Audition video, which is a compulsory course for almost every rookie actor.

There are so many actors in the entire film industry that there are nearly 600,000 of them, and it is impossible for casting directors to select them one by one, even if they have the energy, they do not have the time, and not all actors are concentrated in New York and Los Angeles, and for most amateur or new actors, the cost of an audition may be enough to break their fortune and have to stay on the streets.

Why don't you live in New York and Los Angeles? Because the cost of living in these two cities is not affordable for ordinary people, and for unemployed actors, the income is already meager, and they have to go to auditions everywhere, and they can only occasionally use their free time to work, life in big cities is definitely difficult.

Not to mention, even living in Los Angeles and New York. Auditions for performances are almost always during working hours, and actors who are working part-time may not be able to skip work at any time to attend auditions.

Therefore, audition video is the best solution.

For example, "Spider-Man" is now preparing to recruit a new Spider-Man actor, they will announce the news through the Actors Guild, with relevant conditions, and then interested actors can record a video of their own performance, and send it directly to the crew by mail or letter.

Casting directors will go through thousands of audition videos and select the ones that stand out for a second round of auditions, which may be a phone audition or a propositional audition video, and after a second round of screening, a third round of auditions may require the actors to go to Los Angeles or New York or another city for face-to-face auditions.

This type of audition is suitable for the crew's intention to cast a wide net, which also means that even if they have an agent, the actor must record the audition and treat them equally. Perhaps their advantage is that the agent's fame ensures that the casting director will definitely see the video, rather than being missed in the midst of countless video browsing.

Almost every actor in Hollywood has gone through such a phase, even big names like Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, George Clooney, and many more.

"Pacific War" was Lan Li's first official audition, because there were so many actors recruited for this series, they skipped the audition video and went directly to the audition, inadvertently, which gave Lan Li a stage to show himself, and successfully impressed Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

Prior to that, Lan Li had also recorded audition videos and auditioned for several movies and TV series. These include "The Walking Dead", "Thieves in the City" and "Project Gossip", among others.

However, as a newcomer, Lan Li doesn't know much about the skills of audition video, and the recorded video obviously does not show his advantages, or his advantages do not meet the requirements of the other party, of course, the biggest possibility is that they simply ignore Lan Li's audition video.

Audition video is a type of interview with a strong personal style, and the crew generally doesn't ask for anything, and the actor doesn't know anything about the script, the role, the director, the style, or even the genre. Therefore, when the actor stands in front of the camera, the content of the display is also open, choosing to show his own strengths, or choosing to show imitation performances, or to win by hunting, the choice of performance content reflects the actor's personality to a certain extent.

For example, Tom Holland auditioned for "Captain America 3" and "Spider-Man: Homecoming" in 2015, hoping to become the new Spider-Man. His first round of auditions was very special, he didn't act, he didn't have any lines, he just introduced himself, and then he started performing as Chaine.

Chene is a term for ballet, derived from the French language, which refers to a chain-like continuous rotation made on the erection of the full or half toe. This is a basic skill of ballet, which has strict requirements for balance, strength, muscles and other techniques.

Tom Holland began his dance studies at an early age, was discovered for his dancing talent at the age of ten, and after two years of training, starred in the musical version of "Jump Out of My World", appeared on the stage of London's West End, and made a name for himself. In the audition video, Tom didn't put on any show, just showed himself Xene, spinning in place for sixty seconds without interruption or shaking.

The casting director was so impressed with the audition that Tom was invited to audition for a follow-up audition. Later, after multiple rounds of auditions and beating more than forty competitors, Tom became the new Spider-Man.

There are no requirements or restrictions for audition recordings, allowing the actors to play freely. But the problem is that without any knowledge of the character, of the casting director, or even of the story, how can an actor be sure that what is shown in the audition video is enough to make him pass the first round of auditions?

It's gambling, but it's also risking.

In the three years since the "Pacific War", Lan Li has made many good achievements, and now he is returning to his original intention again, recording his own audition video, this feeling is really subtle, and at the same time a little excited.

