74 Behind the scenes @ swapsuor MOVIE FIRSTS AU ee Seno aca ee eed Teas) Nite omy Crete Cy) Tees Ten eg CEE] Color epic- Gone with the Wind (1939) Pe nM Nesom oT) Renee es a LSE Roe ee COR ees erento) IMAX 3-D film — We are Born of Stars (1985) | Niner Ree eee at Ce) My } mputer-animated feature film TTR aC co} Oren meee ae) Teurces: New York Puke Lbrary Book of Chronologos, IMAX Corporation, SIGGRAPH, 4 \nmwcanlygoodmovis at; win por) Have you ever seen any of these movies? Did you enjoy them? Have you ever seen a silent film? a Mickey Mouse cartoon? @ 3-D fila? a movie at a drive-in? an IMAX film? Are there many movies made in your country? Name a few of your favorites. OQ CONVERSATION Movies are hard work! A ® Listen and practice Ryan: Working on movies must be really exciting. Nina: Oh, yeah, but it’s also very hard work A one-minute scene in a film can take days to shoot. Ryan: Really? Why is that? Nina: Well, a scene isn't filmed just once. Lots of different shots have to be taken. Only the best ones are used in the final film. Ryan: So, how many times does a typical scene need to be shot? Nina: It depends, but som mes as many as 20 times. One scene may be shot from five or six different, angles. Ryan: Wow! I didn’t realize that. Nina: Why don't you come visit the studio? I can show you how things are done, Ryan: Great, I'd love to! B ©® Listen to the rest of the conversation. What else makes working on movies difficult?© Grammar Focus oecT hata? sive to describe process © (\ iajare: + past participle Modal + be + past participle |. Asvene isn’t filmed just once, One scene may be shot from five or si Only the Best shots are used. Lots of different shots have to be taken,” y Sad ibe how a movie is made. First, complete then compare with a partner. Ay The sentences below dest the sentences using the paxsiv Before filming C1 ‘Qo complete the script, it has to (divide) into scenes, and the filming details need to (write out). rst, an outline of the script has to (prepare). T Next, actors (choose), locations (pick), and costumes (design). Filming can then begin. (1 Then the outline (expand) into a script 1 After the seript (complete), a director must (hire). During and after filming (the final film you see on the screen (create) by the director and editor out of thousands of different shots. 1 Soon after the film has been edited, music (compose) and sound effects may (ada), (] After the filming (finish), the different shots can then (put together) by the editor and director. (2) Once shooting begins, different shots (film) separately. Scenes may (not shoot) in sequence. B Pair work Number the sentences in part A (before filming: from 1 to 5; during and after filming: from 6 to 9), LISTENING | love my job! A ® Listen to an interview with a TV produce! Write down three things a producer does. = av woeee 4 (Things ‘2 producer does Personality traits I B ® Listen again. What are three personality traits a producer should have? Complete the chart Behind the scenes * 93oO SPEAKING Step by step A Pair work Put the pictures in order and describe the steps in each process. Use the vocabulary to help you. How many more steps can you think of? 1. A theater performance: actors, costumes, play, sets, build, design, rehearse, perform A: Preparing for a theater performance requires many steps. First, the script must be written B: Right! And after that, the actors are chosen. C: Then, . B Pair work Choose another topic or event: a fashion show, a rock concert, a TV sitcom, or a game. Come up with as many steps as you can think of. C Group work Compare your information from part B with another pair. Are any steps missing? 6 WRITING Describing a process A Write about one of the topics from Exercise 5 or use your own idea. Describe the different steps in the process 1 i complicated. Before anything else | happens, a story must be written Once the story is written, the | [rest of the,preperations take place. First, music and jynits need + | to be composed to accompany the stoty. Then, a producer must_, B Pair work Read your partner's paper. Can you think of any more steps? 94° Unit 14@ Word POWER Media professions A Where do these people work? Complete the chart with the compound nouns. camera operator foreign correspondent movie producer stunt person computer programmer gossip columnist, network installer support technician film editor graphic designer photo editor Web-page designer B Group work What exactly do you think each person in part A does? “A camera operator handles the camera during the filming of a movie.” PRONUNCIATION Review of stress in compound nouns A ® The first word in a compound noun usually receives greater stress, Which compound nouns in Exercise 7 do not follow this rule? Write the words. B Pair work Think of and practice four more compound nouns describing professions. PERSPECTIVES Quiz show Ae Listen to a quiz show. Can you guess the occupations? LA ho finds appropriate places to shoot ‘scenes, gets to travel all over the world. 