[US Entertainment] Superstar

After returning from the supermarket with a cloth bag in hand, Eve harvested a bunch of fruits, some of which were used to squeeze juice and some to be eaten directly.She controls her diet well. She only eats a little fish, shrimp and chicken. The pork in the United States has a strong smell because it is not bloodletted. If she is exercising that day, she will eat some beef.

There are also a lot of vegetables and yogurt, and whole wheat bread can satisfy your hunger and satiety, and you can temporarily adjust your body and skin conditions in ten days. At that time, even playing a mental patient cannot be compared!

To play against the two goddesses, not only the acting skills need to be confronted, but the appearance is also an invisible confrontation.

Eve doesn't want to be said to be a foot-washing maid when she is put out for competition a few years later. Even if she has a small role, she still wants to be a dazzling existence.

After applying the mask, she sat on the sofa and checked the results of other people's shots frame by frame.She did not imitate blindly, but summed up their acting characteristics.

What kind of role can best reflect your acting skills?

Hollywood actors tend to play unconventional roles, such as mental patients.It's not just the high requirements on acting skills, it will also change their image, allowing elegant, beautiful and generous actresses to play some lunatics with collapsed personalities.

The character Eve got is relatively meek except for a few outbursts. In fact, there is no need to gain weight or shave hair or eyebrows to disfigure her face.

While watching the movie, she used a ballpoint pen to record what she thought of in the notebook. Maybe these things would give her more inspiration when acting in the movie.

[Psychopaths are also human beings, the only difference is that their thinking is more active and they have their own minefields.Not only to perform the crazy part with full tension, but also to perform the identity of ordinary people in a normal state.The transition between the two needs to be natural, not too heavy...]

As the saying goes, if you are not crazy, you cannot survive. The multi-faceted nature of mentally ill patients will be very brilliant on the big screen. The contrast between the characters will be particularly large, allowing people to clearly and intuitively see the different effects of the actors' performances.

Eve just pressed the remote control to play, and there was a "bang bang bang" knock on the door.

She put on her slippers and walked towards the door.

After opening the door, manager Robert was startled by the mask on Eve's face, "I've sent you a check."

"Sorry, I thought you would come over in the afternoon." Eve pointed to the bathroom and said, "You sit on the sofa for a while, can I wash your face?"

"Of course, you decide." Robert came to the sofa and sat down. He saw the TV screen stopped on the face of Oscar winner Jack Nicholson, and Eve's notes were placed on the coffee table.

If every actor under his command can be as reliable as Eve, is there any need to worry?

They don't like to stay up late to club like ordinary young people, and they don't try some dangerous drugs. They also don't promiscuously, and their self-discipline is terrible.

Now in order to play a supporting role, I work so hard, try to figure out the role with my heart, and at the same time cherish my face and figure.

Robert has seen too many beauties in Hollywood because of unhealthy living habits such as excessive smoking, drinking, drugs, staying up late, etc., but they are not very old next year, but their appearance is crippled, causing the beauties to age prematurely.

For those big beauties, the most unacceptable thing for them is to get old and ugly. They obviously have bad living habits, but they end up looking for help from medical cosmetic technology. It is okay to do whitening and skin rejuvenation. , The injection has become very unnatural.

Actresses are indeed inferior to male actors in terms of age. Once the face becomes artificial, it will be very strange to appear on the big screen, thus speeding up the time of being abandoned by the film industry.

Proper maintenance and care from now on can greatly prolong the life of performing arts.

After rinsing her face, Eve came out of the bathroom. Her face was now full of hibiscus, and she didn't look bland, but had a sense of purity.Her face can have different temperaments under different makeup, and the shape is ever-changing, and it is not easy to be stereotyped.

"This is a check from New Line Films, please keep it." Robert took out a check from his briefcase and put it on the table, "Now "Death Comes" has started editing quickly, but it's a pity that the director didn't The final editing right, otherwise it should be able to help you cut in some wonderful shots."

Eve picked it up and took a look, and the check in denomination of [-] U.S. dollars could be deposited again, as a small part of her house purchase fund.

It took a month of hard work to film, and she still acted as the heroine, and the final salary was only 5 US dollars.Playing a supporting role in "The Girl Who Moved Soul" has a salary of 20 US dollars, and a big company is a big company.

"As long as the movie is a success, no matter how many roles I have, I will benefit. Now I am very nervous, there is still such a long time before the release, and more than once in the middle of the night I dreamed that the box office was not good and I woke up directly."

