Chapter 8: Actor and actress

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As the night darkened, thick fog enveloped the residential area by the sea, and salty moisture came through the gap in the window, and then slipped into the nose of the busy figure under the window.
"Sneez~"
After a sneeze, Duke turned off the air conditioner, his eyes fell on the drawing board in front of him again, and after stretching a long waist, he put his hands on the desk and picked up a pencil to outline simple lines, one big and one small. An ellipse and four straight lines form a pattern representing the hero.
In just a few minutes, the image in his mind became a sub-shot artwork.
This is another world’s favorite way of painting by shots by many young directors. It is concise and direct enough to express the scene represented by the artwork. In this era, it can be regarded as a futuristic painting method.
However, the effect is not bad. Duke often takes the artwork to communicate with people in various departments of the crew. Most people think this kind of artwork is simple and clear.
After drawing another one, Duke put them together in the file bag, and his sub-shot artwork temporarily came to an end. If there are any new ideas in the future, you can change it at any time. (
After simply clearing the desk, Duke walked out of the bedroom and came to his mother's study. He knocked on the door softly, and as expected, there was an invitation to come in.
"Mom..." Duke pushed the door and walked in.
"Is there anything?" Mrs. Leah at the desk took off her glasses and looked here.
"It's late," he pointed to the clock on the wall, "you rest early."
"Well, right now."
Seeing his mother nodding, Duke finally said, "Good night."
"good night."
Back in the room, Duke lay down but was not drowsy. His mind was almost full of "Life and Death" in preparation. Even though the preliminary preparations have been very smooth, the crew hasn't made any mistakes on the surface, even if he has the ability to accumulate over the years. Confidence, but the pressure brought by this first time still made him feel a little heavy.
When the opportunity does not appear, I look forward to it; when the opportunity comes, I am afraid of failing because of being unable to grasp the opportunity.
This is a common problem for most people, and Duke is no exception. Even if he lives again, he is still a normal person.
This is a rare opportunity and an opportunity that cannot be failed. Duke knows this very well. If he messes up, he will not have a second time in a very long time in the future.
Stress can be transformed into motivation. This is simple to say, but it is not so easy to do.
Defying the famous sayings of those who were engaged in inspirational training, Duke finally fell into a deep sleep.
Perhaps a good sleep is the best way to relieve stress. After getting up in the morning, Duke's posture is still upright, his tough face is full of determination and self-confidence, as if no force in this world can defeat him.
Went for a lap on the coastal promenade by the sea, went home and had breakfast prepared by his mother, and went back to the room to change into a formal dress. Duke drove his Chevrolet to West Hollywood.
Today the crew will hold a second audition for the heroine, and Duke has a certain say in it.
Neither Duke nor Robin Grande participated in the first actor and actress audition. As for whether Keanu Keyves, who accepted the audition invitation, would be removed, he didn't care too much. There is no actor in Hollywood that can't be replaced , Even if that person is Meryl Streep.
In the case of "Life and Death", does it matter who the protagonist Jack is? For such a role, only looking for a handsome white niche with a little tough air, who can pass the basic acting skills, it makes no difference.
Duke proposed Keanu Reeves, just because Keanu is somewhat popular now, and the pay is cheap enough, this is not him a few years later, it can definitely be done within half a million dollars!
Because most of the funds will be invested in special effects and shooting, the film’s total budget for actors’ remuneration is only US$2 million. Even Duke and Robin Grande reached a consensus to reduce this expenditure to 150. Within ten thousand US dollars.
Even so, one-third of the remuneration of all cast members will have to be paid after the film is released in North America.
As for whether the film can be released in North America, these people including Duke are not worried. Lucasfilm is the absolute top ten production company in the industry. It is just a common job to find a distributor, and it is related to the 20th century. Fox has already been in contact, we must know that the latter has been encouraging George Lucas to restart the Star Wars series, and signing the release contract is basically not a problem.
Of course, the specific release conditions will not be determined until after 20th Century Fox has seen the samples.
When arriving at the'Speed' studio, Duke found that many actors who participated in the audition came earlier than him. This is not surprising. Actors are the most competitive circle in Hollywood. In this era, even well-known directors are only half. With only one foot in front of the curtain, actors are Hollywood's most glamorous signs.
Most of those who enter Hollywood with dreams want to become an actor, to be precise, a star actor!
The crew has no obvious tendency to lead heroines. This is Hollywood, and the news will definitely be heard by those who are interested. And these actresses who have played a few small roles but have no real fame will certainly not let this opportunity pass.
