Hollywood superstars: Start as a child star

Interviewing Crew Members

“The position you want to apply for is – props team, right?” Claire looked at the form in her hand and asked.

“Well, that’s right.” Murphy nodded, “Of course, if there are other arrangements, I have no objection. I was the person in charge of the props team in the last crew.” “OK, let me tell you briefly first

. Let’s take a look at the outline of this script.” Claire took a look at Linda Murphy and felt that she was quite suitable for the female student role of the protagonist in the script, and her age was also quite suitable.

“The 35-year-old John, a professor of history at the University of Southern California, resolutely chose to resign after working for ten years. His colleagues came to see him off and expressed their confusion…In the seemingly simple house, there were paintings by Van Gogh and medieval bows and arrows. , decorated with prehistoric stone axes, historians, religious scientists, biologists, psychologists and other knowledgeable people gathered inside. John, who claimed to have experienced 14,000 years, blurted out an abbreviated version of human civilization. History, so that this final gathering evolved from a simple farewell to an academic debate that subverted the tradition…”

Claire briefly introduced the content of her movie script to Murphy, “The general content is like this, barely enough. It can be regarded as a soft science fiction dialogue movie, very simple…” ”

…” After listening to Claire’s introduction, Murphy felt shocked in his heart like a tsunami. This script…this script is so amazing! Her eyes were full of brilliance…

Murphy took a few deep breaths, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said calmly: “This script is so exciting! I am not surprised to believe that there is nothing better than this! If you start from the prop master’s Looking at this script from a different perspective, I think props play a very important role in this movie. From Van Gogh’s oil paintings to bows and arrows to stone axes, etc., props from different eras are used to connect the timeline of the entire topic… …

” As expected of a top student at the University of Southern California, Murphy’s brain works very quickly.

After listening to Murphy’s statement, Claire nodded with satisfaction: “Thank you very much for your answer. It’s very well said and very accurate. ! I believe you will be a qualified and excellent prop master! In addition… I hope you can play the role of student of the protagonist professor. This is an additional job. I don’t know if you are willing! “I do! ”

“Murphy blurted out. Who wouldn’t want to be able to appear on the camera?

“So… you are welcome to join the crew of “This Man is from Earth”! “Claire smiled and stretched out her hand.

“Thank you, Claire! Thank you for giving me this opportunity! “The two hands were clasped together.

“Then let’s meet with the entire crew tomorrow. You will be the last one to join! “OK! ”

I am looking forward! ”

…

After a day of interviews and screening, Claire selected five friends and formed a six-person mini-crew.

Director & Screenwriter: Claire;

Deputy Director (Assistant): Michael Melamed;

Photographer: Spear Lee;

Editor: Neil Grieve;

Costume Stylist: Anisis;

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Props Artist: Linda Murphy;

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because the characters in the script are all middle-aged and elderly professors. Researchers, including Claire herself, are not suitable for the role.

However, it is not difficult to do. In Los Angeles and Hollywood, the most indispensable thing is all kinds of actors, from old to young, from fat to thin, from beautiful to If you’re ugly, there’s nothing you can’t find.

Except for the male protagonist, the historian Professor John, who needs a little effort to look for it, you can find a qualified actor with your eyes closed.

As for the cost of filming, in the previous life The cost of this movie is 20,000 US dollars. Claire estimates that she can’t even spend that much money. From the director to the makeup artist, they are all classmates and do not need to be paid; cameras, lighting equipment, etc. can be rented directly from the school, the price It’s cheap and subsidized.

The real expenses are probably the salaries of a few actors and the money spent on buying props.

…

David Smith stayed in his small apartment in Berks, browsing the website of the Screen Actors Guild out of boredom.

“Creak~Creak~” The wooden bed next door made a heartbreaking and regular shaking sound. Accompanied by the suppressed gasps of a man and a woman… “Alas~” David picked up the headphones next to him and put them on

. Over the head.

The wooden partition walls of this apartment are as thin as paper. Any sound made by anyone in the room can be heard by the neighbors next door. The man and woman who are doing exercises are already relatively civilized and well-behaved. The previous residents That couple screamed so loudly that even a wildcat could have sex.

David was already 35 years old, a Hollywood beauty who was older and unmarried. He was pretty decent-looking and quite masculine. He also had several girlfriends, but Every time he talks about marriage, it always ends because of problems with his house and money.

When he was young, David came to Hollywood, Los Angeles from his hometown of Pittsburgh with a movie dream. But more than ten years passed by in a hurry, leaving no trace behind. What are the traces of oneself?

Logically speaking, David, a tall man of 1.83m and a decent appearance, should not be like this. Maybe he lacks some luck, maybe he is too idealistic. In Hollywood, really good scripts are released every year There are just a few dozen movies, and there is more than enough. Unwilling to compromise, unwilling to lower oneself, in the end, the result is a bruised and swollen face, and accomplishes nothing.

“Huh? Are USC students recruiting actors? Several people aged between 35 and 55 years old. The leading actor is paid $5,000? Other supporting actors were paid $1,500? Working hours for a week? “David came across a strange recruitment information.

“Is this a lie? “David muttered and continued to scroll down. After all, the minimum weekly salary is 1,500 US dollars? This is a high salary in Hollywood, where the per capita weekly salary is more than 600 US dollars! Damn, these rich students are really rich. Money, you can spend so much money to recruit actors just for a student project.

David touched his empty wallet. No matter how much it was, he conveniently dropped his resume information into the email address posted on the website and was ready. He went downstairs for a late-night snack. Only when you are full and warm can you think about lust. Listening to the sound of sports next door, he became even hungrier.

…

“Hello, this is David Smith! “This morning, the weather was gloomy. David was lying on the bed. There was no work today anyway, so he continued to lie down.

“Hello, Mr. David Smith. We have received your resume. If you are interested in our crew, are you free to audition in the afternoon? “It’s a female voice, with a sunny atmosphere that is not found on rainy days.

“Huh? Which crew? “After two days, he couldn’t remember which crews he voted for…

“Oh, we are a student crew from the University of Southern California! ” explains Linda Murphy, who also doubles as casting director.