ESL Podcast 285 - A Movie Collection
buff - a big fan; a person who likes something very much and knows a lot about it
Lynette is a music buff who owns thousands of CDs.
collection - a group of similar objects that are kept together, usually because they are interesting, beautiful, or valuable
My grandfather had a large stamp collection, with stamps from almost every country in the world.
DVD - digital video disk - a flat disk (circular object) similar to a CD, made of metal and plastic that is used to store digital information or video
In the early 1990s, people were using video cassettes, but today DVDs are much more popular for movies.
on the big screen - in a movie theater, not on a TV at home
The Lord of the Rings is a movie with a lot of action, so it's better to see it on the big screen than on TV.
high definition - high resolution; high video quality; clear and easy to see on a TV or computer screen
You can see a lot of more detail on a high definition TV than on a regular TV.
widescreen edition - a version of a movie or show where the picture is much wider than it is tall, so that a black bar shows at the top and bottom of the TV screen, but all the images can be seen
If you don't watch the widescreen edition, sometimes you can't see all of the things happening in a movie, because images get cut off on the sides of the screen.
bonus feature - an extra thing that is related to a movie and included on a DVD, but not part of the original movie, such as comments from the director or information about how the movie was made
This DVD has a bonus feature where the director speaks throughout the movie, talking about why he filmed it the way he did.
to pride (oneself) on (something) - to be proud of something that one does; to be very pleased that one does something
Drake prides himself on being the fastest runner on his high school track team.
Easter egg - an unusual message, image, or sound that is hidden in a movie, book, painting, computer program, or video game as a joke, so that people search for it
If you search long enough, you may find the Easter egg on this DVD with the very funny video of star of the movie.
special edition - a version of something that is available for only a short period of time and has extra features that aren't included in the regular version
The special edition DVD of Disney's Sleeping Beauty has better sound and color than the original movie did, and it has information about how the film was made.
box set - a box with special packaging that has all the DVDs in a series
We bought Carolyn the box set of Friends for her birthday because it's her favorite TV show.
blooper - a funny mistake that was made while filming a movie or TV show, usually when an actor laughs, forgets what to say, or falls down
Sometimes the bloopers on a comedy DVD are funnier than the movie itself!
deleted scene - acting that was originally supposed to be in the movie, but was taken out before the movie was finished, often to make it shorter
Deleted scenes are interesting to watch because they can help you understand how the director decides what is and isn't important in a movie.
region code - one of nine electronic codes hidden in a DVD that allows the DVD to be seen only in some parts of the world
If you buy a DVD in Malaysia and take it to the United States, you won't be able to watch it because it will have the wrong region code.
bootleg - pirated; an illegal copy of something that was made without giving any money to the people who made the original
Bootleg CDs are cheaper than CDs that you buy in a store, but the singers and bands don't get any money for their work.