Perhaps the crew is not well-known, but don't forget that the producer of the film is Lucas Pictures, and the producer is named George Lucas.
From where these actresses sit, we can see their competitive mentality. They are very far apart from each other, and they don’t know how to talk, and they have a strong sense of self-protection, even if they are sent by the crew. Water does not touch your mouth.
Hollywood is a veritable big dye tank. In order to become famous, many people can use jaw-dropping methods, especially the battles between actresses, which are often more intense and insidious.
Although he has not personally witnessed this in this life, Duke has heard of many rumors in this regard, and 90% of these rumors have been proven to be true.
For example, the deputy director of the crew of "Captain Hook" mentioned to him that if there is fierce competition among several actresses in a crew, everyone will be cautious, especially when it comes to food. They only trust their personal assistants. Often a bottle of mineral water was unscrewed and drank a sip, and they hurriedly went to the show. They would never drink this bottle of water again after the show.
It's not that someone will do something, but the most basic sense of self-protection.
After going to his office for a cup of coffee, Duke entered the audition room, greeted Robin Grande, and nodded with the deputy director Kone. He walked directly behind the monitor connected to the camera and sat in the middle. on the chair.
The audition started very quickly. Just like the Hollywood assembly line production, the audition is almost all stylized. The actress who comes in simply introduces herself, reads a line, performs a scene in the script according to the interviewer's request, and talks about the role. Understanding and perception.
Can pass the first audition, in terms of basic acting skills and appearance conditions, certainly not too bad.
In the morning, a total of 6 actresses entered the audition room. In fact, there is no shortage of Duke’s impressive names. For example, the second taller figure with distinctive Germanic characteristics is Uma Thurman. Four sweethearted Australians, Naomi Watts, and the last black Harry Berry.
Black people will definitely be eliminated. Duke didn’t know who presided over the first audition, and he chose her to enter the second audition. This completely does not meet the requirements of the film. The person sitting behind the bus can be of any color, but For the film to be successful, the heroine in the driving seat must be white.
This is the simplest film politically correct.
After a simple lunch, the few people who had a say in the choice of the heroine and the heroine returned to the audition room and gathered to watch the morning audition video to determine the candidate for the heroine as soon as possible.
"Duke, you are the director."
Robin Grand, sitting behind the oval desk, asked Duke, who was standing next to the monitor, "What's your opinion?"
After taking a videotape, Duke stuffed it into the video recorder and pointed to the tall woman who appeared on the screen and said, "Uma Thurman, she is the one that fits the image of Annie the best among all people."
"I do not think so."
Deputy director Ke Nei stood up and walked to the monitor, "She is only twenty-one years old, too young, her acting skills are relatively young, and she is not beautiful enough."
As he said, he took a videotape and swapped out the one that was played, "I think she's pretty good, and Naomi Watts is more pleasing in image."
Turning his head to look at Kane, Duke's brows were slightly frowned, and he said directly, "I disagree!"
He turned and walked two steps to the left, standing opposite the deputy director, "What I need is a typical American girl, a silly elder sister with a bit of wild temperament, not a sweetheart!"
"I insist on my opinion!" Kane did not back down.
"Robin, how about you?" Duke turned his head and looked behind the desk. "What about your opinion?"
Without interference from George Lucas, the real decision-making power is still in the hands of Robin Grand.
"That's all right," Robin Grande said, touching the table lightly. "Naomi Watts' position moved back. As a passenger on the bus, Uma Thurman was in the driving seat."
"I agree."
Going back to his position, Duke sat down. Although Robin Grande was supporting himself, his wrists were smooth enough. With outstanding ability, George Lucas chose him to control the crew. It was not unreasonable.
Duke took the lead in making a compromise, and Kone naturally no longer insisted on his own opinions. Only when the crew signed a formal actor contract with them, the scripts belonging to the roles would be sent to their respective hands.
The next day, there was an audition for the actor again, Duke and Kone again had a disagreement, and Robin Grande once again vaguely supported Duke, Keanu Reeves got the role of Jack.
Faced with these actors who are eager to become famous and don't have much capital, the crew will certainly not offer high pay.
After a seesaw-style negotiation, Keanu Reeves's agent won him a salary of 400,000 US dollars, and another major actor Dennis Hober paid 200,000 US dollars.
As for the heroine, Uma Thurman has only $80,000 in Hollywood, where there is a huge pay gap between actors and actresses.
The crew successfully compressed the salary of all actors within 1.5 million US dollars.