Unit 4
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Activity 1b: There is a lm shooting at Rawiyah’s school. Read the text below carefully.
A lm shoot at school
After the morning assembly, Rawiyah and
her classmates entered the classroom.
They were surprised to see Miss Monica
Fair, a well-known actress, sitting at
the teacher’s table. The classroom had
become a lm set and there were many
people. Rawiyah’s friend, Anoushka, told
her that they were shooting a lm for the
International Short Film Festival in July.
Rawiyah was excited to learn this.
The crew was getting the equipment ready. Miss Monica Fair was rehearsing the script with
the other actors. She was playing the role of a teacher in the lm. She was wearing the same
type of clothes as their teacher. The pupils noticed that the classroom had new curtains and
lots of colourful charts. They were fascinated by the cameras that were in different places and
started chatting noisily. The lm director, Mr. Paul, kindly told them to behave as they normally
did because they would be in the lm. They immediately sat down at their desks.
When it was time to shoot the lm, Mr. Paul said, “Picture is up!” for the heroine to start acting.
Then he said, “Roll sound!” to the man in charge of the sound, and “Roll camera!” to the camera
operator. After that he shouted, “Action!” and Miss Monica Fair started acting. She stood up and
greeted the class, “Good morning, children.” The pupils stood up and replied, “Good morning,
teacher.” Miss Monica Fair then walked to the teacher’s table, took the whiteboard marker and
started writing on the board. Suddenly the director shouted, “Cut!” as he was not pleased with
her acting. She had to do it again.
After the lm shooting, Mr. Paul called out, “Wrap!” Before leaving, he invited the pupils to the
release of the lm. They were so thrilled that they shouted with joy.