VOA慢速英语2014 International Students Learn Filmmaking in Hollywood 国际学生学习好莱坞电影制作

 

International Students Learn Filmmaking in Hollywood 国际学生学习好莱坞电影制作

Welcome to American Mosaic¹ from VOA Learning English.

I’m June Simms.

Today on the show we learn about student filmmakers hoping to get into the movie business.

Student Filmakers

The Los Angeles area of Hollywood is the movie capital of the world. Many filmmakers go there in hopes of getting into the movie business. As ------Catherine Cole reports, local universities are also appealing to students who hope to become producers or directors.

Ivy² Lin's student film is a story of cultural differences, love and Chinese cooking. Ms. Lin is a graduate student from China's Shandong Province.  She is producing the film as part of her studies at California State University, Los Angeles.  But she says the work is also preparing for a career. 

“I hope to do film producing or marketing³ in the future, especially between the US and China.”

She raised 5,000 dollars on the Internet site Indiegogo to finish production, with help from Melinda Pan and other international students. 

Ms. Pan is from Beijing. She says Hollywood movies are popular in China. She says that country and the United States have many joint⁴ productions, such as Iron-Man 3.

“I think sci-fi films probably are the most popular ones because there are so many technical skills required and they have big box office in China too. But for me, I like sweet and touching⁵ stories.”

Melinda Pan's student film is a story of cultural missteps between a young property salesman in the United States and a difficult buyer from China. Ms. Pan hopes to find work as a producer or director in either country.

Film professor Bridget Murnane says Cal State LA is teaching new skills for digital media. She says it and other Los Angeles universities are attracting international students to their film programs.

“They want to come and make television and film in the heart of television and film-land, and that is Los Angeles.”

Film student Nidhin Patel, from Gujarat State, India, was also interested in the international flavor of Cal State LA.

“With your friends, with your colleagues, your classmates, there is a whole second level of learning that happens as a human being, that you explore all the cultures.  That's what happens in your free time.  We're always discussing, how do you do this, how does that happen?”

 

He says this creative interaction will prepare him for a career in the increasingly international movie industry. 

1 mosaic   

n./adj.镶嵌细工的，镶嵌工艺品的，嵌花式的

参考例句：

• The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
• The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。

2 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

3 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。