Vocabulary: theatre, cinema, movies, music.
THEATRE, MOVIES.
Cinema
Especially BrE a building in which films are shown.
The cinema BrE if you go to the cinema you go to a cinema to see a film.
[singular] the skill or industry of making films -> a leading figure in Italian cinema.
Theatre
Building. A building or place with stage where plays and shows are performed.
Plays. Plays as a form of entertainment.
Stage - the raised area in a theatre which actors or singers stand on when they perform.
Orchestra pit - the space below the stage in a theatre where the musicians sit.
Curtain - a sheet of heavy material that comes down at the front of the stage in a theatre.
Row - a line of seats in a theatre or cinema
Circle [balkon] - the upper floor of a theatre, that has seats arranged in curved rowes.
Stalls [pierwsze miejsca w teatrze] - the seats on the main level of a theatre or cinema.
Aisle [przejście między rzędami] - a long passage between rows of seats.
Troupe [trupa] - a group of performers such as singers or dancers who work and travel together.
Screen - a flat surface in a cinema, on a television or a computer system on which pictures or words are shown.
Casting - the process of choosing the actors for a film or play.
Star - famous performer/player. a famous and successful actor, musician or sport player.
Director - the person who gives instructions to the actors and other people working on a film or play.
Subtitles - the words printed over a film in a foreign language to translate what is being said by the actors.
Dub - to change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into another language.
Actor - someone who performs in a play or film.
Actress - a women who performs in a pay or film.
Leading man - an actor who has the most important part in a movie or a play.
Leading lady - an actress who has the most important part in a movie or a play.
Understudy [dubler] - an actor who learns the parts of other actors in a play, so that he or she can replace them if necessary, for example because they are ill.
Stand- in [dubler]
Film - a story that is told using said and moving pictures shown at a cinema or on television.
Scene - a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time.
Review - to write a short article describing and judging a new book, film, play etc.
Reviewer - someone who writes about new books, plays, films etc in a newspaper or magazine.
Musical - a play or film that includes singing and dancing.
Drama - a play for the theatre, television etc usually a serious one, or play in general.
Documentary - a film, television or radio programme that gives facts and information about subject.
Silent film - a film without any sound.
Comedy - a play, film on TV programme that is intended to make people
laugh.
Comedian - a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories or by copying the behaviour or speech of famous people.
Horror movie - a film in which strange and frightening things happen.
Western - a film about life in the 19th century in the American West, especially the lives of cowboys.
Audience
A group of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in public.
The people who watch or listen to a particular programme or who see or hear a particular artist's, writer's etc work.
Action - the events in a story, film, play.
Animation/ cartoon - a short film that is made by photographing a series of drawings.
Science fiction - stories about events in the future which are affected by imaginary developments in science for example about travelling in time or to other planets => fantasy.
Thriller - a book or film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime.
Outstanding - extremely good.
Terrible - extremely bad = horrible, awful
Plot [fabuła] - the events that form the main story of a book, film or play.
Setting [sceneria] - the place or time where the events in a book, film etc happen.
Acting - the job or skill performing in plays and films .
Climax [punkt kulminacyjny] - the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, which usually happens near the end.
Exciting - making you feel excited.
Realistic - realistic pictures of stories show things as they are in real life.
Frightening - making you feel afraid or nervous.
Unusual - different from what is usual or normal.
Boring - not interesting in any way.
Sad - making you unhappy.
Funny - making you laugh.
Excellent - extremely good or of very high quality.
Average - neither very good or very bad.
Popular - liked by a lot of people.
Famous - known about by many people in many places.
Theme - the main subject or idea in a piece of writing, speech, film ect.
Versus - used when comparing the advantages of two different things, ideas ect.
Hero - a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave.
Heroine - a woman who is admired for doing sth extremely brave.
Villain - the main bad character in a film , play or story.
Glamour - the attractive and exciting quality of being connected with wealth and success.
Vote - to show by marking a paper, rising you hand etc which person you want to elect or whether you support a particular plan.
Titles -the name given to a particular book, painting, play etc.
Special effect - an unusual image or sound that has been produced artificially to be used in a film or television programme.
