Chapter 16: The First Character
In the small room, the audition was nearing the end, and of the seven people sitting in three rows, only the four in front were watching intently, and the three Zuihou were a little absent-minded, as if to indicate something.
"Well, this one, this one, and ...... This one? In the vacant field, Sean said with a smile on his face as he held the non-existent clothes in both hands. His eyebrows were slightly raised, and his eyes blinked from time to time, as if he wanted the other party to buy it, but at the same time he kept his waist straight, making himself look less urgent.
"I love this white chiffon dress, and of course this patterned dark top is good, but I still love this crimson dress, so why don't we find a place to talk and you can tell me more about their advantages?" A man outside the camera reads the script like this, he says it quickly and urgently, and it seems to be pretending to be a woman, so he screams in a voice that gives people goosebumps when he listens.
"Hmm...... Well? Sean was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened, and his neck thrust forward, but he tried his best to maintain his demeanor, which seemed very funny under the contradiction.
Poof, a chuckle suddenly came from behind, and a person in charge in front couldn't help but turn his head to look, and then showed a look of displeasure, and the female employee who was looking through the text messages hurriedly put away her mobile phone.
"Alright, that's it." He then clapped his hands again.
The performance in the venue suddenly stopped, and although Sean made a calm appearance, he was still apprehensive in his heart. He was still happy when he heard the laughter before, but unfortunately he immediately realized that he was just making himself amorous.
The room was silent, but the person in charge with a bald forehead and disc glasses who stopped did not speak, he groaned, not knowing what he was thinking, which couldn't help but make Sean even more nervous. But he always stood there calmly and straight, and the advantage of being reborn was that after experiencing such an amazing thing, he could face anything calmly, even if it was related to his fate.
"A question, Sean," the other party finally asked, his gaze behind the glasses was quite sharp, "Do you think your action just now has a comedic effect?" β
"I don't know, sir," Sean replied after a pause of only two seconds, "I'm a newcomer, and although I've had some acting experience, I don't have much reference value, so all I have to do is try to grasp the director's intentions as much as possible, and then express them in my own way." β
The person in charge raised his eyebrows, and then stood up: "Frankly speaking, your performance is still very immature in some aspects, and I was a little nervous at first, and I was a little stiff when I introduced the clothing styles in the middle, but ...... This role is yours. β
"Haha, what do I think, David?" Eric, who was obviously waiting impatiently next to him? Reece immediately got up.
"Okay, you guy, I'll admit you're right, you've found a great new guy." David? Crane nodded at him helplessly, and then looked at Sean again: "Let your agent come over, after negotiating everything, we will sign a contract today, and we can come to the crew tomorrow." β
"Huh?" Sean looked surprised.
"I've had a headache for this role for a long time, young man, can speak Italian, have to have a certain acting talent, etc.," David, who saw his doubts? Crane explained, "I haven't found a suitable fit, either I'm not satisfied, or the other party is not satisfied, and I almost gave up, but fortunately Eric recommended you to me last night." So, we have to hurry, otherwise we won't be able to catch up with next week's broadcast. β
"Haode, Mr. Crane, my agent is out there." Sean, who secretly clenched his fist, immediately replied.
"You have to be careful, David, his agent is not easy to deal with." The mood was obviously big, and Haode Reese teased beside him.
"Really?" Crane raised an eyebrow, then motioned for Sean to call the agent in, and then showed a surprised look: "Frederick? β
"How are you, David?" Frederick's signature smile as an agent said, "Looks like you're very happy with my lad, so make an offer." β
"You're good, Sean, you're good." Eric patting Sean on the shoulder? Reese said this, with emotion in his tone-
"Xiexie, Mr. Reese." Sean smiled slightly.
"Call me Eric," Reece let out a long breath, he looked at him, as if he wanted to say something, but ended up just patting him on the shoulder again, "Good job, Sean." β
"Either way, I'm grateful to you, Rees...... Eric. Sean remained calm.
"You deserve it." Reece Haha smiled, saw Frederick come out of the office, said hello and left.
"It's all done, the contract is fine, they've already signed it, and when you finish consulting with the lawyer, you can sign your name as well, and the role will be 100% yours," Frederick grinned and handed him a copy of the document, "The salary is still $3,000, but this time there are two episodes, and because you are a newcomer, you can only find it after the filming." β
Then he said: "Don't worry too much, the six leading actors are all nice people, and you will get along with them very well - of course, don't confuse them with the characters they play." Rachel isn't confused, Phoebe isn't neurotic, Monica doesn't have OCD either, Ross is educated but not old-fashioned, Joey is honest but not stupid, and Chandler ......"
