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Episode 12: After the film

Michal: Well that rom-com was much better than I expected. It was really romantic. Thank you.

Alice: Oh, it was my pleasure.

Michal: Would you like to do it again – go out on another date with me?

Alice: Another date? Michal, that wasn't a date we were on there.

Michal: It wasn't? Oh, I thought it was.

Alice: No, we're just good friends.

Michal: Yes, we are good friends and I'd like us to be better friends so I'm going to ask you: would you like to go out with me?
实战语法
Here is some vocabulary to describe people connected with making films and some questions you can use when asking about a film.

People involved in making a film:

The producer(制片人) is the manager of the film, and deals with the money and schedules.

The director(导演) is the creative manager of the film; the director calls ‘Action!’ and ‘Cut!’.

The cinematographer/director of photography is responsible for the look of the film – the photography(摄影师).

The screenwriter(编剧) writes the script or screenplay.

The leading actors/the main actors(主角) are often famous stars, and they have the most important roles in the script.

The supporting actors(配角) are the other actors in the film, they have less important roles in the script.

The extras(临时演员) are people in the background of the film, they usually don't speak in the film.

If you want to find out more about a film, you can ask these questions:

What's it called?
What is the name of the film?

What's it about?
What is the story and who are the main characters?

Where and when is it set?
Where and in what historical time does the story take place?

Who's in it?
Who are the leading actors?

Who's it by?
Who is the director (or the screenwriter)?

What's it like?
What is your opinion of the film?

Is it any good?
Is the film good?
技能训练
For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

1. Who or what does the cinematographer work with?
a. The actors and their performances.
b. The script and the story.
c. The money and the schedules.
d. The cameras and the lights.

2. 'Who's it by?' Which is the best answer to that question?
a. Hollywood.
b. Marilyn Monroe.
c. Alfred Hitchcock.
d. A man who witnesses a murder on a train.

3. 'Where's it set?' What is the best answer to that question?
a. In the past.
b. In the 1960s.
c. In South Africa.
d. In most cinemas.

4. If I ask 'Who's in it?', what do I want to know?
a. The names of the actors.
b. The name of the producer.
c. The main story.
d. The name of the screenwriter.

5. What question do you ask when you want to know the story of a film?
a. What's it about?
b. What's it called?
c. What's it like?
d. When's it set?

6. Another phrase that means 'main actors' is
a. supporting actors
b. leading actors
c. famous actors
d. unknown actors
答案详解
Answers

1. Who or what does the cinematographer work with?
a. The actors and their performances. Wrong, a director works with the actors and their
performances.
b. The script and the story. Wrong, the screenwriter works with the script and story.
c. The money and the schedules. Wrong, the producer works with the money and the
schedules.
d. The cameras and the lights. Correct, the cinematographers responsible for
the photography, so s/he works with the cameras and the lights.

2. ‘Who's it by?' Which is the best answer to that question?
a. Hollywood. Wrong, this is an answer to ‘Where was it made?'
b. Marilyn Monroe. Wrong, this is an answer to ‘Who's in it?'
c. Alfred Hitchcock. Correct, Alfred Hitchcock was a film director.
d. A man who witnesses a murder on a train. Wrong, this is the answer to ‘What's it
about?'

3. ‘Where's it set?' What is the best answer to that question?
a. In the past. Wrong, this is an answer to ‘When's it set?'
b. In the 1960s. Wrong, this is an answer to ‘When's it set?'
c. In South Africa. Correct, this is a place or location.
d. In most cinemas. Wrong, this is an answer to ‘Where can I see it?'

4. If I ask 'Who's in it?', what do I want to know?
a. The names of the actors. Correct, the actors are in the film.
b. The name of the producer. Wrong, the producer is not in the film.
c. The main story. Wrong, this is the answer to ‘What's it about?'
d. The name of the screenwriter. Wrong, this is an answer to 'Who's it (written) by?'

5. What question do you ask when you want to know the story of a film?
a. What's it about? Correct, for example, this film is about a man who falls in
love with his best friend's mother.
b. What's it called? Wrong, this asks for the title of the film.
c. What's it like? Wrong, this asks for your opinion of the film.
d. When's it set? Wrong, this asks for the period or the time the film takes place in.

6. Another phrase that means ‘main actors' is
a. supporting actors - Wrong, supporting actors are not the main actors, they have
minor roles.
b. leading actors - Correct, the leading actors have the main parts in the story.
c. famous actors - Wrong, sometimes a famous actor may not be the main actor in a
film.
d. unknown actors - Wrong, an unknown actor means they aren't yet famous.