Unit 5 key

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The Academy Awards

[LC + RC + GRA]

The Academy Awards, or Oscars, is an annual American awards ceremony to recognize excellent cinematic achievements in the United States film industry.

Watch the YouTube clip about the history of the Oscars and answer the following questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pZtzRQaVn8

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When did it all begin?

May 16 1929

2

Who was the mastermind behind the Oscars?

Louis B Mayor

3

Which 5 sectors did they want to bring together?

Actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers

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5

How much did the first Academy Award tickets cost?

5 dollars Who gave the statue the name Oscar?

No one knows exactly: Bette Davis, the academy librarian or Walt Disney

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What does the Oscar represent? (describe the statue) It depicts a knight holding a crusaders sword standing on a reel of film with 5 spokes representing the 5 branches of the film industry.

(Art Deco Style)

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Who holds the record for most Oscar wins?

Walt Disney

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Read more about The Academy Awards in your TB p. 68-70. What did you already know about the Oscars (from the previous clip) before reading? What information is new?

Summarize the content of the text by writing down some keywords on the lines below.

Known information: Since 1928-1929 Nominations, different categories (25) Trophy = a knight The name “Oscars” = invented by Bette Davis or the academy librarian.

Winning an Oscar is very important for the success of a film, director, and actor

New information: Trophy = 3.8 kg statuette Statuette in bronze, during WWII in plaster 6000 members can vote They used to give the names of the winners to the press before the ceremony The name “Oscars”: a columnist came up with the nickname to avoid pretension

Scan the text and look up how the following ideas are expressed.

1 The ceremony was no longer an excited event.

The ceremony lost all its suspense.

2 Efforts were made to prevent people from knowing the names of the winners in advance.

The winners’ names have been a closely guarded secret until the official announcement at the Award Ceremony.

3 The film stars do not have to buy the clothes they are wearing for the occasion.

Fashion designers loan clothes to the stars to gain publicity.

4 Television stations all over the world broadcast the ceremony.

The Awards Ceremony is televised around the world.

5 An Oscar boosts a film star’s popularity.

For actors and directors an award often quickly results in higher salaries and media attention.

Award winners are offered better pictures and so receive more acclaim for their work.

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Which Steven Spielberg films have won more than 3 Oscars? Have you seen (one of) these films? If so, summarize their content and express your opinion on them orally.

Now watch the top 7 best presenter moments from the Oscars in 2014 and answer the following questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1mL8waoh-g

To help you out a little, the names of the Oscar presenters are listed below.

John Travolta – Jessica Biel – Jamie Foxx – Jim Carrey – Charlize Theron – Chris Hemsworth – Jennifer Lawrence – Whoopi Goldberg – Kevin Spacey

1 According to the presenter of Trophy Life, which Oscar presenters did a good job?

Almost all presenters, except for John Travolta and Charlize Theron

2 According to the presenter of Trophy Life, which Oscar presenters didn’t do a good job?

John Travolta (mispronounced a name) and Charlize Theron (was not really attentive)

3 What reasons does the Trophy Life presenter give for things not always going according to plan at the Oscars?

It’s live television and people might get flustered around (= nervous)

4 What’s a brawl?

A fight

5 What do you know about House of Cards? (use information given in the video and/or your own knowledge)

TV series on Netflix, main role = Kevin Spacey, topic = American politics

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Have a look at the following quotes from the video.

“Please welcome the wickedly talented, one and only, Adele Dezeem.”

“Let’s get serious. There were some majorly amazing moments from this year’s presenters.”

“Doesn't this just remind you of how ridiculously talented Jamie Fox is? Those sound effects were pretty impressive, if I do say so myself in my most humble opinion.”

“He’s making fun of Bruce Dern’s superpowered facial expressions and it’s absolutely hilarious. And Bruce Dern and his daughter, Laura Dern, were cracking up too, so obviously it was a huge success.”

