755 Challenge opportunities
The frank tone with a hint of helplessness really made Renly couldn't help laughing. He had to lower his eyes and hide his smile, and then looked at Andy again, "First of all, I can get the opportunity to audition. I I will give John a call later to exchange information in this regard, but whether I can be selected or not depends on my performance..”
It came full circle, and the drama project work finally came back to John Corder. This was really unexpected..
However, Renly could also understand Andy's frustration. After all, drama was not his specialty. After working hard for so long, it was all achieved without any effort. The feeling of emptiness was unavoidable. To be honest, Andy nodded in agreement with him. Returning to the theater stage is no longer an easy task.
“However, your work is still not over. Regarding remuneration, performance schedules, publicity planning, and even whether the play will be launched in Hollywood, how it will be launched, and what kind of cooperation method it will launch, these all need to be handled by an agent." Renly told the truth. To be honest, these matters are extremely cumbersome and require the professional skills of an agent; if there is no agent, the actors will hand it over to the union. "Emma Fitting is a difficult manager, but her bottom line is also very Clearly, everything is for the work. Under her leadership, the Almeida Theater has become the most dynamic theater in London's West End in the past few years..”
Andy didn't respond, just listened attentively. If he only relied on him to find out these internal information, I'm afraid it would take a lot of effort; more importantly, Renly's knowledge of London's West End was obviously very important, and he had hidden it before. Not exposed! To take a step back, if he had always limited his sights to Broadway, I'm afraid he wouldn't have had the chance to glimpse this side of Renly..
“Secondly, I am just a nobody in the West End of London, and even more so in Europe." Renly had a smile on his lips, but his eyes were extremely sincere, "Andy, I am only twenty-two years old, and I am only in the West End of London. After a year of wallowing, before the 'Pacific War', no one in the art world knew my name, neither in the United States nor in Europe.”
Renly emphasized the art world rather than the life world.
“However, if you are willing to talk to Emma and John, they may reveal some of my secrets." Renly said half-jokingly, "Shh, remember to keep it a secret..”
Andy's expression didn't change, and his movements didn't change either. His mind was racing with thoughts..
As Renly said, he is only twenty-two years old, and it is impossible for him to have much fame and reputation in the West End of London; but from another perspective, as Renly's hometown, it does not seem to be a backwater, at least Renly's academy It’s worth noting that you have an orthodox background. Next, after going to Berlin, can you take advantage of it a little bit?？
Putting his thoughts aside for the moment, Andy looked back at Renly, "So, you have no problem with 'Les Misérables'?" Going to the Almeida Theater to watch a play tonight, Andy mainly wanted to get an audition for Renly opportunity, but now it seems that there is no need to worry about the audition at all, and the performance part is left to Renly himself. Andy's focus has suddenly changed - he should start thinking about Berlin..
“Yes, leave the audition to me." Renly agreed simply..
As one of the most classic plays in the field of drama, "Les Misérables" is different from Shakespeare's plays such as "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" because the former is a musical, which tests actors from acting to singing to stage performance. This is all-round; and Shakespeare's plays are dramas, and line skills are crucial, especially Shakespeare's obscure and poetic sonnets, which are definitely the ultimate test.
But no one can deny that the performance difficulty and ideological depth of "Les Misérables" are no less than those of Shakespeare, and the difficulty of subsequent adaptations, remakes, and remakes will increase exponentially..
In the West End of London, only the 1985 version of "Les Misérables" was recognized by the Olivier Award. The subsequent versions only won the Audience Award, and other departments were not even nominated; Broadway Among them, the 1987 version swept the entire army, and the subsequent versions were both praised and criticized. The 2006 version won three nominations, but came away empty-handed..
Arranging "Les Misérables" is not a difficult task, but it is difficult to achieve excellent adaptation, excellent interpretation, and outstanding performance, because the 1985 London West End version and the 1987 Broadway version are too classic and cannot be surpassed..
The same is true for actors. They always bear more pressure to perform classic roles - because the audience is so familiar with the characters, and senior audiences even clearly know every line, every emotional turn, and any slightest oversight. and mistakes, may become the fatal flaw that ruins the entire play..
Even in the field of contemporary drama, starring in Shakespeare's plays is still considered one of the ultimate challenges for an actor. There are not many plays that can compare with it, but there are also quite a few, and "Les Misérables" is one of them..
