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In the office on the set, Gail Levine had a thick stack of materials in front of him, and as the casting director of the "Almost Famous" crew, there was a lot of work to deal with as he approached the threshold of multiple auditions for supporting roles.

He took an actor's application information, looked at it in the column of the filmed films, and saw that there were only two film names that he had never even heard of, and directly typed an X on it.

"Amy......" Gail Levine told the assistant director opposite, "Actors who do not meet the qualifications will be eliminated, and there is no need to send an audition invitation." ”

The female assistant director lifted her glasses and said, "Okay, I understand. ”

Gail Lyle continues to work hard, and the actor information that can be sent here is basically nowhere to go, and the actors who really have connections have already got an audition invitation.

The production budget of "Almost Famous" is as high as 60 million US dollars, one of DreamWorks' key films this year, in order to raise enough funds and even pushed it from last year to now, the director and producer attach great importance to casting, and in terms of selecting actors, except for the actor in a special situation, not to mention other main roles, even if it is a supporting role like a band musician, those young actors who have only acted in a few films, are not considered.

"Mr. Levine. ”

Suddenly, the voice of assistant director Amy Lynn came from the other side, "Look at this actor's profile. ”

She's just an assistant director, and if she encounters something unsure, of course, she has to make up her mind as a casting director.

"What's wrong?" said Gale Levine, looking up from behind a pile of materials.

Amy Lynn handed over a document, "This actor who applied for Russell Hammond has only starred in two films, a music video and a TV series ......so far."

Gail Levine didn't answer the information, interrupting Amy Lynn's words, "Qualifications are a little worse, ...... eliminated"

"Listen to me. Amy Lynn was interrupted before she could say the second half of her words, and hurriedly said, "He starred in the movies "Soul Shifter", "Gladiator", served as the leading actor in Britney Spears' MV, and also starred in "Band of Brothers" as Ronald Spears ......"

"Huh?" Gail Levine immediately took the information handed by Amy Lynn, opened it and looked at it, "Hanks and Spielberg's "Band of Brothers" is not wrong!"

He muttered, "Matthew Horner, I remember seeing this name in which newspaper." ”

Amy Lynn then reminded, "There are photocopies on the last few pages of the material. ”

Gail Levine looked at the actor's resume, glanced at the attached photo, flipped to the copy at the back, and the first thing he saw was a copy of a page from Entertainment Weekly, which showed a photo of Matthew Horner walking the red carpet and wearing a military uniform, and there was a text introduction below, such as he starred in well-known films such as "Soul Shifter", "Gladiator" and "Band of Brothers", and also played with Angelina Jolie, Winona Ryder and Russell Crowe and so on.

This shouldn't be fake, there is an issue number of "Entertainment Weekly" on the copy page, just look for this issue and read it.

There are also photocopies in the back, which are photos of Matthew Horner and Ridley Scott standing on the set, pictures of shooting the MV with Britney Spears on the beach, and listening to David Frankel in "Band of Brothers".

These are certainly not fakes!

Gail Levine closed the information, there is no need to watch it again, if this kind of actor does not send an audition invitation, there are few qualified actors on this table.

He picked up the pen, ticked it off, and said to Amy Lynn, "If you encounter this again, go straight through." ”

Calm quickly returned to the office.

Matthew was imitating Kevin Spacey's performance in "American Beauty" in front of the mirror, and received a notification call from Helen Herman, got an audition invitation for "Almost Famous", and had the minimum qualifications.

Hanging up Helen Herman's phone, he finished the exercise, turned off the VCR and TV, went to the computer he had just bought, and logged on to the blog he had registered some time ago.

Although the fourteen-inch spherical display and internet speed are a bit maddening, they are within the range that Matthew can bear, and this era cannot be too demanding.

He decorated his blog page and logged on to MSN, which had only been around for a few days since he bought the computer, only four to be exact, all of whom he knew in real life, Helen Herman, Yelena Boyal, Michael Fassbender, and James McAvoy.

As for Britney, she's busy now, Matthew took a flight to Pittsburgh to see her a few days ago, and the two have only been together for more than an hour, and the popular singer doesn't have time to play with the computer at all.

Glancing at MSN and seeing that there was no news, Matthew continued to take care of the blog and prepare to write a blog post.

After returning from the "Band of Brothers" crew, he would write a paragraph from time to time to practice his English writing skills.

