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U1 Lights, camera, action!
Reading Behind the scenes
Hello, everyone! Let me start by asking you a question: what's the first thing you notice about a film? The acting? The music? Maybe the amazing sets? Whatever your answer is, there's always a lot more to it than first meets the eye.
大家好!让我来先问你们一个问题作为开场:对于一部电影你首先会注意什么?表演?配乐?也许是令人惊叹的布景?无论你们的答案是什么,事情总要比你们认为的要复杂得多。
Actually, the film you see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work, most of which takes place behind the scenes. Today, I’Il give you a brief introduction to some aspects of film-making you might not be familiar with.
事实上,你在银幕上看到的电影是大量艰苦工作的产物,其中大部分工作发生在幕后。今天我将就电影制作中你们可能不太熟悉的几个方面做一个简单的介绍。
1) familiar: adj. 熟悉的
sth. be familiar to sb. 某物为某人所熟悉
sb. be familiar with sth. 某人对某物熟悉
get familiar with 熟悉; 与……熟悉起来(表示动作)
To begin with, I'd like to draw your attention to an important factor of a film-sound effects. These are often added after a scene has been shot and might not be made in the way you would expect.
首先,我想请你们注意电影的一个重要元素--音效。音效通常是在一个场景拍摄完成之后添加的,而且可能是以你意想不到的方式制作的。
draw sb’s attention 引起某人的注意
For example, in Jurassic Park, the sounds of different animals, including a baby elephant and a tiger, were mixed by a computer to make a dinosaur roar.
例如,《侏罗纪公园》中恐龙的吼叫声,是用包括小象和老虎在内的不同动物的声音通过电脑合成的。
The sound of the doors opening in the Star Trek films was made simply by pulling a sheet of paper out of an envelope.
在《星际迷航》系列电影里,开门的声音不过是通过从信封里抽取纸张来实现的。
Another aspect I attach great importance to is visual special effects. CGI has been frequently used in film-making as a special effects technology. Generally, scenes requiring CGI are filmed in front of a green screen in the studio.
另一个我认为非常重要的方面是视觉特效。CGI(计算机生成影像)作为一种特效技术在电影制作中已经很常用。一般来说,需要使用CGI的场景会在工作室的绿幕前拍摄。
attach vt. 认为有重要性,重视;把...固定,附上
attach ... to ... 把...系于...,把...附在...上
attached adj. 爱慕,依恋;附属于
be attached to ... 附属于...,依恋/爱慕...
As green doesn't match any natural hair or skin color, actors can be easily separated from the backgroun