译林版（2020）必修第二册Unit 1 Lights，camera，action！Reading Behind the scenes教学设计

B2U1 Behind the scenes
·Learning objectives
After the class, students will be able to:
1. know some aspects of film-making behind the scenes;
2. understand the structure and main content of the lecture;
3. appreciate and develop a positive attitude towards the hard work behind the scenes.
·Teaching procedure
I. Lead-in: A short video
II. Read for details
1. Introduction---Para 1
Q1: What is the first thing you notice about a film？
Q2: What’s the most important factor of a film in your opinion
Body---Para 2---sound effects
(1) Listening and filling in the blanks
To begin with, I’d like to draw your attention to an important ______of a film----_____________. These are often______ after a scene has been _____ and might not be made in the way you would expect. For example, in Jurassic Park, the sounds of different animals, _________ a baby elephant and a tiger, were _____ by a computer to make a dinosaur _____. The sound of the doors opening in the Star Trek films was made ________ by pulling ________ paper out of an envelope.
What are the two ways to create various sound effects
Show time
Thinking
(4) From Para. 2, we know that ________.
A. sound effects doesn’t call for any skills to produce
B. sound effects can be achieved by a computer or a foley
C. sound effects are added to the film before shooting
D. the sound of doors opening is only made by pulling a sheet of paper
(5) What are the functions of sound effects
Body---Para 3---visual special effects
What is CGI
Is there any other way to make visual special effects
Thinking
How does the speaker develop this paragraph
Main topic--- visual special effects Main points Examples
Scenes__________ is required CGI are filmed in front of a green screen in the studio. The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made with the actors ___________ (perform) in front of a green screen.
The aid of computers isn’t always given _____________(prefer) to. The director of The Lord of the Rings films _________(adopt/adapt) clever camera angles to make characters seem bigger or smaller than they really were.
The example of the Quidditch scenes is used to show ________.
A. that visual special effects can only be made with the help of computers
B. that green matches any natural hair or skin color in the studio
C. how important it is for actors to jump up and down in the studio
D. how visual special effects are made with the help of a green screen
Body---Para 4---props
Q1: Why are props used in the films
Q2: What qualities contribute to a successful director
Conclusion----Para 5
Q1: Why is Titanic mentioned again in the last paragraph
Q2: What figure of speech(修辞手法) is applied here
Q3: What’s your understanding of “the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making ”
III. Read for structure
(1) What’s the structure of this lecture
Fill in the blanks
IV. Read for thinking & Discussion
Q1: What can you learn from the lecture
Q2: What inspirations(启示) can you get from these scenes
V. Summary
The film we see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work, most of ____1____ takes place behind the scenes. Below is a brief ____2____(introduce) to some aspects of film-making.
First of all, sound effects are often added after a scene ____3____(shoot) and may not be made in the way you expect. In Jurassic Park, the sounds of different animals were mixed by a computer ____4____(make) a dinosaur roar. The sound of the doors opening in the Star Trek films was made ____5____(simple) by pulling a sheet of paper out of an envelope. Besides, scenes ____6____ require CGI, a special effects technology, are filmed in front of a green screen. As green doesn’t match any ____7____(nature) hair or skin colour, actors can be separated from the background easily. Props also contribute ____8____ a film’s success. Director James Cameron spent six months researching and revising plans of the Titanic in order to build a full-sized model for the film. To guarantee the details, he talked to several historians and even went down to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to see the wreck for himself. ____9____ took 500 workers 100 days to build the fine model.
Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg, ____10____ we see on the screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making.
VI. Homework
假设你是李华， 你的朋友David 对讲座主题和内容十分感兴趣，请用英语给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 讲座的基本情况(时间，地点等)；
2. 讲座的主题和内容；
3. 你的收获。
注意： 1. 词数 80-100；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear David,
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Yours,
Li Hua