Chapter 26: Still Work

Sean gained a lot in this class, and the biggest thing is undoubtedly to distinguish what is the means and what is the end, if you blindly immerse yourself in the best way to manifest, then it is easy to put the cart before the horse and waste time and energy. By distinguishing between these two points, we can find the right way forward and take a more solid step.

Of course, this is just a step, not to mention finding the acting skills that suit you and can show your own characteristics, the key is yourself, but it is not so easy to convey the emotions of the character to the audience as perfectly as possible. If the director always doesn't give a close-up, the photographer always has a few degrees of angle, and the gaffer always turns the lights on the bright spot or dark spot, then no matter how good the acting skills are, they will be discounted on the screen.

Although this is only an extreme case, it is enough to show the importance of teamwork, so in addition to taking the time to consult with Mr. Harrington, Sean also participates in various parties to find ways to meet more people and seek more opportunities.

"Hey, Dekkers, I just saw you over there, why are you running here now." As the voice came, the middle-aged man who was chatting with a beer bottle raised his head, and then his face changed.

"Damn, Eric, I wouldn't have come if I had known you were here." Although he complained, there was no disgust.

"When did you become so timid, Dakkers? Roman? "Eric? Reece asked first, and then Haha laughed, "Okay, I'm not going to drink with you tonight - what have you been doing lately?" ”

Dex? Roman was visibly relieved: "What else can I do, I'm busy with the casting of a movie." ”

"Oh?" Reese looked curious.

"The Genius Ripley, the well-known thrilling female writer, Patricia? Highsmith's work. Roman said briefly.

"I heard, it seems to be Anthony? Minghella plans to bring this novel to the screen? Reese smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Well done, Dekkers, I'm starting to work with a big director." ”

"Don't brag about it, Eric, I'm just an assistant." Roman sighed, then noticed the young man beside Reese, "This is?" ”

"Oh, I'm so sorry, it's Sean, Sean? Tang Dynasty; Sean, this is Dekkers, Dekkers? Roman. Reese remembered something and pulled over the young man behind him and introduced him.

"You're Eric? Sean of Reese? Roman looked at Sean curiously.

"Shaun of Eric?" The young man was a little stunned, but immediately laughed, "If Eric hadn't discovered another actor named Sean recently, then I should be that Sean." ”

"Which idiot came up with this, what is Eric? Sean of Reese. Reece exclaimed with some dissatisfaction, but with a smug smile on his face.

"Come on, Eric, this has been spread all over the circle, especially since Stevenson got out of the crew of "Everybody Loves Raymond", but he just didn't get it on the surface." Roman shrugged, then exclaimed, "I have to say, you have a good eye, Eric. ”

"Of course," Reece Haha laughed, then patted Sean on the shoulder, "Well, do you think Sean can play the lead role in 'The Genius Ripley.'" ”

Looking him up and down, Roman nodded: "It's very good, at least the appearance is very suitable, the actor is a young man in his 20s." To be honest, if it weren't for the scope set out at the beginning of the audition, I would have happily recommended him. ”

"It's a shame," Reese looked regretful, "and it looks like we'll have to find another chance next time." ”

"It should be." Roman chimed in, then quickly changed the subject, and Reece didn't continue.

Sean would occasionally say a few words next to him, always with a calm expression, as if what they had discussed before was just an ordinary matter that had nothing to do with him. From the beginning, Sean didn't expect to get a role in this situation, and although Reece recommended him several times, it was more to show off his eyes and look at Roman's implicit perfunctory attitude.

After all, his fame is still too small, although he relied on starring in four episodes of "Friends" and caused a ratings frenzy, coupled with being given up by the crew of "Everyone Loves Raymond", his successful dramatic experience in the crew of "Friends" has attracted a lot of attention in the TV circle, but it is still a lot worse than a real star after all. Besides, this honor does not belong to him alone, the main attraction of "Friends" is still on the six leading actors, and the one who recommended him in the past is Eric, who was also "Everyone Loves Raymond"? Reese.

And, as Frederick said, if it's a TV role, someone else might think about it seriously, and the movie role is basically a matter of luck.

If you played a role in a big production, even if it was just a small supporting role, it would be much better. Even if the mentality is good, Sean can't help but think so in his heart. He doesn't remember many blockbuster movies with names and surnames, basically all of them are well-known big productions, such as "The Terminator", "Forrest Gump", "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and a series of superhero movies.

But the former is in the past, and the latter is a new century work, and the closest thing to is "The Lord of the Rings" in '02 or '03 - at least in Sean's memory.

