Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 322 Wearing uniform to audition

The audition director Lynn Stamaster is a veteran professional audition director. He is the first audition director in Hollywood to put his name on the opening subtitle of a movie. He is respected in the industry and is generally regarded as a casting director. One of the two founders of this position.

   The last time he was tasked to find the superman actor, he completed the task perfectly and found the very handsome Christopher Reeve.

  So this time, the producers, Serkind and his son, invited him to come out again, hoping that he could create a miracle again and find another girl from Krypton for the American audience.

  The casting director first spent two weeks in Los Angeles and met hundreds of candidates. In fact, there were only two people who moved his heart.

  One is a youth idol who is popular all over the country, Bo Ji Xiaosi. This girl has the right hair color, a good image, and her acting skills... Forget it, the acting skills in this movie are not important, and there is a lot of time for her to slowly tune in. It's time for her to learn her acting skills.

  The other was a black-haired girl who was only five feet five inches tall. But that kind of natural eye-rolling means she can do it very well, awakening the image of Superman's Kryptonian cousin with a kiss. This is a completely different way of acting from Brooke Shields, and he feels that the same can be established.

  This time, the Serkind and his son hope to repeat the successful practice of the Superman series of movies, and sign a contract with the superwoman actor for three live-action Supergirl movies, so that her salary can be controlled within a more reasonable range.

   So compared to Brooke Shields, who had already asked for a high price, he still thinks that the dark-haired girl will win the final casting, if there is no better candidate for this trip to New York.

   Looking at a bunch of audition photos sent by his assistant, casting director Lynn began to look at them one by one. The most important thing in casting is based on intuition, so he generally does not look at the resume behind the photo, but first picks out the photo that he is satisfied with, and then looks at the resume in the second round.

  New York is the biggest actor candidate outside of Los Angeles, there are many acting schools and Broadway, and many TV series are produced here.

   Hundreds of photos have to be looked at one at a time. The casting director couldn't help but feel a little tired, and his eyes were a little old.

   "Hey, who is this?" A girl with big blue eyes jumped out, making his eyes bright.

  This time, instead of picking out this photo and looking at his resume as usual, he immediately turned to the back and looked at the girl's name.

   "Helen Slater, a high school graduate in acting, has a history of participating in TV shows and commercials."

   It turned out to be her. The casting director received a call from the industry and mentioned Helen's name. But even without the phone, this girl is too good for Supergirl, except for the hair color.

  He covered Helen's dark brown hair with his hands, and imagined the look of blond hair.

   "Let her come over to audition." The casting director asked the assistant to call.

   Helen Slater was accompanied by his mother to the first round of auditions, and Ronald went to work on other things.

  Gerald has a TV station business to deal with. Anyway, in the first round, he just selected the next seven or eight key candidates. He has already greeted him.

   "How is it? Did the casting director see you?" Helen's mother came out within a few minutes after seeing her daughter go in. She didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing. Surrounded by girls and parents who came to audition, she pulled her daughter into the car and asked Helen.

   "I don't know either, he told me to come back and wait for the notice."

   "That should be a good thing, right? You'll ask Ronald later."

   "Of course it's a good thing. If you hope to be included in the final recommendation list, you will be asked to wait for notification." Ronald answered Helen's question after meeting her. With his father looking after him, it is impossible not to give him the last chance to interview.

  Ronald has done a lot of audition work. Knowing this type of relationship, he will at least give a real audition opportunity to a later round.

   "How are you today?" Helen asked him.

   "A small distributor wanted to ask me to make another youth film, and I told the agent to turn it down, but he came to New York after him," Ronald replied.

   "Then did you agree?"

"No," Ronald shook his head. This small distributor, Atlantic Distribution, was essentially a small distributor like Roger Coleman's New Century, with small and old theaters all over the place. distribution channel.

  Ronald, on the one hand, doesn't really want to make another youth film to repeat himself. On the other hand, if you want to direct a youth film, the big ones are Universal and Paramount extending olive branches, and the small ones are the former boss Roger Coleman. There is no need to deal with new agencies. There are many liars in this industry. Proceed with caution.

   "Ah, I'm so nervous, what if I can't get into the final audition list?" Helen was a little nervous, after all, this was her first movie audition.

   "I'm here to tell you that tomorrow I will go to the second round of auditions." At noon a few days later, Helen came excitedly to announce the news to Ronald.

   "Very good, just calm down..."

   "Okay, I know how to do it. Gerald has already told me the points." Helen was excited and confident.

   "Oops, I'm getting nervous again." In the afternoon, Helen became nervous again, "Call me so early tomorrow morning, will I be the first in line?"

