Burbank is one of the satellite cities of Los Angeles. Like many satellite cities, it is not big compared to the whole of Los Angeles. Although Burbank is dominated by the aerospace industry, there are also many industries that serve aerospace, such as machine manufacturing, Electronics and metalworking and so on, but it's not what it's best known for, because Hollywood is right next to the city of Burbank.
In the beginning, there were only some relatively small film production companies in Burbank, but with the development of Hollywood, many large film companies began to move their headquarters here, such as Disney or Warner, and even one of the streets was called Warner. Avenue, although the headquarters of New Line Film Company is controlled by Warner Group in New York, it has its own independent management rights, so New Line has a branch on this street, and the branch of New Line is Angela destination.
Speaking of which, this is her first time to audition as an actor. The previous roles were only the little girl in "The Sixth Sense" because she changed from male to female, so it was considered tailor-made, and the rest were decided directly by the film company. In the next role, speaking of the big-name star treatment she has enjoyed since the beginning.
However, movies like "The Lord of the Rings" are another matter. After all, if you want to put this classic novel on the silver screen, you can only choose the actors according to the established character image. Otherwise, if an actor is established, the image and temperament of the other party does not match the character. If so, it would not be very good - it can be said that there is no such thing as a random actor like Angela who fits the role.
So Angela was very happy to participate in the audition, and there was a hint of excitement in it. Apart from this being the movie version of "The Lord of the Rings", it was also because she hadn't acted in a movie role for a while, and it was a male role. , Even though so many years have passed, even if some imprints have been pressed in the deepest part of my heart, they are still indelible.
"Hello, Miss Mason, I'm Peter's assistant, Alex Cope, you can call me Alex or Alex." After Angela walked into the glass door, the middle-aged man who had been waiting for a long time immediately He walked up and smiled and held out his hand.
"Nice to meet you, Alex, you can call me Angela or Angie." Angela smiled and shook hands with him, then nodded secretly in her heart. News about Xun and his studio. Although Alex Cope is only Peter's assistant, he is also one of his best friends and a partner of his studio. Letting him come out to meet them shows that they take it seriously. Own.
Thinking of this, Angela's mind suddenly became active, and after recalling the sensation when she appeared on Halloween, she felt that she had an 80% to 90% chance of getting the role of Legolas, which was really interesting. It shouldn't conflict with your plan anyway, so it's interesting to play such a role in "The Lord of the Rings", isn't it? As for a certain British actor... who cares, there is still a little blacksmith.
"Come with me please." Alex made a gesture of please, and then his eyes fell on the two girls next to her.
"They are my friends. If you have checked my profile, you should be able to recognize them." Angela explained with a smile, "Or do you think that Miss Talent can't be accompanied by friends in the audition?"
"Of course—no!" Alex laughed, shook hands with Jessica and Lindsay, turned around and led the way.
Although the Burbank branch of New Line has the entire 15th floor, it is still only small compared to big companies such as Warner. However, although the sparrow is small and complete, there are also many departments.
"Hi Peter, our Legolas have arrived." After knocking on the door, Alex said to Peter Jackson, who was sitting at the table discussing something with several other assistants.
"Understood." Peter pushed his glasses angrily, and his face that had not been trimmed very much still had a large beard. He walked quickly to the door and stretched out his hand to the girl Alex gave up: "Thank you. Your arrival, Miss Angela."
Angela, who shook hands with her, raised her eyebrows: "It looks like, Peter - can I call you that? Thanks, it seems that Peter is a little dissatisfied with me coming to the audition."
"Indeed," Peter Jackson said bluntly. "I'd love to change someone if I could."
"Okay, then let me guess," Angela smiled and pinched her chin, "First of all, you think it might be difficult for me to be famous early and have countless titles and halos, right? Second, by a Pretty girls come back to play the male elf, even if the elf is beautiful, it's still not very appropriate, right? Once again, my performance in the Halloween parade proved that I really can play this role, and I agreed to you as a tester Audition requirements, right?"
Peter looked at Angela for a long time, then raised his hands depressed and annoyed: "Can you please not be so smart, Miss Angela? Well, Angela or Angie, I admit that I do have these thoughts, but To add that it's definitely not that serious, and - I'm not a macho or a little bit."
"I like your directness, Peter," Angela grinned and spread her hands, "Let's continue after I audition."
