Let your partner guess the job.
The following expressions might help you:
start work early / late / whenever I like
work nights / weekends / regular hours / shifts
wear a horrible uniform / a suit and tie
dress up / down
work long hours / overtime
deal with people
work really hard
take work home with me
work from home
do a lot of paperwork
push papers around
spend a lot of time commuting
Exercise 50. What advice can you give to someone who’s going to try and enter VGIK?
VOCABULARY AND COMMUNICATION
Exercise 51. a) Write the English equivalents in the boxes. Take the numbered letters and put them in order.
| неправильный |
| репетиция |
| техника |
| бронировать |
| развлекать |
| подходящий |
| качество |
| уникальный |
| пьеса |
| реквизит |
| персонаж |
| этюд |
| воплотить |
| репетиция |
This is a quote by Henry Ford:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ _ – _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
b) Discuss it with your groupmates using these phrases:
That’s true.
I agree with him on this one.
I’m not so sure about this one.
I’m afraid he is not quite right.
In my opinion …
From my point of view …
Personally, I think …
If you ask me …
READING, LANGUAGE USE AND SPEAKING
Exercise 52.
A) Read the article below and choose the correct words in italics.
Behind the Camera
A lot of people take part / takes part in film production besides actors and actresses. They are / There are all members of the crew whose names appear / appears at the beginning or end of a film in screen credits. Some of them has / have strange jobs like “Best Boy” or “Key Grip”. Let's look at just some of them.
Producer is the person who choose / chooses which film to make, who raises / raise the money to make it, and who deal / deals with all the business problems.
Director is the person who decide / decides how to shoot (or film) each scene, and who controls / control all the actors who work / works in the set and on location and other people who help/helps to make the film. The director is the one who shout / shouts “Action!” when he or she is/are ready. There is / are usually a lot of takes. A take is one piece of film which is filmed without stopping the camera.
Screenwriter is the person who write / writes the screenplay or script of a film. Sometimes many screenwriters do / does his / their job before a director is/are happy with a screenplay.
And when it is a screen adaptation, it is not / does not usually the writer of the book who write / writes the screenplay but a screenwriter.
Editor is the person who cut / cuts and then put / puts together the film after the filming is finished, and make / makes it into the final movie.
Set Designer - the person who arranges / arrange the furniture and scenery needed in the film. The designer often plans / plan by making models of the scenery before working on the final set.
Wardrobe Designer, or Costume Designer, is the person who design / designs or chooses / choose the clothes that the actors wear / wears in the film. He often get / gets them from special companies who keep / keeps every kind of film and theatre clothes that you can think of.
Gaffer is the lights and lighting chief in the studio.
Best Boy is the Gaffer's assistant.
Key Grip is the person who move / moves the camera around.
Boom Operator is the person who place / places the microphone above the heads of the actors when they are speaking.
b) Compare two articles “A Production Unit” and “Behind the Camera”. Choose only those jobs, which were not mentioned in the first article. Speak of team-members’ responsibilities.
Model: Editor is the person who …
Exercise 53. a) Read the advertisement of “The Stars of the Grand Rex” and complete the text below with the correct forms.
The Grand Rex (1) ___________ (to be) the biggest movie theater in Paris, opened on 8th December 1932 with the first movie “The Three Musketeers”. It (2)________(to have) a seating capacity of 2,750 and (3)___________(to project) films for more than one million spectators. As it (4) _________(to be) the largest movie theater in Europe it (5) ___________(to show) first-run films on the largest screen and (6) ____________(to welcome) international artists for concerts. It (7) __________(to host) live concerts, film premieres and first runs. There (8)___________(to be) stylish Art Deco design in the foyers, dance hall and restaurant areas. This “atmospheric theater” (9) ___________(to give) the impression of sitting outside in the open air because there (10) __________(to be) a beautiful starry sky and there (11) __________(to be) moving clouds above you on the ceiling. Kids often (12) ____________(to be surprised) and (13) __________(to say): “Look, we (14) _________(to be) outside!” or “It (15)___________(to be) dark already!” There (16)______(to be) also a forty musician orchestra on the stage during some shows. The Grand Rex not only (17) _____________(to show) latest flicks and premiers and some big concerts but (18) _____________(to organize) the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival, a biggest film festival that (19) ___________(to attract) more than 48,000 film-goers every April. Besides, in late December it (20) ____________(to present) Feerie des Eaux or “Water show” during which there (21) ________ (to be) water fountains which are dancing to celebrate film premiers. There (22)____________(to be) an additional attraction in Rex – “The Stars of the Grand Rex”. This interactive 50-minute tour (23)____________(to take) visitors behind the scenes of film industry, (24) ____________(to describe) history of movies and theatre with special effects.
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