“Not everything can go perfectly at a show like the Oscars.”

“Why are you laughing? Is this funny?”

Ø Mark the adjectives and adverbs in the quotes above. Ø Do you know the difference between an adjective and an adverb? Try to describe it on the lines below.

An adjective tells us more about a noun.

An adverb tells us more about a verb, an adjective, or about another adverb.

Ø Have a look at the grammar topic adverbs and adjectives in your TB p. 80-81.

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Complete the following grid. Use your TB, if necessary.

adjective

adverb

rule

slow

slowly

beautiful

beautifully

terrible

terribly

horrible

horribly

lucky

luckily

heavy

heavily

dramatic

dramatically

adjectives ending in -ic à + ally

good

well

exception

regular adverb = adjective + ly

adjectives ending in -le: drop the -e à + y

adjectives ending in –y: change -y into -i à -ily

Notes: §

§

Some adverbs have the same form as the adjectives: early, fast, hard, late, low, straight, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly.

Presenting the Oscars is hard work.

John Travolta worked hard.

The adjective difficult has no adverb form. Use with difficulty.

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EXERCISES: Adverbs and adjectives

Are the words in italics adjectives or adverbs? Tick the correct box.

adjective

adverb

He is quick to understand the idea.

x

He runs to the shop quickly.

x

That woman is so slow.

x

Open the door slowly.

x

It is an easy exercise.

x

John is good! He wins the game easily.

x

He doesn’t want to listen. That is hard!

x

I work hard but I don’t have much money.

x

Complete the sentences. Decide whether you have to use an adjective or and adverb.

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He ………………quickly………………………….…… reads a book. (quick)

2

Mandy is a ……………pretty…………………………….…… girl. (pretty)

3

The class is ……………terribly…………………………….…… loud today. (terrible)

4

Max is a ………………good………………………….…… singer. (good)

5

You can ……………easily…………………………….…… open this tin. (easy)

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It’s a ………………………terrible………………….…… day today. (terrible)

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She sings the song …………well……………………………….…… (good)

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He is a ………………careful………………………….…… driver. (careful)

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He drives the car …………………carefully……………………….…… (careful)

10 The dog barks ……………………loudly…………………….…… (loud) 11 The bus driver was …………………seriously……………………….…… injured. (serious) 12 Kevin is ……………………extremely…………………….…… clever. (extreme) 13 The hamburger tastes …………………awful……………………….…… (awful) 14 Be ……………………careful…………………….…… with this glass of milk. It’s hot. (careful) 15 Robin looks …………sad……………………………….…… What’s the matter with him? (sad) 16 Jack is …………………………terribly……………….…… upset about losing his keys. (terrible) 17 This steak smells ……………good…………………………….…… (good) 18 Our basketball team played ………badly………………………………….…… last Friday. (bad) 19 Don’t speak so …………………fast……………………….…… I can’t understand you. (fast) 20 Maria ……………………slowly…………………….…… opened her present. (slow) 6

Mad Libs: An e-mail from the set

Write a word of your choice next to every part of speech in the grid.

1. 1 a person in this class

10 a verb ending in ‘ing’

2. 2 an adjective

11 a plural noun

3. 3 an adjective

12 a noun

4. 4 an adjective

13 an adverb

5. 5 name of a famous actor

14 a verb

6. 6 an adjective

15 a verb

7. 7 an adjective

16 a relative (niece, cousin, mom, …)

8. 8 a verb ening in ‘ed’

17 a person in this class

9. 9 a body part

Now read this e-mail an actor is sending from the set. Insert your chosen words in the correct place.

Dear ……………………………….. [1]

I am having a(n) ……………………………….. [2] time on the set. The lead actor is ……………………………….. [3] and the stunts are ……………………………….. [4].

I met ……………………………….. [5] yesterday and we became ……………………………….. [6] friends.

Unfortunately,

………………………………..

………………………………..

