Cinema made a very awkward transition from the silent era to the sound era. Filmmakers had great difficulty figuring out how to record their casts' voices and would attempt (i) $\(\qquad\)$ solutions, such as hiding microphones in props, which might require an actor to speak into something such as a plant. Needless to say, this resulted in some rather (ii) $\(\qquad\)$ dramatic moments.

Blank (i)	Blank (ii)
A. efficacious	D. absurd
B. clumsy	E. riveting
C. ingenious	F. somber