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Film & TV (p.181)
Films and the Cinema
To shoot To photograph a film (done by a Filmen
(pa: shot) 3 and his 5) (opnemen, kieken)
~ sth E.g. We rehearse 6 times before the scene
~ sb -ing is *!.
A shot A short piece of action which is Een (korte) opname,
filmed in one continuous session. beeldje
= a take Sometimes one scene needs Een opname
several *²s.
A director E.g. If the * insists, then the scene must Een regisseur
be filmed again. Some unexperienced *s (dirigent)
manage to destroy a lot of takes.
To direct E.g. The film was *ed, written and Regisseren, leiden
~ sth produced by Mel Brooks.
A (film) crew A group of technically skilled Het personeel, de
people who work together in the bemanning (zootje,
making of a film troep)
The credits The list of people who helped to De aftiteling met
~ on a film make the film, television vermelding v.
programme (or record), which is medewerkers aan
usu shown at the end of the film film/tv-productie
(or on the record cover).
To edit To choose and arrange the best Monteren <v. film, …>
~ sth shots in a particular order (after
= to cut the actual shooting).
~ sth (from sth) E.g. When *ing/*ting a film, …
A sequence A scene in a film Een scène <v. film>,
E.g. Three *s will be shot in Poland. een bedrijf <toneel>
A soundtrack The sound, speech and music of De geluidsband <v.
~ of a film the film. Used esp. to refer to the film>
music of the film, which is often De filmmuziek
available on records.
A score The music which is written / used De filmmuziek
~ of a film for the film / play / other
production.
E.g. Who wrote the * for the new sitcom?
To subtitle [usu Technique used to make the film ondertitel
passive] comprehensible to foreign
~ sth audiences.
E.g. For my dissertation I would like to * a
short film by Coppens.
Subtitle(s) The printed translations that you De ondertitel <v.
[usu pl] can read at the bottom of the film>
screen.
To dub Technique used to make the film Nasychroniseren, *
~ sth (into sth) comprehensible to foreign betitelen (als)
audiences. The soundtrack you
hear is not the actors speaking,
but other actors speaking the
language of the audience.
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A voice-over A commentary which is heard as De commentaarstem,
part of a film / television *
programme, but which is spoken
by sb who is not actually seen.
To go to the To go to a showing of a film at the Naar de bioscoop /
pictures <BrE> . film gaan
= to go to the movies E.g. In Atlanta we went to the * every
(AmE) evening.
A cinema E.g. Spend an afternoon at the *. De bioscoop
= a movie theatre
<AmE> the movies
<AmE>
To screen To show a film in the cinema / to
~ sth show a television programme on
television.
E.g. The match was *ed live on the
television.
A screen This is the (usu white / silver) Een (be)scherm(ing)
[C] surface on which an image is
shown.
The screen Word used to refer to the films ? het witte doek
[sing] that are shown. E.g. Greta Garbo, is a
star on the *.
A feature (film) A full-length film intended as the Een speel-/hoofdfilm
main item in a cinema
programme.
A trailer A series of brief extracts from a Een voorfilmpje
film, used to advertise it in
advance.
Television
An announcer Se. who announces / introduces Een omroeper,
programmes on television / radio. aankondiger
E.g. The * didn’t even get the director’s
name right! The station with the best
music and the craziest *s.
A presenter Se. who introduces the separate Een presentator
<BrE> parts of a programme, esp. news /
information programmes.
An anchorman / A person in a central studio who Een tv-presentator
-woman acts as a link between the <vast>
= an anchor different parts of a programme
and maintains contacts with
people and reporters in other
studios.
E.g. He used to be one of the *s of the
nine o’clock news.
A newscaster Se. who reads the news on a Een nieuwslezer
= a newsreader television / radio broadcast.
Talking heads Presenters / other familiar faces
[pl] who appear on TV giving opinions.
