sábado, 12 de mayo de 2012

Has LA lost its charm for movie makers?

This short BBC video clip came on right before the day the Oscar Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles this year.

But while the city was getting ready for the Oscar night, many studios are now choosing to film their movies out of LA, as Tim Muffett reports.

Self-study activity:
Watch the clip and answer the questions below.


1 How many of the films nominated for best picture this year have been filmed in Los Angeles?
2 Why are film companies moving out of LA?
3 How much must a film cost to be considered high budget?
4 How many high budget films were made in LA in 2011?
5 What benefits does Paul Audley expect The Artist to bring to LA?
6 Why has film-making improved in LA recently?

You can read the transcript here.

Key:
1 One, The Artist 2 The cost 3 More than 75 million dollars 4 Two 5 He expects more and more companies are encouraged to film in LA 6 Because of new tax incentives