Part One:Preproduction Stage 3
Unit One 3
Text:The Studios 3
New Words 6
Phrases Expressions 7
Notes 8
Unit Two 11
Text:Making a Film 11
New Words 12
Phrases Expressions 13
Notes 13
Unit Three 15
Text:Researching the Market 15
New Words 17
Phrases Expressions 17
Notes 18
Text:Budgets 20
Unit Four 20
New Words 21
Phrases Expressions 22
Notes 22
Unit Five 24
Text:The Preproduction Phase 24
New Words 26
Notes 27
Phrases Expressions 27
Unit Six 30
Text:The Screenplay 30
New Words 31
Phrases Expressions 32
Notes 32
Unit Seven 34
Text:Interpretation and Style 34
New Words 37
Notes 39
Phrases Expressions 39
Text:Plot and Story 43
Unit Eight 43
New Words 47
Phrases Expressions 49
Notes 49
Unit Nine 52
Text:The Director 52
New Words 53
Notes 54
Phrases Expressions 54
Unit Ten 56
Text:The Unit Production Manager 56
and the First Assistant Director 56
New Words 58
Phrases Expressions 59
Notes 60
Text:Principal Players 62
Unit Eleven 62
New Words 64
Phrases Expressions 66
Notes 66
Unit Twelve 68
Text:The Large Production Unit 68
New Words 70
Phrases Expressions 71
Notes 71
Unit Thirteen 73
Text:Sound Stage versus Practical Locations 73
New Words 74
Phrases Expressions 75
Notes 75
Unit Fourteen 77
Text:Preparing the Crew 77
New Words 79
Phrases Expressions 80
Notes 81
Part Two:Shooting Stage 85
Unit Fifteen 85
Text:The Production Phase 85
New Words 88
Phrases Expressions 90
Notes 91
Text:16mm Film and 35mm Film 93
Unit Sixteen 93
New Words 95
Phrases Expressions 96
Notes 97
Unit Seventeen 99
Text:Components of the Camera 99
New Words 101
Phrases Expressions 102
Notes 102
Text:The Shutter 104
Unit Eighteen 104
New Words 107
Phrases Expressions 108
Notes 108
Unit Nineteen 111
Text:The Lens Mount 111
New Words 113
Phrases Expressions 113
Notes 114
Unit Twenty 116
Text:Focal Length and Perspective 116
New Words 118
Phrases Expressions 118
Notes 118
Unit Twenty-One 121
Text:The Moving Camera 121
New Words 123
Phrases Expressions 124
Notes 125
Unit Twenty-Two 128
Text:Exposure and Film Stocks 128
New Words 130
Phrases Expressions 131
Notes 131
Unit Twenty-Three 134
Text:Light 134
New Words 136
Phrases Expressions 137
Notes 138
Unit Twenty-Four 140
Text:Directionality and Lighting Contrast 140
New Words 142
Phrases Expressions 143
Notes 143
Text:Lighting Styles 146
Unit Twenty-Five 146
New Words 147
Phrases Expressions 148
Notes 149
Unit Twenty-Six 151
Text:A Basic Lighting Setup and Lighting Faces 151
New Words 154
Phrases Expressions 155
Notes 156
Unit Twenty-Seven 159
Text:The First Take and Production Sound 159
New Words 161
Phrases Expressions 162
Notes 163
Unit Twenty-Eight 166
Text:The Dailies 166
New Words 169
Phrases Expressions 170
Notes 171
Unit Twenty-Nine 175
Text:Acoustic Properties 175
New Words 177
Phrases Expressions 179
Notes 179
Unit Thirty 181
Text:Single System Sound and Double System Sound 181
New Words 184
Phrases Expressions 185
Notes 185
Unit Thirty-One 189
Text:Recording,Playback and Head Care 189
New Words 192
Phrases Expressions 194
Notes 194
Text:Recorder Operation 198
Unit Thirty-Two 198
New Words 200
Phrases Expressions 201
Notes 201
Unit Thirty-Three 203
Text:Ambient Sound and Recording in Noisy 203
Locations 203
New Words 205
Notes 206
Phrases Expressions 206
Unit Thirty-Four 209
Text:Recording Music and Recording Sound 209
Effects 209
New Words 211
Phrases Expressions 211
Notes 212
Unit Thirty-Five 217
Text:Postproduction 217
Part Three:Postproduction Stage 217
New Words 218
Phrases Expressions 219
Notes 220
Unit Thirty-Six 222
Text:The Mixers 222
New Words 223
Notes 224
Phrases Expressions 224
Unit Thirty-Seven 226
Text:The Director s Role in Postproduction 226
Sound 226
New Words 227
Phrases Expressions 228
Notes 228
Unit Thirty-Eight 231
Text:Montage 231
New Words 234
Phrases Expressions 235
Notes 236
Unit Thirty-Nine 239
Text:Cutting Styles 239
New Words 242
Phrases Expressions 243
Notes 243
Text:The Director s Role in Editing 246
Unit Forty 246
New Words 247
Phrases Expressions 248
Notes 248
Unit Forty-One 250
Text:Picture Editing 250
New Words 252
Phrases Expressions 253
Notes 253
Text:Editing Dialogue 256
Unit Forty-Two 256
New Words 257
Phrases Expressions 258
Notes 259
Unit Forty-Three 261
Text:Editing Music 261
New Words 263
Phrases Expressions 263
Notes 264
Unit Forty-Four 266
Text:The Editing Room 266
New Words 268
Phrases Expressions 269
Notes 269
Unit Forty-Five 272
Text:From Dailies to Fine-Cut 272
New Words 275
Phrases Expressions 276
Notes 277
Unit Forty-Six 279
Text:Timing the Workprint 279
New Words 281
Phrases Expressions 281
Notes 282
Unit Forty-Seven 284
Text:Troubleshooting Errors 284
New Words 288
Phrases Expressions 290
Notes 290
Unit Forty-Eight 293
Text:The Print 293
New Words 294
Phrases Expressions 295
Notes 295
Text:Distribution 299
Unit Forty-Nine 299
Part Four:Distribution and Marketing 299
New Words 301
Phrases Expressions 302
Notes 302
Unit Fifty 305
Text:The Independent Distributors 305
New Words 307
Phrases Expressions 308
Notes 309
Unit Fifty-One 312
Text:Money Coming Back 312
New Words 313
Phrases Expressions 314
Notes 314
Unit Fifty-Two 316
Text:Release Prints and Television Sales 316
New Words 318
Phrases Expressions 319
Notes 320
Unite Fifty-Three 323
Text:The Importance of the Campaign 323
New Words 325
Phrases Expressions 326
Notes 327
Unit Fifty-Four 330
Text:The Elements of the Campaign 330
New Words 333
Phrases Expressions 334
Notes 335
Unit Fifty-Five 338
Text:The Promotional Concept 338
New Words 340
Phrases Expressions 341
Notes 342
Appendix Ⅰ:Glossary 345
Appendix Ⅱ:Credits 369