Hints for the oral presentation on 'Movies' done by Kimberly Weston

1. MOVIE
PRESENTATION
2016
HELPFUL

2. INTRODUCTION: WHY DID YOU CHOOSE
THIS MOVIE?
•I chose this movie because…
–It has an original story
–Matt Damon is my favorite actor
–It has beautiful music
–It makes me cry, and I like to be sad
–I enjoy watching horror movies

3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION/
TECHNICAL DATA
• This film was released in…
• It is rated
• It received a rating of
• The film’s genre is …
– Action
– Adventure
– Romance
– Comedy
– Romantic Comedy
– Fantasy
– Musical
– Horror
– Science Fiction
– Documentary
(releas’t)
(rate-id)
(receiv’d)

4. CREW MEMBERS
•The film was…
–directed by …
–written by…
–produced by…
•The music was…
–composed by…
–performed by
(direct-id)
(produce’t)
(compose’d)
(perform’d)

5. CAST
• Main characters, supporting characters
– Jack, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, is …
– Shrek, voiced by Mike Meyers, is…
• Character roles
– Protagonist, good guy, hero
– Antagonist, bad guy, villain
– Love interest, lover, damsel in distress
– Sidekick
• Example: Jack, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, is a charming
young man who wins a ticket onto the Titanic. He is the
protagonist.
(play’d)
(voice’t)

6. PLOT
• Introduction
–The film takes place in the ocean, on a boat.
–The film is set in the 1900s/middle ages/200 years in the
future.
• Resolution
–Use cliffhangers, no spoilers!!!
–WHO will survive?
–WHAT will happen to Jack and Rose?
–HOW will Jack escape?
–WILL they live happily ever?

7. AWARDS
• The film was nominated for…
• The film won…
• Examples
–Leonardo Dicaprio was nominated for Best Actor, but
didn’t win.
–The movie was nominated for 90 awards, and won 25.
(nominate-id)

8. ANECDOTES
• A little known fact is that…
• Behind the scenes…
• When the camera wasn’t rolling…
• Many don’t know that…
Ideas:
• The film made one billion dollars at the box office in one night.
• It took 5 years to film this movie and it cost 3 trillion dollars to
make.
• Heath Ledger died during the making of this film and was
replaced by 3 other actors.

9. QUOTATION
• I chose this quote because…
• I can relate to this quote because…
• This quote is meaningful to me because…
• I think this quote is important/interesting/funny
because…
• This is my favorite quote because…
• This quote has stuck with me because…

10. TRIVIA: OPTIONAL
• True or False
–Jack is a human being
• Multiple Choice
–Jack’s lover’s name is…
a) Tulip
b) Rose
c) Lily
• True or False
–The movie was released
in 2002
• Multiple Choice
–The movie was directed
by…
a) Wes Anderson
b) Christopher Nolan
c) James Cameron