Exercise 29. Find 23 film professions in the list given below.

novelist, actor, doctor, pianist, painter, professor, cameraman, poet, propertyman, policeman, cutter, scientist, electrician, teacher, make-up man, executive, critic, philosopher, distributor, sportsman, set-designer, singer, sound engineer, musician, screen-writer, grip, director, cook, production manager, conductor, art director, composer, architect, continuity-girl, clapper-boy, story editor, film editor, soloist, director of photography, violinist, operator.

Exercise 30. Translate into Russian without using a dictionary:

a) business details, drama theatre, period film, historical fact, actor’s technique, final scene, costume film, declamatory style.

b) to operate the camera, to control the process of film production, to modify the plan, to regulate the lamps, to fix the microphones in position, to calculate the budget.

Exercise 31 Guess and write down the professions:

Example: A man who makes films is a film-maker.

Человек, который ставит фильмы, - кинематографист.

to design sets, to write poems, to shoot films, to play on the stage, to sing in operas, to write screenplays, to produce movies, to regulate the lights, to hold rehearsals, to record the sound, to dance in ballets, to go to the theatre, to edit the film.

Exercise 32 Read the text and see how the following words are used:

department

film industry

dream of becoming

famous

schedule

lecture

practical classes

subject

such as

others

very much

take an exam

pass an exam

stay

rehearsal

screening

discussion

the latest achievements

foreign

filmmaker

take part in

miss classes

come in time

team

depend on

good luck

education

practical skills

that’s why

work hard

HURAY! I’M A STUDENT!

VGIK is the world’s oldest media university. It was founded in 1919.

There are 6 departments in VGIK: Film and Television Direction, Screenwriting, Film and Television Producing, Production and Costume Design, Cinematography, Acting, Sound Design, Animation and Computer Graphics, Cinema Studies. I am a first-year student of the Film Directing Department. I’m really serious about working professionally in the film industry. I dream of becoming a famous film director.

Our schedule is very busy. We have lectures in the morning and practical classes in the afternoon. I do my homework in the evening. We do a lot of subjects, such as Literature, Film History, History of Theatre, Philosophy as well as Film Directing, Acting, Producing, Photography, Set Design and others. Personally, I like Art History very much. I try not to miss classes and come in time because I want to get as much knowledge as possible. Twice a year all students take exams. I hope I pass them all.

I often have to stay at university till late at night because of numerous screenings. Twice a week we have screenings in Modern Film where we see the latest achievements of Russian and foreign filmmakers. We also take part in rehearsals and discussions. What’s good is that we learn how to work as part of a team.

I know that my career doesn’t only depend on my talent and good luck, I also need good education and practical skills. That’s why I work so hard.

Exercise 33 Find the names of university subjects and translate them into Russian.

Exercise 34 Speak about yourself as a student.

Exercise 35 Fill in the landing card form and the hotel registration form

Forms (landing cards)

You will have to complete a landing card, unless:

• you hold a passport issued in the EU or EEA; or
• your final destination is not the UK, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland (known as the common travel area) and you do not need to go through immigration controls to continue your journey.

A landing card must be fully completed for each passenger who has a passport issued outside the EU or EEA. This includes children. Please give your:

• family and given names;
• birth details and gender;
• nationality and actual occupation. If you are in business please specify your area of business;
• full contact address while you are in the UK, including the postcode. If you are staying at more than one place, please give the address where you will spend most of your time; and
• signature.

You can get a landing card before you arrive in the UK from your airline, ferry, train, or coach operator. It will help save time if you complete this card fully before arriving at our border.

Unit 2

Exercise 1. Learn the following words:

существительные action background colour continuity-girl   camera crew contribution cutter cutting decor distribution distributor design editing director effort executive extras feature film film-maker grip image location member make-up photography property play production production unit part quality rehearsal rendering set sets screen (screen) credits schedule script shooting stage supervision taste technician treatment глаголы to create to cast to cut to deliver to embody to engage to hold to head to include to render to raise to be responsible to shoot to supervise прилагательные artistic completed creative joint important main responsible suitable supporting visual     наречия и наречные выражения about besides a lot a great number finally such as with the help of that is as for

действие фон, задний план цвет помощник режиссёра, кот. ведёт запись операторская группа вклад монтажёр монтаж (технич.) оформление прокат прокатчик замысел, план; эскиз монтаж (творч.) режиссёр усилия, труд администратор массовка художественный фильм кинематографист рабочий-постановщик образ, изображение натура член грим операторская работа реквизит пьеса постановка, производство съёмочная группа часть; роль качество репетиция передача площадка декорации экран титры график сценарий съёмка сцена, павильон руководство вкус технический работник трактовка; решение     творить, создавать подбирать актёров резать, монтировать доставлять воплощать нанимать держать, проводить возглавлять включать передавать 1. поднимать. 2. добывать отвечать снимать руководить   художественный завершённый творческий объединенный важный главный ответственный подходящий второстепенный, эпизодический изобразительный     около, приблизительно помимо множество большое количество наконец такие как при помощи то есть что касается