Chapter 15 Flashcards
(42 cards)
I sit by myself in the cafeteria, waiting for the happy couples to arrive, ________ the rising sweet fumes of my barbecue ________ on festival rice.
breathing in; riblette
I poke at my _______________________ food with a plastic fork as I attempt to jot down script notes on a yellow legal pad.
overnuked
nuke means
To cook a foodstuff in a microwave oven (it is a common misconception that microwave energy is a form of nuclear radiation).
I scribble Zonkey! ____ the top of the page.
at
How should the movie start? With our two main characters, Jack and Stacy, _________ at school?
hanging out
I look up and see him and Matt ______ their trays ____ the opposite side of the table.
plopping on
Coop ___________ my pad. HOw much you got so far.
chin-gestures at
He swats Matt’s arm. Go on. Tell Sean what you told me. about the budget. Matt ________ his head. Well, I did a little ____________________, and it looks like our biggest expense is going to e the equipment.
teeter-totters; number crunching
And renting one–assuming we could even get someone with a credit card to do that for us–can ____ five hundred bucks a week.
run
So the ______ is figuring out the camera sitch. We do that, and we are _______. But don’t worry, I’v got a few ideas _________. What we need to be discussing right now, though is casting.
linchpin; golden; percolating
linchpin means
a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization. “regular brushing is the linchpin of all good dental hygiene”
percolate means
(of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance. “the water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals”
As Coop mixes his turkey tetrazzini, the sweaty-clothes smell _______ and makes me gag.
wafts over
We have to get on it, ASAP. Which is why I put a notice on Craigslist last night. And on the school’s online bulletin board. So we should have a pretty nice _______ this Saturday.
turnout
This Saturday? I sputter. That’s in two days. I can’t have a script by then! _______________, boss, Coop says. We just need the first few scenes for the auditions. I want to get our main actors _____ so we can start shooting this pup the second we’re ready ____!
Don’t sweat it; set; to roll
It’s true. Matt nods, taking a bite of his sandwich. So, really, Coop continues, it was a ____________ (deciding the setting).
process of elimination
Besides, I mean, I wasn’t about to have a bunch of weirdo actors __________________ my house.
tromping through
Fine. My right knee starts _________. I’ll clear the house somehow.
jackhammering
She and Helen _____ their plates of food _____ and ___________ next to their respective boyfriends.
set down; take seats
A movie? Helen ___________. You mean, like , for a school project? That’d be cool.
perks up
Coop shakes his head slowly. No Not for school. For ______. A feature film
reals
Coop ignores Val and turns to Helen. We’ve already come up with a killer story idea, and we’ve ______ some serious financing. Matt’s been _______ the business plan, I am researching potential shooting locations, and Sean’s, like, halfway done with the script.
lined up; sketching out;
This is no plot, Coop insits. This is a mission. A supreme act of kindness. We’re making this film to help out our friend here. He _____________________ the table ____ me.
motions across; at
And Coop continues, giving me the ____ eye, they have nowherefor this brand-new bundle of joy to ____ its down-covered haed.
stink; lay
