# Film & Television

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 67

## About

Screen stories, production roles, filming techniques, and television formats.

## Words by Level

### A1
- cut — A reduction in the amount, number, or size of something.; frequency rank 456
- movie — A story told through moving pictures and sound, shown on a screen.; frequency rank 755
- camera — A device for taking photographs or recording video.; frequency rank 948
- television — A device with a screen and speakers for watching broadcast programmes.; frequency rank 2073
- actor — a person who performs in plays, films, or television; frequency rank 2480
- festival — A series of special events celebrating something, such as music, film, or culture.; frequency rank 3292
- cinema — A building where people go to watch films.; frequency rank 3999

### A2
- shot — The act of firing a gun, or the sound it makes.; frequency rank 475
- film — A story or events recorded as moving pictures and shown in a cinema or on screen; a movie.; frequency rank 771
- scene — The place where something, especially an event or accident, happens.; frequency rank 932
- director — A person who is in charge of a department, company, or organization.; frequency rank 1178
- audience — The people watching or listening to a performance, speech, or program.; frequency rank 1590
- screen — The flat surface of a TV, computer, or phone on which images appear.; frequency rank 2514
- episode — One part of a story shown in a TV or radio series.; frequency rank 2571
- script — The written text of a play, film, or broadcast.; frequency rank 3047
- frame — A border that surrounds and holds a picture, photo, or mirror.; frequency rank 3354
- award — A prize given to someone for something they have achieved.; frequency rank 3719
- review — A written or spoken opinion that judges a book, film, product, or performance.; frequency rank 3817
- editor — A person who corrects and improves writing before it is published.; frequency rank 4192
- make-up — Coloured substances put on the face to improve or change how you look.; frequency rank 6397
- cartoon — A film made of drawings that appear to move, often funny and made for children.; frequency rank 8186

### B1
- set — To put or place something in a particular position.; frequency rank 431
- location — A particular place or position.; frequency rank 2041
- studio — A room where radio or television programmes, music, or films are made.; frequency rank 2192
- series — A number of similar things or events that come one after another.; frequency rank 2395
- channel — A television or radio station and its programmes.; frequency rank 2780
- costume — A set of clothes worn to look like someone or something else, often for fun.; frequency rank 3209
- actress — a woman who performs in plays, films, or television; frequency rank 3389
- producer — A person or company that makes goods or grows food to be sold.; frequency rank 3527
- broadcast — To send out a programme on television or radio.; frequency rank 5112
- sequence — A set of things arranged or happening one after another in a particular order.; frequency rank 5901
- documentary — A film or TV programme that gives facts about a real subject or event.; frequency rank 6694
- fade — To slowly lose color or brightness.; frequency rank 7071
- critic — A person whose job is to give opinions about books, films, music, or art.; frequency rank 10381
- animation — The process of making films or images in which drawings or computer pictures appear to move.; frequency rank 11629
- dissolve — To mix into a liquid and become part of it.; frequency rank 13434
- viewer — A person who watches something, especially television.; frequency rank 16712
- soap opera

### B2
- cast — To choose an actor for a role in a film or play.; frequency rank 2301
- serial — Arranged in or forming a series; happening one after another.; frequency rank 3752
- trailer — A short preview of a film or TV show.; frequency rank 4833
- lighting — The lights in a place, or the way a place is lit.; frequency rank 5735
- screening — The process of testing or checking people or things to find any with a particular feature or problem.; frequency rank 11064
- subtitle — Words shown on screen that translate or write out the dialogue in a film or show.; frequency rank 11249
- edit — To change or correct a piece of writing to improve it.; frequency rank 11942
- projector — a device that projects an enlarged image or beam of light onto a surface; frequency rank 12367
- projection — A prediction or estimate based on current information.; frequency rank 14001
- soundtrack — The music recorded for a film, video game, or similar work.; frequency rank 19210
- sitcom — a comedy series built around a recurring group of characters and their everyday situations

### C1
- footage — A piece of film or video that has been recorded.; frequency rank 3440
- screenplay — The written script for a film or television show, including dialogue and stage directions.; frequency rank 8668
- prop — An object used by actors on a stage or film set.; frequency rank 9840
- sequel — A book, film, or play that continues the story of an earlier one.; frequency rank 15738
- adaptation — The process of changing to fit a new situation or environment.; frequency rank 18293
- flashback — A part of a film, book, or play that shows an earlier event, interrupting the main story.; frequency rank 18744
- dub — To give someone or something a nickname or descriptive name.; frequency rank 21099
- blockbuster — A book, film, or show that is very popular and successful.; frequency rank 22644
- screenwriter — A person who writes the scripts for films or television programmes.; frequency rank 25563
- montage — a sequence of short film clips edited together to combine events or show a longer period in a short time

### C2
- stunt — a difficult, unusual, or dangerous feat; frequency rank 5930
- cinematography — The art and craft of filming a movie, especially the camera work and lighting.; frequency rank 17262
- cinematographer — The person in charge of the camera work and lighting when making a film.; frequency rank 28488

### C2+
- premiere — the first public performance or showing of a work
- teaser — something that arouses interest by giving a brief preview
- cameraman — a person who operates a film or television camera
- cinematic — relating to or having the qualities of cinema or film
- remake — to make again or anew; a new version of an earlier work