Don't worry, take your time, there will definitely be a chance. He said this to himself, which was one of the reasons why he thought of himself as Reese's henchman.

However, a lot was destined to happen tonight, and just as Sean was thinking about getting to know more people, someone walked over.

"I'm hiding here, I'm looking for you everywhere, Sean." The familiar voice came to his ears, making him cough a few times involuntarily.

"Hmm...... What's the matter, Jane? Sean smiled at the beautiful woman who appeared in front of him.

Jennifer didn't answer, just picked up his collar and greeted Reece and the others: "Hey, Eric, can I borrow this lad for a while?" ”

"Please, ma'am." Reece immediately smiled and made a gesture of please.

There was no way, Sean could only be pulled away by Jennifer like this, and then came to a small room. There were six or seven people sitting inside, in addition to Courtney and Lisa, who I knew, there were also a few strange men and women, and they were probably boyfriend and girlfriend sitting in pairs.

"Oh, look who's coming, welcome, Kapasa." Courtney was the first to stand up and applaud and shout, with a wicked smile on her face, and she knew that nothing good was good when she saw it.

Sean couldn't help but sigh again, but still squeezed out a smile to say hello to her and Lisa, and then regretted attending today's party at Jennifer's villa to celebrate the break from "Friends".

American TV dramas have two breaks during the summer break and the winter break, the summer break is the movie schedule, even if the TV series is exciting, it can't match the enthusiasm of Americans to watch movies, and the winter break has a lot of holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, ordinary people have to celebrate the holidays, actors, producers and companies also have holidays. Therefore, TV stations will choose to stop broadcasting TV dramas at such times, on the one hand, to avoid competition with movies and to prevent intermittent shooting, and on the other hand, to arouse the audience's appetite. The summer break is long, usually from May to September, and the winter break is a little shorter, from December to January or February.

"Sean is a wonderful young man, polite and modest, but a little too shy, so treat him well." Jennifer said this after introducing him Sean to the others.

So, after sitting down and chatting a few words, the group of people began to pull him to drink, and now it was certain, and they were playing tricks on themselves again. Sean became more and more depressed because of this, although he liked them very much, but he was not a toy at their mercy, it seemed that he was too humble and innocent on the set of "Friends", which made them a little carried away, and they had to find a way to give them some color.

The opportunity soon came, and after a few glasses of wine, Sean pretended to be stupid, and got acquainted with Jennifer's friends, and the atmosphere of the room began to become lively, and a woman immediately came out with a small plastic bag.

"Hey, guys, look, this is the most haode thing." She said, holding the bag of greenish-brown powder in her hand.

"yes, I'll try." The other man took it, skillfully curled it up and put it to his lips and pouted, "Wow, it's really good." ”

A few of them immediately divided the things into more than a dozen branches, and one of them handed three of them to Jennifer and the others.

"Do I want it too?" Jennifer was obviously hesitant, and although Courtney took it, she would put it back down when she saw her like this.

Only Lisa refused firmly: "No, no need, you know, I'm already the mother of a one-year-old child." ”

The other party did not insist, and continued to encourage Jennifer and Courtney: "It's not a big deal to smoke one once in a while, besides, your men are not around, are they?" Don't worry about what they'll see. ”

Smoking marijuana is a common occurrence in Hollywood, especially at Hollywood parties. As I said before, almost no one in the United States has not smoked marijuana, and the vast majority of young people have tasted it during school, and even many middle-class people will come to it from time to time, not to mention actors who are much more stressed than the average person, so as long as you don't smoke anything all day long, it's really not a big deal to smoke once in a while.

Jennifer and Courtney still didn't give an answer until Sean's voice rang out, "Well, Jane, how about I drink five cans of beer for every one you smoke?" ”

"Ha, are you challenging us, little Sean?" Jennifer's eyes narrowed suddenly, as if she had been aroused.

Sean puffed out his chest, blushed, and looked like he was on top of alcohol: "If you want to think so...... You can too! ”

"I think we've got that in his heart." Courteney was also interested, but Lisa wanted to play the round: "No need to do this, Sean......"

"It's okay, Lisa, I just want to know if Jane and Koko have that courage." Sean interrupted Lisa's words with a smile, the advantage of pretending to be half drunk is that all faux pas can be pushed onto alcohol and make the other party unable to think deeply about his words.

"Then I'll accept it." Jennifer immediately clamped up a marijuana.

So, the beginning of some troubles is actually quite simple.