SCENARIO
THE SILVER SCREEN
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11.4
SITUATION
1
Read the situation below. What sort of film would
be good to invest in, do you think?
Gemini Television is a large independent broadcaster.
They have had success in television with mini-series
and situation comedies. Recently the company
has decided to move into film-making in order to
both raise its profile and to increase profits. They
have received some film proposals or ‘pitches’ from
directors working in different countries. They are
considering investing in one of the projects, which
they will sell around the world.
2
a
11.3
Listen to two executives from Gemini
Television talking about the move into film-making.
Do they agree on the direction they want to follow?
2
b
Listen again. Tick (
ü
) the things the executives
mention.
1
the genre of the film
2
originality of the idea
3
actors
4
experience of the director
5
locations used
6
how easy it will be to sell around the world
7
the surprise element
8
the cost
KEY LANGUAGE
COMPARING AND CONTRASTING
3
a
Listen again and complete the sentences and phrases.
1
ANDY
:
… it’s very
the kind of things we’ve
done in the past.
2 BOB
:
It’s the
TV really, just everything’s
bigger.
3
ANDY
:
… which is
the sort of stuff we
usually make.
4
BOB
:
… something
what we’ve been
doing recently.
5
ANDY
:
… unhappy housewives.
,
I don’t
think the genre is that important really.
6
BOB
:
Actually, I think the director is
the location.
7
ANDY
:
… different places. On
, it’ll
have more international appeal, …
8
ANDY
:
… and find we have something
than our usual TV series.
3
b
Read the film descriptions and compare them to
films which you know. Try and use some of the key
language above.
Film 1 sounds quite similar to …
