CINEMATTERS

CINEMA VOCABULARY:

Match the vocabulary on the left with a definition on the right.

1. Soundtracka. The short promotional video advertising the film.

2. Voice-overb. The actors and actresses who appear in the film.

3. Trailerc. The date a new film is opened to the public.

4. Taglined. An old film which is put in the cinemas again.

5. Cast (n)e. The music to the film.

6. Releasef. The place where the film is made.

7. Set (n)g. The voice of the narrator who is not on the screen.

8. Box office successh. The main actress or actor in the film.

9. Stari. A film which makes a lot of money.

10. Re-releasej. The advertising slogan e.g. for Godzilla:

SIZE DOES MATTER

Sometimes film titles lose something in translation. Do you know the titles of these films in English?

Un romance muy peligroso.Some like it hot.

Hormigaz.The Sting.

Con faldas y a lo loco.Apt Pupil.

El golpe.Antz.

Dos vidas en un instante.North by North-West.

Con la muerte en los tacones.Out of Sight.

Verano de corrupcin.Sliding Doors.

Film Genres

Here is a list of different types of films. Can you think of any more? Can you think of one example of each genre?

Romance.Love Story

Historical Romance

Action and Adventure

Science Fiction/ Fantasy

Thriller

Horror

Comedy

Black Comedy

Romantic Comedy (RomCom)

Drama

Animated Feature Film

CGI (Computer Generated Images) feature film

Family film

Martial Arts

THE PITCH

If you want to sell to a busy Hollywood executive you normally have to sell the idea of your film in a summary of less than 30 seconds. This is called the pitch. If the idea is original and the executive likes it, your film will be produced and you could become a millionaire! Here are some examples;

TWINS .. Danny de Vito and Arnold Schwarzennegger discover they are twins separated at birth.

TITANIC ..Two very pretty people cross the class divide and fall in love on the ill-fated luxury liner. Great special effects. The ship sinks.

ANTZ .. ordinary boy ant (Woody Allen) and princess girl ant (Sharon Stone) cross the class divide and fall in love and accidentally find themselves in the world of .. humans!

What pitch would you give these films, or a film that you choose?

The Truman Show, Terminator, The Matrix, Psycho

TRAILERS

You are going to watch some trailers for films on video. As you watch, complete the table below.FILMGENRECAST

Dr Dolittle

Lost in Space

Land Girls

Mulan

Godzilla

The Red Corner

What dreams may come

Rush Hour

The Exorcist

A Bugs Life

Very Bad Things

Blade

The Mask of Zorro

VOICE OVERS

Now youre going to listen to some of the trailers in more detail. Do the following exercise.

Before you watch try to complete the texts with one word in each space.DR DOLITTLE

For thousands of years, animals have been trying to (1)_________________ us something, but their cries have been falling on deaf (2) _____________.

Until they found John Dolittle ..

And now they wont (3)___________ up!

20th Century Fox presents;

Eddy Murphy ..Dr DolittleLOST IN SPACE

Somewhere, on the other (4)_____________ of the universe, billions of miles from earth, one family, one pilot and one stowaway are searching for the only thing that really matters in space the (5)_____________ home.

Prepare for the most human adventure of all

MULANIve heard a great deal about you. Mulan. You took your (6) _________

armour, ran away from home, impersonated a soldier, endangered the lives of thousands of men and destroyed my palace, but soon the world will (7) _____________ the great things you have done.

The greatest gift and honour is (8)______________ you for a daughter

THE RED CORNERJack Moore is a brilliant attorney. Theres not a door he cant (9) __________ or a deal he cant close

.but after one night in an exotic (10)______________, hell discover theres one thing he cant talk his way out of.

.In America, he would know his rights

but here, justice doesnt translate..

Now his (11) _____________ chance lies with a stranger, someone who must open her mind and risk her (12)______________

..to save his..

Richard Gere, Bai Ling ..Red Corner

WHAT DREAMS MAY COME

Ill love you foreverI love you ________We said goodbye, I love you Ill always remember thatYou died ChrisAcademy Award ____________ Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Junior, with Annabella Sciorra and Max Von Sydow ; What dreams may comeRUSH HOUR

Detective James Carter loved his job just a little ________ much, but the __________ got a little too dangerous. Now its _________ to bring in the Master. Theyre two cops with nothing in _________ except a case they cant walk away from. From New Line Cinema: The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest _________ in the West.Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker ....Rush Hour!THE EXORCISTSomewhere ____________ science and superstition there is another world; A _________ of darkness; The one hope; the ________ hope; The Exorcist.A BUGS LIFEThey come, they eat, they leave, they come, they eat, they leave.From the creators of TOY STORY _________ an epic of miniature proportions. Walt Disney Pictures __________ a Pixar Animation Studio film : A Bugs LifeVERY BAD THINGSThe Bride....The _________....The Best Man....The Problem.This fall, some very good people are ___________ some very bad things. Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz ; Very Bad Things ; A Peter Burke Film.BLADEFor thousands of ________ they have existed among us. A secret nation with a lust for power. Now one will lead _______ to conquer mankind, and one ________ try to stop him dead. Half human, half immortal. Hes their greatest fear and _______ only hope. Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff ; Blade.

THE MASK OF ZORRO

From Tristar Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and the Director of Goldeneye.In a land _________ freedom is a memory, and justice __________ outlawed,The just must become outlaws ; The Mask of Zorro.YOUR CHOICE :Which of these films have you already seen?Would you recommend them?Which of the others would you watch on video?