Films, TV shows Flashcards
physical activity/movement involved with pain
stunt
swordfighter
swashbuckler
a comedy with jokes that make you fall over
slapstick comedy
a comedy of mistakes
screwball comedy
a comic version of a story, which makes fun of the genre
spoofs and parodies
a comedy with no evident jokes, yet funny/satirical
black comedy
mafioso
mobster
a street criminal
hoodlum
who-did-it plot
who-dun-it plot
tough, no feelings
hard-boiled
dramas set in court
courtroom dramas
a crazy/playful adventure
medieval romp
sfondo panoramico
panoramic backdrop
rich/extravagant clothes
lavish costumes
violent/gory horror films
slasher films
insane
deranged
mystical, black magic
occult
mysterious/suspicious enemy
shadowy villain
chaos, disturbance
havoc
a branch of
an offshoot
presaging the end of the world
apocalyptic
a bad/unfair society, where there’s a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary society in the future
dystopian
romantic-epic space adventure
space-opera
prisoners of war
POW
armed fighting
combat fighting
the art of fighting
warfare
a tribute at funeral
eulogy
western films filmed in the 1960s in Europe
spaghetti western
classic western films which are revised
revisionist westerns
to act
to perform
raised performance area
stage
to be recruited
to be called in
to be replaced temporarily
to stand in
attore/attrice
actor/actress
operatore di ripresa
camera operator
selection of actors
casting
direttore della fotografia
cinematographer/director of photography
costume plan and styling
costume design
dialogo
dialogue
regista
director
montaggio
editing
troupe cinematografica
film crew
set cinematografico
film set
illuminazione
lightning
ricerca della location
location scouting
trucco
make-up
produttore
producer
prova di schermo
screen test
sceneggiatura
script/screenplay
ripresa, scatto
shot
colonna sonora
soundtrack
effetti speciali
special effects
storyboard (film outline in pictures)
storyboard, bozzetti
to avoid, reject
to shun
TV via cavo
broadcast TV
to go up quickly
to soar
to increase suddenly
to surge
to examine closely
to scrutinise
an outgoing
an expenditure/expense (uscita)
incasso
gross
smbd who is very lazy without initiative
layabout
to creep, move slowly (e.g. zombies)
to crawl/shuffle
a fortress
stronghold
the last warning
ultimatum
the final fight
the showdown
to block, obstruct;
barricare
to barricade
without a plan/strategy
clueless
a heavy blow;
colpo/mazzata
wham
when you must decide between A and B;
if necessary
in a pinch
a parody
send-up
to shuffle (arrancare);
metaphorically when you work slowly
to plod (through)
smth/smbd that promotes affection, lovable
endearing
smbd lazy, without effort
slacker
pure laziness
sloth
full of laziness
slothful
unintelligent, stupid
gormless
