull, everything he has assembled just comes across as so limp and lifeless it just might bore you to death.

And yet, accepted as fantasy, 5 To 7 has a bright, literate charm that's hard to resist, thanks to the scattered witticisms in Levin's script, a deftly managed tone, and fine performances across the cast, especially the always - vibrant Thirlby, or Glenn Close and Frank Langella as Brian's eccentric parents.

The structure might be called an improvement over Dippold's scripts for Paul Feig, who produced Snatched; it does away with the dull straight man of a plot, instead playing the women's kidnappers and equally ineffectual rescuers — including a fanny - pack - wearing, over-prepared fellow vacationer (Wanda Sykes) who comes across as a rejected Melissa McCarthy cameo — for laughs.

As far as films go, the script and direction by Richard LaGravenese (Paris I Love You, Living Out Loud) aren't going to set the cinematic world on fire, as he imbues his tale with ample amounts of artistic license in order to get his overall message acrosAs far as films go, the script and direction by Richard LaGravenese (Paris I Love You, Living Out Loud) aren't going to set the cinematic world on fire, as he imbues his tale with ample amounts of artistic license in order to get his overall message acrosas films go, the script and direction by Richard LaGravenese (Paris I Love You, Living Out Loud) aren't going to set the cinematic world on fire, as he imbues his tale with ample amounts of artistic license in order to get his overall message acrosas he imbues his tale with ample amounts of artistic license in order to get his overall message across.

Naturally the effects look outstanding, but story wise it still looks as trite, cliched, melodramatic, heavy - handed, anachronistic, and preachy as it came across in the script treatment.

Whether he is hampered by the poor script, poor direction, or his own limitations, he comes across as dim and highly uninteresting.

Ergüven has talent but comes across as tone deaf when trying for tribute out of this script that she's been sitting on since 2011.

For however half - baked and half - witted the writer / director / actor / poet / professor / artist can come across as, there's something genuinely unnerving about casting his baby browns and easy grin as those of a bonafide psychopath but, due to a script that is decidedly set to simmer, he never gets to really explore the character's darkest depths to fulfilling — or particularly worthwhile — degree.

Anderson's script comes across as being a little too busy at times, juggling so many different subplots that it lacks the focus of his other films.

Ruby comes across as little more than a construct, a device of the script rather than a fully alive human being.

But «The Big Stick» is not one of those semi-awful, schematically spelled out conflicts such as the unfunny «My Big Fat Greek Wedding», but rather features a crackerjack script graced with a marvelous ensemble that mixes melodrama and broad comedy, and comes across like a hilarious memoir based on Kumail's actual marriage to Emily in one of the most beautiful stories of love and its conflicts you may run across in the theaters this year.

But as rough - around - the - edges as it is and as artificial as Stillmanland can be, no script was as consistently funny or performed with such comedic grace across the board as Whit's comeback, right down to the joyous closing number.

Anne Heche plays the villain director hard - as - nails enough to get the movie's point across, but once her moral dilemma comes into play, the script doesn't provide enough motivation for even the slightest change.

You understand the routine of the comedy, how each scene sets up the jokes and it comes across as strangely scripted and calculated, rather than a non-stop rollercoaster of laughs.

There's a light - hearted snappiness to the script, too, with Cruise's Nick valiantly staying as glib as he possibly can while being pursued across the Home Counties by an undead Egyptian sorceress.

In «Unhook the Stars» (1996), he directed his mother Gena Rowlands as a sensible woman trying to deal with the dysfunctional young mother (Marisa Tomei) across the street, and now here he directs his father's last script.

To be fair the blame falls on the script (by the usually excellent writer Peter Morgan, of such films as Frost / Nixon and The Last King of Scotland) and not on Eastwood's direction, and the performances across the board are all very solid.

Ferrarone's script stumbles in some fundamental ways, primarily that the investigation comes across as fragmented.

The script has taken rather a trim in comparison, this film concentrating on machismo and gunplay rather than the more artful and character driven original; the result is that Eastwood's gunslinger comes across as more of a cynical operator than Mifune's aimless but moralistic samurai, and the build up has a brisk, almost rushed feel about it.

Writer - director Betts joined producer Celine Rattray of Maven Pictures for an Oct. 25 Backstage Live to discuss the secret to a good script, the best ways to work with actors as a director, and the advice they have for actors across all stages of their careers.

Unfortunately, the journey from script to screen doesn't exactly work in this flick's favor (especially since it essentially comes across as a failed attempt at capturing the same winning formula of 2010's much more successful «The Social Network»).

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

But just as it started feeling like the hot hatch would be one of our unicorns, Honda flipped the script an announced that the 10th - generation Civic hatchback will in fact head across the Atlantic.

I must say though that I haven't really come across any issues with reading devices, although when creating my XSLT scripts I did go to great effort to keep the EPUB mark - up as clean and simple as possible, which allows the book to render nicely — even on ADE.

Adaptive Studios (a media company whose credits include HBO's Project Greenlight) creates and acquires intellectual property such as unproduced screenplay ideas and scripts, and repurposes it across a range of traditional and digital entertainment platforms including books, film and TV properties, and digital series.

And during platforming, scripted sequences and cutscenes Lara Croft did indeed come across as scared and fighting every second for her life, but during the gameplay she was anything but these things.

The script writing also fits, with lines offering some genuine comedic value, unlike many other games of a similar ilk that just come across as cheap and corny.

Lead a scrappy mercenary company across a half - scripted, half - procedurally generated singleplayer campaign as you complete escort, assassination, base capture, and other missions for cash, salvage, and faction reputation.

Shank is about as ruthless as our favorite Spartan, considering the fact that the co-creator of the God of War series, Marianne Krawczyk, wrote the script, it is only fitting that Shank and Kratos would be best friends forever if they ever ran across one - another.

To create his «sand script,» he blew powdered ink across lettering brushed onto the paper with water, as in Numbers (2007) and Wave (2001).

The same script — «it wasn't so much the sleeping as much as the waking up» — snakes across her partially concealed arm like a tattoo, but the subdued palette radiates hazy consciousness, flickers of violet in her hair, a single streak of watery red extended beneath her lips.

As a backdrop to the performance, and performative in its own right, is an elaborate layering of references across props, costumes, and script parts.

A pioneer of the diffuse style known, variously, as «Scatter Art» and «Process Art,» Le Va has dispersed materials such as felt, chalk, flour, and shattered glass across large expanses of floor in a way that looks impulsive but is actually somewhat scripted.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. 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Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. 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Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

What was suggested is you script out and rehearse a voice mail messages so you come across as natural and spontaneous before you leave a message on a decision maker's voice mail; the odds being 25 - 1 you will reach VM rather than speak directly to the party you have called..

Script out and rehearse a voice mail messages so you come across as natural and spontaneous before you leave your message and practice your promo until you sound upbeat and professional.