set piece
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5.1
- noun
- /sɛt pis/
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- The 23rd official Bond film delivers... and not just the five mandatory goodies no Bond film is complete without: Action (particularly the opening set piece), Theme Song, International Villain, 007 Himself, and the Bond Girl.
- action set piece
- big set piece
- first set piece
I have to remind myself, make this visual, you know, something physical, a big set piece where crazy big stuff happens.
- I have to remind myself, make this visual, you know, something physical, a big set piece where crazy big stuff happens.
- There are scenes and set pieces where the entire thing is riding on your performance.
- And as as much of A set piece as this sounds like, it's true.
- You know, they're, they're those goal posts that you move towards that, OK, this is a set piece.
Examples
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The campaign was really a lot of fun, and while it did feature many scripted set pieces that were very Hollywood in nature, it felt more toned down and realistic.
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The film features some amazing set pieces, located in Istanbul, Shanghai, and Scotland.
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I have to remind myself, make this visual, you know, something physical, a big set piece where crazy big stuff happens.
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There are scenes and set pieces where the entire thing is riding on your performance.
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With opulent set pieces, exotic locations, and ravishing costumes, he should be the man for the job.
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It was the big set piece of the movie, and it took months and months and months to pre-visualize, months to shoot, and it took a year and a half to cut together and to do all the effects on.
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In Dark Knight Rises, it's the big CGI set pieces, the plane-napping, the collapsing football field, and so on.
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This constant upping of the stakes makes for constantly intense viewing, especially during the lead-up to the heart-stopping final set piece.
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In summary, Wreck-It Ralph's ending wraps up all of these themes and a myriad of subplots in a beautiful final set piece.
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The latest action movie is full of breathtaking set pieces that highlight the stunts and effects.
Synonyms
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A part of a play or film where one action happens
Antonyms
How Spectacular
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal readings of 'set' (stage scenery) and 'piece' (an individual item) would lead a learner to expect something like a physical part of a stage set, not a choreographed sequence of action. The film/TV meaning is a specialized, somewhat metaphorical industry term (a staged sequence) that is not transparently derived from the constituents and therefore would not be predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Set piece comes from film and theater, where a special stage set and a single piece were built for a big 'scene'. Because these parts were made to show action, stunts, or a big 'show', the phrase came to mean a long, carefully planned 'scene' in a movie or TV episode.