Lesson 1. Filmmaking and its constituents

Brainstorming

Discuss the following questions in your group:

1) Do you consider films to be a genuine art form?

2) To your mind did the film industry benefit as an art form from the introduction of visual effects, like green/blue screen, when whole scenes are shot in a studio and everything else is added in post-production using computer graphics?

3) How can you estimate the modern state of film affairs in Russia, the UK, and the USA?

Vocabulary

cinema -кино movies -кино film (n, v) –фильм/снимать фильм, экранизировать motion picture (movie) –кинопленка, кинокартина script –сценарий (written form) screenplay –сценарий(includes acting instructions) shoot –снимать, фотографировать trailer –трейлер cast –распределять роли, давать роль credit titles (credits) –титры с перечислением участников постановки final cut –окончательный монтаж score –ставить отметки, резко критиковать OST –Original Soundtrack – оригинальный саундтрек/песня dub –дублировать,дубляж

subtitles –субтитры props –реквизит, имущество film o graphy – фильмография (a list of films ob one director or actor) film review – обзор фильма film release –выход фильма, первый показ film editing –монтаж фильма special effects (SFX/SPFX/FX) optical effects (fade in black/ dissolve to) –оптические эффекты (растворяться в темноте) mechanical effects (stunt) –механические эффекты (трюк, фокус) visual effects (Visual FX/VFX) –визуальный эффект fast/slow motion –быстрое/замедленное движение blue/green screen (keying) –голубой/зеленый фон matte –маска, каше, заслонка для спецэффектов

1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the list below; explain your choice.

1) It’s heavy raining outside and I’ve already got two tickets to
the ___cinema_________ this evening.

2) And what have you expected? That your way to the centre of the city in autumn is going to be marvellous?

3) The ____ movie score ________ of this film was quite a large one.

4) It’s not even close to the number in the original source.

5) The ___film_________ we’ve created is aimed at a broad audience and we’re hoping that it is not going to be a disappointment to the fans of the previous parts.

6) You gotta be kidding me!

7) No, I’m telling you he’s gonna be there for reals, so let’s move it, otherwise we’ll be late for the __movies________.

8) Since the date of the __casting__________ premier was near, our crew was working hard, __shooting__________ as many scenes a day as possible.

9) Anyway the __OST__________ was fantastic; even though I’m not very keen on instrumental music I especially enjoyed the composition by Hans Zimmer.

10) Oh my, the ___script_________ of this film was brilliant, I couldn’t predict the ending, it was unexpected, emotional, and probably the best one I’ve ever seen. Moreover, the ___motion picture_________had an extraordinary amount of songs performed by famous bands like Coldplay and Muse.

List of words: cinema, film, movies, motion picture, cast, to shoot, movie score, OST, script.

2. Match the word (1-10) with its definition (a-j).

1. Credit titles 2. Final cut 3. Release 4. Stunt 5. Green screen 6. To shoot 7. Matte 8. To set 9. To dub 10. Script	a)an acrobatic or dangerous piece of action in a film or television program;
b)to film or photograph;
c)a verb that says where the story of a film is located/based;
d)a mask used to obscure part of an image in a film and allow another image to be substituted, combining the two;
e)a written text for the use of the performers in films and plays;
f)to provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original;
g)a list of those responsible for the production of a film or television program;
h)a film or other product made available to the public;
i)the final edited version of a film, approved by the director and producer;
j)a blue (or green) background in front of which moving subjects are filmed and which allows a separately filmed background to be added to the final image.

G, 2 - i, 3 - h, 4 - a, 5 - d, 6 - b, 7 - j, 8 - c, 9 - f, 10 - e

 

Crossword.

		11.	12.
			10.
							9.
								7.	8.
					5.	6.
				4.
			3.
1.					2.

 

Across

Down

1. the action of making a film, recording, or other product available to the public; 3. to provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original; 4. a dangerous and exciting piece of action in a film; 5. the music composed for a film or play; 10. the process of choosing some of what has been filmed or recorded and arranging it in a particular order; 11. a series of extracts from a film or broadcast, used for advance publicity;

2.(UP) captions displayed at the bottom of a cinema or television screen that translate or transcribe the dialogue or narrative; 6. the actors taking part in a play, film, or other production; 7. all the objects or pieces of furniture that are used in a film; 8. the process of removing the background from a scene in order to replace it with another one; 9. to make a film or take photographs using a camera; 12.a critical appraisal of a book, film, etc. published in a newspaper or magazine.