In her previous life, Eve only played a supporting role in TV dramas, and the ratings are not up to her.The level of ratings has little to do with her and will not have a direct impact.

Now the first movie in the industry is to be the heroine, and the fate is basically linked to the box office of the movie.She is not afraid of the low word-of-mouth of the film, for major film and television companies, low word-of-mouth is not a disadvantage, low box office revenue is fatal!

Robert said comfortingly: "It's not just you, any big-name actor has the same worry. Before the film is released, no one can say how the box office will be. You just need to do your best, and the rest will be handed over to the distributor." business."

"Well, it's useless. Should I take a few more jobs before the movie is released, so that the box office will be too bad and I will never be able to find a crew that wants me again." Eve's thoughts were extremely pessimistic , I just want to plan ahead and find more jobs for myself.

Movie actors are no different than TV drama actors, they usually only act in one drama, while TV drama actors can act for many, many years and have a relatively fixed job.

Robert had hardly seen such a pessimistic Eve. He explained: "You don't have enough seats now, no scripts are offered to your door, and no crew and film and television company take the initiative to invite you. The casting director I am familiar with does have some scripts." I'm looking for an actress, but I don't think you need to be impatient now, you must be calm."

"What scripts do you have? Can I take a quick look?" Eve doesn't want to lose her job after making two films. She is also planning to take on the responsibility of supporting her parents. If she doesn't have money, she can't do it without acting.

Robert thought about it carefully, and said: "There is a love movie called "Hello Father-in-law" who wants to find a daughter, and "Golden Bowl" starring Uma Thurman needs a supporting actress, "Jeanne's Two-sided Life" "needed a villain, "Wolves Club" needed a lot of actresses to play young women in nightclubs... Few crews were openly looking for actresses. And most importantly, you are not yet a union member, and many auditions are actually selected through union channels."

Eve frowned. She didn't have much impression of the few movies her agent mentioned, only the first one, "Hello Father-in-law", sounds a bit like a comedy "Meet Father-in-law". I don't know if it's the same movie or A Xibei product.

"Since we have to join the Screen Actors Union to get more audition opportunities, why don't we just join now? I should be eligible?"

She is a vigorous person, and when it comes to future plans, she can't wait to spread her wings and fly over immediately.

"Girl, relax. You've starred in a $2000 million movie, and you're eligible to join the union. You really have to join the union early. If "Girl" is going to hit the Oscars by the end of the year, it needs to be in the union. Support from the Screen Actors Guild."

CAA is indeed a big company in Hollywood, but it doesn't mean that every suitable female role can fall into the hands of their company.The agent of any company will advise actors to join the union as soon as possible, otherwise the roles they can play will be extremely limited.

Eve said: "I quickly put on makeup, then went to the bank to cash this check, and took out the actor's employment contract by the way. Shall we meet under the actor union?"

"Do you know the address of the union headquarters?" Robert asked worriedly.

"It's right there at 5757 Wilshire Boulevard. I've checked the map before, and I won't get lost." Eve has long been envious of those actors who have backstage and are protected by the union. Now that they can finally join, it's really worth it. happy.

The Screen Actors Guild of America is the longest-established and most influential trade union organization in Hollywood. There are currently 11 registered actors, ranging from Hollywood A cafes to ordinary group members, almost including actors from the entire United States and other countries. They participate in performances every year There are tens of thousands of works.

Not only is the minimum salary guaranteed, but there are also requirements for rest rights and working conditions.

For example, the Screen Actors Union now stipulates that the minimum salary for film actors is 450 US dollars per day, and ordinary actors are different from special effects actors. Everyone only has the minimum limit, and there is no maximum limit.

After joining the union, for every 12 hours of work, 10 hours of rest must be forced, and there is no 24-hour continuous shooting.If you shoot more than half hour, you will work overtime, and you have to rest on holidays, unless you voluntarily work overtime.

In addition, there are regulations on diet, number of meals and accommodation conditions.It's just that usually the agent will improve these conditions with the film studio, such as upgrading from a three-star hotel to a five-star hotel.

Even actors can report private transactions or tricks in the casting process to the union, and the union will take the initiative to sue the relevant director or company to support the actor.

It is very helpful to the actors, but it is a burden for the producers. The various working hours, overtime pay, rest time and other labor remuneration are very troublesome. It is necessary for the crew to formulate a strict shooting plan.

