Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The principal introduced the composition of the performing arts high school, which is divided into three departments: performance, music, and dance. This is a public high school that recruits students from all over New York State. As long as one of the three directions passes the admission interview, you can enter the high school.

This gives children from lower-class families with artistic talents a chance to succeed. If there is no performing arts high school, children from economically poor families can only fight for art scholarships in private schools like Meg Tilly.

Then their upward path will be much narrower.

Director Alan Parker mainly introduced the plot of the movie "Hot Lunch", "This is a film that reflects the students of a public art high school. Eight students with different personalities, backgrounds, and majors have grown up in the performing arts high school."

"We hope to do a large-scale audition at the performing arts high school. The eight protagonists, 16 minor roles, and 600 extras of the movie are all selected from your school."

"Our performing arts high school is the largest and most comprehensive public art high school in New York. This is where such a movie should come. I am still a fan of your last movie "Midnight Train." said the principal.

"We also hope to film in your school. In addition, there are some scenes of teachers and the principal in the movie, and we hope that your teachers and you can play in them."

The principal smiled even more happily.

The parties have reached an agreement. A large-scale audition will be held at the performing arts college on the weekend.

The audition will be held in the school's auditorium. Two casting companies, each with three casting directors, will select candidates for the eight leading roles. Students they think are suitable will be recommended to the director's classroom for a second round of interviews.

Ronald's job is to take audition photos of each selected student in the classroom for the second round of interviews, and then print two copies and give them to the two casting companies for filing.

After inspecting the venue, Ronald had a clear idea in his mind. Just as he was about to leave, producer Da Silva found him again.

"Are you familiar with the script?"

Ronald nodded.

"What is the background of student Doris?"

"Jewish, good at singing, average looking, a young version of Barbara Streisand."

"Very good, keep it up." Da Silva pointed to his ears, indicating that he would report any situation immediately.

"If I may, can I ask why you do this?" Ronald asked, seeing that Da Silva was in a good mood. It was uncomfortable to be sandwiched between the producer and the director like this.

David Da Silva stopped and looked at Ronald:

"You know, Alan is a very good director, but he is English. He doesn't understand the mentality of us Americans. We are born to win. In our movies, the hero always defeats the villain in the end and gets the beauty."

No, right? Our President Jimmy admitted on TV that America no longer has the moral advantage needed to lead the allies.

But perhaps most people still think so. Ronald knows that many people hate the president's statement.

"Remember to notify me as soon as there is any unusual movement." Producer Da Silva left first.

Ronald returned to the conference room and waited to send the director back to the casting studio.

Alan Parker was still chattering, discussing his script with the teachers of the performing arts college.

"My philosophy is to truly reflect social reality. For example, racial issues and class issues, so I created the character of Leroy. He is from Harlem, has a gang background, is illiterate, but has a great talent for dancing."

"The issue of underage pregnancy in high school campuses is a hot topic worth discussing. A white female student is pregnant with a black child, what should she do..."

"Bullying problems in campus, gang problems,..."

The acting teacher is also a black man, wearing black-framed glasses, nodding frequently. He is very satisfied with the plot of blacks and poor people set by Director Alan Parker, and he deeply agrees.

"But won't this cause misunderstandings about the performing arts college? Most of our students are still mainstream good students. If this kind of role setting is used, our school will seem like a very dark place."

Another white female teacher muttered.

Ronald felt that if they continued to talk, something would happen. He stepped forward to interrupt the conversation and dragged Director Parker to the casting studio, where the actors selected yesterday were still there for auditions.

When he arrived at the casting studio, there were already dozens of boys and girls waiting at the front desk with their agents. Ronald saw Michelle, who looked like a cat, also waiting in the queue.

"Okay, we can start," producer Da Silva ordered the audition to begin.

One by one, the actors were called into the audition room. Ronald was responsible for taking a Polaroid snapshot of them and recording the director's comments for archiving.

Then the director would give each actor a two-page script and ask her to perform on the spot.

This is the benefit of operating through a casting company. The casting studio is very familiar with the actors and can quickly screen out suitable candidates. If there is no casting director and only open auditions can be conducted, more time will be wasted.

The script given by the director first has Hillary doing a series of ballet movements in the practice room, and then a dialogue scene.

Ronald is responsible for calling the number. The actress will first change into a ballet practice suit and do a few simple rotations and positioning movements.

Then the casting director Howard Fair will play a cameo role and have a few dialogues with Hillary.

Ronald didn't quite understand why it was set up like this.

He wrote down the director's comments and found a chance to ask Margaret from the casting studio.

Margaret told him that the audition invitation stated that Hillary's role must be able to dance ballet, and at least have a semi-professional level.

However, many actors often lie about having the required skills in order to audition, and then practice hard after being selected. Today, such a link is set up to screen out those who lie about being able to dance ballet.

Sure enough, a few simple movements screened out an actress who couldn't dance ballet. She couldn't even stand on one leg and fell to the ground. Margaret was so angry that she wrote "lying" on her resume.

Ronald helped her out and called the next number.

"Michelle... Michelle Pfeiffer..., not right; Puff..., not right either."

After all, Ronald came from a time travel, and he didn't know how to pronounce this German-style spelling with two consonants together.

"It's Michelle Pfeiffer, the P is silent," the cat-like girl laughed at him.

"Sorry," Ronald also smiled, "Michelle, you are next. Please go to the locker room and change into your training clothes, then come in."

Michelle changed into a lavender training clothes, white ballet stockings, and light pink dance shoes. The long golden hair that was originally draped on both sides of her cheeks was tied up and tied into a loose bun at the back of her head. This further highlighted her cat-like face.

Ronald took a Polaroid snapshot of her and pasted it on the audition form. It said Michelle Pfeiffer, blue eyes, 5 feet 7 (1.70 meters), 21 years old this year.

Her face looked very childish, and her voice was still high-pitched. If he hadn't looked at her resume, Ronald would have thought she was less than 18 years old, and there was no problem playing a high school student.

"Ready to move, start, legs rotate, one circle, two circles, Arabesque." Margaret pressed the play button of the recorder and started shouting commands at the same time.

"Okay, that's it."

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