"As you wish," Peter finally laughed, and then nodded to Alex, "Let's take our Miss Genius to change clothes and make up first."
"What? Don't you read the lines first?" Angela asked in surprise.
"I think this kind of thing is best done after you become 'Legras', you know the one in front of me should be..." Before Peter finished speaking, Angela nodded and interrupted: "Understood, understand. "
After a pause, she said again: "Then, if you don't mind, can my friend watch me while I'm auditioning?"
Only then did Peter notice that there were two girls, one big and one small, behind her, and he couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Why, does Miss Talent need someone to accompany her to audition?"
Angela didn't answer but just folded her arms and looked at Alex. Alex smiled wryly and shrugged at Peter: "Angie just asked me if I think Miss Genius can't ask friends to accompany her to the audition."
"This... um..." Peter rubbed his nose in embarrassment. "Of course they can watch—if they keep quiet."
"Thank you." Angela smiled and turned to leave, then rolled her eyes and muttered, "It's really only a little bit."
Although her voice was low, several people around her could hear it clearly. Jessica and Lindsay naturally snickered, while Sparrow seemed to have heard nothing and stood there, while Alex endured it. Laughing and shaking his head at Peter, Peter could only pretend he didn't know anything to greet a few assistants sitting in the distance.
As Alex came to the dressing room, several makeup artists and stylists were already waiting there. In addition, there were two other people who were preparing for special effects work, but the first thing Angela had to do was change into the props. .
"Because you're going to play a male elf, it takes a lot of work on the face. If you put on makeup and then change clothes, it's easy to knock off fake ears and the like, so we all think we should change clothes first." To Angela's question, a female stylist named Ella answered.
In this case, Angela didn't say much. As the only woman in the dressing room other than herself went to the back room to change clothes, her figure data had been handed over to them after agreeing to participate in the audition, so The costumes that were made all fit well, but it was inevitable that Ella won the award and said that she had a great figure and so on, but it really made her suffer a lot when wearing a corset.
"God, I think I'm about to be suffocated to death." Angela, who was breathing heavily, looked at herself in the mirror with a frown. After using force to flatten her chest, she did look a lot taller when she put on her clothes, but it was not inevitable. It's too uncomfortable.
"I never tied it so tightly on Halloween." Angela was still muttering.
"Because it's just an audition, that's why we made this decision," Ella comforted with a smile, "If we participate in the official shooting, we can use silicone to stick the chest up, and the corset won't be so tight, even if there is a small Questions can also be modified on the screen using a computer.”
"Okay, it's just an audition." Angela pouted and walked out of the back room after Ella was sure that there was no problem.
Then there are makeup artists, stylists, and special effects artists working on her face. Compared to the ones she asked for help to do on her face on Halloween, these people are much more refined. Angela also closed her eyes and didn't care so much, letting them touch and play on their heads.
It took more than half an hour to close her eyes and then open them again. Angela, who was waiting, almost fell asleep, but when she opened her eyes and looked at the mirror in front of her, she couldn't help but be stunned, although she didn't look like her. How much has changed is just to make the lines of the face tougher and more angular, but the change in temperament has really changed a lot. Compared with last year's temporary styling, she looks more heroic, especially her shoulder-length hair. Perfectly straightened and combed back to the back of the head, and the ears that are not very pointed, make the person in the mirror look like an elves from a novel.
"It's really good, I have to say thank you." Angela nodded to the stylists after sighing a few times.
"Very beautiful." Alex, who has been watching, said with his eyes shining, "Just this image is enough."
Angela could only roll her eyes at this kind of compliment, and immediately stood up: "We think, now we should go back and let Peter have a look, unless you can make a decision."
"Oh, of course." Alex laughed and opened the door for her first.
"Angie? How are you?" Jessica and Lindsay, who had been bored outside for a long time, ran over immediately, and then both looked surprised. After a while, Jessica said, "Angie?"
"Correct answer, your reward is tomorrow's date." Angela said with a smile on her arms, but the unanimous words of the two girls almost made her fall.
"you're so beautiful."
"Hey hey, I'm a male character now, have you ever seen someone describe a man as beautiful?" Angela shouted angrily, "Don't you think I'm handsome?"
As she said, she deliberately puffed out her chest, but then she was held back with a sullen breath, which made Jessica and Lindsay chuckle, and the embarrassed Angela glared at the people around her. , even pretending to be honest Sparrow, and then strode to the original room.