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What do I know? What do you already know about film? What famous directors do you know? What is your favourite film? What is your favourite film genre?
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ACTIVITY
Go to your activity book (see page 75) and complete the film knowledge download activity.
What Is Film?
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Film is the art of capturing stories on screen. It is an important art form, both as a source of popular entertainment, but also as a powerful medium for expressing ideas and educating people.
If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a pretty clear idea of what was going on.
A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
Frank Capra
Alfred Hitchcock
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I made some mistakes in drama. I thought the drama was when the actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.
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It’s a writer’s job not just to write about himself but to look at the rest of humanity and explore it – other people’s way of talking, the phrases they use.
Quentin Tarantino
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Which of these quotes do you like best? Which quotes do you agree with? Are there any you disagree with?
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COMMUNICATING: GROUP DISCUSSION
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Divide into small groups and discuss the following questions.
1 What is your favourite film of all time?
3 What types of film do you like to watch? Why? 4 Do you enjoy going to the cinema? Why? Why not? 5 What types of film do you dislike? Why?
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2 Who is your favourite actor? Why?
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