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A few interesting facts about the filming of The Hobbit - Student A
Ask questions to find out :
– the number of domestic flights taken
– the number of sets built specially for the film.
Hotel nights
93,000
– the amount of money spent on coffee
– the amount of money spent with local food suppliers
– the number of days worked by New Zealand actors
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Then pick a few numbers and include them into a short article about the Hobbit. Don't
forget to react to these numbers!
The Movie Chronicle
January 10, 2013
The filming of The Hobbit
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http://langues.ac-dijon.fr/spip.php?article2262
A few interesting facts about the filming of The Hobbit - Student B
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– the number of hotel nights sold
– the number of work vehicles used
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– the amount of money spent on construction materials
– the amount of money spent on the film
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Then pick a few numbers and include them into a short article about the Hobbit. Don't
forget to react to these numbers!
The Movie Chronicle
January 10, 2013
The filming of The Hobbit
by
http://langues.ac-dijon.fr/spip.php?article2262
A few interesting facts about the filming of The Hobbit
Tâche :Ecrire un article de journal court sur le tournage d'un film
Tâche intermédiaire : Obtenir des renseignements chiffrés sur le tournage d'un film (oral en
interaction) Utilisation du passif et révision des nombres
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Part One
ANSWER KEY
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For the Hobbit :
99 sets were built
6,750 domestic flights were taken
93,000 hotel bed nights were sold
1,800 rental cars were hired
1,650 work vehicles were used
$380,000 was spent on coffee
$9,180,000 was spent on set construction materials
approximately 16,000 days were worked by New Zealand actors
$1,450,000 was spent with local food suppliers
18,000,000 was spent to make the film
(D 'après http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/tag/the_hobbit)
A voir en complément, pour une comparaison des prix des différentes parties du Seigneurs des Anneaux, ainsi
que la comparaison des prix de « mise en image » par page pour chaque livre :
http://lotrproject.com/hobbitnumbers/
Part 2
Ressources complémentaires pour l'enseignant :
Une article sur le coût du film : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8053833/The-Hobbit-couldbe-most-expensive-film-ever-made.html
Le coût annoncé dans l'article ($500) est le coût pour les 3 parties. Le chiffre annoncé dans l'exercice est un
chiffre pour le premier film seulement. Les chiffres annoncés varient beaucoup selon les sites.
- Quelques infos sur d'autres films couteux pour comparaison : http://www.businessinsider.com/most-expensivemovies-ever-made-2012-12?op=1
Les élèves rédigent au brouillon. Travail en commun pour enrichir l'article.
Fiche conçue par Elisabeth Prévost-Kaboré
http://langues.ac-dijon.fr/spip.php?article2262