(02:57) “Marine land is a closed up amusement park. We built a fort there.”
According to the above sentence,
close up = prevent from entering
close up = very close
(03:13) “That fort is made of cement and plaster skins. It’s all a façade…”
In the above sentence, “is made of” means
is produced or constructed from
is produced in
(03:13) “That fort is made of cement and plaster skins. It’s all a façade…”
In the above sentence, façade refers to
front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.
a superficial appearance or illusion of something.
(03:16) “It’s all a façade, it’s all smoke and mirrors.”
According to the above sentence, “it’s all smoke and mirrors” means
it’s all fake/pretend/an illusion
it’s all imagined
(03:46) “We couldn’t go to shoot in existing locations (the governor’s palace) because the pirates rampage, set it on fire, swing on the chandeliers…”
According to the above sentence, to rampage means
to kill
to move about wildly or violently
(03:46) “We couldn’t go to shoot in existing locations (the governor’s palace) because the pirates rampage, set it on fire, swing on the chandeliers. It’s all built from scratch. We built the interior location at the Raleigh Studios Manhattan Beach, then we built the exterior façade at Marine Land and then we built a miniature model …”
According to the above sentences, “from scratch” means
from the very beginning/ starting from nothing.
from the top/ starting from above.
(05:04)I take a lot of pride in that…the fact that, that tank never leaked. You know, I have an excellent crew, and that’s what it’s all about.
According to the above sentences, “take pride in” means
to become arrogant because of having done something big
to be proud of someone or something
(05:04)I take a lot of pride in that…the fact that, that tank never leaked. You know, I have an excellent crew, and that’s what it’s all about.
According to the video, “crew” in the above sentence refers to
A large and luxurious ship.
A group of people working together; a gang
(05:09) “I have an excellent crew, and that’s what it’s all about. I really feel on this film we had the cream of the crop of Hollywood.”
According to the above sentences, “cream of the crop” refers to