However, speaking and writing are two different things, Matthew typed the next line of words, and when he saw it, he would delete it, and after repeating it several times, he couldn't help but be a little annoyed.

He simply stood up, drank a glass of water, and waited until he calmed down before sitting back down in front of the computer.

"Let's write something as simple as possible...... "Matthew muttered.

Just now he was going to write something like his previous experience in the crew, but now it seems that he is beyond his writing ability.

After thinking for a moment, Matthew tapped on the keyboard.

"What should I write about my first blog post......? I'm an actor, not a well-known one, but I just got an audition for a big $60 million project, and even though the audition was for a small supporting role, I was happy. ”

After a pause, he typed again: "Come on! I'm going to pass the audition!"

Then, he sent the blog post out.

It's a pity that no one pays attention to the blog, Matthew went to a few portals and went around, and when he came back from reading the news, the number of views of the blog post was still zero.

In that era of social networking, a meager star can attract a thousand responses, he has played these before, and has also paid attention to the meager of several celebrities and gossip entertainment studios.

The gossip scandals of big-name stars on both sides of the Pacific have accompanied him through countless lonely and difficult nights, and like some romantic action movies, they are a rare benefit for single dogs.

MSN shows that there is news that Matthew wakes up from his memories of the past and discovers that it is a message from Elena Boyal.

"Big star, do you have any inside information?"

Matthew thought for a moment and replied, "An A-list has just started a blog, is that count?"

"Do you have a blog?" wrote Elena Boyard over there, "and the URL is here." ”

The website of the horse restoration system was sent to Yelena Boyar.

There was no information over there, and Matthew continued to browse the web, and after about two minutes, another message from Yelena Boyard came.

"Which crew are you going to audition for?"

"DreamWorks' 'Almost Famous.' Matthew thought for a moment and wrote, "What? Are you going to help me?"

He just said casually, but he didn't expect Yelena Boyard to reply, "I can help you with a news message, I met Helen Herman last week, and she provided me with a very valuable piece of news, which should be reciprocated for her." ”

Of course, Matthew would not refuse this kind of thing, "Yes." Can your editor-in-chief pass?"

"Haven't you been on Entertainment Weekly recently?" she is very well-informed, ""Gladiator" is also being screened, so it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

"Then I'll wait for your good news. ”

Matthew talked to Yelena Boyard a few more times, then found a professional-looking actor website and looked at it.

After studying at the Los Angeles School of Performing Arts, his acting skills have indeed improved, but he has no foundation in himself, his starting point is relatively low, and his talent is not outstanding, at best it is just improvised.

It's okay to play a character like Ronald Spears with an almost one-face face, but it's more difficult to be like a bisexual with a complex face.

Although he found it difficult, he didn't think about retreating, in a highly competitive circle like Hollywood, opportunities are very important, and ability is the key to seizing opportunities.

He is not a genius, his abilities are not born and need to be honed.

In the past year, he has seen too many things about actors, but he can use too little.

The next day, Matthew went to buy a copy of "American News Report", which sounded grandiose in name, but was actually an entertainment gossip newspaper, to see if Yelena Boyard had actually written a news story about him.

When he returned home and flipped through the pages, Matthew found a report in a corner of the fourth page that was not much bigger than a tofu block, and the author of the report was Yelena Boyar.

"Britney Spears's rumored boyfriend, Matthew Horner, who starred in heavyweight films such as "Gladiator", recently broke new news, according to people familiar with the matter, he is ready to participate in the filming of DreamWorks' 60 million dollar production "Almost Famous" ......"

Although there are few words in the report, Matthew is also satisfied, which is always a good thing, isn't it?

"American News Report" is an entertainment gossip newspaper with a relatively large circulation in the western region, and its audience is not small.

Matthew is now begging for attention, and he doesn't want to miss any opportunity to be in the media, and Helen Herman's submission to the crew of "Almost Famous" has "Entertainment Weekly's report on him", and according to her, media attention is also a qualification.

Time passed quickly, and on the day the crew notified the interview, Matthew, accompanied by Helen Herman, came to the studio where the crew of "Almost Famous" was located.

This first audition is similar to the first audition of "Band of Brothers", mainly looking at personal image and temperament, if the external conditions do not match, you will naturally not get the opportunity to participate in the audition with makeup.