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plead innocent
someone claims that they have not done anything wrong
jury
a group of people who listen to the evidence and then reach a verdict (is the person innocent or guilty?)
witness
someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen
witness protection programme
lawyer
someone whose profession is to provide people with legal advice and services
solicitor (Br. English)
a lawyer who gives legal advice, writes legal contracts, and represents people in the lower courts of law (Jurist)
barrister
a lawyer in Enland or Wales who is allowed to speak in the higher law courts
(Rechtsanwalt)
attorney
a lawyer, especially one who represents people in court (Staatsanwalt)
plot
the story of a book, film or play
The plots of his book are basically all the same.
review
review: to write an article giving your opinion of a play, book, art exhibit
reviewer: person who writes a review
The new Irish fims has received rave reviews.
critic
someone whose job is to write or broadcast their opinions about things such as books, movies, or plays
the play has been well received by the critics.
exhibition
when objects such as paintings are shown to the public, or when someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public
character
a person in a book, play or film
Viggo Mortensen has played many different characters in his films.
performer
someone who acts, sings or plays for an audience
Colin Firth won an academy award for his performance in "The King's Speech".
production
a movie, play, television or radio program, CD etc. especially whn you are talking about the way it is created and performed
release
to make a movie, video, or CD available for people to see or buy
Their new album is due for release at the end of the year.
scene
a part of a play, book, movie etc. in which events happen in the same place or period
The dinner party is the best scene in the whole play.
screenplay
the text for a film, including the words to be spoken by the actors and instructions for the cameras.
soundtrack
the music that is played during a movie or television program, or a CD of this music
subtitles
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV programme
trailer
an advertisement for a movie or television programme that shows a short part of that move or programme
dub
to change the sounds and speech on a film or television programme, especialy to a different language
I'd rather watch a film with subtitles than one dubbed into English.
box office
the office where tickets of admission are sold
box office hit
successful film
box office flop
unsuccessful film
credits
a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run a t the end of the film)
adaption
a move, tv program, etc. that has been made from a book or play
He starred in the film adaption of Bill Cronshaw's best-selling novel.
playwright
a person who writes plays
buff
someone who is very interested in and knows a lot about a particular subject
computer/opera/film buff
blockbuster
something that is very successful, especially a movie, show, or novel
publish
to make available, to the public, usually by printing, a book, magazine, newspaper, or other documents
hardback
a book with a hard cover
paperback
a book with a paper cover (cheaper)
fiction
books and stories about imaginary events and people
non-fiction
writing that is about real events and facts
blurb
a short description of a book or fim etc. written by the people who have produced it, and intended to make people want to buy it or see it.
The blurb on the back of the book says that it will touch your heart.
record
store music electronically
The musicians met at the recording studio.
album
a CD or record, etc that has several pieces of music on it
record label
a company that recors and sells music
lyrics
words that accompany a piece of music
The lyrics on their new album are rather graphic
composer
someone who writes a piece of music
