Intermediate - Planning a Film Project (C1925)

A:  小张,拍摄计划怎么样了?
Xiǎo Zhāng, pāishè jìhuà zěnmeyàng le?
Xiao Zhang, how is the film planning coming along?
B:  一切OK。
yīqiè OK.
Everything is OK.
A:  那我们五号开始吧。
nà wǒmen wǔ hào kāishǐ ba.
Then let's start filming on the fifth.
A:  道具、摄像机什么的呢?
dàojù、 shèxiàngjī shénme de ne?
What about the props and cameras and stuff?
B:  也都借好了,不过......
yě dōu jiè hǎo le, bùguò......
I borrowed all of them, but...
A:  怎么了?
zěnmele?
What's wrong?
B:  女主角好像有课,五号可能来不了。
nǚ zhǔjué hǎoxiàng yǒu kè, wǔ hào kěnéng láibuliǎo.
It seems the female lead has class. She won't be able to make it on the fifth.
A:  没关系,反正她也没几个镜头。
méiguānxi, fǎnzhèng tā yě méi jǐ ge jìngtóu.
No problem. She doesn't have that many scenes, anyways.
B:  那......导演你看我怎么样?
nà...... dǎoyǎn nǐ kàn wǒ zěnmeyàng?
Then...director, what do you think of me?
A:  你?试一下镜吧。
nǐ? shì yīxià jìng ba.
You? OK, you can do a screen test.
B:  太好了,我一定努力。
tài hǎo le, wǒ yīdìng nǔlì.
Great. I'm going to work really hard.
A:  嗯,希望咱们这部微电影能够成功。
ng4, xīwàng zánmen zhè bù wēidiànyǐng nénggòu chénggōng.
Yeah, here's hoping that our short film will be a success.

Key Vocabulary

拍摄pāishèto film
计划jìhuàplan
一切yīqièall
道具dàojùprops
摄像机shèxiàngjīvideo camera
什么的shénme deand so on
jièto lend, to rent
女主角nǚ zhǔjuéfemale lead
好像hǎoxiàngto seem as if
来不了láibuliǎoto be unable to come
反正fǎnzhènganyway
镜头jìngtóuscene
导演dǎoyǎndirector
试镜shìjìngto try
一定yīdìngdefinitely
努力nǔlìto work hard
希望xīwàngto hope
咱们zánmenwe
[measure word]
微电影wēidiànyǐngshort film
能够nénggòuto be capable of
成功chénggōngsuccess

Supplementary Vocabulary

拍电影pāi diànyǐngto film a movie
男主角nán zhǔjuémale lead
角色juésèrole
机会jīhuìopportunity
视频shìpínfilm
微小wēixiǎosmall
微软WēiruǎnMicrosoft
微博wēibóWeibo

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