Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 322 Wearing a Uniform to the Audition

Audition director Lynn Starmaster is a veteran professional audition director. He is the first audition director in Hollywood to leave his name on the opening credits of a movie. He is respected in the industry and is generally regarded as a casting director. One of the two founders of this post.

The last time he was tasked with finding the actor for Superman, he did it perfectly, finding the very handsome Christopher Reeve.

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

Casting directors spent two weeks in Los Angeles, meeting hundreds of candidates.In fact, there were only two people who moved his heart.

One is the youth idol who is popular all over the country, Brooke Shields.This girl's hair color is suitable, her image is good, and her acting skills... Forget it, acting skills are not important in this movie, and there is a lot of time to slowly adjust, and it is time for her to learn acting skills.

The other was a dark-haired girl who was only five feet five inches taller.But that kind of natural eye movement means that she can complete the image of Superman's Kryptonian cousin awakened with a kiss.This is a completely different acting method from Brooke Shields, and he thinks the same can be established.

This time, the Serkind and his son hope to repeat the successful approach of the Superman series of movies, and sign three contracts with the Supergirl 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 has already asked for a high price, he still thinks that the brunette girl will win the final casting, if there is no better candidate for this trip to New York.

Looking at a lot of audition photos sent by the assistant, the casting director Lynn began to read one by one.Casting is more important based on intuition, so he usually doesn't look at the resume behind the photos, but picks out the photos that satisfy him first, and then looks at the resume in the second round.

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

Having to go through hundreds of photos one by one, the casting director couldn't help but feel a little tired, his eyes are a bit presbyopic.

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

This time, he didn't look at the resume after picking out the photo as usual, but immediately turned to the back to see the girl's name.

"Helen Slater, graduated from a high school in acting arts, has a history of participating in TV dramas and commercials."

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

He covered Helen's dark brown hair with his hands and imagined what it would look like with blonde hair.

"Tell her to come and audition." The casting director asked the assistant to call.

Helen Slater was accompanied by her mother for the first round of auditions, and Ronald was busy with other things.

Gerrard has TV station business to deal with. Anyway, the first round is only to select seven or eight key candidates for follow-up, and he has already said hello.

"How is it? Did the casting director take a fancy to you?" Helen's mother came out within a few minutes after seeing her daughter go in, not sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing.Surrounded by girls and parents who came to audition, she dragged her daughter into the car before asking Helen.

"I don't know either. He asked me to come back and wait for the notice."

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

"Of course it's a good thing. If you hope to be included in the final recommendation list, you will be notified." After seeing Helen, Ronald answered her question.With his father taking care of him, it is impossible not to even give him the last chance for an interview.

Ronald has done a lot of audition work. Knowing this kind of relationship, at least he will give a real audition opportunity in the later rounds.

"How are you today?" Helen asked him.

"A small distributor wanted to ask me to make another youth film, but I asked my agent to turn it down, but he chased me to New York." Ronald replied.

"Then have you agreed?"

"No", Ronald shook his head. This small distributor is called Atlantic Distribution Company. It is essentially a small distributor like Roger Corman's New Century Company. There are some small and old theaters in various places. distribution channels.

On the one hand, Ronald doesn't want to repeat himself in another youth film right away.On the other hand, if you want to direct youth films, the big ones are Universal and Paramount, and the small ones are the former boss Roger Coleman. There is no need to deal with new agencies. There are many scammers in this industry. Proceed with caution.

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

"Here's the notice. Let me go to the second round of auditions tomorrow." A few days later at noon, Helen rushed over to announce the good news to Ronald.

"Very well, just calm down..."

"Okay, I know how to do it. Gerald has already told me what to do." Helen was excited and full of confidence.

"Oh, I'm getting nervous again." In the afternoon, Helen began to get nervous again, "If you call me so early tomorrow morning, will you be the first in line?"

"There's nothing wrong with being first, and I know some casting directors like to put the best candidate in the first audition."

"Really?" Helen relaxed a little.

"Of course, your appearance is so good. If I were to be the casting director, I would choose you. That's right. Movie casting is mainly about choosing the right appearance and acting skills..."

"Acting skills aren't that important...I see." Helen said with a worried face, "But there are so many beautiful girls in New York, the ones who go tomorrow must be one in a hundred."

"You will always be the most beautiful one in my heart..." Ronald began to say good things and told Helen to relax a bit. If she was so nervous all the time, she might not be able to show her best performance in the audition tomorrow.

However, Helen's idea is not unreasonable. There must be many very beautiful girls who will audition for such a superman derivative movie that has received much attention. Although Helen is beautiful, in the movie circle, beauty is just an entry ticket.

Among the actresses I have seen since I entered the industry, which one is not a beauty that stands out from ordinary people?

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

"Do you still have your Supergirl uniform?" Ronald asked Helen.

"Here? Why?"

"You might as well put on this uniform and go to the audition." Ronald had an idea.

"This? Is it possible?" Helen didn't expect that Ronald was talking about this matter.

"You know, when you audition, the most important thing is to be photogenic. See if your image and role are suitable.

