On Saturday, January 21, a much-anticipated casting event "VIY Talent Show" kicked off.

Three film projects, ten actors for nine teenage roles, will be born from them:

Soul Surfers: Bethany Hamilton, Alanna Blanchard

"Lovely Bones": Susie Shamon, Lincy Shamon's Little Teenage and Big Teenage Years, Ruth Connors, Hallie (Asian), Clarissa

"Winter's Bones": Ree Dolly, Gail Loquelen

Three main characters: Bethany, Susie, and Rui

Three big supporting roles: Alanna, Lincy, Gail

Three small supporting roles: Ruth, Hallie, Clarissa

And other girl characters and candidates for the dragon set that may be there in the future, Ye Wei has already said that his casting team will give priority to the girls in the draft.

Who will be the ten teenage actors?star?second-generation star?small role?newcomer?

Before it was decided, the media had already typed headlines such as "They are the future", "Hollywood New Forces", "VIY girls" and so on. This is not an exaggeration at all, judging from Rob, Dubov, and Bryslin, it is absolutely impossible for Ye Wei to select ten mediocre talents.

Even if you are a mediocre talent, standing next to a genius boy, you have become a talent, and if you can't become it, you will be popular for a while, just look at Mody Symington.

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On this day, Emma Roberts woke up early in the morning, and she didn't sleep well last night, but she wasn't sleepy at all, just excited and apprehensive, more serious than any previous exam.

I don't want to disappoint Wei! I can't get nothing! Thinking back to the day she first met and met, she didn't want to cooperate with Wei at first, but now she dreams about it - last night she dreamed that she won "Susie" and kissed Wei on the set, and she woke up just about to kiss her.

Because he suddenly said, "What's wrong with your eyeballs?" "No problem!" After half a month of hard work, we will see the results today.

Emma knew that she was taking advantage, and there were many, such as any questions about the rules and procedures of the draft, she could ask VIY directly. But he's been so busy lately, and he's deliberately ruthless in order to spur her on—absolutely. That's why I asked Master Gia.

The selection of resumes is much stricter than the outside world imagined, more than 30,000 people have been eliminated, not counting those who are not in Los Angeles, only 1,200 people have been shortlisted, and the interviews are divided into two days, 600 people each day.

Interviews are held at the Santa-Monica-Screening on 14th Street in Santa Monica, and the interview times are:

8:00-12:30 a.m

13:00-18:00 p.m

19:00-21:30 in the evening

VIY is really big-faced, like Santa Monica, a theater venue that was originally closed on weekends, but it was rented to him for two days, and it almost cost him advertising money.

A talent show can attract commercial sponsorship, and few people really have this value, but Gia said that the only businesses to sponsor lined up, and all the draft would have to do was to set up a photo background board full of LOGO, call a group of reporters, and then walk around with people like Wei, Emma Watson, Nina, and her.

However, they all refused, but accepted the sponsorship of several brokerage companies such as CAA, allowing them to send agents to watch live, so this draft will not only cost zero but also make money.

Gia said that this draft will be independent of the three projects, and the cost is not included in the budget of any project, and the budget and investment of the three projects have not yet been determined, which cannot be calculated. Strictly speaking, this is not a project casting audition, it is a talent show.

Auditions are different from casting, in fact, it is normal for actors to participate in private auditions and pay fees, because the organizers invite any agents, casting directors, and producers to attend, which is people's ability, and if you want to show up and meet people to find opportunities, you have to buy a ticket.

This is often a legitimate scam, for example, she also holds an "Emma Roberts Draft", or a sorority, whoever wants to participate will pay a thousand dollars, and Ye Wei will attend! You have a chance to chat with Ye Wei for a few words, and you may be favored by him, or recommended by him to other big names.

Ye Wei will attend because he will have an appearance fee of $10,000, and he is responsible for coaxing those actors to be happy, saying "You are very good, you are very good, you are very promising".

However, people who want to make money from this and disregard their reputation can't actually give anyone any chance, they all need it.

Does VIY care about the 10,000 dollars? Everyone knows how generous he is to the deceived girls. None of the participants in this draft will be given a penny, but lunch and dinner will not be provided.

Emma didn't know much about this before, and this was her first time in the draft, and maybe the last, unless VIY did it a second time.

Two days, a total of 12 hours a day, 10 minutes of rest and relaxation between each hour, and the remaining 50 minutes to complete 5 sets of interviews of 10 minutes each.

