I am the Entertainment Tycoon

Auburn Way Street, Elffire City.

Thursday, December 17th.

The morning arrived, and the production crew did not rest.

They finished filming the 'Perfect' music video the day before, but they did not take any rest.

As soon as they finished the scene, they immediately started working on the next project.

Everyone read the script that Moonlight sent, and they all agreed that even though it would be tough, they could still film this music video in less than 4 days.

There was only one location in the script of the 'Save Your Tears' music video.

A party.

This party was supposed to look like a normal party that young people frequented.

At first sight, people would think it would be easy to throw a party like that, but this was not a party, this was a film location.

They needed the party's location, clothes, decorations, party lights, and so on.

That's why Nomura and the others started searching for the perfect place for the shooting right after they finished reading the script yesterday.

While they did that, the others were not idle.

Arthur wrote the storyboard and filming plans while the others also worked hard.

Kanna, for example, sent to Ayia the description of the actors they would need.

As this would be a party, they would need at least 20 actors to perform as extras.

Ayia would post a casting call in the acting association.

But only for the extras, Helena and Ishii would perform as the lead characters once again.

It was no surprise that the two of them were ecstatic with the news.

They could not believe in their luck to be able to perform in three big productions like these.

They went home yesterday after the shooting feeling happy and satisfied.

And when they arrived in their homes, the payment for their performance in the 'Perfect' music video arrived in their bank accounts.

10 thousand dollars!

When they showed this money to their families, their parents and grandma had proud looks on their faces.

Helena's parents finally decided to let Helena pursue her dream.

It seemed like their little girl could take care of herself.

Ishii's grandma just held his hands and felt her heart fill with pride.

It seemed like her little boy was all grown up, he was pursuing his dreams and being successful.

Helena and Ishii could not wait to start working on the next project.

That's why the two of them arrived in the office early that day.

They wanted to be part of the production and help.

"Now that everyone has arrived. Let's have our meeting." Arthur declared.

The others listened with attention when he said that.

"This morning we will have an audition to hire the extra actors. Helena, Ishii, and Arabella will come with me. What are your plans for today, guys?" Arthur asked.

"I will help Niwa make the party props." Kanna replied.

"Kaitlyn and I need to get the party lights." Bobby added.

Every party had distinctive lighting, so Bobby was the perfect person to get these lights.

He was the person responsible for the lights in the production.

"I have to visit the last location. If I find it is a good place, I will contact Ayia-san for her to get us the permit to film there." Nomura said.

They talked about their plans for about 10 minutes.

All of them had serious faces as the meeting went by.

Everyone had all their focus on this project.

And when the meeting ended, each one of them sprang into action.

Bobby and Kaitlyn left the office to search for party lights around Elffire City.

Nomura and Buddy also left the office to go scout the last location.

Even though Nomura was a Director of Photography and not a Location Scout, he still knew what he should have to search when scouting for a possible film location.

Things like esthetics and lighting, logistics of filming, finances, accessibility, access to electricity and water, filming permits, regulations and restrictions, and security.

Nomura looked at all these things when he scouted the locations for the music video.

Niwa, Kanna, Kate, and Obara were left in the office to start the production and design of the props and clothes for the shooting.

Niwa was an Art Director.

An art director is someone who creates and manages the overall design and visual style for websites, ad campaigns, magazines, newspapers, photoshoots, and movie and TV productions. While their duties vary depending on the industry they're in, they set the general artistic tone, using imagery and aesthetics to bring concepts to life. They direct other designers to develop artwork and various layouts per project, overseeing the project from inception to completion.

Essentially, Niwa was responsible for all the art concepts of the music video.

That's why he was always the boss when they were designing the concepts for the music videos.

Even when Arthur was around.

That was because she knew about these things much more than Arthur.

It was not by chance that her job's name had a 'director' in it.

In a bigger production crew, Niwa would have a bunch of assistants and designers to help her produce the art concept of the film.

But this is a crew only formed by 10 people.

Every one of them had different jobs and no one had assistants.

But they did not mind the extra work, that was because they liked working.

After all, this was their dream coming true.

While Niwa and the others worked hard in the office.

Arthur, Helena, Ishii, and Arabella arrived at the place where the auditions would happen.

Even though Arthur was not a casting director, he still could perform like one.

In the performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, a casting (or casting call) is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of actor, dancer, singer, or extra for a particular role or part in a script, screenplay, or teleplay.

This process is typically utilized for motion pictures, television programs, documentaries, music videos, plays, television advertisements, etc.

Actors are selected to play various types of roles.

The main cast, also called starring roles, consists of several actors whose appearances are significant in film, theatre, or television. The largest role that plays the protagonist is called a leading actor (or leading actress for a woman).

When there is not a single leading actor, the main roles are called ensemble cast which comprises multiple principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time.

A supporting actor is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s). Supporting roles are above that of a bit part which is direct interaction with the principal actors and no more than five lines of dialogue.

What Arthur and the others were looking for were background actors or extras.

A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera, or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking or nonsinging (silent) capacity, usually in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene).

And that was exactly what Arthur was looking for.

Helena and Ishii would be the leading actors, but Arthur needed people appearing in the background.

This would make the viewers feel that the party shown in the music video was real.

Even though there was no need for acting experience to perform as an extra.

Arthur and the others still needed to screen out the bad ones.

And that's what they did.

The production of the 'Save Your Tears' music video was moving fast.

But would they be able to finish in time?