Chapter 39: Audition "Behind the Scenes"
Say five minutes to prepare.
In fact, it took half an hour from Curtis finding Jerry and Brian to Jerry taking the script and preparing for the live audition.
The audition clip selected by director Curtis Hansen for Jerry is set in the vicious incident of beating a suspect in the Los Angeles Police Department, and many police officers were involved in the case, which was filmed by media reporters on the spot and published in the newspaper.
So that the top management of the police department was very passive, and the director called the court prosecutor and Sheriff Dudley to discuss countermeasures, and then called the detectives involved in the case to the office in turn for questioning, but no one was willing to testify in court that his colleague had beaten the suspect, and the next one was Ed Eisley.
There are more people who play with Jerry Downe this time, director Curtis Hansen is not allowed to play the director, Simon West plays the most hidden villain in the film, Sheriff Dudley Smith, and Jerry Bruckheimer plays the prosecutor who plays soy sauce.
Director Curtis sits behind a desk with script lines on the table, and Jerry's Ed Eisley is just a patrol officer who is slightly higher than the detective.
The plot in the film is quite consistent with the situation at the audition scene.
In front of the camera.
Jerry is standing on his back with a pair of flat prop glasses on the bridge of his nose, and Ed is nearsighted.
Director Curtis, who plays the director, said from the script: "We need police officers to appear in court as witnesses to defuse the damage to the bureau. ”
Jerry's expression was serious, his gaze at the director was respectful, and he secretly said a little hot, and said sternly: "Justice must be served, of course I am willing to testify." ”
A look, a line, made Curtis Hansen subconsciously sit up straight and began to enter the state: "I'm glad you think so, most people don't have this kind of awareness." ”
The expression on Jerry's face was still serious, but his eyes flickered, and his tone was a little disdainful: "They think silence is the same thing as integrity." ”
"Chief Curtis" agreed: "They're so far from the image we've built as a police officer. ”
Jerry's face showed confidence, and he tentatively asked, "May I make a suggestion?" sir. ”
The director nodded, "You just say it." ”
Jerry put his hands behind his back, did not squint, and said: "The people must think that we will make a big deal small, and we will not ......" After a pause, Jerry, who had always been paying attention to the director's face, flashed a cunning light in his eyes, and continued: "We can take the people whose pensions are already infallible, force them to retire, and punish some more people heavily, thoroughly investigate Dick Stance and Bud White, and we must put them in jail."
In this way, there is an account for the people, and this bureau will never tolerate police officers who think they are above the law. ”
The moment he finished speaking, Jerry straightened his waist and stood awe-inspiring, his eyes were so cold that there was no expression on his face, but Curtis Hansen, Simon West, and Bruckheimer clearly saw that his cheeks were getting whiter and whiter, and wrinkles appeared at the corners of his mouth on both sides, coupled with Jerry's cold and fierce gaze, the three of them suddenly felt an eerie aura sweeping over, making them creepy and shuddering.
The sudden gloomy atmosphere made the Curtis trio in a trance, and the atmosphere at the audition scene suddenly became a little solemn, and an indescribable sense of depression filled their hearts.
Laughing but not smiling, this is one of the housekeeping skills that Jerry Downe has honed in his twenty years of supporting career in his previous life.
Jerry Towne in his previous life was very envious and even jealous of those idol stars for a long time.
People are naturally beautiful, all of them are handsome and chic, there are too many famous routines that can be imitated, pose anytime and anywhere, in private, as long as you practice your signature smile and body movement, and have a solid line foundation, you can easily attract the attention of the audience, and it is easy to succeed.
Compared with those idol actors with their own star halo, Jerry Towne in his previous life belonged to ordinary people who couldn't be found when he was thrown into the pile, with mediocre appearance, congenital lack of height, no star appearance, and scars, if he didn't take great pains to polish his acting skills, there was no possibility of getting ahead.
How to impress the audience with your performance in the shortest possible appearance.
Jerry Towne in his previous life put a lot of effort into this, carefully figuring out the classic shots of more than ten famous actors on the screen, practicing his facial expressions repeatedly in front of the mirror alone, day after day, year after year, hard work, and finally achieved the effect he wanted.
In terms of facial expressions alone, in addition to the normal natural color performance, Jerry Towne also has three unique expression changes.
The sinister villain image of smiling but not smiling is just one of them, and it is also the stepping stone that initially made him recognized by the audience.
It's easy to say, but it's very difficult to really do, and the key is how to deduce it without revealing a trace.
Jerry's method is to transfer the strength of the whole body to the body and limbs, the waist is straight, the nerves are tense, and he first becomes a creepy prototype, causing his face to become whiter and whiter, and the corners of his mouth twitch slightly, at the same time, keep his facial demeanor unchanged, so that this change is clearly displayed from the inside out, and combined with the cold eyes of the yin owl, so as to achieve the eerie aura of smiling and not smiling.
