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'''Director's Cut''' is the metapuzzle of the {{l|Creative Pictures Studios}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]].
''What does Creative Pictures Studios need in order to have its grand premiere?''

'''Director's Cut''' is the [[metapuzzle]] of the {{l|Creative Pictures Studios}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It is presented as a number of of squares connected by a large web of arrows.

==Answer List==

Note that, pursuant to the conceit of the round, {{spoiler|text=the metapuzzle uses feeders consisting of a single Unicode emoji}}.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Puzzle !! Answer
|-
| {{l|Backlot}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🏴‍☠️}}
|-
| {{l|Chairiot Races}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=👻}}
|-
| {{l|Film Clips}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=✉️}}
|-
| {{l|Filming on Location}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🧜‍♀️}}
|-
| {{l|First You Visit...}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🕛}}
|-
| {{l|FOCUS!!}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🎅}}
|-
| {{l|Foreign Box Office}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=📚}}
|-
| {{l|Gala Premiere}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🐙}}
|-
| {{l|King's Ransom}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🎈}}
|-
| {{l|Lil' Tykes Play Structure}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🐊}}
|-
| {{l|Marching Band}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🌪}}
|-
| {{l|Masked Images}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🦵}}
|-
| {{l|Michael Bay's Editing Bay}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🏬}}
|-
| {{l|Obscure Movie House}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=👠}}
|-
| {{l|Pay It Forward}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=❤️}}
|-
| {{l|Refreshment Stand}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🧙‍♀️}}
|-
| {{l|Roadtrip}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🏐}}
|-
| {{l|Screen Debuts}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🐶}}
|-
| {{l|Sightseeing}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🦚}}
|-
| {{l|Soundtracks}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🧚}}
|-
| {{l|Space Filler}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🏝}}
|-
| {{l|Star Maps}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=📦}}
|-
| {{l|Stunt Doubles}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🏠}}
|-
| {{l|"Tech's Adventure" Walkthrough}} || {{spoiler|label=ANSWER|text=🎃}}
|}

==Puzzle Elements==

{{Element|Shelled Metapuzzle|The puzzle contains a shell: 24 squares (one per answer) connected by a web of arrows. {{spoiler|text=This is enough for one emoji in each slot.}}|Metapuzzle|Metapuzzle|Shelled}}

{{spoiler|label=Spoiler-y Elements}}
{{Element|Identification|Creative Pictures is a film studio; as such, the emoji should be arranged to form coherent film plots on the web. There are ten colored arrows; each one indicates the start of the movie on the web, its order chronologically, and its order in the final sort.|||[[List of arts and media puzzle topics#Film|Film]]}}

{{Element|Indexing|The remaining numbers are indices. The ones on the squares index into the (generally unambiguous) common name of the emoji used. The ones on the arrows indicate the end of one of the movies, and are indexed into the title. Taking the squares in reading order and the arrows by the final sort reveals the meta answer...}}

{{Element|Asked and Answered|...a pair of movie lot puns that also indicates some necessities for the premiere.}}

{{spoiler-end}}


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Latest revision as of 10:57, 15 May 2024

Director's Cut
MIT Mystery Hunt 2020
Creative Pictures Studios
Author(s)Mark Gottlieb, Wei-Hwa Huang (graphic design)
AnswerClick to revealSOME REEL GLEE AND A LOT OF SOUL
Statistics
No. solves8
No. total guesses29
Links
PuzzleLink
SolutionLink

What does Creative Pictures Studios need in order to have its grand premiere?

Director's Cut is the metapuzzle of the Creative Pictures Studios round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt. It is presented as a number of of squares connected by a large web of arrows.

Answer List[edit | edit source]

Note that, pursuant to the conceit of the round, Click to revealthe metapuzzle uses feeders consisting of a single Unicode emoji.

Puzzle Answer
Backlot ANSWER🏴‍☠️
Chairiot Races ANSWER👻
Film Clips ANSWER✉️
Filming on Location ANSWER🧜‍♀️
First You Visit... ANSWER🕛
FOCUS!! ANSWER🎅
Foreign Box Office ANSWER📚
Gala Premiere ANSWER🐙
King's Ransom ANSWER🎈
Lil' Tykes Play Structure ANSWER🐊
Marching Band ANSWER🌪
Masked Images ANSWER🦵
Michael Bay's Editing Bay ANSWER🏬
Obscure Movie House ANSWER👠
Pay It Forward ANSWER❤️
Refreshment Stand ANSWER🧙‍♀️
Roadtrip ANSWER🏐
Screen Debuts ANSWER🐶
Sightseeing ANSWER🦚
Soundtracks ANSWER🧚
Space Filler ANSWER🏝
Star Maps ANSWER📦
Stunt Doubles ANSWER🏠
"Tech's Adventure" Walkthrough ANSWER🎃

Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]

Metapuzzle (Shelled) - The puzzle contains a shell: 24 squares (one per answer) connected by a web of arrows. Click to revealThis is enough for one emoji in each slot.

 

Identification (Film) - Creative Pictures is a film studio; as such, the emoji should be arranged to form coherent film plots on the web. There are ten colored arrows; each one indicates the start of the movie on the web, its order chronologically, and its order in the final sort.

Indexing - The remaining numbers are indices. The ones on the squares index into the (generally unambiguous) common name of the emoji used. The ones on the arrows indicate the end of one of the movies, and are indexed into the title. Taking the squares in reading order and the arrows by the final sort reveals the meta answer...

Asked and Answered - ...a pair of movie lot puns that also indicates some necessities for the premiere.

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