Cinema Vocabulary

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1. Match the kinds of films and photos. action film an animation a comedy a drama a horror film a musical a rom-com (romantic comedy) a science-fiction film a thriller a war film a historical film a western 2. Which films do you recognize by picture? 3. Match the nouns and the definitions. a, cast the people who act in a film b, star (also verb) the most important actor or actress in a filmc, soundtrack the music of a filmd, plot the story of a filme, scene a part of a film happening in one placef, audience the people who watch a film in a cinema g, sequel a film which continues the story of an earlier filmh, special effects images often created by a computeri, script the words of the filmj, extra a person in a film who has a small unitnportant part,e.g. in a crowd scenek, subtitles the translation of the dialogue into another languagel, review an article which gives an opinion on a new film, book, etc. 4. Match sentences 1-6 with sentences A-F. A It was situated in that place at that time.B He was the director.C This was her role in the film.D The voices of foreign actors were used.E It was an adaptation of the book.F It was filmed in the real place, not in a studio. Letters Sentences B It was directed by Tate Taylor. D It was dubbed into other languages. C Viola Davis played the part of Aibileen Clark. A The film is set in Mississippi in the USA during the 1960s. E It is based on the novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett. F It was shot (filmed) on location in Greenwood, Mississippi. 5. Aaaaand a bit of grammar practice to finish it up with....Rewrite the sentences with the passive. Only use by if necessary. Example: People don't use this room very often. This room isn't used very often.a, They subtitle a lot of foreign films.A lot of foreign films are subtitled b, Garcia Marquez wrote Love in the Time of Cholera.Love in the Tirme of Cholera was written by Garcia Marquezc, Someone is repairing my laptop.My laptop is being repaired d, They haven't released the DVD of the film yet.The DVD of the film haven't been released yete, They won't finish the film until the spring.The film won't be finished until the spring f, You have to collect the tickets from the box office.The tickets have to be collected from the box office.g, They hadn't told the actor about the changes in the script. The actor hadn't been told about the changes in the script h, James Cameron directed Avatar.Avatar was directed by James Cameron i, They've already recorded the soundtrack.The soundtrack has already been recordedj, They were interviewing the director about the film.The director was being interviewed about the film