To put it simply, if you want to scare others, you must first shock yourself, use yourself as the source, and spread this cold and terrifying breath, so as to affect other people around you.
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Jerry's sudden outburst caused silence in the audition room, and the three directors and producers who played with him couldn't keep up with him at all.
The live performance was silent for three minutes, and Simon West, who played Sheriff Dudley Smith, was the first to react.
Glancing at the script, he found that it was his turn to read the lines: "Dick Stance is a shame in the police world, and his successive commanders have said that he is corrupt and perverts the law, but Bard White is a rare talent......"
Unaffected, Jerry unceremoniously interrupted the sheriff and interjected, "White doesn't have a brain at all!"
The sheriff waved his hand and said, "No, Easley, when you first came to the police station, I asked you all the questions, and White replied 'yes'. When Ed Eisley first arrived at the police station, Sergeant Dudley asked him if he wanted to go to the Civil Disputes Division, the Criminal Anti-Narcotics Division, or the Police Department's External Publicity Department, and Ed chose the Anti-Narcotics Division without hesitation.
Seeing that the sheriff and Ed were at a stalemate, the chief interjected: "The police department and the people need model policemen, people with outstanding appearance, integrity, and can be admired by the people, Ed Patrol, I promote you to sheriff, effective immediately." ”
Jerry was a little excited, but pretended to be calm and asked, "Criminal Sheriff?"
The director was stunned, shook his head, and said, "Ed, you're only thirty...... Twenty-seven years old, when your father was thirty-three years old before he was promoted to sergeant. After saying that, director Curtis crossed out the thirty years old on the script and changed it to twenty-seven years old.
Jerry said without humility or arrogance: "I know, sir, but he was a criminal sergeant when he was promoted to sergeant. "Obviously, Ed's new position is Deputy Sheriff, as Sheriff Dudley is sitting next to the Chief at the moment.
The prosecutor played by Bruckheimer interjected at this point: "Before we have a celebration banquet, it's best to find a reserve witness." ”
Simon West's Sheriff Dudley said: "It's hard to find, everyone hates this kind of person who makes small reports." ”
Jerry glanced at his boss disappreciatively, and then said to the director, "Jack Vinson, he shot one of them." "Jack Vinson is the most exposed star cop in the police department.
Sergeant Dudley shook his head and said, "It's still possible for an old slippery head like Vincent to admit his mistakes, but it's impossible for him to betray his colleagues." ”
Ed's eyes flickered, and he said confidently: "Jack is the technical advisor of the police network heroes of the police department's propaganda department, and he relies on this to eat, so let's start from this aspect." ”
Sergeant Dudley sighed secretly, his expression was a little helpless, his eyes were full of vigilance when he looked at Ed, the director and the prosecutor nodded at each other, quite satisfied with Ed's suggestion, and the prosecutor smiled softly at the director: "Very smart young man." ”
With a solution to the problem, the director tells Ed to go to the next room to listen, and the next person to ask is Jack Vinson.
Jerry went out with Simon West, who played Sheriff Dudley, and the sheriff asked solemnly, "You may be able to profit from this, but can you stand the contemptuous eyes of your colleagues in the bureau?"
Jerry turned his head when he heard this, and said calmly, "Yes, sir, I can stand it." The moment he turned around, his cheeks quickly flushed, and his face was red.
The sheriff gave him a meaningful look, "So be it." ”
As the two walked out of the room one after the other, the audition ended.
After the performance, Jerry stretched out his hand to make an inviting gesture, and Simon West patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Wonderful performance, Jerry, I knew that Curtis was going to invite you to audition, so I didn't need to do anything more, I can directly finalize your role." With that, he turned around and went back to the audition room, Curtis still waiting to hear his opinion.
Jerry didn't go in again, walked over to Brian and sat down, patiently waiting for director Curtis Hansen to announce the audition results.
Compared with "Prison in the Sky", Bruckheimer took care of Jerry, Curtis Hansen, the director of "The Suspect Behind the Scenes", did not have any friendship with him, and it was completely at the right time, and he decided to let him audition on the spot.
As a result, the outcome of this audition is unpredictable, although Jerry is confident in his performance.
It didn't take long for Curtis Hansen to walk out with Bruckheimer and Simon West.
Jerry and Brian got up to meet him, Curtis walked up to Jerry and said with a smile, "I'm very happy with your performance, but you know that my new film is invested by Warners, and I need to consult the producer before I can make a decision." So, I will then inform you of the results of the audition, up to two days. ”
"I can understand, thank you Mr. Hansen for giving me the opportunity to audition. Jerry smiled and hugged Curtis goodbye.
As Curtis departed, Jerry and Brian followed Bruckheimer into his office.
Director Simon West told Jerry about the preparation and timing of the new film, and handed him the script, while Brian was to negotiate two contracts with Bruckheimer for his co-starring role with Monica.
………… (To be continued)