TALKING ABOUT MOVIES INTRODUCTION TO MOVIES IMPORTANT VOCABULARY

TALKING ABOUT MOVIES INTRODUCTION TO MOVIES

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY • Genre – kind of movie • Setting – when and where • Characters: who is the movie about? • Plot – story of a movie • Climax – the moment of highest emotion • Reviews – what someone thinks of a movie • Your Opinion – “I liked when. . . ” or “I didn’t like when. . . ”

GENRE • Genre – category or type • Sitcom • Action/Superhero • Sci-Fi (Science Fiction) SF ies v o M • Romance • Comedy vs. y med o C antic om m o -C R Rom • Documentary • Drama • “Situational” “Comedy” • Sit Com • Reality Show • Horror • Thriller • Historical drama not s i a ram Story! D A ve a Lo n isio v e l Te • Game Show • Talk Show • Nature Show • The News • Drama • Soap Opera not s i a ram Story! D A ve a Lo • Adventure/Fantasy • This is a Love Story! • Cartoon/Animation • “K-Dramas” are Soap Operas • Cartoon/Animation

SETTING Ask your Partner: What are the settings of some of your favorite movies or tv shows? What are the kinds of settings? What is setting? • Setting – time and place of a story • Time • Year, 1990 s, Past, Future, etc It It’s takes p s It’s et in. lace i n. . . • Country, City, Planet, etc abo. . ut. . . • Place • Utopia – perfect world • Dystopia – bad (scary) world • Fictitious (not real, fiction) • Alternate history • What if Germany won WWII?

CHARACTERS Ask your Partner: Who are some of your favorite characters from movies or tv shows? What are some different kinds of Characters? W • Main Characters • Hero, Love Interest, Villain • Minor Characters her e Wh are th ey Wh at do at d the from? o th y do ey w ? ant ? • Sometimes the most entertaining • Describe Them: • Where are they from? What do they do? What do they want? How do they know each other?

ALL SUMMARIES MUST INCLUDE: • Genre • Setting • Characters • these are always Necessary

PLOT What is a plot? • Plot – timeline of a story Four Main Points 1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Resolution

EXPOSITION What is an exposition? • Exposition – an introduction • Setting is revealed • Time and Place • Basic characters revealed • Main Character, Hero, Villain • Love Interest, Minor Character

RISING ACTION What is the Rising Action? • Rising Action – the problem or tension is growing towards the climax • Longest part of the plot • New problems

CLIMAX What is a Climax? • Climax – highest point of emotion • A climax is where something changes • “Turning point” • Problem begins to be resolved

RESOLUTION What is the Resolution? • Resolution – conflict ends • Is there a Resolution? • Maybe yes, maybe no • Sequel? Unknown? • Not always happy

Thi P DESCRIBING A PLOT H rese s can b n ow • Exposition/Beginning: eve t or P e eith e r, s a • It took/takes place in… It’s set in… ___________ tay st Te r con nse • It’s about_________ The main character(s) is(are) ____ sis ! ten t! • Rising Action/Middle: • Then, ______ fights-fought/falls-fell in love with/becomes friends with… • Also, _____________ • Climax: • During the climax, ____________________ • Resolution/End: • At the end, ___________________

REVIEWS “I’ll give it ____ star(s)!” • Positive: • Negative: • Neutral: • enjoyable • predictable • low-budget • amusing • boring • fast-paced • inspiring • disappointing • slow-paced • original • unoriginal • wacky • imaginative • outdated • complex • etc

ESSENTIAL VOCAB

MOVIE SUMMARIES Title: _____ 1. Genre: It’s a _______ 2. Setting: It takes place in. . . It’s set in. . . It’s about. . . 3. Characters: The main character is… wants… is from… 4. 5. Plot: I. Exposition II. Rising Action III. Climax IV. Resolution? Reviews/Opinion The critics said. . . It got ____ reviews I liked. . . I didn’t like. . .