Eve wasn't sure how well she could play the role of Daisy, but she still needed to be prepared. She couldn't decide to join because she wanted the votes of the Screen Actors Union at that time.

Here I would like to mention the voting rules of the Oscars. The scientific name of the Academy Awards is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The academy is composed of professional professionals. Currently, the academy has more than 8000 members, which is an extremely large base.

Except for the best picture award, which is voted by all members of the academy, the rest of the awards are only for members of the industry to vote.

For example, the best director award is voted by all the directors of the academy, and the best actor, actress and supporting role are voted by the actors.

In the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, more than half are older white men, so it is sometimes conservative when it comes to awards, and it is easy to be publicized by people like Weinstein.

Academy members who can vote for the Academy Award are basically members of the Screen Actors Guild.Therefore, the annual Screen Actors Guild Award winners will basically lock in the corresponding awards of the year, with few exceptions.

For these members, if they had to choose between a union actor and a non-union actor, most of them would choose their own, even if they hadn't seen the actor's work.

In the vigorous Oscar public relations, this is only the most basic point, and there are many professional and advanced techniques.

Eve didn't think about joining the Oscar front with her second film. She just wanted to be familiar with the members, so that she wouldn't be considered a new face when she really needed to compete.

Robert left the space for Eve to make up and change clothes, while he went downstairs and drove to the company, planning to find out if there were any reliable projects in the recent period.

In fact, it's not just Eve who is a little confused about the future, he also has similar feelings, but he doesn't show it.

The career plans of many actors are not done well, and the resources are not kept up after a movie hits, and they will soon disappear without a trace.

Eve hasn't released a single movie yet, and the only thing that can be released is a MV. Fortunately, Super Boy's new album sold more than 200 million copies in the first week, otherwise the MV would be useless.

The person who wants "Death Comes" to be released the most is Robert. As long as the film's reputation becomes popular, he can take Eve's information and profile to knock on the doors of those producers and sell this filmmaker with real achievements. actor.

Robert didn't like works with small investment, mediocre scripts, and unknown directors at all. These movies didn't help Eve's career at all.

Even if you want to make an art film, you have to cooperate with a suitable director and a reliable film and television company.

There may indeed be talented and buried talents among ordinary directors, but the chances of encountering them are too small. Maybe after a month of hard work, the film will not be released at all.

He hurried back to his place, turned on the bulky desktop computer, opened all the letters in the mailbox, and checked them one by one, not wanting to miss a single message.

Although these letters were all checked by him, at that time he didn't go to see some big-budget lead actresses or lead actresses, and chose medium and low-cost movies.

Even if Eve's current status is willing to act as a vase in an A-level production, others may not be willing to accept it, and the vase is not so easy to be.

Suddenly, Robert stopped sliding the mouse. He couldn't help but tilt his head forward, squinting at the content on the monitor, and then he took out his Motorola mobile phone and made a call.

"Hi, Gail, it's me, Robert from CAA, I just saw that you are casting for the movie "Almost Famous", may I ask if the audition for the role of Petunia Lane is over now?"

Gail Levine had just finished talking with Columbia and DreamWorks. He just had time. Although he couldn't remember who Robert was, the name of CAA was still very bluffing, so he replied: "I'm currently I am busy with the selection of the leading actor. There is no candidate for the role of Penny yet. If you have a suitable actor, you can give me the information. I will fly to Texas, Utah, etc. later, and I will reply to you when I return to Los Angeles .”

"Old man, is the director of this movie really Cameron?"

"You saw the message I sent. Cameron Crowe is the screenwriter and director of the film. This film is his semi-autobiographical work. I can't say more about the extra things. You can directly send the photos and information. Send it to my mailbox." Gail Levine couldn't wait to hang up the phone without saying anything more.

Robert put down his phone, and the other party was the most famous casting director in Hollywood. He had served as the casting director for many excellent works, such as Brad Pitt's "Goodbye Sunny Day" and Mel Gibson's "Lethal Weapon 2", There are also "Different Sky" starring Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise's "Mr. Sweetheart" and so on. The vision is very good, and Leonardo was discovered by him.

In 1996, Carmelo directed "Mr. Sweetheart" starring Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger. Not only did it sell well at the box office, but it was also shortlisted for the 69th Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.

Not only is the director reliable, but more importantly, the film was co-produced by Columbia and DreamWorks, both of which are considered large studios.

Although Robert doesn't know the rest of the cast and storyline yet, he's decided to make this movie his top pick for Eve's next film.

