Sentences with phrase «effective score by»

Nice cinematography by Roger Deakins (The Shawshank Redemption, A Beautiful Mind) and a subdued but effective score by James Newton Howard (The Fugitive, The Devil's Advocate) add to the feeling of dread.

There's a sparse but effective score by classic rocker Neil Young, and a good supporting cast of recognizable actors in the mix to liven things up.

In fact, the whole film feels like one big stand - off as each of the characters continuously suss one another out before it eventually culminates in true Tarantino fashion.With the opening landscapes and the poundingly effective score by Ennio Morricone you could be fooled into thinking that Quentin is out to emulate the classic spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone but this is really where the comparison ends.

It sports a solid soundtrack, good location shots (set in Santa Cruz), nice cinematography from Michael Chapman (The Last Waltz, Taxi Driver), and an effective score by veteran Thomas Newman (Revenge of the Nerds, The Shawshank Redemption).

As mentioned before, the film impresses visually (Like Ken Loach doing «The Body Snatchers») and is bolstered by an effective score by newcomer Mica Levi that quite literally gets under your skin.

Not exact matches

In doing so we do not wish to imply criticism of the Cardinal, who scored some effective points and gave impressive witness by his willingness as a Prince of the Church to engage seriously with Dawkins on live TV.

No matter how you slice it, you can't run an uptempo offence with Giroud on the pitch and that means sideways soccer and an over-reliance on crosses into the box, thereby negating many of the very reasons Lacazette was on your radar in the first place... we simply aren't clinical enough from wide positions to continue with that approach, which is why many fans have been clamoring for a viable alternative to Giroud for several years... once again this isn't an attack on Giroud, he clearly has some tangible skills, but his mere presence on the pitch greatly impacts your tactical options... Giroud's weaknesses are simply highlighted by the way in which our offence now moves in a more horizontal than vertical manner, which allows most teams ample time to regroup defensively before a scoring opportunity even arises... a player of Ibra's or Benzema's ilk would have been far more effective as they had size, speed and the first touch capabilities required to for intricate link - up play... once again square peg in a round hole

We scratch our heads wondering what is wrong, with a pretty good team, and why in the important games we fail, well i.e our right and left back are frequently caught out of position, because they are to far in the front and at times forget that they are defenders, on the other hand our attackers are too busy defending, it's been a while since Welbeck scored for us, but you will see him every game standing right by Ospina or supporting the defense instead of being forward as he should be, to use his speed in effective counter attacks, same with GIROUD for an attacker he is a great defender, how many missed opportunities because he is 1 yard behind running back from his defensive position in our half.

Under Pep Guardiola the Germans are flying high, both in Bundesliga and Champions league in which by scoring 8 goals they stand as the most effective team, while on the other side, Germans defence didn't concede any.

Olivier Giroud has been effective off the bench by giving defenders a different challenge to Theo Walcott, but he was given an opportunity from the start against Everton following goal scoring efforts as a substitute.

Henderson has so far been unable to match the five goals he scored last year, whereas Ramsey has been far more effective in front of goal this time round as reflected by his solitary strike last season.

Boasting excellent close control and an ability to beat players with ease, Willock has long been tipped to succeed at Arsenal and this season he has become increasingly effective in front of goal, as evidenced by the fact that he has scored seven times in 28 appearances in all competitions.

Forty percent of teachers in the Syracuse school district will have to develop improvement plans because they scored below «effective» on their state - mandated performance evaluations, according to preliminary results released by the district.

Recent research — most notably a 2013 project funded by software billionaire Bill Gates — concluded that student scores can be an effective evaluation tool.

Level 1 students taught by these teachers two years in a row were almost 7 times more likely to score a Level 3 or above in 2013 - 14 than their peers not assigned to highly effective teachers.

Working with a pricier, higher quality technical team, Nicolas Winding Refn calls in renouned cinematographer Larry Smith to assist him in delivering on nifty, stylish camera plays that often immerse as cleverly used, in spite of limitations to aesthetic value beyond stylish usage, kind of like Brian Eno's and J. Peter Schwalm's score, which isn't all that special by its own right either, but has a certain atmosphere to it that is very effective when used right.

But Forest, despite its pedigree and effective score, again by Takemitsu, feels unfocused and incorporates too many bizarre leaps of logic to be an effective film.

Shot with a painterly genius for night lighting (all muted greens and blues) by Adam Greenberg and scored with an insistent throbbing by Eighties synth group Tangerine Dream (who provided a similarly effective score for Steve DeJarnatt's criminally underseen Miracle Mile), this pair of moments makes up the backbone and the soul of the film: the one serving up the drug theme, the other that feeling of consumptive eroticism.

The score and soul tunes by Pharrell Williams are an odd but effective touch.

But the single most effective contribution on display is the diverse and unsettling score by Disasterpeace.

Providing effective backup is a gentle, piano - forward score by veteran composer Carl Davis («The French Lieutenant's Woman») and a plaintive original song by Paul McCartney.

Only the ambient hum of a highly unconventional, effective synth score by The The could count as a standout element of a thriller that otherwise borrows relentlessly from the recent past.

Deservedly winner of the Best Director gong at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Nicholas Winding Refn makes Los Angeles look as beautiful as it's ever been without using any tourist traps, and the adaptation from the James Sallis novel by Hossein Amini (who also adapted the dark Jude and The Wings of a Dove) is beautifully done, even if some of the music (largely an effective ambient / electro score) is a little on - the - nose.

