1、Unit 1 Lights,camera,action!Welcome to the unit&Reading(I)郭菊芬 湖南省株洲市第八中学郭菊芬中学高级教师株洲市高中英语学科带头人株洲市特级教师工作站成员湖南省“十三五”教育科研省级重点课题主持人全国创新英语大赛特级辅导教师 Brainstorming1StepCould you list some film types?Romance Documentary HorrorFantasyComedyScience fiction Musical Cartoon War ActionFilm types Brainstorming1Step
2、What type of film is shown on each poster?Which film type do you like best?Why?What elements of a film can you think of?Behind the scenesA film critics lecture transcript Skimming2StepRead the lecture transcript and complete the chart in A1 with the main idea of each paragraph.Introduction(Para.1):S
3、ome aspects of film-making behind the scenes require a lot of hard work.Main body:Aspect 1(Para.2):Aspect 2(Para.3):Aspect 3(Para.4):(1)_(2)_(3)_Conclusion(Para.5):(4)_Sound effectsVisual special effectsProps Think of and appreciate the work done behind the scenes.Skimming2StepCareful reading3StepRe
4、ad the lecture transcript again carefully and complete the table in A2.Main pointsExamplesMany 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
5、CGI are filmed in front of a green screen.The Quidditch scenes in the HarryPotter films 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 Ringsfilms used clever camera angles to make characters seem bigger or sma
6、ller than they really were.Props contribute to a films success.(4)Director James 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.Further reading4Stepu Why do you think th
7、e 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 following questions.uWhy do you think the film critic asks a question
8、 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?u How do you understand“the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making”in the last p
9、aragraph?It means the lecture just talks about a small part of all the work people have done behind the scenes.a metaphoran impressive conclusionA good lecture transcriptIntroduction(attractive)Body(clear&convincing)Conclusion(impressive)Discussing5StepWhen are the sound effects,the visual special e
10、ffects 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 special effectsFilm-makingReleasePreparationShootingPost-productionFilm-making involves a lot of hard wor
11、k 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 footage.Distribute the film Advertise the film.Film-making involves a lot of hard work behind the scenes.S
12、pare 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?Discussing5Step 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.
