Chapter 6: An Opportunity
"Hey, hell, what am I doing? Now is not the time to think about this, I still have my own things to think about! Sean suddenly tapped his head to get his thoughts back on track.
What now? Quitting here? Although I didn't see Frederick's expression, it is estimated that he will not be too happy, and the agent is also going to make money. But it's a little unwilling to quit like this, Sean doesn't like to be a deserter, although he is an extra to solve the current dilemma, and then save some money and find time to plan for the future, he is not bad, is he?
But as he insisted, once you decide to do something, you have to do it as well as you can. Since the extra actor is doing a good job, and after this period of observation on the set, he believes that if he has the opportunity, his performance will definitely not be worse than that of a regular actor, so Weishenme wants to quit?
It's better to wait. Sean, scratching Bock's chin, thought. Frederick may not have spoken, but he may have exaggerated, and it was too ...... to do anything to give up an opportunity
He thought well, but reality quickly taught him a lesson.
"It's a shame, if you can get this role, maybe you can be an instant hit. You know, many celebrities have become popular through youth idols......" As usual, in the spare time of filming, Coman chattered about everything he knew about Hollywood.
If it was another time, Sean would have said a few words to him no matter what, but at the moment, he was really in no mood.
It's been four days since his last audition, and he's gotten the exact news from his agent that the crew of Target Pictures' "One Fell Famous" has chosen Randy? Keitel plays the leading role. It is said that Frederick said that David, who was in charge of casting? Hughis had privately expressed regret to him, and Sean was noncommittal about it, but ...... Randy? Keitel must have gone to that party.
Although it was expected, Sean still felt a little uncomfortable when he heard such news.
"It's okay, there's going to be a chance." He said this as if he were answering Koeman, and as if he were for himself.
"Don't say it that easily, Sean," Coman sighed, then grumbled at the thought of something, "Well, you have a good agent, of course you don't have to worry about it, but my ...... If only I could have auditioned for "One Fell Upon Fame", I would definitely get a role. ”
"Even if you're going to blow the horn for the producer?" Sean couldn't help but ask.
"As long as you can get a weighty role, what's the big deal about blowing the trumpet." Coman didn't care.
Sean was stunned at first, then frowned, but before he could speak, one of the director's assistants, a man in his thirties who was about 5 feet 8 inches, came to them: "Hey, the director told you to come over." ”
The director wants us to go over? Although there was some surprise and confusion, Sean walked over to the camera with Coman, who seemed very excited.
"Sean? Kingman? Great, let me see...... Take a turn, you come to Sean first. The director didn't say a word of superfluity, and immediately commanded them.
Sean did as he said twice, and then Koman did the same, and then Coman did the same, and the director immediately discussed it in a low voice with a few people next to him.
It didn't take long, just a few minutes, and after Coman was so excited that he couldn't help himself, they finally finished talking.
"Okay, that's you, Sean, we need a tall and tall restaurant waiter temporarily, he has two lines with the male protagonist, I think you're a good fit, is there a problem?" The director was very direct.
"Hmm...... No, sir. Sean was stunned for a moment, and then agreed.
"Mr. Director, what about me?" Koman next to him hurriedly asked.
"I'm sorry, Koeman, I'll consider you next time I get a chance." The director sent him away with a word.
Coman still wanted to beg for a few words, but the director had already called the makeup artist and costume artist to come over and prepare Sean to clean up as needed, without delaying at all, so that Sean could only give him an apologetic look.
The plot to be filmed is not complicated, the couple who are one of the protagonists dine in a restaurant, and the husband, who likes to tell bad jokes, makes a mess. The director and producer probably thought that if a waiter had a few words of-for-tat with him, it might have a more comedic effect, so they added this paragraph.
Because it was a temporary idea, there were not many roles in the role, so I randomly selected one among the extras, and Sean was lucky to be selected.
There are two main lines in total, after negating the various bizarre dish names reported by the husband, he proposes a more inexplicable combination of dishes, and the husband makes a little teasing after expressing doubts.
This is not a difficult task for Sean, who is a regular extras in this sitcom called "Family Remodeling", and he is quite clear about the personalities of several protagonists, and the role itself is not difficult.
"How about a fried veal with roasted lobster, chicken broth with cream, cheese mushroom salad, and a pepper ice cream on the go?" He held the menu, his body standing straight, but his chin was raised, and his tone was subdued and rapid, which fully demonstrated the impatience hidden in the waiter's heart.