It just so happened that Eve was about to cooperate with Columbia Pictures on "The Girl Who Moved the Soul", and he planned to go to Columbia's middle-level people to find out information.According to his current ability, he can't get in touch with the senior leaders for the time being.

Based on the existing information alone, he wanted Eve to play the role of Penny, the second female lead, and it would not be an exaggeration to call her the heroine.

Even though it's not yet the 21st century, there are already a lot of vehicles in Los Angeles. Eve searched for a long time before finding a parking space near this building.

Robert was already upstairs helping her fill in various information, she just needs to go up to sign, verify and pay.

The elevator was a bit wobbly, and when Eve got out of the elevator, she found herself at the door of a standardized company.

If it wasn't for the name of the Screen Actors Guild of America written on the door, she would have thought she had come to a high-tech company.

The receptionist stood up after seeing Eve push the door open: "Hi, may I help you?"

"Hello. My agent is helping me with membership procedures. Where can I find him?"

"Go straight on the left, welcome to the Screen Actors Guild."

After Eve thanked her, she walked into the office. There were actually quite a few people in the office. Many actors were staying in the union waiting for opportunities to perform.

The union will update the recruitment announcement almost every day, and the crew is constantly recruiting actors.

In the past, a printer was used to print recruitment notices here, and actors who were willing to apply for the job could follow the guidance of the notice.Now that we are gradually entering the information age, the display in the hall has become like an airport display.

Actors of different ages and styles raised their heads, recorded their favorite crew with pen and paper, and then went to the staff to ask the specific contact information, audition time and location.

Eve's arrival did not cause any fluctuations in the actors in the hall. There are too many beauties who came to Hollywood with dreams of stardom. A few days ago, a few people even fought for a coffee shop waiter in "Friends".

Opportunities are very rare, and any opportunity is precious.

After looking at it for a while, Eve discovered that most of the recruiting information for actors is small supporting roles or even secondary roles, and there are very few big productions. The most eye-catching one should be the recruitment information of "Mission: Impossible 2" at the top, which actually requires a lot of supporting roles .

Everyone knows that "Mission: Impossible" is Tom Cruise's signature action series, and the requirements are very specific, with obvious differences, so that the actors will not get into entanglement.

It's just that there are no suitable female roles, otherwise Eve would also like to try the feeling of signing up for an audition through the actors' union.

"You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time." Robert looked at Eve, who was still staring back at the recruitment information from time to time, and urged, "Hurry up and submit the membership information. I have a new project to tell you."

As soon as Eve heard about the new project, Eve focused instantly. She asked curiously, "What kind of project? You found the right one so quickly?"

"Hurry up and sign and pay. Have you brought your credit card? The first year's membership fee is $2500. Just swipe your card."

If you want to get the benefits and protection of the actor union, you have to pay money.

Eve had already been mentally prepared. When she handed over her credit card, she became a newly joined member with the beep of the successful swiping of the card.

When she came out of the building, she always felt that nothing had changed. She had signed an actor employment contract for "The Girl Who Moved the Soul" before joining the club, so naturally she would not be protected.

At this time, the sun was slanting slightly, and Eve's curiosity could hardly be restrained. She asked, "Which movie is it? Is there any news confirmed now?"

Robert didn't whet his appetite, but replied: "For a director who was nominated for an Oscar, this film is half of the director's autobiography. The casting director's requirement for the role is blonde, charming and innocent. I think you You can try it, it is said that she is the female lead, but the role may be considered a supporting role. If you listen to rock music, you will definitely know the name Petunia Lane."

Cameron Crowe's experience as a director is also quite dramatic and legendary. He used to be a rock music reporter, worked for the famous "Rolling Stone" magazine, and also served as an associate editor. Celebrities write biographies and then go to Hollywood to become filmmakers.

"Sorry, I'm not familiar with rock music. Is this a rock celebrity?" Eve wanted to use her mobile phone to Google, but she didn't know this function.

"The Beatles have a song called Petunia Lane, which is the name of a street near John Lennon's hometown of Liverpool. Considering Cameron's love of rock music, maybe he really got it from this song inspiration."

Eve was a little shocked, "Doesn't that mean I'm going to make up for my common sense in rock music?"

"Honey, I'm afraid that's the case. You don't need to be proficient, at least you need to know common sense."

Robert looked gloating, wishing to bring all the vinyl rock discs at home to Eve to listen to, and let her be influenced by rock music!