This director needs to apologize

Chapter 51 Audition Test
After much discussion, we still have to go through the three major film and television academies to choose.

The annual art examination interview is equivalent to a large-scale audition. Those who can pass the third-level professional examination and enter the three major acting classes will not talk about whether their acting skills are good or not. Their image and temperament are at least outstanding.

It is much more reliable to have the professional teachers from the three universities to check things first than Chen Yiming casting a net all over the sky to catch things on his own.

Therefore, he told Xiaomei to ask the re-employed aunt to help find a letter of introduction for the opening of Moying Group, and immediately contact the three major film and television schools to try to pass through the students of the three major acting departments before New Year's Day.

Except for the first protagonist who has to audition, the other main roles can only be invited by direct invitation, and there is no energy and time for auditions.

Chen Yiming still has to do this himself. The method is very simple, just go back and make movies.

But before making movies, he had to study war history and interview veterans wholeheartedly.

Chen Yiming gave the lecture, and Da Zhuang and Xiao Mei helped fill in the gaps, recording more and more to-do items.

By the time the sun went down during the discussion, the task list that Xiaomei had compiled for Chen Yiming had already turned over the pages.

He leaned over to the laptop and took a quick look, his scalp was numb.

How could this happen in time? He didn't know Naruto's Shadow Clone Technique.

He quickly stopped Da Zhuang, who was shouting about cooking, and asked Xiao Mei to notify the front desk to help prepare food.

Tasks must continue to be divided and delegated, and he cannot do it alone.

"Dazhuang, before you go abroad, you should make arrangements for the scenery. It will be done tomorrow.

We'll find a veteran external producer from Phantom Studio and send several groups of people to help us run the first round.

Xiaomei, remember, after Da Zhuang has paved the way, you will be responsible for the subsequent communication.

Please ask the landscape team to look for hilly and mountainous areas with an altitude of about 500 meters. It is best to have a river with a relatively large flow nearby. If not, a small river branch will do.

Take as many videos and photos as possible, and send me emails every day to tell me the progress. "

Chen Yiming drank half a cup of strong tea and continued.

"Dazhuang, there is one more thing you need to do before you go abroad, which is to establish a project company as soon as possible.

"Holiday in Magic City" was created by ourselves, and the investment was only a few million, so it wouldn't be a big problem to put it under Platinum Jue.

"1951" is a serious big production. Not to mention the Phantom Film Studio, the General Administration, the local government of the shooting location, and the vehicle sponsors. Now I can list 4 co-producers, and there will probably be more in the future. many.

Therefore, it is not appropriate for this film to be placed in Platinum, and a new company must be established to specifically serve this project.

This company is related to the investment, sharing and subsequent rights and interests of all partners, and it also involves the copyright ownership of "1951", so we have to find a legal advisor that we can trust and the partners can't find faults to help us support the company. stand up.

Whoever owns the company will have the control over the project. If we don’t strike first, we might become a fool and beat the workers later. "

Master Teng's head dropped lower and lower, and finally rested it on the table.

"Tie Zhu, just cut me into pieces. How can I handle so many things?"

Chen Yiming sneered and said, "Tch! If you can't do it, you still have me. Don't forget that the root of this project is connected to Chairman Ma. The big Chairman has to work hard, and the small Dong has to work hard. This It’s just a matter of course!”

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Xiaomei quickly interjected and asked questions, interrupting the angry exchange between the two.

"Director Chen, don't all current students at the School of Film and Television have detailed student files? I heard that relevant agencies can directly see them. Can we do a preliminary round based on the files first?"

Chen Yiming slapped his thigh after hearing this. How could he forget about this? He was really busy and confused.

He pointed at Xiaomei to "educate" Master Teng, "Look at how others treat work. Don't complain and shirk immediately when encountering difficulties. You should use your subjective initiative to come up with ideas and solutions, and learn from it!"

Then he instantly changed back to a smiling face and said to Xiaomei.

"Xiao Mei, you have come up with a good idea. The organization thinks that we can give you an extra burden. The primary and secondary selection of the first protagonist will be left to you."

Xiaomei's smile immediately froze on her face, and she declined for three times, "This is no good, it won't work, I can't do it!"

Chen Yiming pointed at Da Zhuang, who was lying on the table in despair, "If you have any questions, please contact Director Ma. Let him introduce you to a knowledgeable assistant casting director from Demon Film Studio. You two will also bring a photographer to form a group." In the end, you just have to manage the order on site.

