Relevant Content
We'll always make sure you know exactly what the lesson is about. You will easily understand whether it is relevant for you.

Planning a Film Project

Great Hosts
Here at ChinesePod, all our lessons are presented in an entertaining manner by our great hosts. You'll find language learners, teachers, and even professors sharing their insights, ideas, and teaching methods in our video and audio lessons.
Brief Lesson Summaries
A brief introduction of the lesson will always tell you what this lesson is about and what language level is the intended target. If you're interested in the subject, but might not be able to understand it in full, fear not; we have transcripts of lesson dialogues vocabulary so you can follow along.
IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1925 Intermediate
So you're trying to shoot a film in China? Whether it's a short art flick or a feature-length blockbuster, you're going to need to know some basic filming terminology to get by. Get started with today's intermediate ChinesePod lesson.
Thu May 03 2012 | Dilu, John
Awesome Materials
Our lessons contain natural communication in Chinese in video and audio format. We have have lessons focused on video or a podcast format and our lessons have transcripts of Lesson Dialogues, Important Vocabulary, Expanded Materials for a deep dive into the lesson topic and Exercises focused on testing your retention.
Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance. Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
拍摄 pāishè to film
计划 jìhuà plan
一切 yīqiè all
道具 dàojù props
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?
一切OK。
yīqiè OK 。
Everything is OK.
那我们五号开始吧。
nà wǒmen wǔ hào kāishǐ ba 。
Then let's start filming on the fifth.
道具、摄像机什么的呢？
dàojù 、shèxiàngjī shénme de ne ？
What about the props and cameras and stuff?
Natural Dialogues
Each lesson is centered around a natural dialogue with key vocabulary directly prepared and translated for your use. You can also listen to each sentence as an individual recording to improve your listening and comprehension skills.
Try It For Free
ChinesePod is 100% Free to Try. Create an account today and get started!