Hello, welcome to the Film Scouts Los Angeles English Lnguage Course, Lesson 2. Today we're providing a vocabulary list to help you build up your Tinsel Town language skills.
VERBS: | ||
to schmooze | befriend scum | |
to pitch | grovel shamelessly | |
to brainstorm | feign preparedness | |
to research | procrastinate indefinitely | |
to network | spread disinformation | |
to collaborate | argue incessantly | |
to freelance | collect unemployment | |
NOUNS: | ||
agent | frustrated lawyer | |
lawyer | frustrated producer | |
producer | frustrated writer | |
writer | frustrated director | |
director | frustrated actor | |
actor | frustrated human | |
COMPOUND WORDS: | ||
high-concept | low-brow | |
production value | gore | |
entry-level | pays nothing | |
highly qualified | knows the producer | |
network approved | had made them money | |
FINANCIAL TERMS: | ||
net | something that apparently doesn't exist | |
gross | the studio chief's salary | |
back-end | you, if you think you'll ever see it | |
residuals | braces for the kids | |
deferral | don't hold your breath | |
points | see "net" or "back-end" | |
COMMON PHRASES: | ||
You can trust me | You must be new | |
It needs some polishing | Change everything | |
It shows promise | It stinks rotten | |
It needs some fine tuning | Change everything | |
I'd like some input | I want total control | |
It needs some honing | Change everything | |
Call me back next week | Stay out of my life | |
It needs some tightening | Change everything | |
Try and punch it up | I have no idea what I want | |
It needs some streamlining | Change everything | |
You'll never work in this town again | I have no power whatsoever. |
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