3. We have learned the phrases and expressions related to drama. When we talk about a drama, what relevant words do you think of ? Stage: wings, microphones, curtains, lights, scenery, set. Cast: director, actors, actresses Script: theme, lines, stage direction, acts, scenes Others: budget, props, costumes

4. When we talk about films or the film industry, what words or expressions do you think of ? Please say as many words as you can.

5. cinematograph

6. cinema

7. film festival

8. direction

9. A at the lecture about the film industry, Yu Peng is given a handout. Read the handout with him. What you see Not all films are made in ‘real’ places. When they are, they are shot on location, which means that real streets, trees and buildings are used. However, this can be difficult and expensive; so many films are made in buildings called sound stages. If this is the case, a backdrop (a view of the sky or a city street) may be carefully painted and hung behind the actors. Backdrops are so good that you often think you are looking at a real place.

10. There are also many important words that refer to the camera. When the entire screen is full with one image, like someone’s face, this is called a close-up shot. When the camera moves back and the screen shows a picture from far away, this is called a wide- angle shot. Wide-angle shots are used to show things such as mountains and a river or a city with many streets and buildings. At the end of a film, the credits appear. They include a list of people who worked on the film and the list of songs you heard in the film, as well as other things.

11. What you hear The music, which plays in the background while you watch a film, is called the film score. The sounds like raindrops, a doorbell or footsteps in a corridor are called sound effects. Sometimes, when a film is popular in many countries, people want to hear the dialogue in their own language. In this case, new actors are hired to read the dialogue and it is recorded over the original talking. This is called dubbing and people describe these kinds of films as ‘dubbed’.

12. How to make a film Look at the following pictures and use the words we learn to describe them

13. high angle shot

14. long shot

15. full shot

16. close shot

17. On location

19. backdrop

20. Wide-angle shot

21. credits

22. dubbing

23. Film type 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) 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)

24. Look at the following pictures and use the words we learn to describe what type of film they are. Film type

25. comedy

26. Thriller

27. action

28. drama

29. Romantic comedy

30. Science fiction

31. Horror

32. Cartoon

33. documentary

34. Western

35. 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

36. 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. The part we saw was a car chase on a busy street in the USA. It was very exciting. horror action

37. 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 went right to a 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) ___________. One of the big fight scenes was also filmed inside, using a (11) _________ that looked like a famous LA street. shots wide-angle close-up on location sound stage backdrop

38. 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. credits

39. Cameraman producer extras costume designer Foley artist director editor lighting crew There are many people involved in the making of a film. Do you know what they called?

40. cameraman

41. producer

42. extras

43. Costume designer

44. Foley artist

45. direction

46. Editor

47. Light crew

48. 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 _________. I create all the clothes that the actors wear in each scene. I am a ________________ I tell the actors how to make their performance better. I am a ___________. I am responsible for all the filming. I operate the camera. I am a ___________. extras costume designer director cameraman

49. cameraman producer extras costume designer foley artist director editor lighting crew I take care of the money, make sure the film is well advertised, and hire everyone except the actors. I am a _____________. In my workroom, I make all of the exciting sounds in the film, like fighting noise and footsteps! I am a _______________. We set the lighting and make sure it is correct. We are the ___________________. 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 _______________. producerfoley artist lighting crew editor