Lets Map The Industry!

The Performing Arts Industry is quite complex when it comes to mapping it!! Because actors themselves can not be mapped. They are mostly independent, but they work for Films, TV, Theatre and so on.

Basically, this Industry can be called a CROSS-OVER!!! Thus, it would be correct to map the main part of the Actor's fucos, and I chose to map the section of FILM and TV:

A Vision of Perfection

*The Idea*

The idea of a well organized and interactive Acting Company where people from different backgrounds entertain working in TV and Cinema with as much creativity and culture.

*The Image*

A Hollywood-like studio, cameras rolling and people acting!

*The Sound*

Mesmerizing applauses

*The words*

"That's a wrap!"

MEDIA CONVERGENCE?

Which traditional media do you think are bound to disappear or transform due to convergence? Why?

In my opinion traditional media that are most likely to be disappearing or transforming due to convergence are already being seen today. These are things like Newspapers, Magazines and CDs. Such things as newspapers are already having massive competition when it comes to the news being posted on the Internet. Also, CDs are having greater statistics of being bought by the Internet, since such programs as Itunes are used by nearly everybody.

Although all these new transformations are happening, it is very impulsive to say that these types of media will be instantly disappearing or transforming completely. Many people prefer to have the material in hand (like newspapers, magazines or CDs). Most likely, people born in this new century would prefer the advance, but still today there are many that prefer the old fashion styles.

To me, traditional media is strong, and at the same time it is accessible to some change! TV, Cinemas, radio, they are all traditional media with strong bases, and people appreciate them!

Will convergence make London an even more multicultural and creative city?

I do not think convergence will make London an even more multi-cultural or creative city. This is because while things converge, the interaction between people is minimized. The good work is not measured by the diversity of cultures people have but by the creativity they achieve, so London nowadays is already a very multi-cultural and creative city, but Convergence is not really a cause.

To me, London will still be the same, a great creative city with many people from different places, but as technology increases and media converges people will be more focused in some other ways to be creative. And at the same time, this transformation of media could create a massive range of leisure on people from all over the world!

Will convergence make the Creative and Cultural Industries more diverse or will it encourage segregation?

I believe it will basically stay the same in some levels; it can get to be very complicated when it comes to talking about this subject. Convergence in the Creative and Cultural Industries is not likely to encourage segregation because of the industries’ bases. These industries are well established to keep people together working for the principal achievements of creativity at a higher scale. Maybe, the industries will be more diverse because of the new needs of having more and different ways of keeping the development. But once again, this could get to be a very random and complicated subject. For this time, it is my opinion that I have presented making some sense out of the general meaning of convergence in the Creative and Cultural Industries.

Research Online the Performing Arts!

Here you have different References where searching for the Performing Arts in the UK/London may be quite easier:

1) http://www.artshub.co.uk/

* Want to know what's on in London? Who is doing what in which play? Different job options, careers, latest news and features, and so on? go to this website and check it all out!

2) http://www.guardian.co.uk/media

* Contains the latest news regarding many topics, and here we can find news about the performing arts industry aswell. Also this page contains blogs, so people can get in touch with others and discuss about their topic of interest.

3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London

* Wikipedia is always a good choice! If you search for London it will give you an overall description of pretty much everything there is in London, and you may find something interestning regarding the Performing Arts in the sections of: "Leisure and Entertainment" and "Literature and Film".

4) http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/

*A very helpful website with news about the media, theatres, the BBC Performing Arts Fund, job opportunities, pages about what is drama, film, and so on.

5) http://www.thestage.co.uk/

* Website dedicated mostly to the performing arts, offering: news, blogs, advice, ebooks, jobs, auditions, etc.

6) http://www.panda-arts.org.uk/

* A specific Performing Arts Agency in the North West of the UK.

7) http://www.ukinvest.gov.uk/

* See the development in economic terms of the Creative Industries in the UK and search for your field.

8) http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/

* The actual "Arts Council" of England website, they invest in the Arts.

9) http://www.annafiorentini.com/

* Agency, good for updates, and opportunities to enroll.

10) http://www.londonwestendtheatretickets.com/

* It may be good for some general information about what is going on in London's Theatres.

11)http://www.prospects.ac.uk/

* Interesting website which talks about the "Creative arts: Overview", it has lots of basic facts about the Creative Arts Industry in the United Kingdom!!

12) http://www.culture.gov.uk/

* This page is from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport of Britain, and they basically support the Creative Industries development.

13) http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/

* Here you will find some more facts about the support to the Industry of the Arts.

The Basic Facts and Statistics of the Industry!

• The UK is a world leader in television production and is the second largest exporter of TV programmes. Helping the constant development of industries such as "The Arts" and Film industries;

• Analysis from NESTA suggests that between 2009 and 2013, the UK creative industries will grow 4 per cent more than the rate of the rest of the economy. Giving us a good headstart on our fields for working with the creative industries!!

• In 2004 the communication industry added a gross value of £29,762 million to the UK's economy;

• There was a £1.1million investment in the arts by Arts Council England in 2006!!

• Government funding to theatre raised to £97.5million during 2006/07 (Culture and Creativity, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2007);

• According to The British Council, the creative industries are the fastest growing sector of the UK economy, employing 1.8million people and worth an estimated £56billion, accounting for almost 8% of the UK’s gross added value (Culture and Creativity, British Council, 2007);

• The sector (including advertising but not crafts) has seen a 9% rise in employment in recent years, with the running of arts facilities growing by 38% (Footprint Report, Creative & Cultural Skills, 2007);

• By 2013, the sector is expected to include as many as 180,000 creative businesses, contributing as much as £85 billion to the economy.