1、Unit 1 Lights, camera, action! Welcome to the unit & Reading (I) Brainstorming 1 Step Could you list some film types? Romance Documentary Horror Fantasy Comedy Science fiction Musical Cartoon War Action Film Film typestypes Brainstorming 1 Step What type of film is shown on each poster? Which film t
2、ype do you like best? Why? What elements of a film can you think of? Behind the scenes A film critics lecture transcript Skimming 2 Step Read the lecture transcript and complete the chart in A1 with the main idea of each paragraph. Introduction (Para. 1): Some aspects of film-making behind the scene
3、s require a lot of hard work. Main body: Aspect 1 (Para. 2): Aspect 2 (Para. 3): Aspect 3 (Para. 4): (1) _ (2) _ (3) _ Conclusion (Para. 5): (4) _ _ Sound effects Visual special effects Props Think of and appreciate the work done behind the scenes. Skimming 2 Step Careful reading 3 Step Read the lec
4、ture transcript again carefully and complete the table in A2. Main points Examples Many sound effects might not be made in the way you would expect. (1) The sounds of a baby elephant, a tiger and other animals were mixed by a computer to make a dinosaur roar in Jurassic Park. (2) Scenes requiring CG
5、I are filmed in front of a green screen. The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made with the actors jumping in front of a green screen. The aid of computers isnt always preferred. (3) The director of The Lord of the Rings films used clever camera angles to make characters seem bigger o
6、r smaller than they really were. Props contribute to a films success. (4) Director James Cameron spent six months looking at and revising plans of the Titanic in order to build a full-sized model for his 1997 film. It took 500 workers 100 days to build the fine model. Further reading 4 Step Why do y
7、ou think the film critic asks a question at the beginning of his lecture? How does the film critic show his main points and support them? Why? How do you understand “the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making” in the last paragraph? Answer the following questions. Why do you think the film critic as
8、ks a question at the beginning of his lecture? a question an interesting fact a quotation a hook an attractive introduction Example 1 Example 2 Main point (clear & convincing) How does the film critic show his main points and support them? Why? How do you understand “the tip of the huge iceberg of f
9、ilm-making” in the last paragraph? It means the lecture just talks about a small part of all the work people have done behind the scenes. a metaphor an impressive conclusion A good lecture transcript Introduction (attractive) Body (clear & convincing) Conclusion (impressive) Discussing 5 Step When a
10、re the sound effects, the visual special effects and the props are made in film-making? Film-making Release Preparation Shooting Post-production What other work is needed in making a successful film? Why? Build props Add sound effects and visual special effects Film-making Release Preparation Shooti
11、ng Post-production Film-making involves a lot of hard work behind the scenes. Write script Design the costume Hire cast and crew . Apply makeup for actors Set up lighting . Edit footage Add sound effects and visual special effects Combine audio track with footage . Distribute the film Advertise the
12、film . Film-making involves a lot of hard work behind the scenes. Spare a thought for all those talented people behind the scenes next time we go to the cinema. Discussing 5 Step Do you support the use of CGI in films? Why or why not? ? 1. Read the lecture transcript again and underline the difficult points that you cannot understand. 2. Surf the Internet to collect more information about the film industry and know more about different film- related jobs.
