10. Read the following sentences. Which part (a-d) of Text 6 gives these pieces of information?

Animation studios in this country face the financing problems.
A revered corporation rejects the basic kind of animation.
They’d like to play by other countries’ rules.
Some companies are discouraged by the competition but they don’t give up.
The exhausting work can’t be matched by the salary.
They exclude the idea of cell animation for full-length films.
The revival of animation in this country will be performed by 2 corporations.
The studio announced the return to the origins and then changed its mind.
Animators are going to leave for another country because of their being in the red.
The directors are discouraged by the competition as it’s difficult to surpass the rivals’ advantages.
They are planning on using both 2D and 3D animation with flying colours.
The head of the company disliked the idea of complete abandoning traditional animators.
They’re pulling a lot of strings to retain control over the market and young specialists.

11. Complete these sentences with the information from Text 6. Try not to look into the text!

1. Disney has admitted ____________.

2. Disney Animation’s chief creative officer told a London audience that he ____________ in the 1990s.

3. According to Disney CCO’s opinion, 2D ____________.

4. Leading UK animators are warning against ____________.

5. Animation production in the UK has fallen ____________.

6. Anne Wood argued that ____________.

7. Luxor and Argus Entertainment are going to create LA Studio in a bid to____________.

8. LA Studio is to focus on ____________.

9. The first major project by LA Studio is to be ____________.

10. Things in Japanese animation aren’t so rosy as ____________.

11. Studios in China and South Korea now churn out ____________.

12. The Japanese government says it is trying to ____________.

12. Make up 5 questions based on the information given in Text 6 for your group-mates to answer.

13. Prepare a summary of 4 parts (a-d) of Text 6 (see Appendix 1):

• mention the names in bold;

• try to use the new vocabulary as much as possible;

• find some additional information on the Internet about another country.

The rest of the group will evaluate your summary and choose the best speaker according to this table:

Text info.	New info.	Active voc.	Grammar	Structure

The maximum score is 25, thus, the maximum for each column – 5 points.

14. Translate the sentences below from Russian into English:

1) Само собой разумеется, что на сегодняшний день Америка – законодатель мод в области анимации. Вместо того чтобы массово выпускать мультфильмы, другие страны лучше бы ввели какие-либо средства поощрения для талантливых и творческих молодых людей. 2) С появлением компьютерной анимации анимационная индустрия серьезно поменялась. Технология покадровой прорисовки мультфильма была заменена созданием графики при помощи компьютерных программ. 3) В довершение ко всему этот печально известный главный креативный директор объявил, что производство анимации в данной стране снизилось на 50 процентов в последние семь лет, в тоже время молодым аниматорам все сложнее найти работу. 4) При создании раскадровки определяются основные движения персонажа, план с которых впоследствии будет снята та или иная сцена. Раскадровку можно делать как вручную на листке бумаги, так и набросок, или при помощи графического планшета на компьютере. 5) Кроме всего прочего, в сфере анимации быстро растет конкуренция. Студии других стран предлагают лучшие условия работы: государственные поощрения, субсидии и короткий рабочий день. 6) Промежуточные кадры в анимации также важны, как и ключевые кадры, именно за счет них создается движение, а анимация становится плавной. 7) Все аспекты анимации – создание персонажа, его анимация, добавление аудио дорожки, содержащей голос актера, озвучивающего нарисованного персонажа – должны быть выполнены до процесса «рендеринг».

Video

VIDEO 4

(‘Paperman’, by Walt Disney Animation Studios)

15. Watch a 2012 award-winning black-and-white 3D hand-drawn computer animated romantic comedy short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Discuss the following questions with your group-mates.

1. Did you like the short film?

2. What emotions did it evoke in you?

3. To your mind is there anything unconventional about this short?

VIDEO 5

(‘Paperclips’, by Walt Disney Animation Studios)

16. Now you are going to hear an interview with the director of ‘Paperman’ John Kahrs, where he explains some of the ideas he had when creating the short. Read the following information before watching Video 5:

• John Lasseter –is an American animator, film director, and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. 

17. Decide whether the following statements are true or false, explain your choice:

The idea for ‘Paperman’ goes back to the time when John used to live in New-York and travel to work through the Grand Central Station, sometimes seeing some connection with a person there.	T/F
John wanted to find a way for artist’s pre-production drawings to work with the CG.	T/F
According to John in the Golden Age of CG stylized photorealism is the only way that CG can look.	T/F
John wanted the world of the film to be three dimensional, not super flat, for the audience to have a feeling that this world from the short exists somewhere out there.	T/F

Writing

18. Make a written report about your favourite cartoon character. Describe his/her personality, appearance, his/her voice actor, etc. Don’t mention his/her name or the title of the cartoon – the rest of the group should guess who he/she is. Use the active vocabulary!

LESSON 5. «THE WIZARD OF OZ» – AN AMERICAN NATIONAL TREASURE

PART I

Brainstorming

Discuss the following questions in your group:

1. Were you told a lot of fairy-tales in your childhood? What are your favourite fairy-tales and why?

2. What do you know about Lyman Frank Baum and his “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz», one of the world’s favourite fairy-tales?

3. Look at the information given below. Have you ever come across the screen version of the fairy-tale? Would you prefer watching the film in its original version or in 3D? Why?

Studio: MetroGoldwynMayer Director: Victor Fleming Producer: Mervin LeRoy Screenplay: L. Frank Baum Noel Langley John Lee Mahin Florence Ryerson Edgar Allan Woolf Cinematography: Harold Rosson Music: Harold Arlen Film Editing: Blanche Sewell Running time: 101 minutes Classified G.	The Wizard of Oz (1939) CAST & CREDITS First release: 1939 On DVD: 1999 IMAX 3D: 2013	Dorothy Gale: Judy Garland Marvel/Wizard: Frank Morgan Hunk/Scarecrow: Ray Bolger Zeke/Cowardly Lion:Bert Lahr Hickory Twicker/ Tin Woodman: Jack Haley Miss Gulch/ Witch of West: Margaret Hamilton Glinda, Good Witch: Billie Burke Nikko: Pat Walshe Uncle Henry: Charley Grapewin Aunt Em: Clara Blandick
Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home…

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