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UK Culture-Creative Industries 创意产业

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 Hello and welcome to Trend UK, your shortcut1 to popular culture from the British Council. In the next few minutes we’re going to be seeing what it’s like to live and work as a young professional in the UK. Creative industries play a key role in the UK’s economic growth. It’s a sector2 which covers activities such as architecture, publishing, film, fashion, music, radio and TV, and software. And it accounts for almost ten percent of the UK economy. Creative industries often attract young people who feel naturally drawn3 to them, in the hope that they can make their mark, their fortune or both, whilst expressing themselves in their chosen field. That’s the dream but what are the realities? Our reporter Mark brought together a group of young creative professionals from the film industry to find out. Assemble a group of young people who work in the UK’s burgeoning4 creative sector and you won’t be short of opinions. By and large, they’re all under 30, they're all extremely enthusiastic and they’ve all got something to shout about. "I’m a film and video editor." "I work in television as a lighting5 camera woman." "I’m a freelance cameraman and editor." So what’s it like working in a creative industry here in the UK? "It can be fantastic. You know everything has highs and lows I think. But the highs can be particularly high. I’ve worked on a variety of projects, I’ve worked for about two years as an editor so far so… last year I worked on 'Nanny McPhee' which was Emma Thompson’s latest offering and I was an assistant on 'Seed of Chucky' which is part of the famous 'Child's Play' franchise6. Which is a good experience, that was a relatively7 large Hollywood film." "I do an awful lot of sport, which is, you know, shooting live cycling and things like that. I also shoot the odd commercial and I’ve done some documentary work for television." "Breaking into the industry is very difficult. And certainly for the first two years that I was trying to break in I had to spend a lot of time working as a carpenter or doing whatever I could, painting and decorating, to get by, whilst you are pursuing contacts, really. But then as you get more and more established, you get more and more contacts and at the same time you get better and better. The work you do is much better. You know, it gets much easier." And do you have to work long hours? "Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen hour days, it’s not unusual. There are limits set within the law, but of course everyone does... (you) usually do whatever’s required to get the material in the can." What about the social side of things? Do you go out much? Do you have time to go out much? "In terms of meeting people it’s a very mixed bag. I often work on my own, so I’m effectively... I’m directing myself doing camera work and then I’ll go and edit, and  I’ll direct myself editing and, you know, I’m completely on my own for days at a time working on a project. On other projects which are much more collaborative, you meet an awful lot of people, and obviously you’ve got a lot in common and with some of them I’ve developed really very good relationships that, you know, I think now you could call friendships. So yeah, socially it can be great." "You have a great social life with the people that you work with, but organising social life outside of that, if you’re working seventy-two-hour weeks, can be pretty rough. The flip-side of the coin is that if you’re not working at all, you’ve got all the time in the world. But remember that people who work in other industries don’t really understand your stop-start lifestyle. So it can take extra effort to meet up with people." And where do you hope to be in about, say, ten years? "Really fast broadband is going to change the way we work. In terms of transferring big amounts of data around and stuff, it’s going to get easier and easier. So, I do think that in 10 years time I’m certain, you know, you’ll want some ‘face time’ as they say for meetings and all that sort of stuff. And physically8, for filming some things you’ll have to be there. But very often, it won’t matter where on earth you are in the world, so I am actually planning on buying a place in Portugal or Spain and continue my post-production stuff overseas." Would you recommend it as a career, or do you have any advice for people who are thinking of taking it up? "I would definitely encourage people to come to Britain to work in the creative industries; they are some of the best in the world in terms of content, ideas, execution. The creatives and the technicians in this country are fantastic. My one tip would be: make sure that you’ve got that endurance, that capacity, that capacity to endure, because you’re going to be faced with long hours, some difficult people and occasions where you’re paid very little, if anything at all. So make sure that you’re determined9 and focused on working in these industries. You can’t be a tourist, so to speak." "Britain is a fantastic place to work in the creative industries because there is a very huge buzz, very high training and people are really passionate10 about what they do. But it’s also extremely competitive and the number of places for people to work in is a lot smaller than the number of people trying to get work. So you have to be very tenacious11, you have to really, really want to do it. It is not glamorous12, it’s long hard hours and you have to be pretty thick skinned. So give it a try and if you care about it, do it. But if not, you can make a lot more money a lot more easily doing something else." "Yes, I would recommend it as a career. It’s enormously enjoyable, much more creative than most people’s jobs are, much more varied13 than most people’s jobs are. Financially, I hate to say it, but I’m now doing really quite well. In terms of the advice I’d give to someone, don’t give up because there’ll be endless barriers in your way where people, you know, you get all these false horizons where you think you’re about to get a big break and then, you know, it just turns into nothing and never never make any mistakes… that’s the most important thing of all because you only get one chance. If it’s your first job with someone and you stuff it up, well that’s it, the phone’s not going to ring again. So, you know, be careful - don’t make any mistakes!" Well, as a young professional in a creative industry myself, I can wholeheartedly recommend it. And you do get to meet the nicest people. Our young creative professional reporter Mark, there. And that’s it for this time. Please remember that the opinions expressed in Trend UK are those of the individuals concerned, and not necessarily the views of the British Council. Don’t forget, you can find out what the British Council is doing in the field of creative industries by checking our website www.britishcouncil.org. Just follow the links under ‘Arts’. And while you’re on the website you can also update your English by checking out the words and phrases in the Trend UK online glossary14. And tell us what you think by sending us a comment or voting in the online poll. But for now, from me and all the Trend UK Team, bye bye. 


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1 shortcut Cyswg     
n.近路,捷径
参考例句:
  • He was always looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune.他总是在找成名发财的捷径。
  • If you take the shortcut,it will be two li closer.走抄道去要近2里路。
2 sector yjczYn     
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
参考例句:
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
3 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
4 burgeoning f8b25401f10e765adc759ee165d5c1c5     
adj.迅速成长的,迅速发展的v.发芽,抽枝( burgeon的现在分词 );迅速发展;发(芽),抽(枝)
参考例句:
  • Our company's business is burgeoning now. 我们公司的业务现在发展很迅速。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • These efforts were insufficient to contain the burgeoning crisis. 这些努力不足以抑制迅速扩散的危机。 来自辞典例句
5 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
参考例句:
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
6 franchise BQnzu     
n.特许,特权,专营权,特许权
参考例句:
  • Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
  • The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。
7 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地,相对地
参考例句:
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
8 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
9 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
10 passionate rLDxd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
参考例句:
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
11 tenacious kIXzb     
adj.顽强的,固执的,记忆力强的,粘的
参考例句:
  • We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
  • We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。
12 glamorous ezZyZ     
adj.富有魅力的;美丽动人的;令人向往的
参考例句:
  • The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊,但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
  • It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差,并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。
13 varied giIw9     
adj.多样的,多变化的
参考例句:
  • The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
  • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
14 glossary of7xy     
n.注释词表;术语汇编
参考例句:
  • The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
  • For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便,我们在附录中也提供了术语表。
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