Unit 4 film industry

Exercise 1. Match English cinema terms with their Ukrainian equivalents.

1. award	a) переможець
2. prize	b) режисер
3. individual	c) видатний, визначний
4. winner	d) знімати кіно
5. outstanding	e) роль другого плану
6. director	f) приз
7. to shoot a film	g) оператор
8. leading role	h) кінолюбитель
9. supporting role	i) нагорода, премія
10. cameraman	j) монтаж
11. editing	k) головна роль
12. cinema/movie goer	l) особистість; окремий

Exercise 2. Read the information and learn the essential terms by heart.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is the British equivalent of the Oscar. The highest award, the Academy Fellowship, is a prize given for an individual’s work and achievements during their career. Previous winners included Hitchcock and Fellini. There are awards for the outstanding film of the year and for special achievement by a British director, screen writer, or producer in their first film. There are also awards for best actor and actress in a leading role and in a supporting role. Achievements are also recognized in editing, lighting, and so on.

In the UK films have been given a certificate by British Board of Film Classification since 1912. U means the film is unclassified and anyone can go. PG means “parental guidance”. Anyone can go to these films but parents might not want to take young children. 12 is only for those over 12 years, 15 for those over 15 and 18 for those over 18.

Glossary

the equivalent of smth – smth that has the same value, amount, meaning, or importance as smth else;

equivalent adj.

award – you get or win an award when you do very well in a competition.

prize – smth of value that you get when you are successful in a competition, race, etc.

individual – one person who is seen separately from others or a group; individual adj.

winner – a person who wins a competition, games, etc.

achievement – smth you have done successfully that was difficult; achieve v

outstanding – extremely good; excellent

director – the person who tells actors what to do in a film, play, etc.; direct v

producer – the person who is responsible for the business side of a film, play, etc.; produce v

leading role – the most important role ( or part) in a film or play

a supporting role is the next most important role

role – the part an actor plays (e.g. the role of Julius Caesar).

editing – the process of deciding which parts of a film to show and in which order; edit v

Test yourself. Look at the glossary words and cover the meanings. Can you remember the meanings?

Exercise 3. Complete the words.

Model: o u t standing

1) e_ _ _valent	3) _ _ _ porting ro_ _	5) a_ _ rd	7) w_ _ n _ r
2) _ _ _ duce	4) _ _ _ ividual	6) ac_ _ eve	8) p_ _ ze

Exercise 4. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false ones.

Model: A producer plays the leading role in the film. F Film star plays the leading role in the film.

1. An actor directs the film.___

2. An outstanding film is very bad.___

3. A BAFTA winner gets an award.___

4. A leading role is always a man’s role.___

5. An individual is one person.___

6. A producer edits films.___

7. It’s an achievement to win an award.___

8. A role is what an actor wears.___

9. A producer organizes the film’s finances.___

10. A director tells actors how to act.___

Exercise 5. Replace the underlined word or phrase with a single word with the same meaning.

Model: Who was the business manager of the film? Producer

1. Was she the person who won? __________________

2. Did they get the success they wanted? _______________________

3. Who played the most important role? ___________________________

4. Who organized the business side of the film? ____________________

5. Which part did Leonardo Di Caprio play? ________________________

6. Who won the prize for supporting role? _______________________

7. Is an Oscar equal in importance to a BAFTA award? ___________________________

8. Was he the first single person to win three awards? ______________________________

Exercise 6. Read and translate the text and do the activity that follows it.