Стр.106-107 Dialogue Of Cultures ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 10 класс

FACT FILE: Movie Genres

1. A film where the action is set in two worlds—the “real” world and an imaginary world—or just in an imaginary world. It takes the audience to fantastic, fairy-tale places and tells about the events that are unlikely to occur in real life. It often has an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary.
2. A film which tells an exciting story with a lot of action. It may be about encounters with new “worlds”, searches or expeditions for lost continents, “jungle” and “desert” epics, treasure hunts, disaster films, or searches for the unknown.
3. A film with a light-hearted plot designed to amuse and provoke laughter by exaggerating the situation, the language, action, relationships and characters.
4. A film whose central theme is a romantic attraction between at least two of the major characters. These films have the ability to move the audience emotionally; hence, they are often labelled as “tear-jerkers”.
5. A film that focuses on an investigation into the mystery surrounding a crime; its aim is to find out what really happened and thus to expose the truth.
6. A film which tells a story usually set in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, with horses, dusty towns and trails, cowboys, Indians, etc.

WHO is WHO and WHAT is WHAT in cinematography

producer; director; screenplay; plot; silent movie; Action!; Cut!

• the story of a film
• a story written as a dialogue between the characters; a written form of a film
• a film without soundtrack and no spoken dialogue; sometimes there are subtitles for dialogue segments
• a person who makes the practical and financial arrangements needed to make a film
• a person who is in charge of a film or play and tells the actors how to play their parts
• a command used by film directors when they are just about to begin filming a scene
• a command used by film directors when they finish filming a scene

1. What are the most popular genres in Russian cinematography? Do you think Russian filmmakers are influenced by Hollywood? Do you consider this a positive or a negative influence? Give some examples.
2. Do you go to the cinema often or do you prefer to watch films at home? What was the last film you saw? Did it have a happy ending?
3. Which recent film would you recommend? Why this one?

Hollywood in the Desert

Everyone knows what Hollywood is, but what is Hollywood in the Desert? Since 1910 filmmakers found Tucson, Arizona, and the surrounding landscape the ideal setting for both feature films and commercials. In 1973 “Old Tucson”—an artful imitation of a western town—was built for shooting Arizona. Hollywood’s finest art directors contributed to creating this most popular western location facility in the United States.

The shooting site comprises 105 buildings, with sheriff’s office, barber’s shop, general store and, of course, saloon! Whatever producers are looking for, they are sure to find it in Old Tucson: a working railway depot, a mill, a farm, a Spanish-style hacienda and an isolated ranch! These authentic-looking buildings are surrounded by a 29,000-acre park.

Old Tucson is also proud of having a Renault steam locomotive, built in 1872 for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, which is still operative. There are passenger, freight and mail cars that can be attached, and track to run them on. If the locomotive seems too modern, the director can use any of 250 carefully maintained antique home-drawn rigs.

Old Tucson wardrobe department offers about 19,000 Western costumes for men, women, children, Mexicans, Indians, Union and Confederate soldiers, farmers and cowboys. Besides being a movie location, Old Tucson is a kind of open-air museum and out-of-doors theatre where twice a day professional actors perform a “western” authentic setting. The audience stands or sits on one side of the street, and the other side is a scene. After the performance the viewers pose for photos together with the actors.

You can also test your courage by spending half an hour in jail or have a special (and the only!) copy of the local newspaper with your name and photograph printed—both for an extra fee.