Plan for describing the film in English. English words on the topic “Cinema”
Titanic” was released in 1997. It was directed, written and produced TRANSLATION
by James Cameron. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
After this film Leonardo DiCaprio’s stage career soared. Both actors got
to be famous all over the world. For a long time “Titanic” was the
highest-grossing film of all times.
The film is based on the true story of Titanic, a huge passenger
liner which wrecked during its first journey across the Atlantic.
The film tells us a story of two people, Rose and Jack, who fell in
love with each other on shipboard. Rose belonged to a high-class
society, while Jack was a pennyless artist who won his ticket in a card
game.
Their troubles began when others found out about this love affair.
Despite everyone and everything Rose and Jack stood by each other and
resisted obeying the rules and boundaries of class differentiation.
Unfortunately, we will never know whether this beautiful love story
would have the happy end as Jack died during the wreck of the
Titanic. Rose survived. At the end of the film we realize that she will
keep these feelings in her heart. And she did. She carried them through
the rest of her life.
To my mind, “Titanic” is one of those films after which no one will
remain indifferent. During the film we follow the story of two people,
feeling for them. We don’t give up hope for the happy end, which was
never meant to happen. The film impresses us to a great extent and we
keep reflecting upon it afterwards. After this film one can think a lot
about happiness, love, tragic coincidence and destiny’s
predetermination.
The film Titanic was released in 1997. Director, screenwriter and
The film's producer is James Cameron. Starring Leonardo Di
Caprio and Kate Winslet. After this film, the acting career of Leonardo Di
Caprio began to rapidly climb up. This film brought the actors
world fame. For a long time the film remained among the leaders in the box office.
fees
The film is based on the true story of the Titanic, a huge
passenger airliner that crashed and sank during
on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
The plot develops around two people - Rose and Jack, who fall in love with each other
friend on board the ship. Rose was upper class and Jack was
a poor artist who won his ticket at cards.
Their problems began when others found out about their affair. But despite
to this, the young people remained on each other’s side and refused
obey morals and class boundaries. Unfortunately we
we'll never know if this story had a happy ending because
Jack died during the sinking of the Titanic. Rose was saved. At the end of the film we
We understand that she will keep these feelings in her heart. And she
kept. She carried them throughout her life.
In my opinion, the film “Titanic” will not leave anyone indifferent. On
Throughout the film, the viewer follows the story of two people and
empathizes with them. Until the end of the film we hope for a happy ending, and so
without waiting for him. This film leaves a deep impression and gives food
for further thoughts. After the film you can think a lot about happiness,
love, about a tragic coincidence of circumstances and the irrevocability of fate.
Useful for learning a language, there is no doubt, but if you want to discuss movies with a foreign friend or read something about films on English-language sites, you will have to master special vocabulary. From this collection you will learn the names of film genres in English, general terms related to filmmaking, as well as words that will be useful when discussing a film.
Words and expressions about cinema are one of the layers of vocabulary into which many borrowings from other languages have penetrated. Often they can be replaced with Russian-language analogues, but this is not done, especially in a professional environment, to save time and ease of expression of thoughts. As you know, language always strives for simplicity.
For example, instead of “setting” you can say “place and time of action”, but the word “setting” is simply shorter. Some words of foreign origin have already become firmly established in the Russian language and are not perceived as foreign, for example: actor, montage, genre, western.
Film genres in English
Below are the common names of film genres in English. These words are not always used in their pure form. When describing films, you may also encounter subgenres and mixed genres. For example, genre action-adventure(action-adventure) or a subgenre of films about love (romance) - romantic comedy (romantic comedy).
| genre | genre |
| feature film | feature film (full length) |
| short film | short film |
| action | action movie |
| adventure | adventure film |
| comedy | comedy |
| drama | drama |
| crime | crime film |
| horror | horror film |
| fantasy | fantasy |
| romance | film about love |
| thriller | thriller |
| animation | animated film |
| family | Family Film |
| war | Movie about war |
| documentary | documentary |
| musical | musical |
| biography | biographical film |
| sci-fi | Science fiction |
| western | Western |
| post-apocalyptic | post-apocalypse |
Filmmaking
The film is the result of long and well-coordinated work of a large team of professionals; the film’s production cycle is divided into the main stages:
- Development– a film project and script are created, basic financial issues are agreed upon.
- Pre-production– a film crew is formed, actors are selected, filming is planned.
- Production- Actually, a film is being made.
- Post-production– editing, sound, special effects.
- Distribution– that’s what everything is done for. There are times when it is at this stage that an excellent project is ruined due to poor marketing.
Most often they talk about stages pre-production, production and postproduction. Although there are Russian equivalents for these terms: “pre-production”, “filming” and “post-production”, quite often they simply say “pre-production”, “production” and “post-production”.
A similar story with words sequel, prequel, spin-off, which can be translated as background, continuation and branch, but more often for simplicity and convenience we say “sequel”, “prequel” and “spin-off”.
| cast | cast |
| crew | film crew |
| actor | actor |
| actress | actress |
| movie star | movie star |
| director | director |
| scriptwriter | screenwriter |
| cameraman | operator |
| stunt | stuntman |
| make up artist | make-up artist |
| make up | makeup |
| costume designer | costume designer |
| film editor | editor |
| stunt coordinator | stunt coordinator |
| lighting technician | illuminator |
| stylist | stylist |
| choreographer | choreographer |
| music composer | composer |
| soundtrack | soundtrack |
| sound effect | sound effect |
| visual effect | visual effect |
| CGI (computer-generated imagery) | computer graphics |
| special effect | special effect |
| pre-production | preliminary preparation of the film (pre-production) |
| production | filming stage (production) |
| post-production | film post-production (post-production) |
| prequel | prequel |
| sequel | sequel |
| spin off | spin-off |
| remake | remake |
English words on the topic “Cinema”: general vocabulary
These words and expressions will be useful for discussing the film. The phrase “the film is set in”, which appears in the description of any film, is especially useful. In this case set in has the meaning “to have a place and time of action”, for example:
The film is set in the 1990s on a small tropical island. – The film takes place in the 1990s on a small tropical island.
Hence the word setting(setting) – place and time of action.
