Child Labour at the Manchester film complex

A 12-year-old boy, think that school is a burden for himself, he wants to be an actor, so he dropped out of school and went home, and his father swore to discuss the matter, thought his father would be furious, his father actually agreed to his opinion, but he put forward a condition: want to be an actor, to Manchester film compound when child labor.

The boy made a bet with his father that he would enter the movie theater as a child laborer for three years, and after three years, his father would send him to London Film School for further study and realize his lifelong dream.

He loitered at the gate of the movie compound for a long time, bowing to every big shot who entered the compound, hoping that they would take him in. He was willing to clean the movie compound and take no money, but he was disappointed that no one was willing to take in a child laborer, a child of his age who could not control his thoughts and words, and two, according to British law, Child Labour is a crime.

A week went by with no results, he was so disappointed that he sat at the gate of the cinema and cried and cried, and the stewards of the cinema came out, because he was afraid of attracting media attention, and this was the centre of the British cinema, and they were afraid that the negative effect would affect their business.

The boy introduced himself soundly, saying that he had dropped out of school at home, and thought of working as a child in a movie theater without pay.

The steward did not dare to take him in, turned to go, the boy's voice was obviously full of tears, the steward hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to take him in, but as an apprentice, rather than a child labor, although on the surface, but he did all the work of child labor in the movie theater.

He worked very hard every day, helping famous actors pack their bags, prepare meals, and help them organize their props. If he met the shooting time, he would volunteer as an extra actor, but his figure did not once appear in the film, because he was short and thin.

There are many famous directors, such as Kubrick, who lives in a row of buildings on the east side, and the little boy once met him, and he introduced himself in a panic, saying that if he had the chance, he would like to play a supporting role. The big director Kubrick was impressed by this child, and finally a suitable time, he used him, but the problem appeared, because he was not good at school, he could not read the lines, and needed other actors to teach him by example, Kubrick turned from interest to indifference to him, the little boy was in a chance to find himself this defect, at that time, He regretted that he had not paid attention in school.

After a brief communication with his father, he took a temporary leave to retain the identity of child labor for three years, he entered the Manchester First Middle School for hard study, three years, he almost learned all the courses of primary school and middle school, could have been admitted to university, but to everyone's surprise, he actually dropped out again, he gave the school reason is that he continued to work in the movie theater.

The 15-year-old boy, re-entered the Manchester film compound, his identity is still a child labor, he gets up early and dark every day busy, with the big directors, tell jokes, listen to them tell the story of the shooting process, leisure down, he hid behind the wall, watching the actors in a serious performance, back to the dormitory, he learned very well.

We did not think that the movie theater actually hid such a very talented small child star, after a long time of planning, the little boy starred in the life of the first movie "Millionaire", the film staged, will be a very talented small actor pushed to the screen.

Over the next decade, his hit films, from Trainspotting to The Devil's Clan to House Fright, catapulted him almost to the top of the British film charts.

At the age of 28, he began to direct films, with a unique talent and experience as an actor, he understood the concept of maverick, when not to shoot, the first shot is a surprise, in a short period of 20 years, he has directed nearly 20 well-known films, "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2008, is simply a genius, In 2010, "127 Hours", the idea of strange, incredible, let people feel incredible, he has won eight Academy Awards, can be described as the first person in the contemporary British film industry.

Not only that. After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where director Zhang Yimou's opening ceremony wowed the world, the British organizing committee of the Olympic Games also wanted to imitate China, with a talented film director to take on the role of director of the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony, the title of director at the end of 2011, Danny flowers. Boyle, the great director, deserved to be the chief director of the opening.

Speaking about his career as a child laborer in the Manchester film complex, Boyle is very emotional: he is grateful for this experience, which allowed him to be immersed in the artistic atmosphere, if he was in another venue, he would not be able to achieve today.

Environment shapes people's qualities and talents, and it is also an important factor in success.

It's hard to spread your wings like an eagle if you stay among the turkeys all the time.