Plenty of updates are both those things, of course, but the better examples can offer a concise, eye-catching summary of a dramatic or funny plan or turn of events – which really isn't that big a leap from the classic Hollywood pitch.
"San Francisco → NYU" is a lot more concise and eye-catching than "I was born and raised in San Francisco, but I am now attending New York University as a college student".
She delivered, as one of her assistants later wrote, "a concise, between-the-eyes account of what this man had done, who he was, and what we'd be inviting if we shirked our duty".
Thirty-eight compressed pages, with a clear, concise text, along with eye-catching tables, charts, photos, a glossary and a bibliography, the report was written by Juliet ChristiandSmith and Kristyn Abhold with inputs from academics, hydrologists and environmentalists from all across the state who took part in a series of roundtable discussions in June and July 2015.
Practice giving concise, complete answers and maintaining eye contact with the interviewer(s) while you give them.
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) After the weighty sprawl of Magnolia, Anderson refined his focus with this brilliantly unhinged and beautifully concise love story, boasting an eye-opening performance by Adam Sandler in what remains his most remarkable role.
I think this is a really strong sign – clear, concise message, great colour scheme, eye-catching cardboard layout, beautiful penmanship to tuck that "L" in with the "I" – but also reckon that the choice to go two-handed with the sign, rather than one, probably ruined this person's night.
I think this is a really strong sign – clear, concise message, great colour scheme, eye-catching cardboard layout, beautiful penmanship to tuck that "L" in with the "I" – but also reckon that the choice to go two-handed with the sign, rather than one, probably ruined this person's night.
Finally, we have a booklet that provides concise explanations of what happens with the eye and the brain to create various visual effects and optical illusions.
Koy edited more than 16 hours of wheels-eye-view video down to a concise three minutes, meticulously aligning each shot with the rhythm of the music.
He offers a similarly concise working definition of his father: "Unlike my mother, he had neither eyes nor ears for matters below the surface".
