Explain the difference between the following.

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1. A film and a movie.

2. An art house film and a blockbuster.

3. A co-star and an extra.

4. A cameraman and a projectionist.

5. The cinema and the pictures.

6. The cast and casting.

7. Action! and Cut!

8. A cartoon and an animation film.

  Exercise 2.

  Cross the odd word out.

1. film:      mediocre, cautious, true-to-life, gripping, harrowing 

2. plot:      thrilling, understated, dedicated, hackneyed, mushy

3. characters: realistic, convincing, lifelike, unanimous, authentic

4. script:    disjointed, mediocre, witty, impenetrable, greedy

5. acting:          spacious,moving, artificial, entertaining, magnificent

Exercise 3.

  What adjectives from the active vocabulary can be used to describe the following films.

1. Star Wars                  9. Silence of the Lambs

2. Avatar                       10. Pretty Woman

3. Gladiator                   11. Friday the 13th

4. Romeo and Juliet               12. The Twilight Saga

5. Indiana Jones             13. The Last Samurai

6. The Terminator          14. Basic Instinct

7. Slumdog Millionaire     15. Forest Gump

8. Lord of Rings             16. Jurassic Park

Exercise 4.

  Match the words to their synonyms.

Exercise 5.

  Match the words to their opposites.

Exercise 6.

  What do we call the following? Read the definitions and guess the word.

1. A story someone writes for a film.

2. A photograph of someone or something taken very near.

3. A man whose job is to perform dangerous actions in a film.

4. A short cinema film of news.

5. A part of a film in which events happen in the same place or period of time.

6. A translation of what people are saying in a foreign language film that appears at the bottom of the screen.

7. Someone who operates a camera for making films.

8. A film that deals with real people and events.

9. A scene in a film that goes back in time to show what happened earlier in the story.

10. A list of the people involved in making a film that is shown at the end or beginning of it.

11. A single part of a cinema film made by one camera without interruption.

12. A full-length cinema film with an invented story and professional actors.

13. Someone whose job is to organize the work and money involved in making a film.

14. A place where a film is made away from a studio.

15. The art or science of making films.

Exercise 7.

  Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box.

                      ERASER

If you like 1) __________, “Eraser” is the film to see. Arnold Schwarzenegger 2) __________ in this film, and Charles Russel 3) ________ it.

  Schwarzenegger plays 4) ___________ as John Kruger, a dedicated federal marshal whose code name is Eraser. He protects government witnesses who are in danger, by erasing their old identity and giving them a new one. His mission is to protect a beautiful woman, 5) __________ by Vanessa Williams, who can uncover a scandal which involves people in the government. Her enemies stop at nothing to keep her from revealing the truth. But Eraser does everything to keep her alive. He alone must guard her from some of the most 6) __________ forces in the world before time runs out. But will he 7) __________?

  This multi-million dollar 8) ___________ has some breathtaking 9) _________. It is a film full of suspense. The special effects and 10) ________ are spectacular and create a(n) 11) _________ of tension. The film’s one 12) __________ is that it has a weak 13) __________ and the ending is 14) __________, unlike other Schwarzenegger films.

  All in all, this 15) __________ film will not appeal to everyone. I would recommend it to 16) ___________ and to those who enjoy 17) __________.     

Film Festivals

The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television. The formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry’s awards season, which culminates each year with the Academy Awards.

The Academy Award (informally known as the Oscar) is an accolade by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world and is televised live in more than 200 countries annually. It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media; its equivalents, the Grammy Awards (for music), Emmy Awards (for television), and Tony Awards (for theatre) are modeled after the Academy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences itself was conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss Louis B. Mayer.

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of the 1927–1928 film season. It was hosted by actor Douglas Fairbanks and director William C. deMille.

The Berlin International Film Festival (German: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), also called the Berlinale, is one of the world’s leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978. With 274,000 tickets sold and 487,000 admissions it is considered the largest publicly-attended film festival worldwide. Up to 400 films are shown in several sections, representing a comprehensive array of the cinematic world. Around twenty films compete for the awards called the Golden and Silver Bears.

Moscow International Film Festival abbreviated as MIFF, is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995.

The festival’s top prize is the statue of Saint George slaying the dragon, as represented on the Coat of Arms of Moscow. Federico Fellini’s 8½ is the most famous film to premiere at the MIFF and win the top prize. Nikita Mikhalkov has been the festival’s president since 2000. The Stanislavsky Award has been introduced recently to be presented to outstanding actors visiting the festival, such as Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.

The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival de Cannes), founded in 1946, is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious film festivals. The private festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France. The most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the Palme d’Or (“Golden Palm”) for the best film.

The Venice Film Festival (Italian: Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica) is one of the oldest film festivals in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the “Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica”, the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. It is one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals and is part of the Venice Biennale, a major biennial exhibition and festival for contemporary art.

The festival’s principal awards are the Leone d’Oro (Golden Lion), which is awarded to the best film screened at the festival, and the Coppa Volpi (Volpi Cup), which is awarded to the best actor and actress. In 2002, the San Marco Award was introduced for the best film of the Controcorrente (“Against the stream”) section.

The Golden Raspberry Awards, called the Razzies for short, is an annual award ceremony held in Los Angeles to recognize the worst in film (the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, etc.). The term raspberry is used in its irreverent sense, as in “blowing a raspberry”.

Current awards are voted upon by the membership of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation (GRAF). Traditionally, nominations are announced one day before the Motion Picture Academy announces its Oscar nominations, and the awards are presented one day before the Oscar ceremony.

HOME TASK

Project work: prepare a 3-5 minutes’ talk on the world’s most famous and prestigious film festivals or the award ceremonies that have been held in the world this year. Speak about the history of the festival, its top prizes, contests, nominations and laureates, opening and closing ceremonies, celebrities who have visited it, etc.

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