螢幕名人的背後
Everybody enjoys a great movie, but what exactly makes a movie great?
大家都享受看電影，但是什麼造就一部好電影？
make sth. adj.=使某物變得…
The skilled actors are obviously important, but the people on-screen aren’t the only ones putting in work.
受過專業訓練的演員固然很重要，但螢幕上的演員可不是唯一為電影付出的人。
skilled(adj.)受過專業訓練的;熟練的actor(n.)(男)演員on-screen(adj.)=螢幕上的put in work=投入心力;付出努力
The film crew behind the scenes is just as important in creating the final product.
要完成一部電影的拍攝，幕後的劇組人員也同等重要。
A is as adj. as B=A跟B一樣…create(v.)創作;打造
There can be hundreds of people in a film crew, including artists and technicians, but among the most important are the director, producer, and casting director.
一個劇組可能包含創作者與技術人員在內等上百名工作人員，其中最為重要的是導演、製作人以及選角導演。
artist(n.)藝術家;創作者foley artist=擬音師technician(n.)技術人員cast(v.)選…擔任某角色;(n.)全體演員
The director guides the entire creative process of the movie and has a lot of influence over the rest of the film crew.
導演主導整個電影拍攝過程，對其餘劇組人員發號施令。
guide(v.)指導;引導guide(n.)導遊;指南has an influence over=對…有影響力
The producer can have many different responsibilities, but most importantly, they are in charge of obtaining funding and getting the whole project started.
製作人可能身兼多職，但最重要的職責是籌募經費並啟動整個計劃。
responsibility(n.)責任;職責be in charge of=be responsible for=負責…obtain(v.)取得;獲取funding(n.)資金
In short, without a producer, there would be no movie.
簡而言之，沒有製作人便沒有電影。
in short=簡而言之
The casting director’s job is to find the right actors to star in the movie.
選角導演的工作是找到合適的演員出演電影角色。
star(v.)主演;擔綱主角
Their job is finished long before the movie production begins, so they are not involved in the actual filmmaking process.
他們的工作在電影開拍前便早已結束，因此他們並無參與實際的拍攝過程。
long before=很久以前before long=不久;很快=sooninvolve(v.)捲入;參與
Even though the famous celebrities we see on-screen will always be the stars of the show, we shouldn’t forget to give credit to all the faces behind the scenes as well.
儘管螢幕上的名人總是電影的焦點，但我們也不該忘了肯定幕後的劇組人員。
celebrity(n.)名人;明星give credit to sb.=表揚某人;將功勞歸功於某人