   "There's nothing wrong with the first one. I know that some casting directors like to put the best in the first audition."

   "Really?" Helen relaxed a little.

   "Of course, your appearance is so good, I would choose you if I was cast as a director, that's right. Film casting is mainly about looking good, acting..."

   "Acting skills aren't that important...I see." Helen frowned a little, "But with so many beautiful girls in New York, tomorrow's must be one in a hundred."

   "You will always be the most beautiful one in my heart..." Ronald began to say nice things and asked Helen to relax a little bit. If he had been so nervous, he would not be in the best shape for the audition tomorrow.

   But Helen's idea is not unreasonable. For such a popular Superman derivative movie, there must be many very beautiful girls who will audition. Although Helen is beautiful, in the film circle, beauty is just an entry ticket.

  Which of these actresses I have seen since I entered the industry is not a beauty that stands out among ordinary people?

   I have to find a way to help her relax, and then go to the audition tomorrow with confidence.

   "Is your Supergirl uniform still there?" Ronald asked Helen.

   "Are there? What?"

   "You might as well wear this uniform to audition." Ronald had an idea.

   "This? Is it okay?" Helen didn't expect Ronald to say this.

   "You know, when auditioning, the most important thing is to look on camera. See if your image and role fit.

   If you can put on a Supergirl uniform to shoot an audition video, on the one hand, it can let them intuitively feel what you look like in the uniform, and on the other hand, it can also show your determination. "

  The more Ronald thought about it, the more he was right, this kind of dressing up as a character to audition would definitely leave a very deep impression on the producer. When filming "Famous in the World", the actress was also asked to wear a ballet costume and dance for a while.

   "That's it, you look beautiful in your uniform, and you can definitely conquer the audition director and producer."

   Helen was dubious, but seeing Ronald was so sure, she took out the Supergirl uniform, put it on her body, and gestured in front of the mirror.

   "It seems that the waist is a bit big. I'll ask Aunt Karen to change it for you." Ronald looked at Helen's slender waist, which made the uniform a bit big, and helped her close it with his hand, showing his proud figure immediately.

   "Okay, will it be too much trouble for Karen?"

   "It's okay, it's too late to go to your home on Long Island and ask your mother to change it for you. Aunt Karen is very good at making clothes. She used to make Donna's clothes."

   "It's very simple. If you only wear it once, I'll help you put it away here." Aunt Karen looked at what Helen looked like when she put on the uniform, and then decisively pushed out the sewing machine.

   After changing the clothes, Helen put them on again, and sure enough, the superwoman's figure was reflected.

   "There seems to be a trace on the back of the uniform." Ronald touched his chin to see.

   "By the way, does the Superman family have a cape?" He remembered that in the Superman movie, Christopher Reeve flew in the sky wearing a scarlet cape.

   "Are there supergirls too?"

   "Yes, there must be."

   "Well..." Ronald scratched his head, "Wait a minute, I'll buy a Superman cape.

   Soon Superman's cape was bought, and Aunt Karen helped to cut it short according to Helen's height and sealed the hem with a sewing machine.

   Ronald helped Helen Slater put on a cape, and sure enough, a heroic superwoman appeared.

   "Very good, just wear it like this." Ronald felt very good.

  Helen went home with her modified uniform and cape.

   Ronald watched Helen go away at the door.

   "What's the matter?" Aunt Karen saw Ronald standing at the door, and Helen's taxi was nowhere to be seen.

   "Well... I don't know, I saw her dressed like this today, I think she will definitely get this role."

   "Don't do this, you are all good kids." Aunt Karen touched Ronald's shoulder, she knew that Ronnie was thinking of his ex-girlfriend Antonia.

   "I seem to understand her father Gerald's thoughts. If Helen only plays a supporting role, she will most likely stay in New York, not far from her parents, to act in small theater plays, or be a high school drama teacher.

   I persuaded him to let Helen pursue her dream, did I do the right thing? "

   In front of his aunt, Ronald did not hold back.

   "Auntie, did you have your own ideas before marrying your uncle?"

"Yeah, I married Steve right out of high school, and I wanted to go to Manhattan to get a job. But I never regret spending time with Steve and our daughter Donna." Aunt Karen Hug Ronald.

   "Americans are born free, we are born with the right to choose our dreams.

  Like you, Ronnie, if you didn't pursue your dreams with all your strength and didn't even finish college, how could you make a 30 million box office debut at the age of twenty-two? "Aunt Karen pulled Ronald back into the house.

   "Got it, I'll go back and get my college degree." Ronald smiled, his aunt was still obsessed with her college graduation.