All of these are rich and effective and are complimented well by the unconventional score.

Veteran Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, aided by guitarist Bryce Dessner and electronica artist Alva Noto, haunts those minutes with a slight, but eerily effective musical score.

And it's a shame that misgivings about its final scenes threaten to overwhelm what is otherwise an undeniably satisfying and suspenseful chamber drama bolstered by punishingly effective sound design, an often menacing score from Bear McCreary and excellent leading turns from Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman.

«Eating» is the film's most notorious sequence, and was I imagine very hard to score well, but Howard did so, musically conveying a range of emotions, using synth pan flutes to provide the inevitable, effective awkward feeling underpinning the longing and desire represented by the flute and violin parts.

While there are plenty of attempts at ordinary dialogue - based and over-the-top physical humor, it's the moments of pure elegance and drama that, accompanied by a soothingly effective score, make this film memorable.

Scored by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans («Martha Marcy May Marlene» and «Simon Killer»), their simple, mildly eerie, yet effective work also adds some incredibly layered levels of mood and poignant texture.

«The Snowman» does boast two very effective elements — spectacular cinematography by Dion Beebe and a brilliant score by Marco Beltrami.

It's a vibe that's perpetuated by everything from Roy Webb's lush score to Ted Tetzlaff's gorgeous cinematography to the uniformly effective performances, with, in terms of the latter, Grant and Bergman's chemistry together ensuring that one can't help but root for their characters» triumph over Rains» nefarious (yet somewhat sympathetic) Sebastian.

Zero Dark Thirty Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Starring: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, James Gandolfini Rating: Not Yet Rated Release Date: December 19, 2012 TRAILER SCORE: 9/10 Thoughts by TSR: The first teaser for Zero Dark Thirty was effective, if slightly underwhelming.

Paranormal Activity 4 Directed by: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman Rating: Not Yet Rated Release Date: October 19, 2012 TRAILER SCORE: 6/10 Thoughts by TSR: All the Paranormal Activity films have enough effective moments to keep me coming back every October.

The Tall Man Directed by: Pascal Laugier Starring: Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie Rating: R Release Date: August 31, 2012 TRAILER SCORE: 5/10 Thoughts by TSR: This trailer is peppered with things that are fairly effective, but so much of it is generic and forgettable.

Suburbicon, which is lensed by There Will be Blood's Robert Elswit (and boasts an effective score from Alexandre Desplat), is Clooney's most startling work behind the camera since Good Night, and Good Luck — and something of a return to form after the best - forgotten romp that was The Monuments Men.

While Danish cinematographer Dan Laustsen lenses Allerdale Hall in swampy greens and fiery reds (a tribute to Italian filmmaker Mario Bava), some of Crimson Peak's most effective tension - cranking scenes are scored not by composer Fernando Velázquez, but the monotonous pumping of an industrial clay machine.

As the score progresses through its charming, by - the - notes bonding between the two kids as they must make their way home from the untamed wilderness, the Dannas conjure effective, if not quite - savage orchestral suspense and action to give «The Good Dinosaur» dramatic weight.

The tremendous score, by Abel Korzeniowski, is lush and effective, but it works by stealing from Philip Glass and Bernard Herrmann.

After extensive research on teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.

the average math scores of students assigned to three highly effective teachers in a row rose from the 55th percentile in third grade to the 76th percentile by the end of fifth grade.

We found no evidence, however, that the teachers to whom students in the G&T program were assigned were any more effective, as measured by their impact on student test scores.

The lottery study corroborates these results, as students admitted to the G&T magnet schools show little improvement in test scores by 7th grade, despite having higher - achieving peers and being taught by more effective teachers.

The authors next look at what would happen if the existing seniority - driven system of layoffs were replaced by an effectiveness - based layoff policy, in which teachers are ranked according to their value - added scores and districts lay off their least effective teachers.

I guess some of that early work done by Marzano shows that we can actually have academic achievement scores increase by 20 percentile points and engagement scores go up by 23 percentile points, higher in classrooms where effective management techniques are being employed.

A 2015 study by Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) found Newark charter schools outperformed traditional district schools: 77 percent of Newark's charters were more effective at raising test scores in reading, and 69 percent were more effective at raising scores in math.

The TES scoring rubric used by the evaluators, which is based on the work of educator Charlotte Danielson, describes the practices, skills, and characteristics that effective teachers should possess and employ.

In online classes, an effective instructor in Math I improves test scores by 0.14 standard deviations in that course and by 0.05 standard deviations in Math II.

For in - person classes, an effective instructor in Math I lifts test scores in that course by 0.49 standard deviations, as well as test scores in Math II by 0.48 standard deviations.

New information is potentially created by the formal scoring and feedback routines of TES, as well as increased opportunities for self - reflection and for conversations regarding effective teaching practice in the TES environment.

The lawsuit alleges SED's failure to appropriately compensate for student poverty when calculating student growth scores resulted in about 35 percent of Syracuse teachers receiving overall ratings of «developing» or «ineffective» in 2012 - 13, even though 98 percent were rated «highly effective» or «effective» by their principals on the 60 points tied to their instructional classroom practices.