If you can put on a Supergirl uniform and take 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. Dressing up as a character to audition would definitely leave a very deep impression on the producer.When filming "Fame", the actress was also required to wear ballet costumes and dance a part.

"That's it. You look beautiful in the uniform, and you will definitely win over the audition director and producer."

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

"It seems that the waist is a little too big. I'll ask Aunt Karen to change it for you." Ronald looked at Helen's slender waist, which made the uniform a little bigger.

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

"It's okay. It's too late to go to your home in 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 it's just a one-time dress, I'll help you put it away here." Aunt Karen looked at Helen's appearance after putting on the uniform, and then decisively rolled out the sewing machine.

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

"There seems to be a mark on the back of the uniform." Ronald touched his chin and saw.

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

"Are there any Supergirls?"

"Yes, there must be."

"Hmm..." Ronald scratched his head, "Wait a minute, I'm going to buy a Superman cape.

Soon after Superman's cape was bought, 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 the cape, and sure enough a heroic superwoman appeared.

"Very well, just wear it like this." Ronald thought it was very good.

Helen returned home with her altered uniform and cape.

Ronald watched Helen go away at the door.

"What's wrong?" Aunt Karen saw Ronald standing at the door, and Helen's taxi was no longer visible.

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

"Don't be like this, you are all good boys." Aunt Karen touched Ronald's shoulder, and 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, there is a high probability that she will stay in New York in the future, not far from her parents, acting in small theater dramas, or being a high school drama teacher.

I persuaded him to let Helen pursue his dream, am I right? "

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

"Aunt, did you have your own ideas before you married your uncle?"

"Yeah, I married Steve right out of high school and I was going to get a job in Manhattan. But I've never regretted my time with Steve, and our daughter, Donna." Aunt Karen A hug to Ronald.

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

Just like you, Ronnie, if you didn't go all out to pursue your dream and didn't even finish college, how could you direct your debut film with a box office of 22 million at the age of 3000? Aunt Karen dragged Ronald back into the house.

"Understood, I will go back to get a college diploma." Ronald smiled, and his aunt was still obsessed with her college graduation.

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

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

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

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

When we arrived at the audition location, sure enough, Helen Slater was ranked first on the day.The audition director came and told her to come in.

Ronald is not quite sure whether the audition director ranks the best candidate first, or he deliberately puts the good house behind like a real estate agency, so that the producer always looks at the dissatisfied girl in the front, and finally shines .

All eight candidates sat in the waiting area outside the audition location, none of them wearing Supergirl uniforms.

Helen Slater hesitated a little, wondering if she should change clothes.

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

After Helen put it on, she glanced at Ronald.Seeing her boyfriend nodding his head in encouragement, he went inside.

"Please introduce yourself." The audition director introduced the producer Serkind and his son, and then asked Helen to start the audition.

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

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

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

"Please."

"This one is my favorite, she is the right height, blue eyes and face shape is also suitable for the role of supergirl justice, he and Christopher Reeve also look a bit like, the audience will think they are cousins .”

While Helen was going to the bathroom, the audition director began to sell the most suitable candidate in his mind.

"Well, why haven't you come yet?"

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

"Oh, I'm dressed like an idiot." Helen Slater changed into a Supergirl uniform in the bathroom, feeling so stupid, how could she believe the words of that bastard Ronald, what to do now that she was dressed like this Meet the producers and casting directors.

"Miss Slater?" The casting director's searching voice came from outside the door...

"That's too late……"

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

She flicked her cloak back, "Good morning, I am Carla Zoel from Krypton, Superman's cousin, after the destruction of Krypton, I came to Earth through interstellar travel, and now I am Linda Lee, a high school student in New York on Earth .”

Serkind and his son looked at each other, and they were satisfied, "Very well, please do it again for the camera..."

"Hahaha, what do you think she looks like?" The other seven candidates who were waiting for the audition outside the door couldn't help laughing when they saw Helen walking out without changing their uniform.

The hand-stitched uniforms can still be seen to be a little cheap.

With a face full of shame, Helen pulled Ronald and his mother out.

"Let's go change first." Ronald took Helen's bag of changed clothes and said to her.

"Let's go." Helen heard the girls laughing softly, 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 had auditioned, but every time the Salkinds saw an actor, they always thought of Helen Slater, who was the first to audition in the morning.

That figure in the Supergirl uniform always pops out stubbornly, compared to the rest of the cast.

That kind of heroic temperament and demeanor is really unforgettable.Some of the later auditionees were naturally blond, and some turned athletes into better-looking actors, but none of them had the "I'm Superwoman" attitude.

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

Casting directors are very confident in their recommendations.Helen is taller than the little TV actress in Los Angeles, has a more confident demeanor, and is more convincing when flying on a wire.

"You're right." Both 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 about it, and the actress' acting skills are also good, so I still give her a binding Sign the contract together. Anyway, in the Supergirl trilogy, this girlfriend has appeared.

"Where is Brooke Shields?"

"Oh, her mother asked for $150 million for one movie, we don't want to continue the discussion. Anyway, these two newcomers can probably keep the film salary below $[-] for one movie."

(End of this chapter)