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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH CONCEPT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH CONCEPT

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High concept is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH CONCEPT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

High-concept

High-concept is a type of artistic work that can be easily pitched with a succinctly stated premise. It can be contrasted with low-concept, which is more concerned with character development and other subtleties that aren't as easily summarized. The origin of the term is in dispute.

Definition of high concept in the English dictionary

The definition of high concept in the dictionary is popular appeal. Other definition of high concept is high-concept.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH CONCEPT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH CONCEPT

accept
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Synonyms and antonyms of high concept in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «high concept» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH CONCEPT

Find out the translation of high concept to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high concept from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high concept» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高概念
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alto concepto
570 millions of speakers

English

high concept
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च अवधारणा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفهوم عالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокая концепция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alto conceito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ ধারণা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

concept élevé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Konsep yang tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hoch Konzept
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハイコンセプト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

높은 개념
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Konsep dhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khái niệm cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் கருத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च संकल्पना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek kavram
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alto concetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysokie pojęcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

висока концепція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conceptul mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλή ιδέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë konsep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hög koncept
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høy konsept
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high concept

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH CONCEPT»

The term «high concept» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.433 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high concept

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH CONCEPT»

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High Concept: Movies and Marketing in Hollywood
Justin Wyatt describes how box office success, always important in Hollywood, became paramount in the era in which major film studios passed into the hands of media conglomerates concerned more with the economics of filmmaking than ...
Justin Wyatt, 2010
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High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess
The revelations in High Concept are astounding! Through intensive research Fleming has created a dramatic tale of the rise of the key players and how the Don Simpson way became the Hollywood way.
Charles Fleming, 1999
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Conflict Coverage Promotion: High Quality Or High Concept? A ...
differentiation, economic and marketing concerns are central to high concept films. These include a strong emphasis on the visual form of marketability through cinematic trailers and television spots (p.19, 23). It is important to note that the ...
Chris Veits, 2014
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The Screenwriting Formula: Why It Works and How To Use It
Our High-Concept Logline Okay, here's our logline: A darkly irreverent comedy in which a priest, driven to a crisis in faith by the suffering of the world, agrees to represent the Devil in a class action lawsuit against God. Hm. Not bad. So yes, I ...
Rob Tobin, 2007
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A Guide to Screenwriting Success: Writing for Film and ...
Statistically, most high concept films are unsuccessful . . . but not necessarily for the screenwriter. Many of these scripts are written on "spec" and find themselves at the center of furious bidding wars among movie studios. Some of the scripts ...
Stephen V. Duncan, 2006
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Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design
In chronological order, they are: > High concept (2-4 pages) > Game treatment ( 10-20 pages) >> Game script (50-200 pages) The following sections briefly discuss these documents. Appendix A, "Sample Design Documents," contains samples ...
Andrew Rollings, Ernest Adams, 2003
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Fundamentals of Game Design
The high concept document is not a document from which to build the game. Just as the purpose of a résumé is to get you a job interview, the purpose of a high concept document is to get you a hearing from someone, a producer or publishing ...
Ernest Adams, 2010
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The Agile Virtual Enterprise: Cases, Metrics, Tools
High Concept fills that role nicely as a tool in building an agile virtual enterprise. The techniques and institutional support that have evolved around the High Concept idea in a very large industry might be instructive, and applicable to, our initial ...
H. T. Goranson, 1999
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Hollywood: Cultural dimensions: ideology, identity and ...
originality of a high concept idea, media critics would suggest that high concept actually represents the zero point of creativity. As opposed to developing new ideas, critics describe high concept as relying heavily upon the replication and ...
Thomas Schatz, 2004
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Ugly War, Pretty Package: How CNN and Fox News Made the ...
Second, because complicated characters and story elements are antithetical to the demands of high concept for efficiency, high-concept films use character types or personalities with only a few characteristics but with striking physical features.
Deborah L. Jaramillo, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH CONCEPT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high concept is used in the context of the following news items.
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'The Jim Gaffigan Show ' E.P Says to Expect Big Surprises, Not Just …
This is not a high concept show, it's more about being faithful to Jim, his life and his humor.” Much of that humor stems from Gaffigan's love of ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
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Invisible, Inc. Interview: Procedurally Generated Spy Noir and PS4 …
Jason Lantz: I think we're seeing an explosion in indie talent and in the quality of tools that is allowing smaller teams to make high concept ... «GamingBolt, Jul 15»
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SDCC: Vertigo Finishes 2015 by Launching 12 New Series - Comic …
Bond told the crowd the book's high concept is that it's about a "pyromaniac who fights her addiction by becoming a firefighter. It's a story about ... «Comic Book Resources, Jul 15»
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This Week In Trailers: Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope, The …
Director Fred Grivois is so far gone with this unbelievable high concept that I have no other alternative but to fall in love with it. The gist is this: ... «/FILM, Jul 15»
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Let's talk about sets: How to make a pile of sh*t
This is not high concept but gross realism, with the play's two characters crawling and climbing in their own poo. It is the most beautiful shit I ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Jul 15»
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Review: 2000 Trees Festival
Defeater brought a US Hardcore sound to Cheltenham, with emotionally wrought, high concept lyrics spat through Derek Archambault's growl ... «Skiddle.com, Jul 15»
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Video: Amazon's New Drama 'The Man In The High Castle' Explores …
Over the weekend at Comic Con, Amazon released a new trailer for "The Man In The High Castle," a high concept alternative history drama ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: Gerry Duggan Talks 'Chewbacca'
ComicsAlliance: So let's start off with the high concept for the miniseries: after the Battle of Yavin, Chewie find himself marooned on an ... «ComicsAlliance, Jul 15»
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5 Memorable Moments From the Paris Couture Shows
... artist Pat McGrath, which resulted in some wonderfully wacky beauty looks, with each model wearing a unique (and very high concept) style. «Fashionista, Jul 15»
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Self/less is a bland mind-swap thriller from the director of The Cell
Despite an early twist that lends the high concept a shade of poignancy, Self/less never really gets over the fact that much of it consists of a ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»

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