Sentences with phrase «rather than scripts»

He liked biology but was keen on discovery and experiments rather than the scripted lectures and textbook material his teachers presented.

Noe, whose previous movies «Irreversible» and «Enter the Void» were controversial for one reason (sexual violence) or another (drug use), likes to work with an outline rather than a script and have his actors improvise.

Much of the story of Ain't Them Bodies Saints is inferred from Bradford Young's well composed cinematography rather than the script, as much of the dialogue's intelligibility is rendered moot by Affleck's mumbling drawl, not uncommon in films set in Texas.

what about more random and non-scripted real - time stuff rather than scripted events?

Perry also announced that Sony's goal is to provide all PS4 owners with the gift of «free exploration», meaning that the Gaikai will be used to power a try - before - you - buy service for PS4 software that will allow players to explore a portion of the full game (rather than a scripted demo) before they put down any money.

Improvisational theater offers a unique way of approaching relationships — and psychotherapy — that's generous rather than closed, support rather than competitive, organic rather than scripted.

Not exact matches

As of March 2016, Express Scripts began amortizing the contract over 10 years, rather than over 15 years as it had been doing, the company said in its annual filing in February.

Rather than expressing sympathy or contrition, Schenk says, the Express Scripts representatives complained that the company wasn't getting enough mail - order prescriptions from Meridian.

Analysts have long speculated that Express Scripts could be involved in some sort of merger deal, but more likely as an acquisition target rather than as an acquirer.

Rather than providing rules or scripts, you should ask them to treat the customer as they themselves would like to be treated — surely the highest standard.

What you can do: Encourage employees to tweet with their own personal voice rather than taking on a scripted tone — a strategy Peter Shankman, founder of the New York - based consulting firm Shankman / Honig and author of Nice Companies Finish First (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) calls «shredding the scripts.»

Mark Merritt, the CEO of Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the trade association that represents pharmacy benefits managers like Express Scripts, which recently partnered with Imprimis to provide its compounded version of Daraprim at a cheaper cost, made it very clear that he would rather see generic competition than compounded versions.

But if you're being interviewed by another person or are appearing on live television, it makes more sense to go in with a basic outline of what you want to talk about rather than a word - for - word script.

Many critics called the script, which was required to be read during news time, rather than a commercial spot, «pro-Trump propaganda.»

The script, which is required to be read during news time rather than using up commercial spots, includes anchors saying they're «extremely proud of the quality, balanced journalism that [proper news brand name of local station] produces.»

Several people Business Insider spoke to who move in hacking circles were also dismissive of «Vamp,» describing him as a «skid» — an abbreviation of the derisory term «script kid,» or someone who is reliant on scripts and pre-written code to hack, rather than using their own skill.

To your last point, when I said choice is an illusion, I wasn't referring that it is impossible to make that choice, but rather that there is a «right» choice and a «wrong» choice, the «right» one being that you worship god, regardless of how weird some of the rituals might be, making you a little more than a robot, acting out a script your given, we're just slightly better because we can justify why we're acting out a command, but it takes years to understand that justification, in the beginning, you do these rituals because you're given a script and if you don't want to do it, tough.

Hundreds of Protestant and Catholic thinkers were polled for ideas on the script, and most endorsed the plan of sticking to one Gospel — Luke — rather than blending Gospel accounts, Eshleman said.

And everyone — even most broadcasters — agree that the 1988 Presidential candidate «debates» were not debates at all, but a carefully scripted tip - toe of bland questions not being answered by carefully rehearsed candidates, a charade boring rather than enlightening the viewers.

When we see a commentator's eyes moving back and forth as he speaks, we understand that he is reading a script rather than actually «talking» to us.

It's based off the October, 2002 issue of Bon Appétit, and is so easy to use ingredients you have on hand rather than just sticking to the script.

Rather than see «Patriots» in script, like many have become used to when seeing the New England Patriots logo, they decided to change the font.

Had ex-Giants coach Ben McAdoo simply pulled Manning at halftime from the final few games rather than asked Manning to go along, the current script might be different.

