Conversation Among 3 Media Studies Students About A Film - IELTS Listening Sample Answer

IELTS Listening section consists of four sections with a total of 40 questions. The candidates are required to properly listen to the IELTS listening audio and check the questions. This topic - A conversation among 3 media studies students about a film is IELTS listening part 3. This section consists of the following IELTS listening question types:

• Flow-chart completion
• Matching information

Audio Transcript:

You will hear three students on a media studies course, talking about a film, they are planning to make. First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 26.

Pause the recording for 30 seconds

Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 26.

Razor: Hi Mike.

Mike: Hi Razor, this is Helen.

Helen: Hello!

Mike: We are really pleased you've agreed to join us on this film project.

Helen: Yes, your experience is going to be so useful.

Razor: Well, I hope so. It's the technical side, I know best. Lighting sound and stuff.

Mike: But you think the script is okay?

Razor: Yes, I think it's great. And ...have you decided where you're going to shoot?

Helen: Well, there's the watermill scene at the end and we’ve thought about some locations in town, we can use … There…. behind the shopping mall and on a couple of residential streets and in an empty shop on campus. It means we don't have to worry about getting permission from a shop owner.

Mike: So do you think we should go to all the locations with you?

Razor: It would be a good idea. We need to talk about the levels of background noise. So we know they're all going to be reasonable places to film.

Mike: But the sounds of traffic will make it more natural.

Helen: I think Razor means things like aeroplanes, trains and so on. That would mean we have to stop filming.

Razor: Exactly. And also I'll make a note for myself about what lighting I'm going to need. I think the university department has a good range of equipment, but I'll need to make a list for each location for my own reference. Anyway, once we've had a look around you can do the road works check.

Mike: What do you mean?

Razor: You need to find out about building work or road works because you could start filming one day and come back in the morning to find one of the roads has been dug up and the local council has to be informed about things like that. So you can find out from them.

Mike: Okay, then I think we need to work from the scripts and put together a list of all the scenes and decide which ones we're going to film, when. We need to prepare the shooting schedule day-by-day.

Razor: You're right. Then, when you know how long filming is going to last, you can tell everyone when they're needed.

Helen: Okay. So as soon as we can we'll audition and then when we contact people to offer them parts, we can send the exact dates and make really sure they're free because often the actors are all enthusiastic, but then when you try to pin them down about whether they're really free at that time if I now got exams or something or they're off to a festival just before and you have to rush about looking for replacements.

Mike: Then we need people who can take over the main parts. If one of our stars falls ill or something.

Razor: Yes, I agree. So offer the main parts to the people we really want and then look at other volunteers who were okay.

Helen: Yes, we can select the understudies once the main roles have been confirmed. So once we've got that sorted and we've held all the rehearsals of the main scenes, we‘ll be ready to start filming.

Razor: Yes, that sounds good. Anything else?

Mike: Oh...well. Just housekeeping, really. We don’t actually need costumes because actors will wear their own clothes. My family really has quintessential furniture we need. So, we’ll go and fetch those, the weekend before we start.

Helen: We will provide food and drink during shooting. So I'm going to borrow some cool boxes.

Mike: And I've got a little van. Most of the locations are within walking distance of the halls of residence, anyway. The only one further away is the Watermill.

Razor: Ah, yes. Can you tell me about that?

Mike: Okay, hang on a minute. I'll get my notes. There's a plan in them.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30.

Pause the recording for 30 seconds.

Now listen and answer questions 27 to 30.

Mike: Here's the Mill.

Razor: Mmm

Mike: You see basically you have a vertical water wheel which was used to power the grinding stones.

Razor: mmm….It sounds really interesting. Will we film inside?

Helen: Yes, that's where the final scene between the girl and the man takes place. Our plan is to fix one camera outside by the window next to the door to film through the window. And then have another handheld camera inside the Mill. That means we can get two views of the same scene. We were going to do something using a mirror but we decided that would be too complicated.

Mike: Yes, by doing it that way, all we'll need is lights on the inside next to the wall behind the wheel which can shine across to the opposite wall.

Razor: Will that give enough light?

Helen: I think so, because the scene is in the evening. It shouldn't be too bright. The actors will be carrying torches too.

Mike: And we'll have an old screen made of wood just inside the door because it's a new door and it will look wrong. The lights won't shine directly on it. So it'll be fine.

Razor: So you won't actually show the door open?

Mike: No, there's a huge box on the floor against the wall farthest from the wheel. We will see the girl approaching the mill on her bike. Then we see through the window and the man is inside looking at it. Then the next shot is the girl in the room with him opening the box.

Razor: So it'll be a mysterious ending.

Helen: Yeah...

Razor: Well, I think it's going to be a great project.

Mike: I could.

Helen: Thanks.

Section 3

Questions 21-30

17. 21-26

Complete the flow-chart below.

Choose SIX answers from the boy. and write the correct fetter, A-I next to questions 21-26.

1. actors
2. furniture
3. background noise
4. costumes
5. local council
6. equipment
7. shooting schedule
8. understudies
9. shopowners

Question 21:

Answer: C

Explanation: The students decided among themselves that they need to visit the locations to check the background noises. The background noises include train or airplane noises.

Also check:

Question 22:

Answer: E

Explanation: The students needed to talk to the local council about the roadwork. This means if any upcoming roadwork will be conducted in the specific locations they are planning to shoot.

Question 23:

Answer: G

Explanation: The shoot required planning for the proper equipment.

Question 24:

Answer: A

Explanation: One of the main things that affected the shoot as stated by the students was the availability of the selected actors. It may happen that the said actor is not available on the day.

Question 25:

Answer: H

Explanation: The understudies need to be decided by the volunteers once the roles have been confirmed.

Question 26:

Answer: B

Explanation: The furniture needs to be collected and this will be done by Mike who has quintessential furniture at his place as required for the shoot.

17. 27-30

Choose four answers from the list and write the correct letter, A-G next to questions 27-30.

1. lights
2. fixed camera
3. mirror
4. torches
5. wooden screer
6. bike
7. large box

Question 27:

Answer: B

Explanation: The students planned to fix a camera outside near the door as has been shown on point 27 to film through the window.

Question 28:

Answer: A

Explanation: They will need light next to the wall and behind the wheel to properly shoot the scene.

Question 29:

Answer: E

Explanation: The students decided to have a screen made of wood made right in front of the new door, as the new door will not go with the setting.

Question 30:

Answer: G

Explanation: One of the students told that there is a huge box right placed on the floor far away from the wheel.