[8]

my

[5]

is

………………………………..

………………………………..

[9]

so

we

[7]

and

couldn`t

I go

……………………………….. [10] with the crew. I need more ……………………………….. [11] and a/an ………………………………..

[12]

autograph

booklet,

so

please

………………………………..

[13]……………………………….. [14] more when you ……………………………….. [15]back.

Your ……………………………….. [16] ……………………………….. [17]

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II

Actors and actresses

[RC + GRA]

Read part of an interview with actress Georgia Taylor1 and find out what an actress’ job is really like off the stage and screen.

Can you tell us a bit about your job?

My job involves working in television, film, theatre and occasionally radio, playing a variety of characters while collaborating with a team of people, including a director, writer and producer. In between acting jobs I sometimes spend my time auditioning for new roles.

What's a typical working day like?

There is no such thing as a typical day in this industry but I can talk about my latest job on ITV2’s Lewis as an example. Every day I usually arrived on location in Oxfordshire just before 7 a.m., in time for an hour in costume and make-up before an 8 a.m. filming start. My day always involved shooting a handful of scenes, with breaks when I wasn't required for that particular scene. Filming normally wrapped at 7pm and I was driven home where I looked over my lines for the next day's filming.

Mark the adverbs that indicate how often things in Georgia’s life happen.

Explain the underlined words orally.

Follow this scheme in order to use adverbs of frequency correctly:

§ With to be: adverb after the verb

Birgit 3/3/2017 11:34 Opmerking [1]: + “also”.

-

Georgia’s friends are always there for her. Are they always there for her? Yes, they always are.

-

She is usually at work before 7am.

§

In affirmative statements and questions with ordinary verbs: adverb before the verb

-

Georgia occassionally works for the radio.

-

Does she ever work for the radio? Yes, she sometimes does.

1 Georgia Taylor (born Claire Jackson; 26 February 1980) is best known for her roles as Toyah Battersby in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1997 to 2003, as Ruth Winters in the BBC show Casualty from 2007 to 2011 and as Kate Barker in Law & Order: UK from 2013 to 2014.

2 a commercial television channel in the United Kingdom

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§

In negative statements with ordinary verbs: adverb between two verb forms

-

Her friends don’t normally lie to her.

§

With auxiliary verbs (can and will): adverb between two verb forms

-

Georgia can always count on her friends. They will never let her down.

EXERCISES: Adverbs of frequency

Put the adverb in the correct place.

1 I listen to the radio. (often) I often listen to the radio.

2 Brian gets angry. (never) Brian never gets angry.

3 Tom is very happy. (usually) Tom is usually very happy.

4 Lilly helps in the kitchen. (usually) Lily usually helps in the kitchen.

5 I go out on Sundays. (rarely) I rarely go out on Sundays.

6 Emma can swim very fast. (always) Emma can always swim very fast.

7 My mother goes for a walk in the morning. (normally)

My mother normally goes for a walk in the morning.

8 I will study hard at university or college. (always)

I will always study hard at university or college.

9 I take cheese on my spaghetti. (hardly ever)

I hardly ever take cheese on my spaghetti.

10 They read a book in the morning. (never)

They never read a book in the morning……….

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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Form the correct questions with the adverb of frequency provided. Then answer the question with an appropriate adverb of frequency.

e.g. you / to get up / as soon as you hear the alarm clock? (always)

Do you always get up as soon as you hear the alarm clock?

No, I never get up immediately, I always press snooze.

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Do you / to feel tired / when you get up in the morning? (often)

Do you often feel tired when you get up in the morning?

2

Do you / to leave / late for school? (sometimes)

Do you sometimes leave late for school?

3

You / to daydream /during the lesson? (often)

Do you often daydream during the lesson?

4

Do you / to panic / when you get an unexpected test? (ever)

Do you ever panic when you get an unexpected test?

5

You / to feel nervous / with new teachers? (always)

Do you always feel nervous with new teachers?