Frederick frowned and paused: "Well, Chandler is actually a nice guy and not so insecure, but he has been addicted to some drugs since last year, so he may occasionally be emotionally unstable. β
"Alright, Fred, I can take care of myself." Sean interrupted him, "Anyway, the posture still needs to be lowered, right?" β
"That's right," the agent nodded, "you've taken half a step steadily, so take the other half step as well." β
It wasn't until this moment that he felt a little verbose, and then stopped: "Okay, I won't say more, let's get ready." Rejoice, Sean, this is the most popular TV series in the United States! β
"I know, Xiexie, Fred." Sean smiled, high-fived him and went to the parking lot.
As he drove down the street, his breathing slowly began to rapid, and it was only at this moment that the feeling of disbelief slowly spread from his body. Really got it? Really got it! Did you really get your first official role? I really got my first official role! And it's also a character in the hottest "Friends" in the United States!
The windows were wide open, and although it wasn't fast, the wind on the Ventura Highway was still hunting, and the arm holding the steering wheel began to tremble slightly, and his teeth were clucking, and the throbbing that had spread throughout his body made him want to breathe heavily.
"Hey man, don't you think you're a little sluggish?" glanced at Sean in the rearview mirror and said in a self-deprecating tone.
In the next second, he slammed hahadaxiao up, slapped the steering wheel vigorously, and Zuihou roared loudly.
"Oh oh oh!" On the Ventura Highway, the speeding Ford car roared forward in the sunshine with endless excitement and cheerful roarsβ
Hollywood has seven of the most famous studios, MGM, Paramount, Columbia, United States, Warner Bros., Universal and 20th Century Fox. Disney, which Eisner built into a major studio, took its place.
They are only called the Big Seven because they share the same characteristics: they were all founded when the American film industry was just beginning. This kind of old qualifications that have endured for decades have made them the signboards of Hollywood and even the entire United States, and until now, they have either developed into large media groups or been acquired by large media groups, movies, television, variety shows, and those who can intervene have intervened, and most of the high-investment movies are produced by them, plus the accumulated film library, so many small and medium-sized film companies can't resist the turmoil, and it just takes some effort for them to deal with it.
Just like MGM, which began to announce that it was going to go out of business a few years ago, but still stands in Hollywood, it is a little embarrassed.
Therefore, the large and small studios scattered in Hollywood and the surrounding areas are all seven major film companies, and although there are small and medium-sized film companies, they are far less large and complete than them.
It's like Studio 6 at Warner Studios, where Sean is now, but the area of more than 300 square yards is appropriately divided into three parts, with the main central cafΓ© taking up most of the area, and then two corridors with different styles. All of this, along with all the equipment, makes this small studio look packed, but it's still very flexible.
A prime example of this is the Central CafΓ©, which occupies two-thirds of the entire studio space because of the set up both inside and outside. If it's in a larger studio, this area is nothing, but Studio 6 is only more than 300 square yards after all, so it is relatively crowded.
But that didn't affect the shooting, although sometimes the camera transitions weren't smooth - because it was an indoor set, sometimes the camera angle was slightly deflected and it might be exposed, so the sitcom basically didn't have long takes, it was all edited. Despite this, the person in charge of the props specially designed a turntable, and if you need to shoot the inside scene, then turn the inside out, and if you need to shoot the outside, you can turn it back again, which is very convenient.
As for the occasional taxi outside, if you need a panoramic view, then it's a little troublesome, you need to drive the prop cart in from the outside, if it only appears halfway, the prop master will let people push the prop cart with only the first half of the section over and push it in front of the camera, I have to say that they are really creative and will save money.
Although these are not unseen in some series such as "Everyone Loves Raymond" and even "Home Improvement" before, Sean is in a completely different mood now, and these have nothing to do with him before, so even if he sees the dexterity in it, he just finds it interesting. And now, he appears in the crew as an official actor, he is no longer the same background as these sets, and he naturally becomes different in his eyes.
Come on! Recalling the content of the script again, Sean clenched his fist and said in his heart, he knew that Reece Weishenme would recommend himself to David, the founder of "Friends"? It doesn't matter, Crane, this opportunity will definitely be held tightly by himself.