Speaking

Exercise 25. Answer the following questions. Discuss the answers.

1. What do you think is the most important for making a successful commercial movie? 2. Do you remember any commercial successes released recently?

3. What is a box office bomb? 4. Who were the Oscar contenders last year? 5. What is an entertaining movie? 6. Which genres in your opinion are the most successful ones? 7. Give one example of a good movie storyline. 8. Which movies are in the tabloids at this moment? 9. What should a successful marketing campaign look like?

Vocabulary and language use

Exercise 26. Examine the following words and expressions from Exercise 24. Use

some of them in your own sentences using Present Perfect or

Present Perfect Continuous.

to entail risks

first and foremost

an entertaining movie

an Oscar contender

a movie storyline

well-made

to appeal to

a particular genre

to tug at the heartstrings

to stay relevant

to kill a box office

to turn into

a box office bomb

overused plot

thanks to

to make all the difference

masterful interpretation

to carry the weight

true star power

to be in the tabloids

to help at the box office

a string of cinema successes

downside

to attract a talent

budget-constrained

a first-time director

to hire

to adapt to the rigors of film-making

intense desire

to cover fees

to create buzz

essential

a marketing campaign

of utmost importance

sufficient budget

a feasible plan

Exercise 27. Match the words and their definitions.

1. adapt A. lead to, imply

2. contender B. be attractive or interesting

3. entail C. extremely important, necessary

4. cover D. someone who takes part in competitions

5. essential E. have enough money to pay for something

6. make all the difference F. change and become more suitable for new conditions

7. buzz G. be vitally important

8. appeal H. atmosphere of excitement and interest

Exercise 28. Fill in the gaps with the following words in the correct form.

adaptappealbudget-constrainedbuzz contender cover

make all the difference marketing campaign

1. Observing great filmmakers at work can … to your education.

2. A good … is more than just advertisements.

3. How much money do we need … the equipment rent?

4. Most students easily … to university life.

5. He created a huge … with his latest picture, which is one of the prime … for the main prize.

6. Ticket prices are so high these days that … viewers can’t afford to go to the cinema as often as they want.

7. The series … to the MTV generation thanks to extensive use of music videos and songs in each episode.

Exercise29. Translate into English.

1. Вопреки ожиданиям, фильм имел большой успех у зрителей.

2. В центре сюжета находитсяпреступник, который хочет отомстить полицейскому.

3. Романтическая комедия Питера Сигала “50 первых поцелуев” (50 FirstDates) –это милая переделка на новый лад “Дня сурка” (GroundhogDay).

4. Прежде всего вы должны определить свою целевую аудиторию.

5. Тебепонравилсяфильм? – Да, его стоит посмотреть. Он полностью оправдал мои ожидания!

6. Вам нужно решить, чем вы готовы пожертвовать, чтобы делать карьеру.

7. Если мы будем снимать за границей, это повлечёт за собой значительные финансовые убытки.

8. Честно говоря, меня совершенно не привлекают боевики.

9. Сколько претендентов на главный приз?

10. Классический фильм Спилберга “Инопланетянин” (“E.T. TheExtra-Terrestrial”) всё ещё остаётся актуальным, всё ещё трогает до глубины души.