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You / to do your homework with music on? (usually)

Do you usually do your homework with music on?

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You/to read a book in bed before you go to sleep? (ever)

Do you ever read a book in bed before you go to sleep?

EXERCISE: A day in the life of Morgan Freeman

Read this text about Morgan Freeman and insert the correct adverbs of frequency.

Actor Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1937. The films he has starred in include Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves and Driving Miss Daisy, for which he received an Oscar nomination. He also starred in Seven and in Bruce Almighty, in which he played the role of God. He has four grown-up children and lives with his wife, Myrna Colley-Lee on a ranch in Charleston, Mississippi. This is how he describes a typical day.

My

body

wakes

me

up

(1) (1) always

automatically at about 7:30 am. By (2) usually

My body always wakes me up Myrna is usually up

that time Myrna is (2) up and out exercising somewhere.

In the morning I go out (3) horseback (3) mostly

I mostly go out

riding, so I dress in jeans, shirt and boots.

I have five horses but I don’t ride (4) (4) usually

I don’t usually ride them all

them all. My favourite horse is Sable. (5) never

I never use spurs on her

She’s a good ride. I use (5) spurs on (6) always

I always wash her down

her because she doesn’t like them.

When we get back, I wash her down (6) before going to eat.

I eat (7) bacon and eggs. Can I cook? (7) often

I often eat bacon and eggs

Yes. When I split from my first wife I (8) usually

I usually cooked and baked

cooked (8) and baked when the children came over. Now, I have someone to prepare my meals.

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In the afternoon I make (9) some (9) often

I often make some phone calls

phone calls.

People ask (10) me what it’s like to be (10) sometimes

People sometimes ask me

a movie star, but I’m an actor, not a movie star. I don’t think stardom is very exciting.

I go out (11). When I was younger, I (11) hardly ever

I hardly ever go out

went (12) to parties, because that’s (12) occasionally

I occassionally went to parties

where you could find dates, but what (13) sometimes

who sometimes comes over

are they for now? I have a friend who (14) often

I don’t often watch TV

comes over (13) to play chess – which I love. And I spend a lot of time doing crosswords. I don’t watch (14) TV, but when I do, I’m a big fan of both the Discovery and History Channels.

We spend (15) the evening at home (15) usually

We usually spend

because it’s really beautiful here.

Myrna goes (16) to bed before me, (16) mostly

Myrna mostly goes to bed

and by 9:30 p.m. she is asleep. I’m (17) always

I’m always the last person

(17) the last person to retire at night. (18) sometimes

Sleep sometimes takes a long time

Sleep takes (18) a long time to come.

Then I lie awake and listen to the night birds outside.

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EXERCISE: Personality test

Fill in the following adverbs of frequency in this personality test.

always – often – seldom – nearly always – sometimes – hardly ever – usually – occasionally – never

1

I ……………………………………………………….. (to be) angry when people contradict me. e.g. I am seldom angry when people contradict me.

2

I ……………………………………………………….. (can) concentrate on a given task for a long time.

3

I ……………………………………………………….. (can) stand someone staring at me for a long time.

4

I ……………………………………………………….. (to worry)about things I have to do.

5

I ……………………………………………………….. (to try) a new dish at a restaurant.

6

I ……………………………………………………….. (to be) nervous with new people.

7

I ……………………………………………………….. (to lie) awake at night.

8

I ……………………………………………………….. (must) cry when I watch a sentimental movie.

9

I ……………………………………………………….. (to know) what I have to say when I speak in public.

10 I ……………………………………………………….. (can) decide what to do first when I have several things to do.

To find out what sort of person you are, number the adverbs of frequency and count them.

always = 9 nearly always = 8 usually = 7

often = 6

sometimes = 5 occasionally = 4

seldom = 3 hardly ever = 2 never = 1

sentence

score

sentence

score

1

2

4

3

6

5

7

9

8

10

total

total

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If you score low on sentences 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8 and high on sentences 2, 3, 5, 9, 10 you are pretty sure of yourself. You have good control over your feelings and are not afraid to take risks.