   "It's too embarrassing, I'll wear it when I get to the audition." Helen Slater was waiting for Ronald's car at the door the next morning, still wearing her own T-shirt and jeans.

   "Okay, don't forget to bring it." Ronald reminded Helen's mother to help her put the uniform into her bag and put it in the back seat of the car.

"Do you really want to wear this uniform? Helen is afraid of being laughed at." Her mother put the bag on the back seat, then sat in, looking at the embarrassed look of Helen next to her, still a little amused, "During the audition, all the Do all the actresses dress like this?"

   "No, this is Helen's secret weapon."

   Arrived at the audition site, and sure enough, Helen Slater came first on the day. The audition director came and called her in.

Ronald is also not sure whether the audition director puts the best candidate first, or deliberately puts the good house in the back like a real estate agent, so that the producer always looks at the unsatisfied girl in front, and finally his eyes shine. .

  A total of eight candidates sat in the waiting area outside the audition site, none of them wearing Supergirl uniforms.

   Helen Slater was a little twitchy, wondering if she should change her clothes.

   "Put on this jacket first, we're going to audition for the shot of Supergirl Earth identity Linda Lee." The audition director handed over a green school uniform jacket.

   After Helen put it on, she glanced at Ronald. Seeing her boyfriend nodding in encouragement, he walked in.

   "Introduce yourself." The audition director introduced the producers, the Serkinds, and then asked Helen to begin the audition.

   "Good morning, my name is Helen Slater, I am five feet eight inches tall..."

   After taking the front and side shots, the producer Serkind and his son handed over a piece of paper with a Supergirl dialogue, "Please familiarize yourself with it and read it into the camera."

   "Can I go to the bathroom?" Helen asked.

   "Please go."

"He's my favorite, she's the right height, blue eyes and face shape for the righteous role of Supergirl, he and Christopher Reeve look a bit like, the audience will think they are cousins ."

   Taking advantage of Helen's time to go to the bathroom, the audition director began to sell the most suitable candidate in his mind.

   "Well, why haven't you come yet?"

  The Serkinds began to wonder if Helen Slater was too nervous to get out of the bathroom.

"Oh, I'm really dressed like an idiot." Helen Slater changed into a supergirl uniform in the bathroom, only to think that she was so stupid, how could she believe what a **** Ronald said, how can she be dressed like this now Meet the producers and casting directors.

   "Miss Slater?" The voice of the casting director came from outside the door...

"That's too late……"

   "Crack!" The door of the audition room was pushed open, and a woman wearing a blue and red uniform with a big S letter on her chest walked in.

She threw her cape back, "Good morning, I'm Carla Zoell from Krypton, Superman's cousin, who came to Earth after interstellar travel after the destruction of Krypton, and is now Linda Lee, a high school student in New York on Earth. ."

  Selkind and his son looked at each other, and both saw satisfaction, "Very good, please do it again in front of the camera..."

   "Hahaha, what do you think she wears?" The other seven candidates waiting for the audition outside the door couldn't help laughing when they saw Helen came out without changing her uniform.

  The hand-sewn uniforms are still a little cheap.

  Helen looked ashamed, pulled Ronald and her mother and walked out.

   "Let's go and change first." Ronald said to Helen, taking the bag that Helen had changed into.

   "Let's go." Helen heard the girls sneer and wanted to leave even more.

   "Next..." Ronald walked out with Helen, and the voice of the audition director came from behind.

"how about this?"

   All eight actors have auditioned, but every time the Serkinds see an actor, they always think of Helen Slater, who was the first to audition in the morning.

   That image in a supergirl uniform always stubbornly jumps out and compares it with other actors.

   That heroic temperament and demeanor is really unforgettable. The later auditions included those who were born with blonde hair and those who were athletes who turned into actors with better physique, but none of them had the kind of "I'm a superwoman" attitude.

   "Or Helen? She's better than the other seven in New York, and better than the brunette in Los Angeles."

  The casting director is very confident in his recommendation. Helen is taller than the little TV actress in Los Angeles, has a more confident demeanor, and is more convincing to fly on a wire.

   "You're right." Both the Serkind and his son nodded in agreement. Indeed, Helen Slater's uniform was too impressive.

"The Demi Moore in Los Angeles is also good. Let her play Supergirl's best friend Lucy Lane." Old Serkind thought for a while. The actress's acting skills are also good, so I'd better give her a bond The contract, signed together, anyway, in the Supergirl trilogy, this best friend has appeared.

   "Where is Brooke Shields?"

   "Oh, her mother is asking $1.5 million for a movie, and we don't want to continue talking. Anyway, these two newcomers can probably beat the salary below $100,000 a movie."

   (end of this chapter)