2A is someone who chooses an actor for each asting director partinamovie, 3A who males sure that everything ona movie set looks realistic, creates the objects thatthe characters use, Teegcrcig 4 A is someone who develops and expands a story idea into a full movie scp, prop designer JEM isalanguage specialist who works with actors onthe accents. ey ay who i used when an orginal screenplay needs more work, makes jokes funnier and dialogs more realistic, Vhich of the jobs in part A do you think would be the most interesting? Why? Toll the class, Behind the scenes * 95GRAMMAR Focus irre ieee. 4 + oe 1* 4 + ott i relative clauses are used to identity people. La f ect Coach is a language specialist. =k dialect coach so lariguege Special G She, wort with actors on their accents. works with actors on their ace " ‘Non nelotive clauses give further information about people. | ae " jn Scout finds places to shoot A location scout, who finds | stenes, He travels all over the world. shoot scenes, travels all over the aetette att ee A. Do these sentences contain defining (D) or non-defining (ND) clauses? Add commas to the non-defining clauses. Then compare with a partner. 1. A stunt person is someone who “stands in” for an actor during dangerous scenes. 2. A special-effects designer who needs advanced computer knowledge often spends millions of dollars on computer graphi 3, A stagehand is the person who moves the sets on stage in a theater production, 4. A movie producer who controls the budget decides how money will be spent. B Can you add the non-defining relative clauses in parentheses to the sentences? 1. A foreign correspondent travels all over the world. (who writes about events in other countries) a stunt person 2. A Web-page designer needs sophisticated computer knowledge. (who is a graphic artist) 3. An editorial page editor gives opinions about current issues. (who is a daily newspaper columnist) 4. A gossip columnist writes about celebrities and scandals. (who gets to go to fabulous parties) C Write three sentences about jobs you know. Compare with a partner. @ INTERCHANGE 14 Who makes it happen What kinds of people does it take to make a business run? Go to Interchange 14 96 © Unit 14READING TOUGH eer [pes can the article. Who do you think it was written fol Pee Re, 1 Asstorm forces a plane to make an emergency landing on a deserted island. The only shelter is a spooky house, where a murderer begins killing passengers. So what do these defenseless people do? They have a beach party and perform an elaborate song-and-dance number, 2 This is the world of Bollywood. The scene described above is from the classic indian film, Gumnaam, which was made in the 1960s. itis typical ofthe kind of movies that ae stil made in india today. 3 For as long as Hollywood has existe, there has also been an indian fim industry. Because itis based in Bombay (Mumbai), itis popularly called Bollywood — from the words Bombay and Hollywood. While itis a old as Hollywood, it is much bigger. Bollywood currently has the largest movie industy in the world produces more than 1,000 films a year ~ and as many as 14 million people a day pack into movie theaters to see Bollywood films, While there are many types of films made in india, the most Popular are the movies made in Bollywood. The films, which are ‘made in the Hindi language, generally deal with Indian history and social problems. The average Bollywood film runs about three hours, but audiences don’t seem to mind the length. The stories are melodramatic: Heroes drive around in flashy cars, actresses twirl around in beautiful costumes, and the poor bay 5 Although the films may seem exaggerated always triumphs against the rich vilan They also feature many musical numbers, usualy love songs. tosome, that's nat how most flmgoers feel. These movies and their stars are beloved by audiences throughout Asia, Arica, and the Middle East. "Every South Asian grows up with some kind of connection to Bollywood,” notes indian writer Suketu Mehta, “In certain ways, i's what unites us.” A Read the article. Find and underline a sentence in the article that answers each question below. 1, How does Bollywood compare to Hollywood? 2. How many Bollywood films are made every 3. What language is spoken in Bollywood mov 4, How long is a typical Bollywood movie? ar? 5. How do audiences feel about the stars of Bollywood movies? B Find these sentences in the article. Decide whether each sentence is the main idea or a supporting idea in that paragraph. Check (/) the correct boxes. | 4. This is the world of Bollywood. (par. 2) | 2. it produces more than . | 3. While there are many . | 4. The average Bollywood film made in Bollywood, (par. 4) C Group work Have you ever seen a Bollywood movie? If so, how did you like it’ to see Bollywood films. (par. 3) mind the length. (par. 4) 5. Although they may sound silly . . . filmgoers feel. (par. 5) a 1 @ o fa] fa] | 9 a a o | Behind the scenes * 97