Talk about the movies and films that you enjoy watching. Talk about Bollywood, and Hollywood movies. If you or someone you know works in acting or in films, you may talk about your experience in that field. You may use the English phrases and vocabulary relating to movies and films below besides your own vocabulary.

English Phrases And Vocabulary Relating to Movies And Films

Word/phrase	Function	Meaning
Oscar/ She won an Oscar.	Noun	A small statue that is awarded by part of the American film industry to the best actors, movies, directors, etc., of the year.
Producer	Noun	Someone who is in charge of making and usually providing the money for a play, movie, record, etc.
Scriptwriter	Noun	A person who writes the written form of a play, movie, television show, etc. A person who writes a script.
Cameraman	Noun	Someone who uses a camera to film something (such as a movie or television show)
Musical	Noun/ Adjective	A movie or play that tells a story with songs and often dancing.
Sci-fi/science fiction	Compound noun	Stories about how people and societies are affected by imaginary scientific developments in the future.
Drama	Noun	A play, movie, television show, or radio show that is about a serious subject and is not meant to make the audience laugh.
Western	Noun/ Adjective	A story, movie, or television show about life in the American West in the late 19th century; especially a movie about cowboys.
Thriller	Noun	A novel, movie, etc., that is very exciting: a story full of exciting action, mystery, adventure, or suspense.
The set	Noun	A place where a movie or television program is filmed or a play is performed; the rooms painted backgrounds, furniture, etc., that are used for a scene in a movie, television program, or play.
The cast	Noun	The actors in a play, film, or television show.
Director	Noun	A person who directs a play, movie, etc.
1.Actor 2.Actress	Nouns	1. A man or woman who acts in a play, movie, etc./2. a woman who acts in a play, movie, etc.
An extra	Noun	A person hired to act in a group scene in a movie (Thousands of extras were hired for the battle scene.)
Scene	Noun	A part of a play, movie, story, etc., in which a particular action or activity occurs.
Opening scene	Compound noun	The first scene of a movie or play.
Credits	Noun	A list of the names of the people who have worked on or performed in a movie, television program, etc.

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