On one hand, this is high - level execution of a scripted attack, rather than progression and off - schedule playmaking of the sort that excites scouts.

His vision of gene structure was focused on the non-repetitive nature of the code - script, rather than on the relatively simple parallel between the copying of chromosomes and the ability of crystals to replicate their structure.

Manton also noted Schrödinger's use of the term code - script, but she took it to mean «the sum of hereditary material» rather than a particular hypothesis about gene structure and function.

Much of the awkwardness of a first date stems from people sticking to a stuffy script rather than letting the conversation flow of its own accord.

Rather than repeating the same answer over and over in blog comments and private support correspondence, we decided to get one definite explanation about the issue, right from developers of the SkaDate dating script.

Rather than referring to how the courtship is to take place, dating script is now used...

A good dating coach will focus on the core specifics such as self confidence, physical image and other attractive qualities rather than using tricks, techniques or scripted pick up lines.

The script is phoned in and rather than focus on the Autobots like in the cartoon the film focuses on the poorly written human characters who aren't that interesting.

Surely too much money has been spent on the cast and the 3D rather than on fashioning an intelligent, funny script.

But as ribald and rambunctious as Game Night gets, Perez's script and much of its comedy comes from a place of love rather than spite.

Based on J.D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski, the movie sticks to the formula of Strong's other scripts, focusing on major moments in the life of a public figure rather than concentrating on any one period in history.

For all its sincere intentions, Kruishoop's script feels cobbled together from newspaper headlines and bits of other movies rather than real, lived experience.

Far from Heaven is indeed a great movie because it has such high aspirations - a movie from 2002 that dares to style itself after a 50's drama and to do so via (gasp) a subtle script rather than relying on special effects and things blowing up etc..

However, there needs to be some work done in the custom experiences along with some coaching for the sportscasters to sound a lot more realistic and sincere rather than reading from a script.

Unlike their previous two films, The Dictator is structured as a conventional scripted comedy rather than a mockumentary, which comes as a relief after Bruno suggested the format had run its course.

But Kaufman's scripts are often hampered by a rather flashy awareness (and perhaps overestimation) of their own intelligence — this is not the case with Stranger Than Fiction.

However, the episodic script and some rather pedestrian direction by David Veloz end up leaving you a lot more comfortable with what you're looking at than common sense would suggest you should be.

But even those coming in cold will know what's going to happen one step ahead, because the movie has been constructed from a dull calculus based on commodities exchange (Star X + Star Y = Project Z) rather than a freewheeling script based on wit.

The middle hour is mostly filler, so devoid of substantive comic bits, that it almost feels like they brainstormed every morning about what might be funny and just rolled film, rather than go with a polished, finished script.

Freeman is the one that brings more to his role than the script mandates, as he is a bad guy, but not evil, only seeing his role as an assassin - for - hire as a job rather than a pleasure.

Director Daniel Espinosa has the advantage of shooting with, and around, digital effects that actually don't look like the last seven space movies you've seen, although the few times the script calls for a Martian's - eye - view shot, it throws you out of the movie temporarily, rather than pulling you in deeper.

«And rather than focus on the script and the scenes directly, we fleshed out the relationship the characters had prior to this momentary snapshot that you get of them in the movie: what they experienced together, how they kind of grew apart.»

However, rather than getting us to invest in these stock characters, the vast majority of the opening hour is ineffectual, with the film continuously hampered by a poor script that does little to add layers to its cast of players.

Much of the success of the first film was down to the on - screen chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, a sharp script and a few logistical changes (mechanical rather than genetic web slinging for example).

The script is minimalistic, as Colangelo prefers to deepen the characters rather than construct a detailed plot.

The mean - spirited tone of script feels like it's coming from a position of a person with an axe to grind rather than a historian searching for the truth or offering a alternative theory of events.

Certainly not for even the slightest modicum of character development or dimension, as a talented cast led by Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem is criminally underserved by a script that treats their characters as props rather than actual people with inner lives who the audience are supposed to care for.