Looking at Lan Li, Roy raised his eyebrows, his eyes showed a look of interest, stood behind the camera, and lazily leaned on the wardrobe next to him, "You have already conceived, which bridge are you going to perform?"

"'On-My-On'. Lan Li stood in the open space and began to do warm-up exercises, these preparations before going on stage were so unfamiliar, but so familiar. The body gradually begins to adapt, and the brain gradually begins to adapt.

Roy's eyes showed confusion, "Am I mistaken? Isn't this Epenny's episode?"

"Yes. But I wanted to challenge Jean-Argent. Lan Li's unexpected answer made Roy stiffen a little for a moment by leaning on the wardrobe's movements, not Marius, but Jean-Argent?

After Roy took a serious look at Lan Li, he made sure that he was not joking, pouted, did not make a fuss, but accepted the change lightly, "Then why not choose the Jean-Agen bridge?"

"Because every actor who auditions for Jean d'Argent will perform the Jean-Jean scene. Lan Li's natural answer made Nathan laugh, and Roy shrugged his shoulders in agreement, "I can play Jean-Argent, but when the directors see the audition video, their first reaction is not my strength, but my age, which makes it difficult for me to have an advantage." I need to think outside the box, break the ice, choose some special bridges, create surprises, and prove that I can navigate different parts of different roles and inject my own characteristics. ”

"Then why 'alone'?" Roy continued, and he had to admit that curiosity had overshadowed doubt and surprise. Even he is like this, let alone those casting directors?

"Because it's one of my favorite episodes. Lan Li was moving his limbs, and while warming up, the whole person relaxed, and his tone became more and more relaxed, "Actually, my two personal favorite scenes are for young people. One is 'Master-of-The-House' and the other is 'Red-And-Black'. ”

In the story, before Fantine died, she fostered her daughter Cosette with the innkeeper Denardiere. "The Lord of the House" is the debut of the Denardières couple, who dedicate themselves together with a group of drinkers and revolutionary/life youths, and the whole song is light and lively, and even a little funny, and the jubilant and lively scene is impressive.

"Red and Black" is the duet between Marius and his Ge/Life partners. Marius fell in love with Cosette at first sight, using red and black as a metaphor for his first love, while Angela, the leader of the Revolution/Destiny team, shouted that there were more important things than personal emotions under the torrent of the times, and used red and black as a metaphor for the impassioned rebellion against the government.

Lan Li personally likes the "red and black" section very much, especially the performance of Anzhula, which not only shows the great revenge and vigorous vitality of the young people of that era, but also shows the relationship between the individual and the society under the torrent of history.

If it's just a personal preference, Lan Li is very willing to play Marius or Angela, it has nothing to do with the role, just related to personal orientation, but whether it is Marius or Angela, the difficulty of challenging Lan Li is very limited, age, personality, style, including the background of the character - Marius and Angela are both from aristocratic families, but they devote themselves to revolution for their own ideals, and Lan Li has an innate advantage.

It can be said that this is also a kind of true performance.

Returning to the theater stage, Lan Li's original intention was to constantly polish himself, challenge himself, and break through himself, choosing Marius and Anjola, which is the "safe option", so Lan Li took the initiative to choose Jean-Argent, a character who has gone through vicissitudes, displacement, and ill-fated fate, avoiding the comfort zone and impacting bigger problems, hoping to spur himself to continue to make progress.

In fact, the most difficult challenge should be De Nadière, this scoundrel and hooligan, can be called the humor and comical responsibility of the whole play, funny, difficult, greedy, despicable, and every scene has a strong ironic effect. However, every time Denadier appeared on the stage, he was a husband and wife, and Lan Li was alone and lackluster.

All things considered, neither "the owner of the house" nor "red and black" are suitable. On the one hand, both sections are sung in groups, with great momentum, and the solo performance will be much inferior, and second, both sections are full of vigor and young people, and they still return to the comfort range of Marius after going around and around.

Every character in "Les Miserables" has a classic scene, which is also an important reason why the musical can be widely circulated and endured, excluding the classic singing passages of Jean-Argent, Marius, and Savoy, among Fantine's "I-Dreamed-A-Dream" and Epenny's "Alone", Lan Li chose the latter.