redress
noun
- redecoration of an existing movie set, so that it can double for another set
verb
- right a wrong
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈdɹɛs/ / /ɹiˈdɹɛs/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English dress English redress From re- + dress.
- The redecoration of a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
“The Honeydukes set in this film is a redress of the set of Flourish and Blotts that was seen in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which, in turn, was a redress of the Ollivander's set from the first film.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English dress English redress From re- + dress.
- To dress again.
“The top soil, which was removed before the main excavations, is being redressed on the new slopes to a depth of 4 in. and sown with grass seed.”
“The teacher first undressed and redressed the doll for the child, then showed her how to pull the snaps apart. No other activity interested the little girl, and after repeated demonstrations she was still trying unsuccessfully to undress the doll.”
- To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
“Meanwhile the actors rearranged themselves into a different blocking, as the prop department redressed the set.”
“[Val] Lewton would redress standing sets, turning a church into an insane asylum or the staircase for Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons into the staircase for the young girl's apartment in Cat People. […] [Y]ou should be thinking about trying to reuse every location you have as another location, either by using another room or another angle or re-dressing what's already there.”