Choose the word that fits the content of the sentence best.

1) That horror /crime film really messed me up (запутывать к-л)! It was so gripping (захватывающий) and even scary at times, and until the very end I could not believe they were going to catch the killer, but it all ended well, the clever detective saved the day (приносить удачу, успех). 2) I just can’t stand such films, alright. During the whole film I was waiting for something mat u re, some problem maybe, which would have made me think about life, instead of the never ending car-chase and shooting, but well what did I expect from a thriller /an action film. 3) Oh my! This new film in the cinema was just splendid, I’ve never seen a western/ musical before, and all the singing and dancing was really to my taste. 4) I’m not a big fan of thrillers/ science fiction, but this time the tension in the film even told on me, up to the last fifteen minutes I was convinced that the government was behind the whole thing! 5) It was the first 3-D film I’ve watched, and only later I found out that it was a screen version /science fiction. And although I was convinced that the original was a waste of time I still took the time to read it. 6) I never expected a comedy/ TV-series to be my cup of tea, really. I always thought that plots of such kind are very easy to come up with, but I was utterly wrong. Having watched it, seeing how well the humor is presented I’ve fallen in love with the genre. 7) I heard that independent films are/ art-house is not for every viewer, that it is an experimental genre rather than entertaining, but to my surprise there are many people who like it. 8) Compared to the Hollywood blockbusters, which are devoid of soul (лишенный души), art-house/ independent films tacklemore mature and acute topics and are not limited by ratings and box-office.

Match the columns.

F, 2 - e, 3 - g, 4 -h, 5 -a, 6 - c, 7 - b, 8 - d

4. Paraphrase the following sentences using the active vocabulary from Lesson 1, Lesson 2 and Lesson 3.

1) The music in the film (the musical score of the film) was breathtaking; moreover it matched the atmosphere of the film where the main character faces a series of challenges (drama), with lots of shooting scenes. Surely they must have added something after the film was shot with the help of the computer graphics (during the edit), but the cameraman’s choice of shots, like that one where the cameraman followed the main character (like tracking shot) during the car-chase, were brilliant. 2) A person who writes a script for a film (A script writer) probably does the hardest thing in the filmmaking process. There’s no denying that the process of getting a crew together, choosing the actors to play the main parts (casting the actors), getting it all on camera (shooting it) is no easy one, but to compose a plot, to think of an interesting twist at the end, creating complex, round characters, writing scene directions like to use the man-made light (artificial light), its position is the monumental work, the crucial one. If done negligently the whole output is ruined. 3) That movie was shot with the help of technology simulating the effect of depth by presenting slightly different views of a scene to each eye (in 3-D); you people really cannot imagine what I’ve experienced. Even though it was just a film about a criminal and a clever detective (a crime film), some shots were really impressive. But on the whole the amount of computer graphics (special effects) added after the shooting had been finished was not huge. 4) Despite the fact that this film was shorter than the average film (it was a short-length film), plus was not funded by any large company (it was not financed by a big company) it still evoked some deep feelings in me. And I’ve nearly forgotten to mention that it was not a colored film (it was a black-and-white film). 5) Pete’s never watched anything longer than a standard film, that is why watching a set episodes which have the same title (a TV-series) was so thrilling for him. Moreover, he had pointed out that the written form of the plot (a script) was well-structured, and all the actors playing the main characters (starred in the film) were doing their utmost. So, the end result (a final cut) produced a powerful effect on him. 6) Nowadays too many scenes are shot in studios, using a special screen (a green/blue screen) in order to substitute the actual background with computer generated one later (to obscure the image). But when I compare today’s blockbusters to some films shot in the 20^th century I cannot say which ones have more value. Even the background music (the original soundtrack)I s more original in some instances. 7) When I watched the series of extracts from this film used to advance publicity (a trailer to this movie) to this scary movie (horror film)I was overjoyed. I truly believed it would meet my expectations. But in reality when the list with acknowledging contributor’s role (credit titles) were finally displayed at the end of a film I gave out a sigh of relieve. 8) When Mike saw some kids trying to shoot their own film he was inspired by them. So he went to the shop and bought a device to record video (a camera)and a three-legged stand for supporting that device (and a tripod) and wanted to shoot a film with the main plot being a quest for lost continents (shoot a fantasy). But as it turned out without a good crew he was unable to fulfill his dream.

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