Michelle had obviously received some ballet training. She just posed, did some low-difficulty spins, and stood without any problems. But her secrets were revealed in the final Arabesque pose.
In the arabesque position, the dancer raises her hands flat, stands on one leg, and stretches the other leg as far as possible back to a right angle. Michelle does a low-difficulty version, which is no longer very decent. If she is asked to do a high point on her toes,
The difficulty version is completely unlike a ballet dancer.
It seems that for this role, one must choose someone who can act from those who can dance ballet, rather than someone who can dance ballet from those who can act.
If Meg's back wasn't injured, the role of Hillary would be perfect for her, Ronald thought to himself.
Send Michelle out of the audition room and call the next person.
"Drink this, Michelle, made from vegetable extracts. A vegetarian diet will help you become healthy and give up alcohol, cigarettes and all other addictive things."
Ronald noticed that the agents who accompanied Michelle seemed to be a couple, and they were talking about the benefits of vegetarianism.
Seeing Ronald, Michelle showed a wry smile and started drinking the green paste.
Ronald could only shrug, saying that there was nothing he could do and couldn't help her.
Hillary's audition ended. Ronald started calling Leroy's audition actors again.
Leroy's character is a talented dancer from the slums. He is illiterate and accompanied his female partner to the audition. As a result, the female partner was eliminated and he stayed.
"Patrick Swayze" is another strange surname with two consonants stacked together. Fortunately, I asked Margery how to pronounce it before I came out.
"Please go to the locker room and change into your practice clothes, and then go in for the audition. Thank you."
"Thank you."
Patrick thanked him politely.
Ronald noticed that his eyes were narrow and he looked very masculine, but he looked a bit old.
Sure enough, looking at my resume, I am already 27. It is a bit difficult to pretend to be young at this age.
However, Patrick's ballet skills are top-notch, and he can complete the big jumps and double jumps of the ballet easily. According to Margery, they are at a professional level.
The acting part is also good. Unfortunately, there are forehead wrinkles on his forehead, making it difficult to believe that he is a high school student.
Ronald wrote down the comments from the director and producer and asked Patrick to go back and wait for the news.
Another person who came to audition for Leroy was a pillar of the American Ballet School. It was said that he had been spotted by Blanchett, the director of New York City Ballet. In addition to his parents, he was accompanied by an agent and a manager, who were surrounded by stars.
surrounded by ground.
When he was asked to go in, his mother had to follow him in. Ronald quickly stopped him. This was the rule. No matter how famous an actor is, only one person can audition.
The mother was very unhappy. She was still criticizing and saying that some people in low positions know how to use it immediately if they have a little power. His son will be destined to become a big star. A star mother cannot be deprived of seeing her son take the first step on the Avenue of Stars.
One step of power.
Ronald shook his head with a wry smile. His son came from a wealthy family, so I'm afraid it would be difficult for Leroy to play the role of a lower-class commoner.
During the audition, the ballet part was successfully completed.
But the performance score was very low. This mama's baby couldn't play a character who was born in the slums of Harlem.
Leroy joins a gang, is illiterate, and is interested in ballet. He collects trash in exchange for ballet class time.
Ma Bao's performance is like Barbie putting on an apron to cook, with a fake appearance everywhere.
The temperament doesn't match at all.
Sure enough, director Parker gave a very low evaluation, and Ma'ao was completely out of the question.
This audition is really about acting, dancing, appearance, and temperament. All aspects must be consistent, and nothing is missing.
The next role I auditioned for was Montgomery. She was a professional, sensitive, student with a secret (gay) and a mother with schizophrenia.
Ronald started to call the number, but found that the actor with messy teeth in yesterday's photo did not come, and was about to skip him and call the next number.
The last boy sitting in the waiting area stood up, "Is it my turn?"
"Well, it's you? Your teeth?" Ronald discovered that he was the actor with messy teeth. But now his teeth were very straight, and he looked exactly like the two people in the original photo. No wonder he couldn't recognize him.
"Um, have you found a dentist? Didn't you read the audition notice? What we are looking for is an acting student with low self-esteem, so we chose you." Ronald pointed to his teeth. He couldn't help but think in his heart.
Sorry for him.
"Oh my gosh. My agent just sent me to the dentist to get false front teeth, and I didn't know about it beforehand."
"Please, if the director needs it, I can remove the dentures and replace them with a pair of cheap dentures bought in the supermarket. It will look suitable. Please, please." The boy said, clasping his hands together in a pleading gesture.
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"Where's your agent?"
"He is busy with other business, and I am here alone today."
"It doesn't matter. I'm just an assistant. The final result is decided by the director. I will tell the director about your situation. Don't worry."
Ronald saw that he was not accompanied by an agent like the others, that he came alone, and that he was willing to act ugly for the role. He felt a little sympathetic and hurriedly accompanied him in.
Director Parker told him about orthodontics, and Parker nodded and agreed to let him give it a try.
However, director Parker was also very helpless about his corrected teeth. After the orthodontic treatment, his temperament changed drastically and he didn't look like Montgomery at all. Makeup was also difficult to solve.
The profession of actor is very strange. Sometimes, being ugly actually has an advantage.
After an afternoon of auditions, not a single role was chosen. Producer Da Silva's face was a bit ugly, especially because Michelle Pfeiffer, whom he had greeted, was not chosen, so she went to discuss it with director Parker.
"Isn't Michelle Pfeiffer very good? We can use stand-ins to solve those difficult moves..."
"No, she has a lot of medium shots, so she can't use a stand-in..."
"Is this normal?" Ronald asked Margery.
"It's quite normal. Sometimes people audition for a leading role for several months. There are also cases where the director ultimately cancels the project because he can't find the person he wants for the leading role."
"So we're just counting on the big acting academy auditions on the weekend?"
"Yes, there will be 1,400 students coming to audition, including graduating classes and seniors."
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On the weekend morning, the crew walked into the gate of the Performing Arts Academy.
However, the teacher who received them did not take them directly to the auditorium, but invited all the members into the principal's conference room.
The principal and school directors are already waiting inside.
After the crew sat down, they didn't have time to exchange greetings.
The principal took out a piece of paper and began to read:
"In view of the script of the movie 'Hot Lunch', which denigrates and slanders the character of our students, the Board of Trustees and the New York Board of Education have decided that until the script is corrected, the Academy of Performing Arts will no longer cooperate with you in casting, nor will it be allowed to
School students will participate in auditions for the film crew, and school venues will no longer be rented for filming."