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Language English
Category English
Level University
Created / Updated 13.11.2011 / 02.06.2012
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a lawyer in England or Wales who is allowed

to speak in the higher law courts

barrister

a lawyer, especially one who represents

people in court

attorney

the story of a book, film or play

Die Handlungen seiner Bücher sind grundsätzlich alle gleich

plot

The plots of his book are basically

all the same.

to write an article giving your opinion

of a play, book, art exhibit

person who writes a review

Der neue irische Film hat hochgelobte Kritik erhalten

review, reviewer

The new Irish film has received

rave reviews.

someone whose job is to write or broadcast

their opinions about things such as

books, movies, or plays

Das Stück wurde von den Kritikern gut aufgenommen

critic

The play has been well received

by the critics.

when objects such as paintings are shown

to the public, or when someone shows a

particular skill or quality to the public

exhibition

a person in a book, play or film

Viggo Mortensen spielte viele verschiedene Rollen in seinen Filmen

character

Viggo Mortensen has played

many different characters in his

films.

someone who acts, sings or plays for an

audience

Colin Firth gewann einen Academy Award für seinen Auftritt in "The King's Speech."

performer, performance

Colin Firth won an academy

award for his performance in

“The King’s Speech”.

a movie, play, television or radio program,

CD, etc., especially when you are talking

about the way it is created and performed

production

to make a movie, video, or CD available

for people to see or buy

Ihr neues Album wird erwartet Ende Jahr zu erscheinen

release

Their new album is due for release

at the end of the year.

a part of a play, book, movie, etc. in which

events happen in the same place or period

of time

Die Dinner Party ist die beste Szene im ganzen Stück

scene

The dinner party is the best

scene in the whole play.

the text for a film, including the words to

be spoken by the actors and instructions

for the cameras

screenplay

the music that is played during a movie or

television program, or a CD of this music

soundtrack

an advertisement for a movie or television

programme that shows a short part of that

movie or programme

trailer

translation of foreign dialogue of a movie

or TV programme

subtitles

to change the sounds and speech on a

film or television programme, especially to

a different language

Ich würde eher einen Film mit Untertiteln schauen, als einen ins Englisch übersetzten.

dub

I'd rather watch a film with subtitles

than one dubbed into English.

the office where tickets of admission are

sold

box office

successful film

box office hit

unsuccessful film

box office flop

a list of acknowledgements of those who

contributed to the creation of a film (usually

run at the end of the film)

credits

a movie, TV program, etc. that has been

made from a book or play

Letztes Jahr spielte er in der Film Adaption von Bill Cronshaw's Bestseller-Roman

adaptation

Last year he starred in the film

adaptation of Bill Cronshaw's

best-selling novel

a person who writes plays

playwright

someone who is very interested in and

knows a lot about a particular subject

buff

something that is very successful, especially

a movie, show, or novel

blockbuster

to make available to the public, usually by

printing, a book, magazine, newspaper, or

other document

Veröffentlicher

publish, publisher

a book with a hard cover

hardback

a book with a paper cover (cheaper than

hardback)

paperback

books and stories about imaginary events

and people

fiction

writing that is about real events and facts

non-fiction

a short description of a book or film, etc.,

written by the people who have produced

it, and intended to make people want to

buy it or see it

Die Zusammenfassung auf der Rückseite des Buches sagt, das es dein Herz berühren wird

blurb

The blurb on the back of the

book says that it 'will touch your

heart'.

store music electronically

Die Musiker trafen sich im Aufnahmestudio

record

The musicians met at the recording

studio.

a CD or record, etc. that has several pieces

of music on it

album

a company that records and sells music

record label

words that accompany a piece of music

lyrics

someone who writes a piece of music

composer

one of several songs or pieces of music on

a CD or other musical recording

track

the legal right to have control over the

work of a writer, artist, musician, etc.

if you own the ... on something, it is

your intellectual property, and other people

must pay you to broadcast, publish, or

perform it

copyright

a single performance by a musician or

group of musicians, especially playing

modern or pop music

Diese Woche hatte die Band ihren letzten Auftritt ihrer Welttournee

gig

This week the band did the last

gig of their world-tour.

officially examine books, films, reports etc. and remove anything that is offensive or unacceptable (verb and noun)

censor, censorship

the fact that the public has a right to know about something because it affects them

public interest