CINEMATTERS

CINEMA VOCABULARY:
Match the vocabulary on the left with a definition on the right.

1. Soundtrack
2. Voice-over
3. Trailer
4. Tagline
5. Cast (n)

a. The short promotional video

advertising the film.
b. The actors and actresses who
appear in the film.
c. The date a new film is opened to
the public.
d. An old film which is put in the
cinemas again.
e. The music to the film.

6. Release

f. The place where the film is

made.

7. Set (n)

g. The voice of the narrator who is

not on the screen.
h. The main actress or actor in the
film.

8. Box office success

9. Star

i. A film which makes a lot of

money.

10. Re-release

j. The advertising slogan e.g. for

Godzilla:
SIZE DOES MATTER

Sometimes film titles lose something in translation. Do you know the

titles of these films in English?

Un romance muy peligroso.

Hormigaz.
Con faldas y a lo loco.

Some like it hot.

The Sting.
Apt Pupil.

El golpe.
Dos vidas en un instante.
Con la muerte en los
tacones.
Verano de corrupcin.

Antz.
North by North-West.
Out of Sight.
Sliding Doors.

Film Genres
Here is a list of different types of films. Can you think of any
more? Can you think of one example of each genre?
Romance.Love
Story
Historical Romance
Action and Adventure
Science Fiction/ Fantasy
Thriller
Horror
Comedy
Black Comedy
Romantic Comedy (RomCom)
Drama
Animated Feature Film
CGI (Computer Generated Images) feature film
Family film
Martial Arts

THE PITCH
If you want to sell to a busy Hollywood executive you
normally have to sell the idea of your film in a summary of
less than 30 seconds. This is called the pitch. If the idea is
original and the executive likes it, your film will be produced
and you could become a millionaire! Here are some
examples;
TWINS .. Danny de Vito and Arnold
Schwarzennegger discover they are twins separated at
birth.
TITANIC ..Two very pretty people cross the class
divide and fall in love on the ill-fated luxury liner. Great
special effects. The ship sinks.

ANTZ .. ordinary boy ant (Woody Allen) and

princess girl ant (Sharon Stone) cross the class divide and
fall in love and accidentally find themselves in the world of
.. humans!

What pitch would you give these films, or a film that

you choose?
The Truman Show, Terminator, The Matrix,
Psycho
TRAILERS
You are going to watch some trailers for films on
video. As you watch, complete the table below.
FILM
Dr Dolittle
Lost in Space
Land Girls
Mulan
Godzilla
The Red Corner
What dreams may
come
Rush Hour
The Exorcist
A Bugs Life
Very Bad Things

GENRE

CAST

Blade
The Mask of Zorro
VOICE OVERS
Now youre going to listen to some of the trailers in
more detail. Do the following exercise.
Before you watch try to complete the texts with one
word in each space.
DR DOLITTLE
For thousands of years, animals have been trying to
(1)_________________ us something, but their cries have been falling on
deaf (2) _____________.
Until they found John Dolittle ..
And now they wont (3)___________ up!
20th Century Fox presents;
Eddy Murphy ..Dr Dolittle
LOST IN SPACE
Somewhere, on the other (4)_____________ of the universe, billions of
miles from earth, one family, one pilot and one stowaway are
searching for the only thing that really matters in
space the (5)_____________ home.
Prepare for the most human adventure of all
MULAN
Ive heard a great deal about you. Mulan. You took your (6) _________
armour, ran away from home, impersonated a soldier, endangered
the lives of thousands of men and destroyed my palace, but soon the
world will (7) _____________ the great things you have done.
The greatest gift and honour is (8)______________ you for a daughter
THE RED CORNER
Jack Moore is a brilliant attorney. Theres not a door he cant (9)
__________ or a deal he cant close
.but after one night in an exotic (10)______________, hell
discover theres one thing he cant talk his way out
of.
.In America, he would know his rights
but here, justice doesnt translate..

Now his (11) _____________ chance lies with a stranger, someone who
must open her mind and risk her (12)______________
..to save his..
Richard Gere, Bai Ling ..Red Corner
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
Ill love you forever
I love you ________
We said goodbye, I love you Ill always remember that
You died Chris
Academy Award ____________ Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding
Junior, with Annabella Sciorra and Max Von Sydow ; What dreams may
come
RUSH HOUR
Detective James Carter loved his job just a little ________ much, but
the __________ got a little too dangerous. Now its _________ to bring in
the Master. Theyre two cops with nothing in _________ except a case
they cant walk away from. From New Line Cinema: The fastest hands
in the East meet the biggest _________ in the West.
Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker ....Rush Hour!
THE EXORCIST
Somewhere ____________ science and superstition there is another
world; A _________ of darkness; The one hope; the ________ hope; The
Exorcist.
A BUGS LIFE
They come, they eat, they leave, they come, they eat, they leave.
From the creators of TOY STORY _________ an epic of miniature
proportions. Walt Disney Pictures __________ a Pixar Animation Studio
film : A Bugs Life
VERY BAD THINGS
The Bride....The _________....The Best Man....The Problem.
This fall, some very good people are ___________ some very bad
things. Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz ; Very Bad Things ; A Peter
Burke Film.
BLADE
For thousands of ________ they have existed among us. A secret
nation with a lust for power. Now one will lead _______ to conquer
mankind, and one ________ try to stop him dead. Half human, half
immortal. Hes their greatest fear and _______ only hope. Wesley
Snipes, Stephen Dorff ; Blade.
THE MASK OF ZORRO
From Tristar Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and the Director of
Goldeneye.

In a land _________ freedom is a memory, and justice __________

outlawed,
The just must become outlaws ; The Mask of Zorro.
YOUR CHOICE :
Which of these films have you already seen?
Would you recommend them?
Which of the others would you watch on video?