If you score high on sentences 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8 and low on sentences 2, 3, 5, 9, 10 you are rather nervous and not sure of yourself. You don’t dare to take risks and worry easily.

EXERCISE: Lights, Camera, and … Action

Read about the movie world in your TB p. 96 and answer the following questions.

What’s the difference …between a director and a producer?

…………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..

…between a scriptwriter and a script-girl?

…………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..

…between a director of photography and a cameraman?

…………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..

…between a screenplay and a storyboard?

…………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..

…between a leading actor and a supporting actor?

…………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..

…between the cast and the crew?

…………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..

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FOCUS VOCABULARY

THE ACADEMY AWARDS

Steven Spielberg is looking for a actor (an actor) famous … and … for the … … in actress (an actress) his new film. leading roles (a leading role)

acteur

The … of the Oscars is a 3.8 kg trophy (a trophy) gilded …, representing a … statuette (a statuette) standing on a reel of film holding knight (a knight) a …

trofee

actrice hoofdrol beeldje ridder

sword (a sword)

zwaard

John Travolta and Jamie Fox distributed (to distribute) both … Oscar statuettes in 2014.

uitdelen

Someone made a … representing statue (a statue) the … Steven Spielberg. The talented material used to create this is … plaster

standbeeld getalenteerd pleisterkalk

Academy … is limited to film artists who work in the membership (a membership) production of motion pictures.

lidmaatschap

Before the Oscars start, jury vote for (to vote for) members are asked to … … one nominees (a nominee) of the … in a specific category.

stemmen voor

During the Oscar … the names of ceremony (a ceremony) the winners are given in an … … official announcement official announcement)

ceremonie

John Travolta gave Idina Menzel nickname (a nickname) a great new …: He … that she claimed (to claim) was called ‘Adele Dezeem’. This slip of the tongue … Idina increased (to increase) Menzel’s popularity. It also made me … … crack up (to crack up) Actor Joaquin Phoenix benefited a lot from the movie Spike Jonze’s Her. He took in 60% of earnings (the earnings) the movie’s … after the nomination.

For actors and actresses an advantage (an advantage) award is an … . It can result in a salary (a salary) higher …

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kandidaat

(an

officiële bekendmaking bijnaam beweren, verkondigen (doen) verhogen, vergroten in de lach schieten

winst

voordeel salaris, wedde

(doen)

At the 2014 Oscars, a … went brawl (a brawl) down. Luckily, it was Jennifer Lawrence who only pretended to get into a fight. She received … acclaim for her performance!

vechtpartij

Whoopi Goldberg … the dress she wore at the Oscars from one of the … … . They … movie stars their … designs so they would get noticed by the press.

lenen

bijval, toejuiching

borrowed (to borrow)

fashion designers (a fashion mode-ontwerper designer) lend (to lend)

uitlenen

impressive

indrukwekkend

Tim Webber is responsible for visual effects in movies. He is the mastermind (a mastermind) … behind the visual effects in The Dark Knight and Avatar.

brein

For more than twenty years, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has elaborate created the … menu for the Oscar winners party.

met zorg uitgewerkt

voorbereid

en

336 films … … … the top … at the are eligible for (to be eligible in aanmerking komen voor iets 89th Academy Awards. for) prize (a prize)

prijs, award

Getting the award for best actor tremendous gave Ryan Gosling a … …! He still boost (a boost) stayed his … self, though. humble

overweldigend aanmoediging, oppepper bescheiden, nederig,

ACTORS AND ACTRESSES

Sometimes producers … with writers when choosing the story collaborate (to collaborate) for a movie.

samenwerken

When you want to play a part in audition (to audition) a movie, you have to … for it.