Stunt [wyczyn, popis kaskaderski] - a dangerous action that is done to entertain people, especially in a film.
Flashback [retrospekcja] - a scene in a film, play, book ect that shows sth that happend before that point in the story.
Close-up shots [zbliżenie ] - a shot of a film in which the camera seems to have been very close to the picture it took.
Shot - the view of sth in a film or television programme that is produced by having the camera in a particular position.
Stunt man/woman [kaskader/-ka] - a man or woman who performs stunts especially instead of an actor in a film or television programme.
Producer - a person who makes the practical and financial arrangements needed to make a film, play, television or radio programme.
Scriptwriter [scenarzysta] - a person who writes the words for films or radio or television broadcasts.
Cameraman/woman [kamerzysta] - a person who operates a camera when films or television programmes are being made.
To perform - to entertain people by dancing, acting, singing etc.
Applause - when people clap their hands repeatedly to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech.
Rehearse [próba] - to practise a play, a piece of music, etc. in order to prepare it for public performance.
Stage fright [trema] - Actors or performers who have stage fright are nervous because they are about to perform.
MUSIC.
Chord [akord] - three or more musical notes played at the same time.
Ballad [ballada] - a slow love song.
Bow [smyczek] -
Quarter note [ćwierć nuta]
Conductor [dyrygent] - someone who directs the performance of musicians or a piece of music.
Baton [batuta] - a stick used by a conductor (= person who controls the performance of a group of musicians) to show the speed of the music.
Sing out of tune [fałszować]
Wind instrument [instrument dęty] - a musical instrument whose sound is produced by blowing.
Stringed instrument [instrument strunowy] - a musical instrument with a set of strings which vibrate to produce sound when they are pulled, hit or rubbed with a bow.
Keyboard instrument [instrument klawiszowy]
Percussion instrument [instrument perkusyjny] - musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or an object such as a stick.
Clef [klucz] - a sign put at the beginning of a line of music to show how high or low the notes are.
Concert - a performance of music by one or more musicians or singers.
Song [piosenka] - a usually short piece of music with words which are sung.
Rhythm [rytm] - a strong pattern of sounds, words or musical notes which is used in music, poetry and dancing.
Tune/ melody[melodia] - a series of musical notes, especially one which is pleasant and easy to remember; a melody
Beat [rytm] - a regular movement or sound, especially that made by your heart.
Sound [dźwięk] - something that you can hear or that can be heard.
Album [płyta]- a CD or record, etc. that has several pieces of music on it.
Record [nagrywać] - to store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment so that they can be heard or seen later.
Sleeve [okładka płyty] records are kept in sleeves to preserve them from dust.
Lyrics [tekst piosenki] - the words of a song, especially a pop song.
Music video [teledysk] - a short film made to advertise a popular song.
Single [singiel] - a record or CD which has only one main song on it
LP [long play] - long-playing record: a record which is played at 33 1/3 rpm, continuing to produce music for about 25 minutes
Jukebox [szafa grająca] - a machine in a bar etc. which plays recorded music when a coin is put into it
Radio [radio]
a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to radio broadcasts.
the programmes that you hear when you listen to the radio
Speaker [głośnik] - the part of a radio, television, or computer, or of a piece of electrical equipment for playing recorded sound, through which the sound is played. A speaker can be part of the radio, etc. or be separate from it.
Microphone [mikrofon] - a piece of equipment that you speak into to make your voice louder, or to record your voice or other sounds
Prodigy [wyjątkowy talent, geniusz] - someone with a very great ability which usually shows itself when that person is a young child.
Disc-jockey [DJ] - someone who plays records and talks on the radio or at an event where people dance to recorded popular music, such as a nightclub.
Hit [hit] - a song which is a great success.
Hum [mruczeć] - to make a continuous low sound or to sing without opening your mouth.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Blur [zamazywać] - something that you cannot see clearly
Print [drukować] - to produce writing or images on paper or other material with a machine
Develop [wywoływać] - to make photographs or negatives from a film
Take a photograph [robić zdjęcie]
Polish [połysk]
Polish [polerować] - to rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine.
