English Grammar and Vocabulary for Film and Advertising
Passive and Active Voice
Passive (Subject): Who does + Action (tense) + object
Active (Object): Object + to be (tense) + Verb (past participle) + by + who does
Pronouns
Subject Pronoun | Object Pronoun | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronoun | Reflexive Pronoun |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | Me | My | Mine | Myself |
You | You | Your | Yours | Yourself |
He | Him | His | His | Himself |
She | Her | Her | Hers | Herself |
It | It | Its | Its | Itself |
We | Us | Our | Ours | Ourselves |
You | You | Your | Yours | Yourselves |
They | Them | Their | Theirs | Themselves |
Film Adjectives
Positive
- Amusing = Divertida
- Amazing
- Arty = Artística
- Brilliant
- Clever = Ingeniosa
- Convincing
- Deep = Profunda
- Entertaining
- Fascinating
- Fantastic
- Funny
- First-rate = Estupenda
- Feel-good
- Hilarious = Divertidísima
- Intriguing
- Moving = Emocionante
- Original
- Realistic
- Stunning = Deslumbrante
- Superb = Magnífico
- Shocking = Impactante
- Terrific = Estupendo
- Thought-provoking = Invita a la reflexión
- Touching
- Wonderful
Negative
- Appalling = Pésima
- Boring
- Bizarre
- Contrived = Artificial
- Complicated = Complicada
- Confusing
- Clichéd
- Disappointing = Decepcionante
- Dreadful = Terrible
- Dull = Aburrida
- Exaggerated
- Far-fetched = Descabellada
- Pathetic = Patética
- Horrible
- Ingenious
- Poor
- Predictable
- Slow
- Superficial
- Second-rate = De segunda clase
- Terrible
- Violent
- Wooden = Inexpresiva
Questions
General Question: Wh- + auxiliary verb + subject + adverb + verb + indirect object + direct object + place + time
Specific Question: Wh- + verb + object + place
Auxiliary Verbs
- Present Simple (s 3rd person) / Do-Does
- Present Continuous (ing) / Am-Is-Are
- Past Simple (ed) / Did
- Past Continuous (was + -ing) / Was-Were
- Present Perfect (have/has + -ed) / Has-Have
- Past Perfect (had + -ed) / Had
- Future: Will / Am – Is – Are
- Modal Verbs: Can – Could (past of can) – May (I may) – Might (might be) – Must (I need to/I have to) – Would – Shall – Should (I should)
Film Vocabulary
- A review
- Audition
- Acting = Actuar
- Actor / Actress
- An extra
- Award
- Adventure
- Argument
- Blockbuster
- Character = Personaje
- Critic = Crítica (persona)
- Criticism = Crítica
- Casting
- Costumes = Disfraces
- Camera operator
- Comedy
- Cast = Repartimiento
- Director
- Documentary = Documental
- Design = Diseño
- Dialogue = Diálogo
- Dub / Dubbed = Doblar
- Drama
- Editing = Edición
- Entertained
- Fantasy
- Film crew = Equipo de la película
- Fairy tales = Cuentos de hadas
- Fetched = Traída
- Flash-back
- Gore – Gory
- History = Historia
- Location = Ubicación
- Located = Situada
- Lead = Dirigir
- Musical
- Make-up
- Narrative thread = Hilo narrativo
- Photography = Fotografía
- Point out = Señalar
- Producer = Productor
- Plot = Trama
- Performance = Actuación
- Romantic-comedy = Comedia romántica
- Reviewer = Crítico
- Review
- Recommend = Recomendar
- Role = Papel
- Realised = Realizado
- Script = Guión
- Soundtrack = Banda sonora
- Special effects
- Spy films = Películas de espías
- Screenplay = Guión
- Sets
- Story = Historia
- Score = Puntuación
- Subject matter = Tema en cuestión
- Studio = Estudio
- Sci-fi = Ciencia ficción
- Supporting role = Rol de soporte
- Subtitles
- Sequence
- Scriptwriter = Guionista
- Setting = Escenario
- Situation
- Star
- Screenwriter = Guionista
- Suspense
- Site
- To be set = Para ajustar
- To star = Para protagonizar
- Test = Ensayo
- To be released = Para ser lanzado
- Thematic = Temática
- Teenpic
- Worth seeing = Vale la pena ver
Advertising Vocabulary
- Association of ideas
- Advertisement (advert or ad)
- Aimed at = Dirigido a
- Appeal to = Atraer a
- Attention-getting = Llamar la atención
- Advertising claim = Reclamo publicitario
- Advertising campaign = Campaña de publicidad
- Announcer = Anunciador
- Audience = Audiencia
- Announcement = Anuncio
- Advertiser = Anunciante
- Brand = Marca
- Comparisons
- Commercial = Anuncio
- Close-up
- Computer graphics = Gráficos de computadora
- Catchy = Pegadiza
- Demonstration (before and after)
- Depend on = Depender de
- Drawn into = Sumergido en
- Intended for = Destinado a
- Jingle
- Label = Etiqueta / Calificar
- Mark = Marca
- Make = La marca
- Patriotism
- Persuasion
- Portrayal = Representación
- Public = Público
- Sound effects = Efectos de sonido
- Spokesperson
- Story-line = Argumento
- Slogan
- Spectators
- The use of humor
- Tagline = Lema
- Testimonials (recommendations)
- Techniques used
- Target audience / Market
- Target consumer
- Thought-provoking = Hacen reflexionar
- To announce = Para anunciar
- To point out = Señalar
- To remark = Observar
- Trademark = Marca comercial
- To advertise = Anunciar
- To emphasize = Enfatizar
- Voice-over
- Viewers = Espectadores