Stunts in Movies

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Unit 6 Stunts in Movies
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Q1 What are stunts?
A stunt is a dangerous and exciting piece of
action in a movie. It is a stunt professionals
job to do the dangerous things in the movies
instead of the actors and actresses so that they
dont risk being injured.
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Movie category
action thriller mystery disaster crime adventur
e romance science-fiction drama fantasy
violence documentary
Q2 In which kind(s) of movies can we most
probably find stunts?
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a car explosion
throw himself through
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run from hurricanes be swept up
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Questions

• What seems popular these days for actors and
  actresses to do?
• 2. Who are indeed doing more stunts?
• 3. According to a director, how much of the
  stunts are done by the actors themselves?
• 4. Then who are doing the rest of the stunts?
• 5. How can we define stunt professionals
  according to Paragraph C?

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an exception
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the Hong Kong phenomenon
takes pride in doing all the stunts
individual brand
a walking miracle
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heroism
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broken bones and a hole
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Food for Thought
Do you support your favorite film star to do
their own stunts? Why or why not? Please provide
reasons.
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Useful Expressions

• I prefer / like / enjoy seeing my idol (??) do
  his / her
• stunts.
• I hate / cant stand any injuries happening to my
  movie star.
• I dont mind
• It will attract more audience.
• As far as I know, stunt is a professional job. It
  requires a lot of skills.
• Computer technology can do the job.

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filmmakers
not want injuries
call in stunt experts

make the audience believe
actors and actresses
insist on doing the stunts
inevitable accidents
someone else take the fall
audience
no need to worry
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Topic Discussion
If you were Helen Hunt, what kind of qualities do
you think you would need in doing stunts?
physical endurance
courage
quick response
qualities
skill
carefulness
flexibility
(???)