Alice Guy-Blaché directed hundreds of films between 1896 and 1920. She wanted audiences to feel like they were watching real people on screen. She would encourage actors in her films to behave naturally. Guy-Blaché even hung a large sign reading “Be Natural” in the studio where she made her films. At the time, films lacked sound, so actors needed to rely solely on their bodies and facial expressions to convey emotions. As a result, actors tended to highly exaggerate their actions and expressions. The style of acting in Guy-Blaché’s films was therefore ______

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Alice Guy-Blaché directed hundreds of films between 1896 and 1920. She wanted audiences to feel like they were watching real people on screen. She would encourage actors in her films to behave naturally. Guy-Blaché even hung a large sign reading “Be Natural” in the studio where she made her films. At the time, films lacked sound, so actors needed to rely solely on their bodies and facial expressions to convey emotions. As a result, actors tended to highly exaggerate their actions and expressions. The style of acting in Guy-Blaché’s films was therefore ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
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(Choice A)   very unusual for the period. 
A
very unusual for the period.
(Choice B)   copied by many of Guy-Blaché’s peers. 
B
copied by many of Guy-Blaché’s peers.
(Choice C)   better than film acting today. 
C
better than film acting today.
(Choice D)   familiar to actors who had worked on other directors’ films. 
D
familiar to actors who had worked on other directors’ films.

GPT 3.5 · Answer

B) copied by many of Guy-Blaché’s peers.