In what situation might you say the following? Match each question with one of the situations on the right.

1. What’s on? a) You want to know whether the actors are any good.

2. Who’s in it? b) You can’t see a free seat anywhere.

3. What’s it about? c) You need to know what time to get to the cinema.

4. Where’s it on? d) You’re thirsty.

5. What time does it start? e) You’re leaving the cinema with a friend.

6. Where shall we sit? f) There are three cinemas in town and you don’t know which is showing the film you want to see.

7. Where’s the bar? g) You haven’t a clue what to go and see.

8. What did you think of it? h) It might be a horror film and you wouldn’t enjoy that.

Make sure you can explain the meaning of the following words:

Producer, composer, assistant director, screenplay, script, movie-goer, scene designer, screen version; review, critic, subtitles, to be dubbed, supporting actress, top star, sound track, close-up, cast, to dub, billboard, to releаse a film, designer.

Film genres and film ratings

Film genres: Three main types are often used to categorize film genres; setting, mood, and format.

• The film's location is defined as the setting.

• The emotional charge carried throughout the film is known as its mood.

• The film may also be presented in a specific manner, it's the format.

Setting

• Crime: places its character within the realm of criminal activity

• Historical: taking place in the past amidst notable historical circumstances.

• Science fiction: a setting or plot defined by the effects of speculative (not yet existing) technology (i.e. future space travel, cyberpunk, time travel).

• Sports: sporting events and locations pertaining to a given sport.

• Teen: usually revolving around the usual conflicts of teenagers.

• War: battlefields and locations pertaining to a time of war.

• Westerns: wilderness on the verge of civilization, usually in the American West.

Mood

• Action: generally involves a moral interplay between "good" and "bad" played out through violence or physical force.

• Adventure: involving danger, risk, and/or chance, often with a high degree of fantasy.

• Comedy: intended to provoke laughter.

• Drama: mainly focuses on character development, often in situations which are familiar to a general audience.

• Fantasy: speculative fiction outside reality (i.e. myth, legend).

• Horror: intended to provoke fear in the audience.

• Mystery: the progression from the unknown to the known by discovering and solving a series of clues.

• Romance: dwelling on the elements of romantic love.

• Thrillers: intended to provoke excitement and/or nervous tension into audience.

Format

• Live action: The most common format of films.

• Animation: the rapid display of a sequence of 2-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement.

• Biography - also known as "biopic", a format that tells the story of a true story of a historic figure or an inspirational story about real people.

• Documentary: when reality.is filmed

• Musical: songs are sung by the characters and interwoven into the narrative.

Target audience

• Children's film: films for young children; as opposed to a family film, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences.

• Family film: intended to be attractive for people of all ages and suitable for viewing by a young audience. Examples of this are Disney films.

• Adult film: intended to be viewed only by an adult audience, content may include violence, disturbing themes, obscene language, or explicit sexual behavior.

Film ratings: Motion picture rating systems:

France

U (Tous publics) valid for all audiences;

-12 (interdit aux moins de 12 ans) unsuitable for children under 12 or forbidden in cinemas for under 12s;

-16 (interdit aux moins de 16 ans) unsuitable for children under 16 or forbidden in cinemas for under 16s;

-18 (interdit aux mineurs) unsuitable for children under 18 or forbidden in cinemas for under 18s

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