Now, getting the opportunity to challenge "Les Misérables" is undoubtedly rare for Renly. Three years ago, George and Elizabeth provided an opportunity to challenge "Hamlet", but he missed it; three years later, he won For the opportunity to challenge "Les Misérables", this time he doesn't want to make the same mistakes again.
“For the movie version, please also submit an audition video." Andy added again, "It's just an audition anyway, there's nothing to lose by giving it a try..”
Andy was still worried. After the audition opportunity for the drama version surfaced, Renly simply ignored the movie version and had to explain one more thing. But unexpectedly, Renly smiled and nodded, with almost no hesitation or hesitation. Words of affirmation are conveyed, “Okay, I understand..”
After agreeing so readily, Andy narrowed his eyes and looked carefully, full of disbelief and doubt. Before today, Renly was a man who kept his word and always kept his word. Andy had never doubted Renly's commitment and credibility; but today, for the first time, Andy discovered that there was an unknown side of Renly hidden in the city of London. Inevitably, Andy felt that Renly was There is something in the etiquette.
The twinkling eyes made Renly burst into laughter, "Don't worry. Whether it's a movie version or a drama version, in the final analysis, it's still the same work." This was especially true for Tom Hooper's movie version, "In the audition At this stage, the content that actors can present and the skills that actors can display are almost the same. The same videotape is submitted to dramas and movies, just by the way. After that, when the two works have confirmed the invitation, that will be the other one. story, it will be too late to make a choice by then.”
Such words were very convincing, but Andy shook his head slightly, "Before I meet Emma and John, are you sure there is nothing else to add?"？”
Renly couldn't help but chuckle and stood up without answering, "You'd better get going now. The rush hour in London is coming, and you don't want to be stuck on the highway." After that, Renly walked into the house, ready to start today's exercise——
During the filming of "Edge of Tomorrow", he still insisted on polishing his basic martial arts skills. What he learned at the "Liu's Martial Arts School" has been persisting for a long time, and the effects are coming out bit by bit. However, Renly also knows that, This is the hard work of water. Only after years of training can you achieve small results..
Andy and Roy exchanged glances. Roy shrugged helplessly and laughed, "You should go back to London first. If you have any questions, we will contact you by phone.".”
With a "good buddy/good brother" look, Andy said with a smile, "If I remember correctly, you and Renly are on the same side, right?" The relationship between managers and artists is even closer. , the only thing a manager needs to consider is the interests of the artist, while there are many things that an agent needs to weigh.
Roy was noncommittal, "When we have the same goal, we are on the same side." He was crisp and straight to the point..
Andy chewed it carefully and nodded in approval, "We will call you tonight." Then, Andy got up and left the photography base. He came and left in a hurry. This is an extremely busy season..
After dinner, Roy started to get busy. Communication about Grammy matters needed to be completed as soon as possible. After composing a few emails, he looked at the time again. It was already half past nine. Time passed extremely fast. Judging from the time, Now Andy should have started watching "Macbeth". I don't know if the meeting after the performance went well. Thinking of this, Roy got up and walked towards Renly's room..
The door to the room was unlocked, but Roy knocked politely, then opened the door and walked in. Then he saw Nathan who was playing with the camera, "...Are you sure? The light here doesn't look good. Otherwise, we can make time for shooting tomorrow morning? I checked and there is no shooting schedule for you tomorrow morning..”
“What to shoot? " Roy interjected and asked.
Renly stood in the center of the hall. The obstructive chairs and low tables had been moved away, clearing an open space. "Audition video." He explained, and then said to Nathan, "There is enough light, this is enough." Okay. The focus of the audition video is on the deep impression of the moment, not on the details of the performance..”
Nathan raised his shoulders, "I believe that the impression you left on people is profound enough, even without the audition video." Despite these words, Nathan still stood next to the tripod and began to fix the camera..
“Filming auditions now? "Roy said unexpectedly. Andy had just left the photography base a few hours ago, and Renly had actually started filming the audition video. He was so eager and active. It can be seen that he was eager to return to the theater stage. , Renly is serious.
“The audition video cannot be completed in one shot." Renly explained with a smile, "In view of the next period of time, I have work to complete every day, and it is still a lot of work. Therefore, in order to get a satisfactory tape Audition tapes, better start now.”
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