British actor Stephen Fry, the narrator of the British audiobook versions of the Harry Potter series, pays tribute to the Harry Potter films which receive an award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.
Director David Heyman pays tribute to the 6,000 people who have worked on each of the Potter films:
"Over the past decade we've had the privilege of working with some of the finest people working today, in an atmosphere filled with pride but no ego, working on glorious fiction created by Jo Rowling.
"We became a family of sorts, we had an awful lot of fun."
Harry Potter author JK Rowling is equally enthused: "It's very strange to look back after seven films and remember how wary I was of letting anyone put Harry on the screen.
"I kept saying no and it was David Heyman who persuaded me.
"Being involved in these films has been one of the best experiences of my life," she adds.
1. “I
have the honour to present this year’s award for ____________British
contribution to cinema.
2. One
of the most ____________ phenomena of our time was the bursting into the world
of boy wizard Harry Potter.
3. The
Harry Potter cycle became the most ___________literary series of our time,
perhaps of all time.
4. The
characters made an ___________ mark in the imagination of millions of adults
and children the world over.
5. Could
such an ______________________phenomenon ever be translated to the screen?
6. The
Harry Potter series has shown British film making in its very best light.
Dramatically, _____________, technically breathtaking, internationally
record-breaking
7. At
the heart of the film’s appeal is the fact that no matter how much money they
make. And believe me it is a ____________.
8. The Harry Potter movies all seem to have been
crafted with an attention to detail and a love which _________ genuine care and
affection.
9. So successfully, inventively, and faithfully
have the Harry Potter movies transferred JK Rowling’s vision to the screen that
some have suggested ____________though it may seem
10. that the film may actually be better than the
quite ____________audio books.
KEY
1. Outstanding
2. Remarkable
3. Successful
4. Indelible:
impossible to forget or remove. SYN: permanent. E.g. Her
unhappy childhood left an indelible mark.
5. unprecedented
and astounding(so surprising that it is difficult to believe. SYN
astonishing: e.g. There was an
astounding 20% increase in sales).
6. Dazzling: brilliant: e.g. a dazzling display of oriental dance
7. shedload
(of sth) (BrE, informal)( from the noun shed + load;
perhaps euphemistic after shitload). a large amount of sth, especially money:
The project cost a shedload of money. This should save you shedloads.
8. Bespeaks. Bespeak: to
show or suggest sth: e.g. His style of
dressing bespoke great self-confidence.
9. sacrilegious
/ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/
10. brilliantly
voiced
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