618 basic performance
Walking into the room, I took a quick look at it from the corner of my eye. This was a special audition room..
There is a whiteboard against the wall on the left hand side, with two tables in front of it. Lucinda is standing in front of the table, playing with a home handheld camera; on the right hand side is a relatively spacious space with soft lights, Reflective umbrellas, light shields and other equipment, there are a large number of connecting cables piled on the ground, and they are not organized, they are just randomly intertwined..
“Stand in front of the camera." Lucinda put the camera on the tripod without looking back. After confirming that the placement was complete, she pressed the record button, saw the red light turn on, and then staggered towards the back of the table. In the past, "Well, let's start by introducing myself." When he spoke, he still didn't look at Renly, it was just like he was talking from the back of his head..
Stand directly in front of the camera, briefly introduce yourself, and then give a performance that you have prepared, or the interviewer may pass a page of script, temporary lines, and temporary preparation of the performance. The whole process takes about three to five minutes. Casting directors will All performances are recorded with a camera and marked on the resume. After the audition, actors who are impressive or worthy of training are selected and the video is watched a second time to select suitable actors..
This is a regular mainstream audition method in Hollywood. More than 80% of film productions select actors this way..
In fact, "Pacific War" also used this selection method before. However, there were hundreds of actors to choose for the series and thousands of actors to audition, so they skipped the video link and chose a spacious theater like a theater. space, relying on the impression of live auditions to complete the selection, which is more cruel, but also more efficient. After all, there is a difference between TV and movies.
Renly only felt a sense of novelty. So far, he had never participated in such an audition. He had only seen it in movies. Today he actually had the opportunity to experience it, which made Renly a little eager to try. At the beginning, the "Pacific War" paid more attention to What I focused on was stage performance and explosive power, but today I pay more attention to camera sense. There is definitely a difference in the performance..
Suppressing his excitement, Renly stood directly in front of the camera, straightened his posture, raised his head and chest, and smiled. He did not speak directly in a hurry, but waited for Lucinda to sit down before he started. Introduce yourself, "Renly Hall, twenty-one years old, has come to audition for William Cage. May I begin the performance?"？”
Regarding auditions, Renly once asked for advice when he and Chris Hemsworth were roommates. Generally speaking, for auditions like this, the casting director has to see hundreds or thousands of actors a day, and there are not many actors among them. Most of them are familiar faces, so they don’t have time to chat and like to get to the point directly. If they are interested, they will naturally make more requests..
That's what Renly does now.
But Lucinda raised her right hand to stop Renly, "Don't worry." Then she narrowed her eyes, looked at Renly carefully, and asked aloud, "The British？”
It seemed familiar. This was the first question in the audition for "War in the Pacific". The corners of Renly's mouth could not help but slightly raise, "Yes." He paused for a moment and saw a hesitant look in Lucinda's eyes. He added, "The script describes an alien war, and the battlefield is also set in Europe. So I think the nationality and accent of the officers are not that important." This is why he did not change his accent, "It's still Said that the crew wanted to use an American hero？”
In the previous life, the character William Cage was clearly an American. He was sent to England to help fight aliens; but after carefully reading the script, Renly discovered that in the original script, there was no mention of nationality at all. This matter. Obviously, this is a change made to the script after Tom Cruise took over..
In fact, the original work was written by a Japanese, and the male protagonist is naturally Japanese. Just like the later live-action version of the "Ghost in the Shell" movie, after the Hollywood adaptation, it was naturally changed to an American..
But the two works are still different. The content of the movie "Ghost in the Shell" still takes place in Japan, and the entire story structure, theme ideas, and core content are closely related to Eastern culture. The character suddenly changed from an Asian face to a When you become white, your overall style becomes completely different..
“"Edge of Tomorrow" is different. The screenwriter's changes directly transplanted the entire story into the global context. It is no longer the Japanese versus aliens, but the whole world versus aliens. The main battlefield has also been moved to Paris. The most important thing Yes, the core idea of the story has no direct connection with Eastern culture, and is closer to the game mode of killing monsters and upgrading, so the overall style is very harmonious..
It is precisely because of this that the first version of the script placed more emphasis on the science fiction worldview. There was no mandatory setting or even mention of William Cage’s nationality and accent..
