Movie ﹣ making factories are called studios. Like all other businesses, they have to follow the rules of good business. There is a person, called "the top man", running the studio. He is usually someone with a powerful personality. His power of character is necessary so that the "boss" can deal with famous stars and rich investors.
Some movie stars can only contract with one studio. They cannot work for another. Big studios like Columbia, Fox, Metro ﹣ Goldwyn ﹣ Mayer are the most important film ﹣ making companies in Hollywood, and at the time, in the world.
Studios have lots of workers and overhead costs. Overhead refers to the money for everyday operations. The studio has to make enough money to pay everyone. For example, studios have their own screenwriters, filming and sound equipment, offices and marketing staff. A studio has a building full of pros which are items and objects that might be needed for a movie, such as old cars, everything from old ﹣ fashioned schoolbooks to streetlights. Like a librarian, the studio property manager has to be able to find any needed pros fast.
In the studio system, a movie is under the control of the studio manager, usually a producer. A screenwriter writes the story for the movies. A director is chosen to organize the parts. Art directors and camera experts work with the director to imagine the finished film. Studio clothes designers and set designers work with the director to plan the work for the soldiers and doctors. The director of filming plans how to "shoot"(拍摄) the movie with cameras and film. With makeup artists and hair﹣dressers, cameras and sound experts, everything is ready for the big day. The actors and actresses memorize the lines, and all the parts of the great production come together. All is ready for the filming to begin. The post ﹣ production team waits to do their part of the job.
66. Picture shows us the right relationship about movie ﹣ making.
67. What can be pros for making movies?
A. |
Old cars. |
B. |
Undergrounds |
C. |
Biscuits. |
D. |
All above |
68. How does the studio property manager help with the movie making?
A. |
By paying everyone that works for a movie. |
B. |
By getting cameras ready. |
C. |
By preparing anything that will be needed in a movie. |
D. |
By making a plan before all is ready for the filming to start. |
69. The passage mainly helps us to know something about .
A. |
movie making |
B. |
how to make a movie |
C. |
how to become a director |
D. |
how the studio works |
70. All the following descriptions are correct except .
A. |
Columbia, Fox, Metro ﹣ Goldwyn ﹣ Mayer are studios from America. |
B. |
Movie actors can only contract with one studio. |
C. |
Set designers work hard to make everything look right in the movie. |
D. |
The post ﹣ production team has lots of things to do after shooting such as cutting, editing and montage. |