Unit 4

Films and film events

Word power

Discussion

Do you know some words about film industry?

stage: wings, microphones, curtains, lights, scenery, set

cast: director, actors, actressesscript: theme, lines, stage direction,

acts, scenesothers: budget, props, costumes

on location: real places where the films are shot 实景拍摄

sound stages: compared to on-location shots, sound stages refer to the made-up film sets in buildings 摄影棚

backdrop: a view of the sky or a city street; it is similar to a background 布景

A Read the handout about film industry.

close-up shot: a photograph taken from very near or a scene in a film shot from nearby, in which the entire screen is filled with one image 特写镜头

wide-angle shot: a photograph taken from far away or a scene in a film shot from far away, when the screen is not focused on one item only 广角镜头

credits: a list appearing at the end of film, including people involved in the film-making and a list of songs heard in the film, as well as other things 片尾字幕，演职员表

score: the music which plays in the background while people are watching a film 电影音乐

sound effects: natural sounds like raindrops, a doorbell or footsteps needed in a film 音响效果

dubbing: recording the dialogue in another language over the original speech in a film so that the film can be shown in another country 配音

Comedy (films that make you laugh)

Thriller (exciting films with surprise

endings)

Action (films with car chases, fighting

and explosions)

Drama (serious films about people and

life)

B Film type

Romantic comedy (cute, funny films with

happy endings)

Science fiction (films about the future or

imaginary technology)

Horror (very scary films)

Cartoon (animated films)

Documentary (true films about real people

and real events)

Western (films set in the American West)

C. Yu Peng wrote an article for his

school newspaper sharing his new

knowledge about the film industry.

Look at the handout again and

complete the article using the correct

words.

I love films! My favorites are

(1) _______, became I love trying to

guess what will happen at the end of the

film. My mum loves to laugh so she

always wants to watch (2) _________.

My dad loves history and learning

about real people’s lives, so he watches

a lot of (3) ______________.

thrillers

comedies

documentaries

Last week, I went to a lecture about films

and learned many interesting things. At

the beginning of the lecture, we learned

about several different types of films. We

saw part of a cartoon and part of a very

scary (4) ______ film. Then a famous

director showed us part of his new

(5) _____ film.

horror

action

The part we saw was a car chase on a

busy street in the USA. It was very

exciting.

Then the director told us about how he

made the film. The scene we saw used two

different kinds of (6) _____. First, it felt

like the camera was in the sky. I could see

the city’s streets and buildings. This was a

(7) _________ shot. Then, the camera

shots

wide-angle

went right to a car window, and you

could see the face of an actor driving the

car. He looked very scared! That was a

(8) ________shot. I learned that while

most of the film was actually made (9)

__________ in the streets of Los

Angeles, some of the scenes inside

buildings were actually made on a (10)

___________.

close-up

on location

sound stage

One of the big fight scenes was also

filmed inside, using a (11) _________

that looked like a famous LA street.

The best thing I learned from the lecture

is never to ignore the (12) ______ at the

end of the film. Reading them can tell

you a lot about where a film was made

and who worked on it.

backdrop

credits

D There are many people involved in

the making of a film. Do you know

what they called?

cameraman producer

extras costume designer

foley artist director

editor lighting crew

We stand in the background and make

streets and restaurants look full. We are

______.extras

I create all the clothes that the actors

wear in each scene. I am a

_______________.costume designer

I am responsible for all the filming. I

operate the camera. I am a ___________.

I tell the actors how to make their

performance better. I am a _______.director

cameraman

I take care of the money, make sure the

film is well advertised, and hire everyone

except the actors. I am a ________.producer

We set the lighting and make sure it

is correct. We are the ____________.

In my workroom, I make all of the

extra sounds in the film, like fighting

noise and footsteps! I am a

_________.foley artist

lighting crew

When filming is over, I talk all the

settings and make them fit together

in the right way to tell the story. I

am a ______.editor

Homework

• Finish Parts B1 and B2 in the workbook.

• Prepare the Grammar and usage Part.

Thanks for listening!!