Sentence examples for action sketch from inspiring English sources

Delicate gouache cityscapes by Prosper Merimee, author of "Carmen," mingle with a jewel-like Winterhalter painting of Princess Bibescu, a sleek action sketch of Suzanne Lenglen (the tennis star of the 1920's) by Robert de Coninck and a haunting portrait of the cabaret singer Suzy Solidor by Francis Picabia.

A similar pair of voices appear in "Five Pencil Action Sketches," where, in one instruction in the score, they are likened to "a narrow bridge stretched over an abyss".

Sent to cover the Spanish-American War by McClure's in 1898, he produced a series of haunting action sketches like "The Night After San Juan," which shows the carnage of a continuing battle.

Can there be another novel in which a character engaged in armed robbery, with shooting and dying going on around her -- the action sketched with taut precision -- stops to ponder the true nature of her guilt?

Members of the International Contemporary Ensemble, frequent contributors to the indispensable "Composer Portrait" series, are playing the second, fourth, and fifth installments of the cycle ("Stones," "Wounds/Mistletoe," and "Forgotten Light") alongside a score entitled "Five Pencil Action Sketches"; two of these works will be world premières.

Quickly, she jumped into action, sketching the front and back views of her "dream dress," replete with a cute little bow in the back.

The decision to curtail the play is usually taken together with the resolution to modernise to such an extent that the cohesion between music, text and action sketched above is entirely lost, a criticism levelled at the English National Opera's 1995 production directed by David Pountney.

Something about animation, and especially animation on Comedy Central, is held to a different standard from the one used to judge live-action sketch shows or high-minded political satire.

Surreal live-action sketches in saturated color, lo-fi parodies of television ads and infomercials, and hits of gross-out humor predominate, courtesy of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, creators adept at cheesy effects.

Eventually Bradley with producer/director Dominic Brigstocke concluded that the material was strong enough to stand on its own, so they developed, in consultation with CBBC executives, a live-action sketch-comedy showcase.

However, she wanted to appear in the live-action sketches and occasionally showed up for recording sessions early, hoping to be noticed by a producer.