1、Unit 1 Lights, camera, action!Welcome to the unit & Reading (I) Brainstorming1 Step Could you list some film types?Romance Documentary HorrorFantasyComedyScience fiction Musical Cartoon War ActionFilm Film typestypes Brainstorming1 Step What type of film is shown on each poster?Which film type do yo
2、u like best? Why?What elements of a film can you think of?Behind the scenesA film critics lecture transcriptSkimming2 Step A good lecture transcriptIntroduction (attractive)Body (clear & convincing)Conclusion(impressive)Careful reading3 Step Read the lecture transcript again carefully and complete t
3、he table in A2.Further reading4 Step u Why do you think the film critic asks a question at the beginning of his lecture?u How does the film critic show his main points and support them? Why?u How do you understand “the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making” in the last paragraph?Answer the followin
4、g questions.uWhy do you think the film critic asks a question at the beginning of his lecture?a questionan interesting facta quotationa hookan attractive introductionExample 1Example 2Main point(clear & convincing)u How does the film critic show his main points and support them? Why?Main pointsExamp
5、lesMany 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 CGI are filmed in front of a green screen.The Quidditch scenes in the HarryPotter fi
6、lms were made with the actorsjumping 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 or smaller than they really were.Props contribute to a films success.(4) Director James
7、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.Good examples can substitute for long explanations. Learn thisGood writers explain their ideas well. One way they explain
8、 their ideas is to include examples which make the writers thoughts much more concrete, practical, and comprehensible to the reader. Without good examples, the reader is left with just theories that are too difficult to use and apply. Learn thisu How do you understand “the tip of the huge iceberg of
9、 film-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 metaphoran impressive conclusionExplanation:In this sentence, film-making is compared to an iceberg as they share some similarities. As we can see only a small
10、part of a huge iceberg out of the ocean, what we see on the screen when seeing a film, is also just a small part of film-making. Explanation: A huge amount of work lies unknown to the audience, just like the rest of the iceberg is hidden beneath the ocean. Using a metaphor, the film critic clearly c
11、onveys to the audience the large amount of work that has been done behind the scenes in film-making.Using a metaphor, the film critic clearly conveys to the audience the large amount of work that has been done behind the scenes in film-making.A metaphor compares one thing to another without using “a
12、s” or “like”. It draws the readers attention to the similarities between two things. This way, unfamiliar things can be explained with something people are more familiar with. Im drowning in a sea of grief. Here grief is so overwhelming that the person feels helpless, like theyre being pulled underw
13、ater.He broke my heart. Your heart isnt literally broken; youre just feeling hurt and sad. You light up my life. Of course, no one can provide physical light. This expression is simply saying that someone brings them joy. He is the apple of my eye. There is, of course, no apple in someones eye. The
14、apple is someone held dear. She has such a bubbly personality. No ones personality can bubble up like a glass of champagne. This metaphor is used to signify someone whos especially cheerful. Hope is on the horizon. Hope is an intangible thing that doesnt bob along the horizon. This metaphor indicate
15、s good things are in ones future.Discussing5 Step When are the sound effects, the visual special effects and the props are made in film-making? Film-makingReleasePreparationShootingPost-productionWhat other work is needed in making a successful film? Why? Build propsAdd sound effects and visual spec
16、ial effectsFilm-makingReleasePreparationShootingPost-productionFilm-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 fo
17、otage. Distribute the film Advertise the 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.What conclusions can you draw from the lecture?Discussing5 Step Do you support the use of CGI in films? Why or why not?Homework1. 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.
