Cinema and TV Vocabulary: Terms and Phrases
Posted on Jan 26, 2025 in Agriculture
Cinema and TV Vocabulary
Movie Terms
- Cheesy: Pastel de película
- Evildoer: Malhechor
- Do-gooder: Bienhechor
- Genre: Género
- Script: Guion
- Scary: Asustadora
- Blockbuster / Box office hit: Película taquillera
- Starring: Protagonizada
- Highlighted: Destacado
- Designed: Diseñado
- To be on: Que ponen en
- Studio: Decorado
- The shooting: Rodaje
- Rehearse: Ensayo
Theater Terms
- Usherette: Acomodador
- Playwright: Dramaturgo
- Box: Palco
- Seat: Butaca
- Stalls: Patio de butacas
- Gallery: Anfiteatro
- Stage: Escenario
- Actress: Actriz
- Foyer: Vestíbulo
- Theater-goers: Asientos del teatro (butacas)
- Dressing room: Camerino
- Backstage: Área privada
TV Terms
- Aerial: Antena
- TV set: Televisión
- Remote control: Mando TV
- Videotape: Cinta VHS
- Game show: Concurso
- Talk show: Entrevistas
- Weather forecast: El tiempo
- Video recorder: VHS
Prepositional Phrases
- On location
- In the studio
- On tonight
- On aisle
- For next week’s
- To the cinema
- On a book
- At the back
- At the front
- To our seats
- In the third row
- At the end of the film
- In the stalls
- On the stage
- At the box office
- In the play
- Behind the scenes
- During the interval
- In the third row
- At the front
- At the back
- At the middle
Adjective Pairs
- Funny – Tragic
- Original – Cliched
- Mediocre – Outstanding
- Independent – Mainstream
- Contemporary – Historical
- Objective – Sentimental
- Tedious – Entertaining
- Plodding – Pacey
- Depressing – Uplifting
- Fictional – Factual
Adjective Groupings
- So-so – Average
- Unoriginal – Cliched
- Enjoyable – Entertaining
- Uplifting – Inspirational
- Dull – Boring
- Funny – Comical
- Sad – Tragical
- Exciting – Gripping
- Excellent – Brilliant
