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Recent Examples of wirework
In a recent sit-down with Haute Living, the legendary actor and martial artist shared his thoughts on the current state of Hollywood stunts, which, unlike in Chan’s heyday, is dominated by CGI and wirework trickery.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 May 2025
The Outfit From This Cher Music Video Fetched $162K as Part of Bold Luxury Auction (Exclusive)
The bra, undergarments and armbands are all French wirework and backed with a blush fabric for a nude illusion.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Chandor tries to keep things moving with chases and wirework and a lot of exploding squibs, occasionally dropping an image of Kraven in silhouette or a figure moving in a wide shot that suggests a sensibility behind the camera.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
The delightful Oscar-winning visual effects combine techniques like the sodium vapor process and wirework to give life to Eglantine’s psychedelic flying bed and other inanimate-no-longer objects.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Another huge element was the stunt team, who have helped execute fights between superhuman creatures and quite a bit of flying via wirework (one thing the actors won’t miss much).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
And while professionals are well equipped to control for potential head injuries, wirework is an exception, because performers have so little control.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
Together with Anita Mui — a Cantopop legend whose sultry vocals make up the film’s exuberant score — Cheung and Yeoh brought a refreshing dose of girl power to the wireworks action-spectacle that had become one of the trademarks of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
The wirework and defiance of gravity, the whirligig of clashing swords and poles, harks back to the films produced by the Shaw Brothers.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 May 2025
The Outfit From This Cher Music Video Fetched $162K as Part of Bold Luxury Auction (Exclusive)
The bra, undergarments and armbands are all French wirework and backed with a blush fabric for a nude illusion.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Chandor tries to keep things moving with chases and wirework and a lot of exploding squibs, occasionally dropping an image of Kraven in silhouette or a figure moving in a wide shot that suggests a sensibility behind the camera.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
The delightful Oscar-winning visual effects combine techniques like the sodium vapor process and wirework to give life to Eglantine’s psychedelic flying bed and other inanimate-no-longer objects.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Another huge element was the stunt team, who have helped execute fights between superhuman creatures and quite a bit of flying via wirework (one thing the actors won’t miss much).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
And while professionals are well equipped to control for potential head injuries, wirework is an exception, because performers have so little control.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
Together with Anita Mui — a Cantopop legend whose sultry vocals make up the film’s exuberant score — Cheung and Yeoh brought a refreshing dose of girl power to the wireworks action-spectacle that had become one of the trademarks of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
The wirework and defiance of gravity, the whirligig of clashing swords and poles, harks back to the films produced by the Shaw Brothers.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wirework
Noun
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Even with leaders' interest in lattices or rock-climbing metaphors, the research field remains stuck in vertical models.—
Tonushree Mondal,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The white balconies, with their lattice designs, were meant to let in the sun and keep out the rain.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
Noun
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However, comfort levels drop significantly when AI is used for resume screening, onboarding, and decision-making tasks like ranking candidates.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Johansson and Jost, who are parents to 3-year-old son Cosmo, smiled at each other before and after their kiss at the screening, which appeared to go well for the first-time director.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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His call is punchy and controlled, and his love for the game bleeds through the screen.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Raq closed her eyes and the screen went to black, and the last thing the audience heard before the season concluded was a gunshot.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Bullets struck the semi’s grille, right front fender, the right tire.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Ars Video Jonathan Gitlin That round thing in the grille is a night vision camera.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Learn how to whip up your own basil-blueberry limeade for grill outs, cookouts, showers, and more.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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Prepare and preheat a charcoal grill for direct cooking.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Pay special attention to areas of webbing, which protect the mites.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Benefits of Myofascial Release Your fascia is a dense and fibrous webbing that connects and encases every aspect of your internal body, including muscles, ligaments, organs, nerves, and more.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside Online,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Wirework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wirework. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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