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December 7

How to become a model in Rio de Janeiro?

How to become a model in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? How to begin a career in modeling? Sophia.castro1 (talk) 00:47, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What type of model? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:29, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you are referring to a fashion model, here in the States we have schools that teach modeling. Topics covered include some basic makeup skills, how to walk, etc. You might be able to find something of that sort in Brazil. Dismas|^(talk) 16:54, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One caution is that criminals may well use a modeling agency as a pretext to gain access to pretty young women, to force them into prostitution, etc., so I suggest you always bring your parents with you. StuRat (talk) 22:16, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Is there's collective term for songwriters, audio engineers, and record producers?

I think it's best to call them staff members or if I can make up the portmanteau word, it would be writenginducers (after writers, engineers, and producers), which is not great and hard to say. What do you think and what would you refer for these? Planet Star 08:43, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Would Recording industry personnel be too vague? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 185.74.232.130 (talk) 14:41, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That would be too vague. Planet Star 23:24, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

They could all be called producers, broadly, since these shadowy figures make the music the performers perform under the bright lights. Prowritineers is slightly more catchy, if you must go that route. "Staff members" might work, if they're all in-house employees, but it doesn't sound right for contractors and would also include the studio janitor. He's a good dude, but has minimal input.

"Production crew", I suppose. As long as you're already talking in a music context, it shouldn't make people think dollys, grips and other mysterious film folk. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:46, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Colloquially, maybe "the office". Works for a lot of industries, to distinguish from "the talent", but nothing particularly musical about it. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:51, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, the term "shadowy figures" seems like a good choice. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:24, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

They have such different duties that it's very unlikely that they'd be lumped together enough to get a distinct label. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:56, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

From my days working with bands, I'd say the term in the UK is generally "backroom boys" (even the girls are called that). This usage goes back to World War 2 - a Marlene Dietrich song referenced it in a different context but the thought is the same. --TammyMoet (talk) 21:23, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

movies set in ancient arabia

Hello. More than 15 years ago, I saw a movie in the TV which I can't remember it's name, but I remember that in a scene, some Arab (or Arab-dressed) man reached a spring that was located on the heart of the mountains. They were very thirsty, but there were a few snakes in the spring, making it hard and dangerous to drink the water. Also they had to bring some water for their friends. I think they had an argument over who should go ahead and fill the jugs. But finally they managed to fill their jugs with caution. This is all I remember by now, and it is one of the most breathtaking scenes I have seen in a movie. I don't now if the movie was set in pre-Islamic Arabia or in the Islamic era, I suspect that it was somewhat related to early Islam. I would be thankful if someone tell me the name of the movie. 19:19, 7 December 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.224.81.73 (talk)

Sorry, I have no idea, but we do have a few categories you might want to peruse to see if anything strikes you as familiar: films set in Saudi Arabia, Films set in deserts. Incidentally, the spring you mention would more commonly be referred to as an oasis, which might help your search. 64.235.97.146 (talk) 20:34, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note that Arabia looked pretty much the same from 100 years ago to thousands of years ago. Until oil wealth, that is. Hence many scenes in Lawrence of Arabia, while set around WW1, could be easily mistaken for scenes from a movie set thousands of years earlier (with exceptions for the attack on the train, for example). StuRat (talk) 22:12, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

After the oil money came in, the mountains, oases and dunes stayed looking as they do. Even the outskirts of Riyadh may as well be a million years old. Forests, cities and humans are relatively fly-by-night operations. As to the question, I'll take a shot in the dark with The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. I don't remember much about that film, either, so it's got that in common with the OP's. InedibleHulk (talk) 00:06, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't recall any scene like that in that particular movie. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:53, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There aren't many films with only scenes of nature. In the case of Arabia, we are talking about camel caravans versus Dodge Caravans, tents versus skyscrapers, and ports with small boats versus ports with container ships (and airports with jumbo jets). StuRat (talk) 22:41, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This comprehensive list contains many more movies than in our own Category:Films about snakes. It also has a pic and brief description for each film. I browsed it for a film about snakes in a spring, but nothing (except lurking cobras) jumped out at me. You may have better luck. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 20:09, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]