A chat show A television (/ radio) show in Een
<BrE> which a and his / her guests discussieprogramma,
= a talk show
Film & TV (p.181)
Films and the Cinema
To shoot To photograph a film (done by a Filmen
(pa: shot) 3 and his 5) (opnemen, kieken)
~ sth E.g. We rehearse 6 times before the scene
~ sb -ing is *!.
A shot A short piece of action which is Een (korte) opname,
filmed in one continuous session. beeldje
= a take Sometimes one scene needs Een opname
several *²s.
A director E.g. If the * insists, then the scene must Een regisseur
be filmed again. Some unexperienced *s (dirigent)
manage to destroy a lot of takes.
To direct E.g. The film was *ed, written and Regisseren, leiden
~ sth produced by Mel Brooks.
A (film) crew A group of technically skilled Het personeel, de
people who work together in the bemanning (zootje,
making of a film troep)
The credits The list of people who helped to De aftiteling met
~ on a film make the film, television vermelding v.
programme (or record), which is medewerkers aan
usu shown at the end of the film film/tv-productie
(or on the record cover).
To edit To choose and arrange the best Monteren <v. film, …>
~ sth shots in a particular order (after
= to cut the actual shooting).
~ sth (from sth) E.g. When *ing/*ting a film, …
A sequence A scene in a film Een scène <v. film>,
E.g. Three *s will be shot in Poland. een bedrijf <toneel>
A soundtrack The sound, speech and music of De geluidsband <v.
~ of a film the film. Used esp. to refer to the film>
music of the film, which is often De filmmuziek
available on records.
A score The music which is written / used De filmmuziek
~ of a film for the film / play / other
production.
E.g. Who wrote the * for the new sitcom?
To subtitle [usu Technique used to make the film ondertitel
passive] comprehensible to foreign
~ sth audiences.
E.g. For my dissertation I would like to * a
short film by Coppens.
Subtitle(s) The printed translations that you De ondertitel <v.
[usu pl] can read at the bottom of the film>
screen.
To dub Technique used to make the film Nasychroniseren, *
~ sth (into sth) comprehensible to foreign betitelen (als)
audiences. The soundtrack you
hear is not the actors speaking,
but other actors speaking the
language of the audience.
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A voice-over A commentary which is heard as De commentaarstem,
part of a film / television *
programme, but which is spoken
by sb who is not actually seen.
To go to the To go to a showing of a film at the Naar de bioscoop /
pictures <BrE> . film gaan
= to go to the movies E.g. In Atlanta we went to the * every
(AmE) evening.
A cinema E.g. Spend an afternoon at the *. De bioscoop
= a movie theatre
<AmE> the movies
<AmE>
To screen To show a film in the cinema / to
~ sth show a television programme on
television.
E.g. The match was *ed live on the
television.
A screen This is the (usu white / silver) Een (be)scherm(ing)
[C] surface on which an image is
shown.
The screen Word used to refer to the films ? het witte doek
[sing] that are shown. E.g. Greta Garbo, is a
star on the *.
A feature (film) A full-length film intended as the Een speel-/hoofdfilm
main item in a cinema
programme.
A trailer A series of brief extracts from a Een voorfilmpje
film, used to advertise it in
advance.
Television
An announcer Se. who announces / introduces Een omroeper,
programmes on television / radio. aankondiger
E.g. The * didn’t even get the director’s
name right! The station with the best
music and the craziest *s.
A presenter Se. who introduces the separate Een presentator
<BrE> parts of a programme, esp. news /
information programmes.
An anchorman / A person in a central studio who Een tv-presentator
-woman acts as a link between the <vast>
= an anchor different parts of a programme
and maintains contacts with
people and reporters in other
studios.
E.g. He used to be one of the *s of the
nine o’clock news.
A newscaster Se. who reads the news on a Een nieuwslezer
= a newsreader television / radio broadcast.
Talking heads Presenters / other familiar faces
[pl] who appear on TV giving opinions.
A chat show A television (/ radio) show in Een
<BrE> which a and his / her guests discussieprogramma,
= a talk show
