ABSTRACT Using a uniquely constructed data set, we look at the ecologies of creative careers in film/TV-drama/theatre, using a detailed interview questionnaire case study of eighty-two prominent workers in the Irish film/TV-drama/theatre sectors. Three influences on career progression are given special attention: state patronage, geographic location and networks. There is strong evidence to show that those interviewed consider state patronage as very important to their career development, particularly in relation to “breakthrough” events. Even this group depends on outside work, particularly in advertising, to supplement incomes. Our findings confirm that prominent creative workers tend to be geographically concentrated and consider such proximity to other creative workers as important. A very large proportion of them also consider networks/personal connections as very important to career success, in terms of three main advantages: work/job contacts, the generation of new ideas and moral support/understanding.

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国家资金、地理位置和网络重要吗？

摘要使用独特构建的数据集，我们通过对爱尔兰电影/电视剧/戏剧部门 82 名杰出工作者的详细访谈问卷案例研究，研究了电影/电视剧/戏剧创意职业的生态。对职业发展的三个影响受到特别关注：国家赞助、地理位置和网络。有强有力的证据表明，受访者认为国家赞助对他们的职业发展非常重要，尤其是与“突破性”事件相关的。即使是这个群体也依赖于外部工作，特别是在广告方面，以补充收入。我们的研究结果证实，杰出的创意工作者往往在地理上较为集中，并认为与其他创意工作者的接近程度很重要。