Natasha Lloyd Actress | World capital of the movie industry

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world capital of the movie industry
Natasha Lloyd Actress
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AMERICAN CITIES IN FILMS
American film industry is the largest in the
world and some of the greatest films in movie
history have been filmed in American cities. The
city is often the protagonist with actors and
actresses.
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SAN FRANCISCO

• San Francisco has served as a backdrop to a large
  number of films because of its skyline, foggy
  weather, tall bridges and steep hills.
• There are lots of famous films shot in San
  Francisco, for example
• Vertigo a thriller about an almost-perfect
  murder. In the most dramatic scene we can see the
  Golden Gate Bridge.
• The Birds a thriller it was filmed at Bodega
  Bay ? tiny, foggy town near San Francisco.
• Bullitt starring Steve McQueen. In San
  Franciscos steep hills where was an
  extraordinary car chase.
• Dirty Harry starring Clint Eastwood, filmed in
  North Beach, Russian Hill and Twin Peaks.
• Many movies have been filmed on Alcatraz Island
  like
• Escape from Alcatraz
• The Birdman of Alcatraz
• The Rock
• Pacific Heights

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NEW YORK CITY

• New York City is the second largest center for
  the film industry in the United States. It has
  been the protagonist of a great number of films.
• The Godfather trilogy based upon the novel with
  the same title by Mario Puzo, an Italian American
  author. The three films follow the fictional
  Corleone Mafia family through the course of its
  history in the United States of America and their
  homeland Sicily.
• Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, New York, New York,
  Raging Bull, The Age of Innocence , Gangs of New
  York were directed by Martin Scorsese. In his
  films he represents New York during different
  historical periods, the main themes are violence,
  corruption, gang wars between immigrants and
  problems about ethnicity.
• Manhattan by Woody Allen (a famous movie
  director who was born in NYC). This film is a
  tribute of his city and New York was considered
  the main character by some critics.
• King Kong, Spiderman, Independence Day had as
  Background the impressive skyline and tall
  skyscrapers.

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CHICAGO

• Many films set in Chicago are about the Mob
  (organized crime)
• Comedies like
• Some Like It Hot which the American Film
  Institute catalogued as the greatest American
  comedy of all times, directed by Billy Wilder.
• Chicago the Oscar-winning musical. Was set in
  the Roaring Twenties.
• Violent and serious films like
• The Untouchables its about a Federal Agent who
  wants to arrest Al Capone.
• The Fugitive an exciting manhunt filmed in
  downtown Chicago with great views the loop, the
  Magnificent Mile, the L, the Sears Tower and the
  Chicago River

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LOS ANGELES HOLLYWOOD

• Los Angeles ? world capital of the movie
  industry.
• In the 1920s the movie industry was just starting
  and many films were set there.
• Classic private detective films
• The Big Sleep
• Chinatown
• Movie movies ( films that are about Hollywood,
  the movie business, its actors and inside
  secrets
• The Player with more than 60 actors, actresses,
  directors and producers.
• LA Confidential.
• Falling down a story of an ordinary man caught
  in heavy commuter traffic who start going mad.
• Pretty Woman the film stars are Julia Roberts
  and Richard Gere, set in Beverly Hills and Rodeo
  Drive.

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Vocabulary

• QUESTIONS
• Whats it called?
• Whats it about?
• Where and where is it set?
• Whos in it?
• Whos it by?
• Whats it like?
• Is it a good film?

• TYPES OF FILMS
• Action film
• Adventure film
• Animated film
• Biography
• Cartoons
• Comedy
• Documentary film
• Drama
• Horror film
• Romance/love story
• Musical
• Science fiction film
• Thriller
• Western

• PEOPLE
• Producer manager of the film
• Director creative manager of the film the
  director calls action! and cut!
• Cinematographer is responsible for the look of
  the film
• Leading actors/the main actors often famous
  stars, they have the most important roles in the
  script
• Supporting actors they have less important roles
  in the script
• Extras people in the background usually dont
  speak in the film

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