Explain how Ridley Scott’s Prometheus embodies the impact of digital technology on blockbuster trends.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Ridley Scott’s Prometheus uses multiple digital cameras to enable 3-D projection.
2. Scott uses digital animation to place human actors in realistic simulations of places in space.
3. Scott uses multi-ethnic actors for the crew of the spaceship and digital projection.
4. These aspects of Prometheus reflect the goal of blockbusters to be internationally distributed and appealing to large groups of people.
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A. In the view of the artists, animals and humans belonged to separate spheres of being. B. Naturalistic depictions of humans were taboo. C. Animals were more interesting artistically than humans. D. Artists had not yet mastered naturalistic techniques that could be applied to the human form.
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A. crowning hills with sacred buildings B. subjection of nature to human will and order C. planning structures to meld with the environment D. aligning structures to point toward Rome
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A. an impressive peristyle B. imperial apartments and a guards' barracks C. a strict focus on secular political power D. an incorporation of nearly all the major designs and techniques known to Roman builders
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