Tuesday, March 17, 2026

FILM / MOVIE - UNIT 5 - YEAR 6

LET'S TALK ABOUT MOVIES!! WE LOVE GOING TO THE CINEMA!

- Vocabulary from unit 5 -

FILM TYPES: ADJECTIVES:

FILM GENRES

Action film. - Disappointing
Comedy - Exciting
Fantasy - Popular
Sci-Fi (Science Fiction). - Magical
Musical - Boring
Animation - Scary
Etc.

STORY WORDS:

Characters

- main characters (protagonists/antagonists): they drive the plot, the story is centred on them. They connect with the audience (spectators).

SUPERHERO or HERO / HEROINE
SUPERVILLAIN or VILLAIN

- secondary characters: they help the protagonists. They are important narrative figures who appear in fewer scenes than the protagonists.

Actors

An actor's job is to interpret SCRIPTS to bring CHARACTERS to life using their VOICE, BODY and EMOTIONS. They have to memorize lines, sometimes sing, cry, laugh, etc. They have to collaborate with FILM DIRECTORS and all the CREW.

- an actress (a woman)

- an actor (a man)

Script

It's a written text, plan or set of instructions. In CINEMA or THEATRE it's the dialogue and action for a film, play, TV show or radio programe.

Special effects (SFX)

They are illusions created on set during filming a movie such as explotions, weather conditions, special Make-up, robots and puppets for non-human characters, etc.

Ending

The ending of a film is the final sequence resolving the conflict or problem of the storyline and providing closure and lasting impact. Types of ending: HAPPY (TRIUMPH), SAD, BITTERSWEET, FINAL TWIST, etc.