For Renly, the experience and growth of the character William Cage has no direct connection with nationality, and "Edge of Tomorrow" is originally a commercial movie, so he did not further adjust his accent in detail..
Faced with Renly's response, Lucinda chuckled, showing her uneven teeth. However, she did not respond to Renly's reply, but said directly, "You can start performing." Don't move. In a flash, he took control of the initiative..
Renly didn't mind, but adjusted his stance. His whole body straightened up, his shoulders were open, his back was straight, and his legs were in a relaxed position. Soldiers with many years of training.
There was a playful smile in Lucinda's eyes. She could clearly see the adjustments Renly made for the performance. Even though he only wore a smoky gray shirt with jeans and skate shoes today, he still had that soldier's temperament. And the posture was still revealed, looking like a soldier on vacation in Paris during World War II. This is not surprising, Renly starred in "War in the Pacific", which is his famous work; but what is interesting is that Renly took over down show.
Although his posture was upright, Renly's chin was tucked away, and panic and worry were revealed between his handsome eyebrows. He tried his best to hide it, but with little success. When he spoke, his deep voice trembled slightly, The bluff of the man who pretended to be calm but was angry inwardly was evident, "General, I have encouraged millions of people to join your army. When the body bags are transported back to the country, one person must take the blame. Do you think, I How hard would it be to convince people that it's all your fault?？”
The slow sentences were word for word, but the rhythm was a bit messy and the speed was uneven. Despite this, the power was still strong. Then I saw those eyes become firm and resolute, and in an instant, the decisive momentum behind them was... The words came out in one breath, "I think the general doesn't want this either."？”
Thirty seconds, just thirty seconds of performance, it can be retracted and released freely, it bursts out in an instant, and returns to its original position in an instant. The panic reaches the extreme, and the ruthlessness of grabbing the life-saving straw regardless of all means is vividly displayed. However, it is not cunning or insidious, it is more like a survival instinct/resistance..
Lucinda felt a little amused. Is the effect presented in this way a result of the performance? Or is it because of Renly's skin? But no matter what the reason is, this is a necessary quality for a big-screen superhero. But what really impressed Lucinda was not the audition itself..
Lucinda is French and has been working as a casting director since 1997. She has been active in Europe before and has long-term partners with directors such as Luc-Besson and Guy-Ritchie. After landing in Hollywood, with his outstanding abilities and extensive contacts in Europe, he became the casting director of countless blockbusters, such as "Troy", "Alexander the Great", "Batman Begins" series, "X-Men" series, etc..
Lucinda is not affiliated with any company, but in the past two years, she has indeed cooperated with Warner Bros. more frequently. Recently, she is also casting for another Warner Bros. production, "Cloud Atlas", this production of Watros The Wachowskis were at the helm. Warner Bros. was very optimistic about these two directors who had produced "The Matrix" and approved a budget of 100 million with a wave of their hands..
In the midst of all the busyness, the production department called her last night and gave her the casting task for "Edge of Tomorrow". She naturally refused. The "Cloud Atlas" crew needed at least 230 actors with dialogues. , it is impossible to complete it in a short time. How can she have time to take care of another work? But Tim Lewis came to her in person and persuaded her to join with his sincerity..
Lucinda didn't even have time to get the script of "Edge of Tomorrow". She just listened to Tim tell a story outline, and then rushed to the shelves early this morning. Regarding Renly's performance just now, Lucinda had no idea She had no idea of any concept. It was a scene in the script, and she had no idea why Renly acted like this..
But, to Lucinda's surprise, Renly's attitude.
First there is an Oscar nomination, and then there is a film with a sales of 300 million in North America, not to mention the friendliness shown by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. From any point of view, Renly can now be regarded as Second-tier actors, or even actors who have touched the edge of the first-tier, are in the hot and rising stage. Especially in recent times, the news about the spin-off and sequel of "Fast and Furious" has been abuzz, and it can be said that it has attracted much attention..
But in the audition just now, Renly never showed any pride. Not to mention pride, he didn't even have the pretense of an actor. He showed positivity and excitement. It was a gesture of loving acting. He showed it in his performance. Concentration and devotion, that is the attitude of a professional actor.
In a trance, all the additional auras were stripped away, and Lucinda only saw an actor, with a conscientious attitude as an actor. This attitude alone was enough to make Lucinda look sideways..
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