I will design a scene for you, and be sure to let the assistant director intervene during the interview. "

Chen Yiming reached out and slapped the table hard, slapping his big head up, and then yelled at him, "Stop sleeping, come and cooperate, now you are the actor accepting the audition.

Xiaomei, there is a camera at the bottom of the cabinet against the wall. Go get it and turn on the video mode. The height is at the same level as our Chairman Ma's eyes. "

Ma Yunteng immediately became interested in acting as soon as he heard about it. Following Chen Yiming's instructions, he stood in front of the whiteboard in the conference room and memorized a few lines that Chen Yiming had just written.

The lines are very simple, only three sentences, not long, and easy to remember.

There was a camera in front of him, and Chen Yiming was still silent. Ma Yunteng began to feel uncomfortable. He sometimes put his arms in front of him and sometimes behind his back. He was so embarrassed that he had nowhere to move. "Da Zhuang, you are talking. Isn't this an audition? What do you want me to play?"

"Stand straight, stand at attention, relax, stand straight with your legs, and don't move your hands around.

Okay, that's enough for now, Xiaomei remember what I asked.

The first question is, what are you thinking about right now? "

Da Zhuang, don't just stand there and talk, I'm asking you. "

Master Teng was completely confused and said in a daze, "I didn't think about anything. What should I be thinking about? That's not in the line. Isn't this an audition for acting?"

Chen Yiming ignored him and just told Xiaomei, "After asking the first question, push the mirror so that the entire face fills the frame."

“Don’t roll your eyes blindly, keep looking straight at the camera, and listen.

The second question, do you understand it and remember it all? "

This line of questioning was included, Da Zhuang's eyes lit up, and he blurted it out.

"Remember it all!"

"Da Zhuang, I like your dull look more, please recover.

The third question, let’s leave during the day! "

Da Zhuang was stunned for a moment and quickly reacted. This time he kept his eyes and looked straight ahead.

"Daytime? Daytime is daytime!"

"Da Zhuang, don't move your head. Say it again."

"Daytime? Daytime is daytime!"

"OK, fourth question, do you understand this now?"

"A little more than last time. I want to know a little more."

"The audition is over, Da Zhuang, you can go and do the cooking.

Mei, remember to ask the actors one last question during the actual audition.

Are you willing to go to the poorest rural areas to experience life? This month will be very difficult.

The two months of actual filming were also very hard, and I may have to walk tens of thousands of steps every day.

You must ask clearly. We will never force you if you can’t bear the hardship. "

While Xiaomei was writing down notes quickly in her notebook, she asked without raising her head, "Director Chen, is there a standard answer to the first question?"

Chen Yiming replied lightly, "The actors can answer whatever they want, just to warm up the scene. It doesn't matter what they answer. I just watch the video."

The truth is of course not as simple as Chen Yiming explained. In fact, this is a question that is designed to be a bit of a thief.

On the one hand, it is a test to see if the actor who comes to audition is a serious person.

The character of the first protagonist is a dull farm boy, but the dullness of the character does not mean the dullness of the actor. The actor's heart needs to be very delicate, so that the layered sense of the character's growth can be shown and accurately conveyed to the audience.

Unlike the princess in "Holiday in the Magic City", this is not a role that can be achieved by relying on her true performance.

Before an actor attends an audition, inquire about the general situation of the crew. This is an introductory lesson for professional actors.

It is even easier for students who are enrolled in the three major universities. You can ask the teacher directly.

If you don't bother to ask, it means you don't like to think about things, and there is a high probability that you won't be able to play this role well.

On the other hand, preset situations are used to examine whether the actor has the characteristics that Chen Yiming likes.

When he was interviewed by Cheng Yu, Chen Yiming said that "Holiday in the Magic City" had actors first and then the story. In fact, this was not a complete lie.

If he hadn't happened to know Lili and Lao Gu, a pair of gods who look exactly like Hepburn and Parker in appearance and temperament, he would never have thought of filming "Holiday in the City."

The only thing he needed to do was to make a cityscape film. He had a lot of other cases in his mind for reference, and it didn't necessarily have to be "Holiday in the City".

Similarly, although the protagonist of "1951" needs to be as close to the real war history as possible, he also has a reference character from his previous life in his mind. The entire story is based on the characteristics of that character and is not based on imagination.

That person's name is relatively unknown, at least as an actor, he is Robert Redford.

(End of this chapter)