YouTube Creators Make Big Movies
YouTube 創作者拍大片
Introduction
Two young people from YouTube made horror movies. These movies made a lot of money.
兩名 YouTube 年輕人拍攝了恐怖電影，這些電影賺了很多錢。
Main Body
Kane Parsons made a movie called 'Backrooms'. It cost 10 million dollars, but it made 118 million dollars. Curry Barker made a movie called 'Obsession'. It cost very little money, but it made 150 million dollars. These movies are more successful than some expensive movies.
Kane Parsons 拍攝了一部名為《後室》(Backrooms) 的電影。成本為 1,000 萬美元，但賺了 1.18 億美元。Curry Barker 拍攝了一部名為《執念》(Obsession) 的電影。成本非常低，但賺了 1.5 億美元。這些電影比一些昂貴的電影更成功。
These directors did not go to film school. They learned to make videos on YouTube. They already had many fans online. Most people who saw 'Backrooms' are under 35 years old.
這些導演沒有就讀電影學院。他們在 YouTube 上學習如何製作影片。他們在網路上已經擁有許多粉絲。大多數觀看《後室》的人年齡在 35 歲以下。
Now, big movie companies want to find new talent on social media. They like creators who can tell good stories. Horror movies are good for this because they are cheap to make.
現在，大型電影公司希望在社交媒體上尋找新人才。他們喜歡能夠講好故事的創作者。恐怖電影非常適合，因為製作成本較低。
Conclusion
Young people like simple and real movies more than expensive movies.
年輕人比起昂貴的電影，更喜歡簡單且真實的電影。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Money Words
In the story, we see two ways to talk about money:
- Cost: Money you spend to make something.
- Made: Money you get after selling it.
Example from text: "It cost 10 million dollars, but it made 118 million dollars."
⚖️ Comparing Things
To say something is 'better' or 'bigger' than another, we use More [Word] Than.
- More successful than → (The YouTube movies vs. expensive movies)
- More than → (Simple movies vs. expensive movies)
Simple Rule:
A is more [quality] than B.
🕒 The Past (Simple Actions)
Look at these words. They all end in -ed. This means the action is finished:
- Learn Learned
- Call Called
Note: Some words change completely!
- Do Did (Example: "They did not go to school")