1、Mary: I didnt know she had one. Well, its just a part-time job. Helga takes care of the Jotmsons children when their mother is sick. Mrs. Johnson hasnt been well lately. What happened? Why did Helga almost lose her job? Well, there was a childrens movie advertised at the neighborhood theater last Sa
2、turday. It was one of those G movies, for general audiences. I suppose Helga took the Johnson children to the movie. Wasnt that all right? Yes, but here is what happened. When they got to the theater, they found that the G movie wasnt there any more. The theater was showing an X-rated movie called G
3、IRLS. X-rated movies are really bad, arent they? Theyre even worse than R-rated ones which teenagers arent supposed to see. But Helga didnt know what X meant, and she thought a movie about Did the theater let her in? No, but Helga tried to make them let her in. The manager had to call Mrs. Johnson.
4、Thats how she almost lost her job.Task 2A. 1) F 2) T 3) T 4) F 5) F 6) F Judy watched a bit of TV last night. Before the football came on, she switched over just to protest, for she couldnt bear football, and thus she saw the end of the film The Graduate. When the football came on, she turned over t
5、o a programme on foxes. After the foxes, she turned over back to see who won the football, but only saw the beginning of the News. Then she packed up and went to bed.Stuart: What did you do last night then? Did you work all night? Judy: Yes, I did some work, but I watched a bit of TV . Got to relax,
6、 you know. Did you watch the football? No, no I didnt. I cant bear football. Really? Yes. I really hate it. Well, actually, just before the football came on, I switched over just to . just to protest. What did you see then? Well, I saw the programme before . just the end of a film that was on before
7、 the football. It looked quite good actually. Its a shame I didnt switch on earlier. It was some kind of love story . with Dustin Hoffman, you know, The erm . The Graduate? Thats it. The Graduate. Yes. I know. Ive seen that. Yes, good film. Yes, and nice music. And then, when the football came on I
8、turned over. Terrible, terrible! I hate it! I really cant stand it. It was a great game! Yes? Who was playing? England, of course. What did you see then, that was more important than football? Foxes. Yes, a good programme on foxes. Yes, they spent ages watching these foxes in a house. They were watc
9、hing them all night and these little baby foxes. It was tremendous. Yes, sounds all right. Yes, it was goodbetter than football . and then, then I turned over, back to the other channel to see who won the football, but I missed it and I just saw the beginning of the news and packed up and went to be
10、d. Well, Im sorry you missed it. It was a good game. Who did win? England, of course. Who do you think? Six nil. Yes. Must have been quite good then! Yes, it was good, actually. It was very good. Task 3A. 1) b) 2) c)B. 1) F 2) F 3) FC.Topic: How the movies are producedThesis: There are six basic ste
11、ps that are normally followed in the production of a full-length film.Steps: First stepfinding a property; two types of properties1) An original story e.g. Star Wars, Back to the Future, Rocky2) A property from a novel, play, or musicale.g. The Sound of Music, Tess, The GodfatherSecond stepwriting t
12、he script; two options1) The original writer takes part in the production of the script2) Directors write the scripts themselvesGood morning, ladies and gentlemen! Lets start this introduction to filmmaking with a simple question: How many of you have seen a movie this week? It doesnt matter if it w
13、as at the theater or just on your own TV. Uhhuh, just as I thought, almost all of you have. Of course, most of us love the moviesthe magic, the escape that they provide, but most of us rarely stop to think about the process of making a movie. Just what does it take to get that movie from the idea st
14、age to the final product? What are the decisions that must be made? What problems are encountered? Exactly how does a movie studio go about making a movie? These are precisely the topics that we will be exploring today. There are six basic steps that are normally followed in the production of a full
15、-length film. Ill outline them for you. The first step is rather obvious-to make a film you must have an idea., a story.some topic for the project. The studio must find a property. Thats a key word, folksproperty, p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y. You all know the common meaning of this word, of course, but in filmm
16、aking the word property has a very specific meaning. A property is the story on which the movie will be based. Okay, its the story on which the movie is based. You are probably wondering why we call it a property. Well, it belongs to someone; it is that persons and must be acquired by the studio, so
17、metimes for quite a large sum of money. There are basically two kinds of properties. The first is an original story that has never appeared anywhere beforenever been in a book, or magazine, or another film. In other words, the story is intended from the very beginning to be made into a movie. Star W
18、ars is one good example of this type of propertyyou do remember that famous science fiction film, dont you? Another example is Back to the Futureoh, and also Rocky. All of these were based on a story written only for the purpose of making a movie. Actually though, the majority of properties, for fam
19、ous films at least, come from novels, plays, or musicals that are already published. Examples of this type of property include The Sound of Music, which was originally a play, Tess, a famous novel, and The Godfather, which was also first a novel. Okay, thats step number onefinding a property. Well,
20、now we have the property. The next step is to prepare a script from that property. This part of the process can take several months or sometimes even a year or more. Its quite a lengthy and time-consuming process. During this time, the scriptwriter, producer, and director usually work very closely w
21、ith each other. Recently, there has been a trend to also have the original writerthe original property owner take part in the production of the script. This means that if the property is taken from a book or play, the original author of the book or play is involved in writing the script. This is a g
22、ood trend, I think. Who could possibly know the story better or understand it more clearly than its original creator? Another option, however, is for directors to write scripts themselves. This often occurs because scriptwriters are not only responsible for the dialog, but they also must specify wha
23、t kind of camera shots they want used. For instance, in all scenes, and especially long scenes that dont have any dialog, the scriptwriter must describe what the camera should focus on, what should be in the center of the shot, what mood the image should present. Directors have much more experience
24、with camera work and often prefer to write the script themselves for this reason. So thats step number twowriting the script.Task 4A. 1) a) 2) a)B. 1) F 2) F 3) T How movies are produced Third stepcasting the film; two types of casting1) Building the movie around a famous starAdvantages: A famous st
25、ar is a great asset to the film. It attracts fans automatically. Financial success of the movie depends on how many people come to see it.Disadvantages: Famous star are very expensive. They take attention away from the story itself. They distract the audience.2) Casting movies with unknown actors an
26、d actresses Movie centers around the story itself. Make the movie more believable.Fourth stepfilming the movie; done in two types of places1) Soundstagesboth pictures and dialogs are recorded.2) Partially filmed on locationin a real setting.Note: all the scenes with a big star can done first, or all
27、 the scenes shot at the same location can be filmed at the same time. Okay, now the script is finished and approved, and we are ready for the next stepa very critical step indeedthe casting of the film.The success or failure of a movie can depend on the ability of the actors and actresses to convinc
28、e us that they really are the characters that they are portraying. The producer and the director must choose the cast very, very carefully. This step of choosing the actors and actresses is called casting. Got it? Casting is choosing the actors and actresses, the cast of the movie. There are, in gen
29、eral, two types of casting. The first and the most common approach is to build the movie around a famous star. It is obvious that having a well-recognized name in the cast is a great asset to the film. Having someone, like Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, or Harrison Ford will automatically attract large numbers of their fans to the movie. And of course, the financial success of the movie depends on how many people come to see it. Now, there is also a second t
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