The 1200 girls have been divided into 120 groups, each with a number and interview time. Gia said that the appearance types of each group of 10 girls are basically different, some are sweet, some are sexy, and some are elegant...... It's all arranged by the casting team to make everyone stand out as much as possible.

Emma is in Group 12, number 115, and the interview is this morning from 10:20-10:30.

Although the draft method has been announced with the shortlisting notice, she knows more about it.

The jury is made up of Ye Wei, three casting directors Ivy Kaufman, Randy Schiller, Sarah Harley Finn, and people from Alice Sieberd and Bethany's team will also be present to give their advice, and Siebold has the co-decision power of "Susie".

Each of the four juries has a scoring sheet for each set, like this:

Number—Name—Age of Performance—Ethnicity—Eye Color—Hair Color—Height—Appearance—Performance Score—Professionalism—Comprehension—Responsiveness—Appropriate Role—Remarks

115 - Emma Roberts - 13-17 - White - Green Black - Gold - 5'0'' (152cm)

The first item is the information, and the next item is the score.

The appearance score is a comprehensive consideration of appearance, figure, temperament, characteristics, plasticity, etc., with a full score of 100 points. Because it's not a specific casting, it's more like a beauty pageant, it's completely the judges' idea, but those with a poisonous eye have this ability, and they can see who looks good and who can't, and the actor is not a model.

The performance score is the performance in the audition, including facial performance, body movements, voice, etc., with a full score of 100 points.

Each group of 10 people will do a questionnaire before they appear, and answer five professional questions, such as "What should you do if a shot is finished, but the director doesn't shout CUT?"

Of course, she knew that she had to choose C, but there would really be people who would choose something else, and the problem would not be so simple.

Professionalism here refers to the professionalism of screen acting, some people may be very good at acting, but have never acted and understood film and television shooting, then this item will not get a high score.

With a full score of 100 points and a question of 20 points, Jiya said that the professionalism is mainly to let the judges know who they should pay more attention to, and because the planned shooting period is only one month, there is no teaching time, the more professional they are, the more they like it. And famous actors like her and Emma Watson have the advantage, which does not need to be considered.

If she still has a low score, VIY will definitely doubt her IQ.

IQ, EQ, and temperament will all be considered, but they are not in the draft stage, and they can't be seen, and they won't be counted until the individual interview stage.

Comprehension and reflexes are rated with ABCD+ and - as an important refinement of performance scores, with Gia saying that "the role is understanding, and the performance is the response." ”

This is not the unique opinion of Master Gia, acting science says so.

Because the purpose of this draft is to select a final shortlist from 1,200 people, in order to let the best come forward, not to use a performance text for each group and ten people to assign roles, but to brutally and at the same time the same animal simulation and silent improvisation.

The two parts are 3 minutes each, and the first is an animal simulation, where the actors stand and play the same kind of animal that the judges say, like lions, tigers, cats, dogs, monkeys, etc., one for each minute.

Then there is the silent improvisation, where the judges randomly say the script and the actors play their own.

For example, "You are walking on a deserted street and suddenly an alien falls from the sky, and it tells you, 'You are the princess of our planet, I will take you back,'......"

This is really a super test of an actor's immediate understanding and reflexes, and he has to perform! Emma is a little apprehensive about this, if she is stunned there, but others can play hard, Watson will forget it, if he is a newcomer...... How embarrassed is she?

If you stand on the stage in a row of ten people, if you don't perform well and have no highlights, you won't be noticed by the judges.

Brutal draft!

But that's not all, there are still 4 minutes, of which 1 minute is the time spent in and out, 2 minutes is 12 seconds per person to read a sentence, and then the screen behind the stage will show some classic lines from classic movies, choose a sentence for yourself, you can reproduce the classic moment, or you can read it in your own way.

There is also 1 minute of another link "VIY asked", but if you ask questions, the actors will say what they have to say, which is also an examination of understanding and reaction, which is definitely a more intense gladiatorial arena!

He had already made it clear in the notification email that "I didn't know what I would ask before I asked", so it could be "Do you like Coca-Cola or Pepsi?", "What do you think of my hairstyle?", or "123456789, what do these nine numbers add up?......

The right role is the judges' idea, SS is Susie, BH is Bethany, RD is Rui, optional field, and remarks are also optional.

All the scoring tables are not released to the players, and no one can know their exact results unless they ...... Emma was going to call tonight to ask Wei.

In fact, everyone knows that other people's opinions are all references, and the most important thing is what VIY thinks, and what impression you give him in these 10 minutes, which directly determines the final result.