auditie doen

Acting … good acting skills!

vereisen

requires (to require)

In that love scene, he needed to wrap (to wrap) … his arms around her.

wikkelen

… …, will you? It’s time to go wrap up (to wrap up) home!

afronden

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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY always mostly frequent(ly)

altijd meestal frequent, vaak voorkomend

often usually

dikwijls gewoonlijk

generally normal(ly)

doorgaans normaal

sometimes occasionally

soms bij gelegenheid

seldom rarely

zelden zelden

hardly ever never

bijna nooit nooit

ever

ooit

Morgan Freeman … … … Jeanette was married to (to be married to getrouwd zijn met iemand Adair Bradshaw from October someone) 22, 1967, until November 18, horseback riding paardrijden 1979. The actor likes … … .

Morgan Freeman does not really enjoy … . He likes to live … from the press and all his fans.

Morgan Freeman has a friend who comes over to … … . Before he … … …, he always does one … … .

stardom

het ster-zijn, roem

secluded

afgezonderd, teruggetrokken

play chess (to play chess)

schaken

retires at night (to retire at gaan slapen, naar bed gaan night) crossword puzzle (a crossword kruiswoordraadsel puzzle)

LIGHTS, CAMERA, … ACTION!

An … Hollywood … costs 15 average million dollars. Most work … … movie/film (a movie/film) during production. takes place (to take place)

gemiddeld film plaatsvinden

… are very important because producers (a producer) productieleider they … … … … the whole process are in control of (to be in meester zijn van of film making. They … which control of)

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films to make, find the money to decide (to decide) beslissen … them and … important finance (to finance) financieren planning … take decisions (to take a een beslissing nemen decision) The producer … a director. hires (to hire) Together they … a concrete … develop (to develop) into a scenario, a … … with a … idea (an idea) and a shooting schedule.

tijdelijk in dienst nemen uitwerken, ontwikkelen idee

movie/film script (a movie/film filmscript script) budget (a budget)

budget

Some scenes will be shot in the …, studio (a studio) others will be shot outdoors, in authentic surroundings, in other on location words … …

studio

Steven Spielberg is a famous … director (a director) who sometimes shouts at his … cast (a cast) and … crew (a crew)

regisseur

The … writes the story for the screenwriter/scriptwriter film. This results in a number of (a screenwriter/scriptwriter) more or less detailed drawings: storyboard (a storyboard) the …

The director needs a … … to keep script girl (a script girl) record of the beginning and end screenplay (a screenplay) of each … to avoid … in the film. take (a take)

op locatie

bezetting, cast, rolverdeling ploeg scenarioschrijver storyboard regieassistente scenario opname

contradictions (a contradiction) tegenstrijdigheid An actor cannot … very … in one appear (to appear) shot and … in the next. sun-tanned pale

verschijnen gebruind bleek

Sometimes the script girl has to make-up artist (a make-up schmink(st)er ask the … … to hide the actor’s … artist) in one …, or fake it in the other. tan (a tan) geelbruine gelaatskleur shot (a shot)

opname

The … … or … … plays the leading leading actor (a leading actor) hoofdacteur role. Other roles are played by … leading actress (a leading hoofdactrice … actress) supporting actors (a supporting bijrolspeler actor)

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The … handles the camera.

cameraman (a cameraman)

cameraman

The … creates background music.

composer (a composer)

componist

original

The … … … is responsible for the director of photography choice of lenses, the filters and (a director of photography) the integration of … … special effects (a special effect)

chef-cameraman speciaal effect

A … is sometimes written for one script (a script) script, draaiboek particular star. This may help to ensure that the movie becomes a box office hit/success (a box kassucces office hit, a box office success) … … …

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OBJECTIVES AND ASSESSMENTS Use this section to auto-evaluate whether you have acquired the knowledge and skills in Unit 5. Make a list of skills and knowledge you should have learned to help prepare you for the test/exam.

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