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5.2.2 Films, music, culture
What is your favourite film? Do you often go to the cinema? What music do you usually listen to? Do you sometimes go to concerts? And what other kinds of cultural events do you like going to?
What is a film, anyway? In the past, it was a series of pictures on a strip of plastic which runs through a projector, projects on a screen and creates the illusion of moving images. Today, films are becoming more and more digital with many special effects and computer animation. We even have 3D movies which need to be watched with special glasses that give you the illusion of 3-dimensional reality around you. But at the beginning, films were silent because there were no microphones to capture the sound. We all know Charlie Chaplin! Now we don't only have sound, but we also have complete soundtracks that sell independently, posters, and other artifacts that fans collect. Film is not only art anymore, it is also business and industry that sells and earns huge amounts of money, and sometimes hundreds of workers are employed to work on one film! Apart from the director, actors and actresses, the cameramen and soundmen, there are many others that help with the shooting. Sometimes stunts are needed.
What kinds of films do you know? There are many genres. Apart from the mainstream Hollywood romantic movies, action films and comedies there are horrors and thrillers, westerns and alternative cinema, psychological film etc.
How about music? Do you like listening to music? What is your favourite genre?
Music is one of the oldest arts known to man. It has changed through the centuries. We distinguish classical and modern or popular music. Today, it is quite popular to mix various genres of music together to create new sounds and experiences.
Do you play any musical instrument? If you play a classical instrument such as a violin, clarinet, harp or a trumpet you might play in an orchestra. Modern instruments are electronic guitars, basses and drums. But people often like to combine what seems too different, such as a philharmonic orchestra and a rock band.
How often do you go to theatres, museums and galleries? These venues are not dusty places where you have to be quiet anymore. They often have programmes for children and students to attract them to new cultural experiences. Try to find out more about your local museum or gallery.
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event
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událost
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series
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série
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strip
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pruh
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silent
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tichý
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capture
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zachytit
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artifact
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artefakt
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collect
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sbírat
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actor
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herec
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actress
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herečka
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soundman
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zvukař
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shooting
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natáčení
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stunt
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kaskadér
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genre
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žánr
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mainstream
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střední proud
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cinema
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kino, kinematografie
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century
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století
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distinguish
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rozlišit
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violin
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housle
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harp
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harfa
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drum
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buben
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dusty
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zaprášený
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venue
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místo konání událostí
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find out
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zjistit
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