File 6 - Cinema Flashcards
película de acción
action film
n
/ˈækʃn fɪlm/
Have you seen that new action film starring Tom Cruise?
actor
actor
n
/ˈæktə(r)/
I want to be an actor so I’m studying drama.
actriz
actress
n
/ˈæktrəs/
Angelina Jolie is a famous actress.
adaptación, modificación
adaptation
n
/ædæpˈteɪʃn/
I loved the recent adaptation of Jane Eyre.
auditorio, público
audience
n
/ˈɔːdiəns/
There weren’t many people in the audience.
basarse en
based on
/beɪst ɒn/
The film is based on a popular novel by Kathryn Stockett.
seguir los pasos, seguir las huellas
be on
/bi ɒn/
When will the new series of Downton Abbey be on?
animación, dibujos animados
animation
n
/ænɪˈmeɪʃn/
My children love the animation Peppa Pig.
reparto, elenco
cast
n
/kɑːst/
The film has a very small cast of only five actors.
comedia
comedy
n
/ˈkɒmədi/
We saw a great comedy starring Ben Stiller last week.
directo
direct
v
/dəˈrekt/
He’s an actor but now he wants to direct a film.
drama
drama
n
/ˈdrɑːmə/
I watched an excellent drama that was set during the Second World War.
doblar (películas)
dub
v
/dʌb/
They usually dub American movies into Italian.
excitante, emocionante, apasionante
exciting
adj
/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
The last James Bond film was really exciting.
extra
extra
n
/ˈekstrə/
I was an extra in the recent film about Robin Hood.
película
film
n
/fɪlm/
What’s your favourite film?
filmar en localización
film on location
/fɪlm ɒn ləʊˈkeɪʃn/
We want to film on location in India.
gracioso, chistoso, cómico
funny
adj
/ˈfʌni/
That new comedy with Ricky Gervais is really funny.
película histórica
historical film
n
/hɪˈstɒrɪkl fɪlm/
It was a historical film about the American Civil War.
película de horror
horror film
n
/ˈhɒrə(r) fɪlm/
She was in a horror film about vampires.
película
movie
n
/ˈmuːvi/
They use the word movie, not film, in America.
emotivo/a
moving
adj
/ˈmuːvɪŋ/
That film about the First World War was really moving.
musical
musical
n
/ˈmjuːzɪkl/
We saw the musical Mamma Mia! in London.
toca la parte de
play the part of
/pleɪ ðə pɑːt ɒv/
I want to play the part of Juliet in the new film of Romeo and Juliet.
trama, argumento
plot
n
/plɒt/
The plot of the film was very complicated.
revisar, comprobar, analizar
review
n
/rɪˈvjuː/
The film got a really bad review in the papers.
comedia romántica
rom-com
n
/rɒm kɒm/
I don’t like action films. I prefer watching rom-coms.
escalofriante, dar miedo, alarmante, sinistro
scary
adj
/ˈskeəri/
I thought that alien film was really scary.
escena, lugar
scene
n
/siːn/
I love the scene where they find each other at the train station.
película de ciencia ficción
science fiction film
n
/ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn fɪlm/
He loves that science fiction film about aliens coming to earth.
guión
script
n
/skrɪpt/
The script was written by an experienced writer.
sequela, continuación
sequel
n
/ˈsiːkwəl/
Will there be a sequel to this film?
ambientar, localizar, desarrollar
set
v
/set/
They set the film in the Italian Alps.
filmar en localización
shoot on location
/ʃuːt ɒn ləʊˈkeɪʃn/
They’re going to shoot on location in Mexico.
banda sonora
soundtrack
n
/ˈsaʊndtræk/
I love the soundtrack to this film and I want to buy the CD.
efectos especiales
special effects
n pl
/speʃl ɪˈfekts/
They spent millions on the special effects in this dinosaur film.
estrella
star
n
/stɑː(r)/
Keira Knightley is the star of the film.
estudio (de filmación)
studio
n
/ˈstjuːdiəʊ/
It was filmed in a studio in Hollywood.
sustítulos
subtitles
n pl
/ˈsʌbtaɪtlz/
It’s a French film so it has English subtitles.
thriller, película o novela de suspense
thriller
n
/ˈθrɪlə(r)/
He starred in a thriller about a political scandal in America.
traducción, versión traducida
translation
n
/trænzˈleɪʃn/
The translation of the film from English to Russian took three months.
violento, agresivo
violent
adj
/ˈvaɪələnt/
Children shouldn’t see violent films.
película de guerra
war film
n
/wɔː(r) fɪlm/
We saw a war film set during the Vietnam war.
película del oeste, película de vaqueros
western
n
/ˈwestən/
That actor was in a western recently and he was one of the good guys.
