Chapter 218 Rival Actor
In the United States, college tuition is expensive. When children from ordinary families go to college, they often apply for student loans. Just like car loans and house loans, they need to bear the tuition loans to complete their studies and work after graduation. If you repay it slowly, many people wait until they are thirty years old to repay the loan.
Therefore, some children from poor families will not go to university to study after graduating from middle school, but directly enter the society and start working.
In "Spider-Man", this is the case for both Peter Parker and Mary Jane. Due to family reasons, the two began to look for jobs after graduating from high school. Peter Parker tried to become a photojournalist for a newspaper, while Mary-Jane hopes to become an actor——
However, the path of being an actor is far more difficult and difficult than imagined.
Today, the scene of the screen audition is the unexpected encounter between Peter Parker and Mary Jane on the street. Peter had just finished the audition for the newspaper office and did not want to see Mary Jane, so he chased over to say hello.
In order to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, Mary Jane was forced to work as a waiter in a restaurant to make ends meet. She was too shy to talk about this job as a waitress and kept it secret from her boyfriend, the "Little Green Goblin" Harry. , and don’t want others to know.
The encounter happened in this context.
Mary-Jane didn’t want any of her middle school classmates to see her miserable appearance. She tried to hide it, tried to escape, tried to show a smile, but in the end she exposed her down and out side in front of Peter.
In Anson’s view, the real key to the crew choosing this scene as screen audition content was to see the chemical reaction between the male and female protagonists.
Just like Anson's understanding of Sam Raimi, it is completely faithful to the original work——
It is not so much a story about superheroes saving the world, but it is better to say that it is a story about a boy growing up and facing the world. .
Compared to letting the actors put on the suit to show off the figure of a superhero, Sam hopes to see Peter Parker face the emotional transformation of another important role in his growth path.
This scene can be regarded as a turning point.
Here, Peter Parker has fully accepted his identity as Spider-Man, fighting crime secretly while starting a social life. When he reunited with Mary Jane again, he was braver and more determined.
At the same time, Mary Jane is trapped in the prison of her own life, trying to pursue her dreams but is repeatedly trapped by reality. Although she has a new boyfriend, good looks and wealth, she does not dare to show her true feelings easily.
Standing in front of Peter Parker, her first reaction was to hide herself, but during the conversation, she unexpectedly discovered that her relationship with Peter was always very comfortable and relaxed, and she could be herself in front of Peter.
Although Mary Jane did not fall in love with Peter, this has already laid the foundation.
This is an important scene for Peter's growth and the entire emotional arc, and the chemistry between the two actors is crucial.
So, the crew chose such a scene——
So, judging from Anson's judgment, Sam still has the key decision-making power; moreover, screen auditions do play a key role in the competition.
After review and judgment, Anson had an understanding of the character's status, emotional context, and the focus of the entire scene, and was ready when he actually stepped into the audition room.
In front of me, there are still those people -
Laura Ziskin, Ian Bryce, Sam Remy and other familiar faces.
But the situation has changed slightly.
Ian Bryce set up a professional camera on a tripod in front of him, and a cameraman stood behind to personally operate the scene.
Although it is not that particular, there should be a lot of camera position, lighting, makeup and styling. Each audition will be filmed and kept as a file.
It is worth mentioning that the screen audition materials may not only be watched by the interviewers in front of you, but film company executives and other producers may also gather together to watch and express their opinions.
In addition, all the audition actors entered the audition room together, including actors and actresses, and all sat in a row of seats against the wall.
At this time, they can see each other, not only the competitors, but also the opposite actors, and they will also audition in front of the competitors. The entire competition atmosphere becomes different - there is A sense of visual beauty pageant.
Kate Bosworth saw Anson at a glance, the guy who completely ignored her at the acting academy last time. As soon as her eyes widened, the eldest lady lost her temper, but she immediately put on the emergency brake and controlled herself. .
This is not a place where you can be willful.
Kate is very clear-headed.
She just glared at Anson fiercely, and then controlled herself. If she couldn't bear it, she would make big plans. After she won the role of Mary Jane, she would slowly settle the score with that guy.
However, Kate was destined to be disappointed, because Anson was not looking at her at all.
Of course Anson noticed Kate's name, but it was not the point for him. There was nothing worthy of special attention, and he didn't think Kate was anything special.
Actor’s job is to act.
In the classic movie "Gone with the Wind", the heroine Scarlett and the hero Rhett have a classic kiss scene, which has been selected by countless professional filmmakers as the most romantic kiss in film history, but in fact, this kiss The shoot was a disaster.
Vivien-Leigh, who played Scarlett, and the leading actor Clark-Gable didn't like each other at the time, and they were definitely gnashing their teeth.
Vivien Leigh believed that Clark Gable was arrogant and arrogant; at the time, Vivien Leigh, who was divorcing her husband Laurence-Olivier, kept having emotional breakdowns and interrupted filming every now and then. In Clark Gable's eyes, She is a resentful woman with serious emotions.
The two of them were disgusted by each other on the set and would never appear on the same occasion unless necessary. The filming of that kiss scene was the peak of their conflict.
Although they hate it privately, they must show professionalism in front of the camera.
Clark Gable deliberately smoked and then did not rinse his mouth in order to relieve Vivien Leigh's pain; after Vivien Leigh was choked, she ate a bunch of garlic to retaliate.
No matter how bad their breath was, the two actors still showed absolute professionalism and completed the romantic kiss in front of the camera that mesmerized countless people.
Therefore, the shocking kiss that has gone down in history was actually a combination of cigarettes and garlic flavor.
But that’s what actors are.
Anson is still learning as an actor, and he is not sure whether he can adapt to kissing with cigarettes and garlic; but facing an irrelevant Kate, this really doesn't matter.
What's more, there are four actors and four actresses in front of us. Different arrangements and combinations are possible, and each actor may even have to perform with different opponents. In a series of situations, a Kate-Bo There was absolutely no interference from Zvos, and Anson was not worried from the beginning to the end.
Actually, what Anson is really thinking about is that since the two previous protagonists, Tobey Maguire and Kristen Dunst, are no longer around, maybe they can create a new version of "Spider-Man"?
In just a short meeting, Ian Bryce noticed the subtle changes in the atmosphere of the scene with sharp eyes, and couldn't help but become curious.
So, Ian spoke.
“Are you ready?”
“You have got the lines in advance, right?”
“Anson, Kate, try it out first. .”
The fourth update.
(End of this chapter)