Cinema
You see a poster.
A poster is a large notice, often with a picture on it that is put in a public place to advertise smth.
A poster
A poster
E. g. : I can remember the posters for ‘Show Boat’ in 1936 at the Loews theatre, an expensive theatre.
And you decide to go to the cinema.
to go to the cinema
to go to the cinema
to go to the cinema (BE) = to go to the movies (AE)
If it is the first showing the tickets can be very expensive.
The first showing
The first showing
the first showing = the first night
You can book tickets beforehand or buy them just before the showing.
To book tickets
To book tickets
A film can be:
Documentary
Educational
Popular scientific
Feature film
E. g. : ‘Momma’s Man’ is scheduled to open Aug. 22 and will screen at BAM Cinematek this week along with his first two features, ‘Nobody Needs to Know’ and ‘The Good Time Kids’.
To screen = to show
The English use active voice where the Russian – passive: “Фильм будет показан…” = ‘The film will show…’
Action film
Science fiction film
A musical
A musical is a play or a film in which part of the story is told with the help of songs and often dancing.
A comedy
An adventure film
Animated cartoon
A horror film
A theatrical film
A thriller
A thriller is a film with an exciting story especially one about crimes or spying.
A serial
A serial is a story which is broadcast in several separate parts.
An X-film which can be watched by adults only
Wartime epic
Epic is a long film which contains a lot of action, usually about some historical subject.
What films do you like most? The pattern of your answer will be: I like … best. OR: Most of all I like …
Comedies Tragedies Thrillers Action films Horror films Musicals Theatrical films Popular scientific films Wartime epics Serials Animated cartoons Science fiction films Feature films Educational films Documentary
Now say it again using the expression ‘to appeal to smb’: … appeal(s) to me most.
It can be black-and-white or colour.
black-and-white
black-and-white
colour
colour
E. g. : Godard does an interesting experiment with ‘Elegy of Love’ where the video is in colour, the film is in black and white.
It can be mute or sound.
Mute = silent
Mute
Mute
A film can be dubbed into another language.
To dub means to replace the original speech in a film with words in another language.
To dub a film into some language
To dub a film into some language
E. g. : Dubbed versions of foreign films would (= used to) show on television.
It can be a screen version of a novel or a play.
A screen version
A screen version
It can be a joint production.
A joint production means that two or more countries have been involved in shooting the film.
A joint production
A joint production
To shoot a film = to release a film
To shoot a film
To shoot a film
E. g. : When people saw the way Dreyer or Bergman shot things, they were more accustomed to it.
The easier variants are: to make a film to do a film
Hence, a person who is making a film is called a filmmaker
E. g. : The better the filmmaker, the better the results.
It can be a remake of some film.
A remake
A remake
A film can be absorbing or dull.
Absorbing – interesting and enjoyable and holding your attention completely.
Absorbing
Absorbing
Dull – boring, not interesting and exciting.
Dull
Dull
It can be a hit with the public or a flop.
A hit with the public
A hit with the public
A flop = a failure
A flop
A flop
It can leave a deep and lasting impression on you or leave you cold.
To leave a deep and lasting impression
To leave a deep and lasting impression
To leave smb cold
To leave smb cold
Now let’s train a bit.
a poster
to go to the cinema
to go to the cinema = to go to the _____ (AE)
the first showing
to book tickets
Do you prefer black-andwhite or colour films?
Do you prefer mute or sound films?
Do you know any mute films?
What does it mean ‘to dub’ ? (as you understand it)
What is a joint production?
Do you know any joint production films?
Have you seen any screen versions of novels?
Is it dangerous ‘to shoot a film’ ?
To shoot a film = to re_____ a film.
Do you know any remakes of the films?
A good film usually becomes a ____ with the public.
A flop = ? ? ?
What film left a deep and lasting impression on you?
Can you think of a film that left you cold?
A flop = ? ? ?
Match: Comedies Tragedies Thrillers Action films Horror films Musicals Theatrical films Popular scientific films Absorbing Gripping (= absorbing) Captivating (= absorbing) Depressing Dull Entertaining Amusing Delightful
Match: Wartime epics Serials Animated cartoons Science fiction films Feature films Educational films Documentary Absorbing Gripping (=absorbing) Captivating (= absorbing) Depressing Dull Entertaining Amusing Delightful
And now – one more thing: in a movie there can be
‘A CHARACTER’ – a person or an animal in a book, story, movie AND
‘A HERO’ – the main male character in a novel, story, book,
hence, ‘A HEROINE’ is the main female character in movie.
Now let’s train!
афиша
Идти в кино
премьера
Заказывать билеты
Документальный фильм
Обучающий фильм
Научнопопулярный фильм
Художественный фильм
боевик
Научная фантастика
мюзикл
Приключенческий фильм
комедия
триллер
Фильм ужасов
Театральная постановка
Мультипликационный фильм
Сериал
Военный эпос, хроника
«Только для взрослых»
Черно-белый фильм
Цветной фильм
Немой фильм
Фильм со звуком
Дублированный фильм
Выпускать фильм
Фильм будет показан во вторник
Создатель фильма
Фильм понравился зрителям
Фильм оказался провалом
Совместное производство
увлекательный
Скучный, «никакой»
Производить огромное впечатление
Не производить никакого впечатления
It was a nice work!