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　　Movies(alsoknownasfilmsormotionpictures)areatypeofcommunicationwhichusemovingpicturesandsoundtotellstoriesorhelppeopletolearnaboutnewideas.Peopleineverypartoftheworldwatchmoviesthattellstoriesasatypeofentertainment;awaytohavefun.Mostmoviesaremadesothattheycanbeshownonbigscreensatcinemasormovietheatres.

　　Therearemanytypesofmovies.Dramamoviestellfictionalstoriesaboutpeople.Actionmoviesshowfictionalstoriesaboutchasesandfights.WesternmoviestellfictionalstoriesaboutcowboyslivinginthewesternUnitedStatesinthe1800s.Warmoviestellfictionalstoriesaboutwarsorbattles.Animatedmoviesusecartoonimagesmadewithpensorbyusingcomputerstotellfictionalstories.

　　Eventhoughallofthesetypesofmoviestellfictionalstories,sometimesthemade-upstoryisbasedontruehistoricalevents.Forexample,awarmoviemighttellamade-upstoryaboutsoldiersthatfoughtinanactualbattle,suchastheWorldWarIIbattleofD-DayinFrance.Documentariesaremoviesthatareaboutrealpeopleandrealevents.

　　Aftermoviesareshownoncinemascreensforaperiodoftime(rangingfromafewweekstopartofayear),moviesareshownonpaytelevisionorcabletelevision,andsoldorrentedonDVDdisksorvideocassettetapes,sothatpeoplecanwatchthemoviesathome.Later,moviesareshownontelevisionstations.

　　Howmoviesaremade

　　Ascreenwriterwritesascript,whichisthestoryofthemoviewiththewordsthattheactorswillsay.Thenaproducerhirespeopletoworkonthemovieandgetsallofthemoneythatwillbeneededtopayfortheactorsandtheequipment.Producersusuallygetthemoneybyborrowingitfromabankorbygettinginvestorstolendmoneytothemovieproduction.Someproducersworkforamoviestudio;otherproducersareindependent(theydonotworkforamoviestudio).

　　Actorsanddirectorsreadscriptstofindoutwhattosayandwhattodo.Theactorsmemorizethewordsfromthescriptthattheywillsayinthemovie,andlearntheactionsthatthescripttellsthemtodo.Thenthedirectortellstheactorswhattodoandacameramantakesmotionpicturesofthemwithamotionpicturecamera.

　　Aneditorputsthemovingpicturestogether,andselectswhichsceneswillbemostinterestingfortheaudience.Audioengineersandsoundengineersrecordmusicandsingingandjoinitwiththemovingpictures.Whenthemovieisdone,manycopiesofthemoviearemadebymovielabsandputontomoviereels.Thenthemoviereelsaresenttocinemas.Anelectricmachinecalledaprojectorshinesaverybrightlightthroughthemovie,andpeoplesittinginadarkroomseeitonabigscreen.