Unit 5 Film

Task 1. Translate the vocabulary, give definitions, think of a context where you can use it.

the cast director editing plot screenplay screenwriter special effects soundtrack the stars characters sequences content settings “wow” ending the background the main conflict the resolution list of features typical of spoken dialogues: incomplete sentences missing subjects repetition short sentences simple linking words use of shared knowledge to leave things unsaid interruptions rephrasing pitch pitching a screenplay query letter outline filmmakers genre comedy thriller drama teen movie documentary

synopsis evolve hooks logline title film producer director of photography sound director shoot lighting rig reconnoiter (recce) sound crew production to shoot camera crew generator filters location agency rights studio licensing agreement prints lease box office run screenings well-researched fact-based voice-over off camera adaptation cinematographic version convincing characters up to expectations camera effects (texture, lightning, colour,…) enhance the mood critical assessment

Task 2. Think of a word that matches the definition below, the first letter is given:

1. an action or event that follows another or others – s…………………………..

2. a situation or sequence of events that is highly emotional, tragic, or turbulent – d………..

3. a contract by which property is conveyed to a person for rent – l………………..

4. to develop or cause to develop gradually – e…………….

5. a condensation or brief review of a subject; summary – s……………

6. to aim to sell (a product) to a specified market or on a specified basis – p………

7. the social, historical, or other circumstances that help to explain something – b…….

8. the voice of an unseen commentator heard during a film, TV programme, etc – v……

9. the story or plan of a play, novel, etc – p…………

10. kind, category, or sort, esp. of literary or artistic work – g………..

Task 3. Make up collocations, more than one option is possible:

special	assessment
critical	crew
fact	rig
cinematographic	effects
lighting	based
sound	issues
shared	version
technical	session
pitch	knowledge
hand	producer
eye	gestures
film	contact

Task 4. Match the people in A with the things they do in B.

A directors producers film stars co-stars cameramen/women

B

1. They provide the money to make films.

2. They make films. They tell the actors what to do.

3. They control the camera.

4. They are famous actors in films.

5. They are actors in films – but not in the most important parts.

Task 5. Match the types of film below with the titles.

thriller horror film cartoon sci-fi film comedy costume drama western musical

2001: A Space Odyssey Frankenstein the Monster

Singing in the Rain Gun Fight at the OK Corral

Mickey Mouse and Pluto A Funny Thing Happened

Emma: a nineteenth century girl Ten Seconds before you Die

Task 6. Read the passage. Complete the gaps with the words below.

special effects popcorn showing stunts screen box office cinema usher trailers back row

Last week, we went to see the new James Bond film. It was _____________ at the Odeon in the city centre. We bought tickets at the ______________, and ________________ at the cinema shop. The ____________ looked at our tickets when we went in. We sat in the ______________. There were a lot of advertisements and _____________ for other films before the film started.

It was an exciting film, with lots of fantastic _____________ created by computers, and dangerous _____________, like people falling out of buildings. And because the Odeon has a very big _______________, we felt we were in the film.

Task 7. Which words in the list go with film?

Example: film director