Aperture [przesłona] - a small and often narrow opening, especially one that allows light into a camera.
Holder [oprawka] - a device for putting objects in or for keeping them in place.
Light [lampa] - a piece of equipment which produces light, such as a lamp or a light bulb.
Shutter [migawka] - the part of a camera which opens temporarily to allow light to reach the film when a photograph is being taken.
Shutter release button [przycisk wyzwalania migawki]
Film [klisza] - dark plastic-like material which can record images as photographs or as a moving picture
Flashbulb [lampa błyskowa] - a small electric light that can be fixed to a camera and which makes a bright flash so that photographs can be taken inside or when it is dark.
Lens [obiektyw] - a curved piece of glass, plastic or other transparent material used in cameras, glasses and scientific equipment, which makes objects seem closer, larger, smaller, etc.
Picture [zdjęcie] - a drawing, painting or photograph, etc.
Viewfinder [wizjer] - the part of a camera that you look through to see what it is that you are taking a photograph of.
TELEVISION
Television [telewizja] - a device shaped like a box with a screen which receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound, or the method or business of sending images and sound by electrical signals.
Tube [kineskop] -
Screen [ekran] - a flat surface in a cinema, on a television or a computer system on which pictures or words are shown
Aerial [antena] - a structure made of metal rods or wires which receives or sends out radio or television signals.
Soap opera [opera mydlana] - a series of television or radio programmes about the lives and problems of a particular group of characters. The series continues over a long period and is broadcast (several times) every week.
Broadcast [nadawać] - to send out a programme on television or radio
Channel [kanał telewizyjny] - a television station
Weather forecast [prognoza pogody]- a statement of what the weather is likely to be for the next day or few days, usually broadcast on television or radio or printed in a newspaper.
Bedtime TV cartoon [dobranocka] -
Remote control [pilot do TV] -
Commercial [reklama]
MUSIC IDIOMS
To face the music [wypić piwo, którę się nawarzyło] to accept responsibility, negative consequences for something you have done.
To be music to one's ears [muzyka dla moich uszu, przyjemne wiadomości] something pleasing to hear about.
Make chin music [pot. Klepać ozorem] to talk or chatter.
Set something to music [ustawić cos do muzyki] to write a piece of music to accompany a set of words.
As fit as fiddle [zdrów jak ryba] If you are fit as a fiddle, you are in perfect health.
To have a face as long as a fiddle [mieć grobową minę] sullen face, a dismal or gloomy facial expression
To play second fiddle [grać drugorzędną role, pozostawać w cieniu] to be subordinate; play a minor part. If you play second fiddle, you take a subordinate role behind someone more important.
To be on/at the fiddle [robić przekręty] engaged in an illegal or fraudulent undertaking
As drunk as a fiddler []
To beat the drum for sth [wspierać kogoś]to promote or support someone or something.
One's heart beats like a drum/like brass cymbals [serce bije jak bęben]
the sun beats on sth like drum [upał] scorching heat.
To throb like a drumhead- to make a fuss/noise about sb/sh
To ring a bell [brzmieć znajomo] to sound familiar.
To change your tune [zmienić zdanie] to change one's mid/opinion about somebody/something.
To call the tune [grać pierwsze skrzypce] to be the person who makes all the important decisions and who has the most power in a situation.
To blow/toot your own horn/trumpet [chwalić się] to boast about oneself.
To buy/sell sth for a song [sprzedać/kupic bardzo tanio] to get sth for a bargain price.
Make a song and dance about sth [robić z czegoś wielkie halo] to make a lot of fuss/confusion about sth.
Lead someone a merry dance [wodzić kogos za nos] to lead someone in a purposeless pursuit.
To blow the whistle on sb [donieść na kogoś]. to inform on/against sb. Tell about person who is going to do sth bad.
To blow the whistle on sth [położyć kres czemuś]- to tell someone in authority about something bad that is happening so that it can be stopped. to put an end to sth
As clean as a whistle [czysty jak łza] to be pure, fair, honest, of spotless reputation.
To wet one's whistle [przeplukać gardło] to take a drink.
To whistle in the dark [dodawać sobie otuchy] to be very anxious about sb/sth