Then his head was slightly off, his eyes were squinted, and the corners of his mouth were upturned up, with the name of the dish that was reported randomly, he was full of joy, so much so that the director and screenwriter applauded after the end.
"Congratulations." At the end of the day, Coman said this, which was quite unpleasant, and his face was not very good-looking.
"Don't be discouraged, Koeman, there's going to be a chance." Sean had no choice but to comfort him like this.
It's just that the director came over again at this time: "Hey, Sean, we're going to add some scenes in the restaurant, you performed well before, so this role is reserved for the time being, you'd better prepare and come to the set early tomorrow." ”
Sean was stunned again, and agreed again: "No problem, sir." ”
If the previous role with lines made him a little happy, now it's really exciting, what did that guy Frederick say? You don't need those tricks, you can still get a chance!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Koman, which was different from what he imagined, but Koman's face was calm at this time.
"Congratulations, Sean." That's what the other party said.
"Xiexie, Koeman, what a bonus." Sean couldn't help but laugh, then patted his arm, "You're sure you'll have a chance, Koeman, I'm sure that, you've put in so much effort, and you're going to pay off." ”
After a pause, he probably felt that he was a little too empty to talk, and he hurriedly added: "Although this is a bit arrogant, if there are still characters with lines, I will definitely recommend you to the producers." ”
"Don't be so troublesome, as long as you can't act, I can take over." Koeman said this as if he was joking.
Sean Haha laughed, completely unconcerned.
"Okay, it's over, how about we go have a drink together in the evening?" Coman said again.
"You have to know ......" Sean wanted to remind him that he was not yet 18 years old and could not drink in public.
"Come on, Sean, it's not that hard, you got a role so easily, shouldn't you celebrate? Come on, don't mother-in-law. Coman waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Okay." Sean thought about it for a while, and finally agreed, "How about going when the night's work is done?" ”
"You're going to the studio of 'Deadly High School'? You've got a character already, man. Coman looked a little surprised, "They have so many extras that they don't care if we go or not." ”
"I don't want to be held accountable by the crew over there, even if it's very unlikely," Sean said with a smile, "Remember what I told you?" Do the best you can in everything. ”
Do things down-to-earth, Sean has always insisted on this, not to mention that he only got a small role. Therefore, even if he takes a small step, he will not get carried away, and he still has to do what he has to do.
Of course, overtime pay is also a reason, as mentioned before, the salary for overtime is the usual 1. 5 times. Although the current shock has solved the problem of life, but the savings are not much, as a Chinese in the previous life, Sean, the idea of having a little savings at any time is basically engraved in the depths of his soul, so he will also find time to go to some movie crews as extras from time to time.
The TV drama crew is relatively stable, especially in 98, when all major TV stations were still dominated by melodramas, and any kind of scene could be built in the studio, so there was generally no overtime, unless there were special circumstances, it was generally punctual commuting. Because of this, the extras who serve in the background are basically long-term, and they can just change their clothes or put on different makeup in different scenes.
The movie is a one-time transaction, and sometimes it is necessary to go on location, so there are relatively more overtime cases, especially movies that need to be remade, and "Deadly College" belongs to Zuihou.
The film was shot four months earlier, but later in production, director Robert ? Rodgeritz thought that something was wrong, and after communicating with the producer, he summoned some actors to reshoot some shots. But the problem is that the schedule of the movie has already been arranged, and it is at the end of this year, so I am in a hurry, so I worked overtime to shoot.
The film is science fiction to the effect that a small town has been invaded by aliens, and the teachers at the school are the first to suffer, but are eventually wiped out by a group of high school students with drugs.
It sounds a bit nonsense, but Americans like to watch this genre, as long as the director can control the plot and the actors can play well, there is no worry that no one will enter the theater.
Sean has watched a lot of movies in his previous life and this life, and his previous life was to relieve boredom, and this life is ...... It's also to relieve boredom. Well, going to the movies is one of the important entertainment activities for Americans and a great place for a date. It's a pity that all the movies I watched in my previous life have been forgotten, and I want to find out in my memory with full stimulation, such as last year's sensational shijie "Titanic", plus I didn't study screenwriting in my previous life, otherwise it's not bad to write a few scripts to make money.
The content of the reshoot is basically that after the heroine is controlled by aliens, she chases the male protagonist and wants to catch him and control him, and there is also a group of players from the American football team to help. It's a very simple scene, set it up in the studio for the night, then park a few school buses, and the extras just put on their jerseys and run back and forth, it's very simple.