VOCABULARY

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MORE VOCABULARY ABOUT MOVIES


We like to see our favourite actors playing a character – even a minor character (ACTOR SECUNDARIO)– in films, whether these are in lead roles (PAPELES IMPORTANTES) (=main roles), or supporting roles (PAPEL SECUNDARIO) (not main roles). We like reading the film credits (CRÉDITOS), to see who's in the cast (REPARTO) (everyone who acted in the film).

Then we like to see who the director (DIRECTOR) or producer (PRODUCTOR) is, the screenwriter (GUIONISTA) who wrote the screenplay (GUIÓN)(the script that the actors speak) and who composed the soundtrack (BANDA SONORA) (the music background in the film). We'll find out more about the plot (ARGUMENTO)(or storyline) and how good the  cinematography (CINEMATOGRAFÍA)(art of shooting the film) or costumes (VESTIMENTA) are. We might even watch a trailer (TRAILER) (short extract from the film) to see the special effects (EFECTOS ESPECIALES). 

Describing a film


Here are some ways you can tell the story (plot) of a film you've seen.
-It's set in…(New York / in the 1950's).
-The film's shot on location in Arizona.
-The main characters are … and they're played by…
-It's a mystery / thriller / love-story.
-You can tell the story of the film in the present simple tense.
-Well, the main character decides to… (rob a bank)
Giving your opinion
-I thought the film was great / OK / fantastic…
-The actors / costumes / screenplay are/is …
-The special effects are fantastic / terrible
-The best scene / the worst scene is when…
-The plot is believable / seems a bit unlikely

Useful adjectives
-true-to-life (a real story)
-the real story of
-remarkable (unusual, good)
-masterpiece (the best work someone has done)
-oscar-winning


Now, we will see how much have you learnt about this post through one exercise:

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE

1. There are some great actors in the __
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2. The actor who won the Oscar has __ many similar roles before.
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3. He won an Oscar for the __
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4. He won a __ actor Oscar.
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5. The __ is very famous.
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6. I love watching all the old Hollywood __
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7. The film was produced by one of the big Hollywood __
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8. His new film is __ in California.
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9. It was filmed __ location in Hawaii.
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10. The film includes some spectacular __ effects.
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11. I saw a great __ for his new film. I'm definitely going to see it when it comes out.
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12. There are some violent __ in his new film.
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13. As it's a thriller, the __ has lots of twists and turns.
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14. The film tells the __ of a young man during the war.
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15. It's a __ -to-life story.
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16. His new film is __ of a Jane Austen novel.
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17. Her new film has got some great __
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18. The film __ loved the film.
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19. They particularly praised the __ of the main actor.
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20. Her new film is __ for an Oscar.
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ANSWERS

  1. cast
  2. played
  3. soundtrack
  4. supporting
  5. director
  6. classics
  7. studios
  8. set
  9. on
  10. special
  11. trailer
  12. scenes
  13. plot
  14. story
  15. true
  16. an adaptation
  17. reviews
  18. critics
  19. performance
  20. up


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