that has a lot of exciting events in it, for example people fighting or chasing each other in cars
road movie /'rsod ,muivi/ (л С] a film
science fiction film
about people who are on a long journey in a car, and the adventures they have while they are travelling
romantic comedy
romantic comedy /rao.msentik komadiH -'ka;- [j-j С] a film that is intended to make you laugh, about two people who meet and have a romantic relationship
cartoon
cartoon ka:rtu:n/ [n Cj a film made using photographs of models or drawings, which are put together to look as if they are moving
people in films
actor /'aekt3r/ (n C] someone who acts in films: famous Hollywood actors I He began his career as an actor in the movie
'Cone with the Wind'.
/К You can use actor about a man or a
woman.
actress /'sektr^s/ (n С] a woman who acts in films: The part of Cathy will be played by the French actress Juliette Binoche.
/t\ Some women prefer to be called actors ar,d do not use the word actress.
star/film star/movie star ;'sta:r. film
sta:r, muivi sta:r/ [n CI a famous actor or actress in films
people who make films
director /di/rekt3r, dai-/ [n C| the person who is in charge of making a film, and who tells the actors what to do: The director was Martin Scorsese. direct I/T] 'The Commitments' was directed by Alan Parker.
producer /pr3,dju:s3r||-du:-l' [n C] the person who is in charge of organizing and making arrangements for a film, and who controls the money
/llm crew /1 f11m kru:,< [n C] all the people who work to make a film, except the actors and actresses
to act in a film
play /Р'е|/ lu T) to act as a character in a film: Kevin Kostner plays a bodyguard who falls in love with a singer
Star /sta:r/ № T] if an actor stars in a film, or if a film stars an actor, he or she plays one of the most important characters in it: a drama starring Demi Moore and Tom Cruise
+ in Elizabeth Taylor starred in 'National Velvet' when she was only ten. + as Daniel Day Lewis stars as the disabled writer; Christie Brown.
performance /рзгЬ:гтэп8/ [n C) the
acting that is done by an actor in a film - use this especially to say how good or bad you think the acting is: Alan Rickman's performance was outstanding.
give a wonderful/superb/moving performance She gave a moving performance, which had most of the audience in tears.
be in /bi: in/ if someone is in a film, they play the part of one of the characters in it: Have you heard? Simon's going to be in a film! I Was she the woman in 'Ghost'?
the person that an actor pretends to be in a film
character /'каегуаэ1"/ [n С] a person in the story of a film: I didn't think the characters were very realistic. I The main character is a female detective.
part pa;rt [n C] the job of acting as a particular character in a film + in She had a I ways hoped to get a part
in с movie.
play the part of Lawrence Olivier played the part of the king.
big part (-an important part, with lots of words) Judy Garland played Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz', which was a big part for such a young actor.
what happens in a film
plot/story /plot, sto:ri||pla:t-/ (n C] the things that happen in a film: Tom Hanks was great, but I thought the plot was really boring. I It's basically a love story
scene /si:n, [n CJ one part of a film: The first scene takes place on a beach. I с love scene I I love the scene where the alien comes out through John Hurt's chest.
special effect /,spepl rfekt [n CI an unusual image or sound that is produced artificially, in order to make something that is impossible look as if it is really happening: The special effects were amazing - the dinosaurs looked as if they were
alive.
ending /end 113/ In C] the way that the story in a film ends: 1 like movies with a
happy ending best.
twist twist/ [n C] something surprising that happens in a film, which you did not expect: The film has a twist at the end, when we discover that the detective is the murderer.
I the words and music in a film
soundtrack 'saondtnek [n CI the music
and sounds that are played during a film
script /sknpt/ [n C] the words that the actors say in a film
subtitles /'SAbtaitlz [n plural] the words that appear on the screen to translate what the actors say in a film that is in a foreign language
dubbed ;dAbd, [adj] if a film is dubbed, the words spoken by the actors have been changed into another language
Q the ideas or subject of a film
be about /bi: э baol if a film is about a person or idea, that person or idea is the main subject of the film: 'Back to the Future' is about a boy who travels back in time.
be based on /bi: heist on;' if a film is based on a book, story, or real event, the things that happen in the film are very similar to the things that happened in the book, story etc: Oliver Stone's movie 'Platoon' is based on his own experiences in the Vietnam War. I a film based on one of Jane Austen's novels be based on a true story (=be based on something that really happened) It was supposed to be based on a true story, but it didn't seem possible to me.
be set in /bi: 'set in if a film is set in a place or period of time, the story happens in that place or during that time: The film is set in France during the First World
War.
theme /6i:m/ [n C| one of the main subjects or ideas in a film: The themes of the movie are power and revenge.
/f\ People often use the present tense to describe the characters, events, or ideas in a film: lames Bond jumps out of the plane
and parachutes to safety. This makes the story seem more real.
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