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Published at 3rd of November 2021 10:02:12 AM


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Audition video, this is almost a compulsory course for every newcomer actor.

There are countless actors in the entire film industry. There are nearly 600,000 actors. Casting directors cannot choose actors one by one. Even if they have such energy, they don’t have such time. Moreover, not all actors are gathered here. In the two cities of New York and Los Angeles, for most amateur actors or newcomers, the travel expenses of an audition may be enough to make them bankrupt and have to stay on the streets—

Why not live in New York and Los Angeles? Because the cost of living in these two cities is not affordable for ordinary people, for unemployed actors, the income is inherently meager, and they have to go around for auditions. They can only use their free time to work occasionally. Life in the big city is definitely difficult.

What's more, even living in Los Angeles and New York. Auditions for performances are almost always during working hours, and actors who are working part-time may not be able to skip work anytime to participate in auditions.

Therefore, audition video is the best solution.

For example, "Spider-Man" is now preparing to recruit a new Spider-Man actor. They announce the news through the Actors Guild with relevant conditions, and then interested actors can record a video of their own performance by email or letter. Send it directly to the crew.

The casting directors will browse through thousands of audition videos, select the most impressive ones, and enter the second round of auditions, which may be telephone auditions or propositional audition videos; after the second round of screening, the third round of auditions It may require the actors to go to Los Angeles or New York, or other cities in person, to audition face to face.

This type of audition is suitable for the intent of the crew to cast the net, which also means that even if they have an agent and the actors want to participate, they must also record the audition video without discrimination. Perhaps their advantage lies in the fact that the agent’s reputation can ensure that the casting director will definitely see the video, instead of being missed in the countless video browsing, sleepy moments.

Almost every actor in Hollywood has gone through this stage, even big names such as Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, George Clooney, etc., there are no exceptions.

"The Pacific War" was Lan Li’s first official audition. Because there were too many actors recruited for this series, they skipped the audition video and went directly to the audition. Unintentionally, this gave Lan Li instead. A stage to show oneself, successfully moved Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

Before that, Lan Li also recorded audition videos and participated in auditions for several movies and TV series. These include "The Walking Dead", "The Thief in the City" and "The Gossip Project" and so on.

However, as a newcomer, Lan Li doesn’t know much about audition video techniques. The recorded video obviously fails to show his strengths, or his strengths do not meet the requirements of the other party. Of course, the most likely thing is to find the needle in the sea. Among them, they simply ignored Lan Li's audition video.

Audition video is an interview method with a strong personal style. The crew generally does not make any requests. The actors know nothing about the script, roles, director, style, or even genre. Therefore, when an actor is standing in front of the camera, the content of the show is also open, choosing to show his own strengths, or choosing to show the performance of imitating, or winning by curious, the choice of performance content reflects the actor to a certain extent. Character.

For example, Tom Holland (Tom-) participated in the audition of "Captain America 3" and "Spider-Man: Homecoming" in 2015, hoping to become the new Spider-Man. His first round of audition videos was very special. He didn't perform and didn't have any lines. He just introduced himself and then started Chaine's performance.

Cheney is a professional term for ballet, derived from French, specifically referring to a continuous chain-like rotation made on a full-toe or half-toe. This is a basic skill of ballet. It has strict requirements for balance, strength, muscles and other techniques. Without any power support, it only relies on the whip of a non-standing leg to continuously rotate, just like a perpetual motion machine. general.

Tom Holland has been learning dance since he was a child. At the age of ten, he was tapped for his talents. After two years of training, he appeared in the musical version of "Out of My World" and appeared on the stage in the West End of London. . In the audition video, Tom did not perform any performances, just showed his Xie Nei, spinning on the spot continuously for 60 seconds without interruption or shaking.

This audition left a deep impression on the casting director, so Tom sent an invitation for a follow-up audition. Later, after multiple rounds of auditions and defeating more than forty competitors, Tom became the new Spider-Man.

There are no requirements and no restrictions on audition videos, allowing the actors to play freely. But the problem is that if you don’t have any understanding of the role, the casting director, or even the story, how can the actors be sure that the content shown in the audition video is enough to pass the first round of auditions? ?

This is gambling, but also an adventure.

In the three years since the "Pacific War", Lanly has made many impressive achievements. Now he has returned to his original intention and recorded his own audition video. This feeling is really subtle and a little excited at the same time.

Looking at Lan Li, who was gearing his hands, Roy raised his eyebrows, with a look of interest in his eyes. He stood behind the camera, lazily leaning on the closet next to him, "You have already thought about it? Which part of the stage are you going to perform? ?"

"'On-My-Own (On-My-Own)'." Lan Li stood in the open space and began to do warm-up exercises. These preparations before going on stage were so unfamiliar, yet so familiar. The body gradually begins to adapt, and the brain gradually begins to adapt.

Roy's eyes revealed doubts, "Did I remember wrong? Isn't this part of Epanny's bridge?"

"Yes. But I want to challenge Jean-Agen." Lanly answered unexpectedly, making Roy's movements relying on the wardrobe a little stiffer, not Marius, but Jean-Agen? The age span is huge, and at the same time challenging the difficult Jean-Ajean?

After taking a serious look at Lan Li, Roy made sure that he was not joking, curled his lips, and did not make a fuss. Instead, he accepted the change lightly, "Then why not choose the part of Jean-Ajean?"

"Because every actor who auditioned for Jean-Agen will perform the bridge of Jean-Agen." Lan Li answered naturally, making Nathan laugh, and Roy also shrugged in agreement, "I can Performing Jean Agen, but when the director saw the audition video, their first reaction was not my strength, but my age, which made it difficult for me to gain an advantage. I need to jump out of the fixed thinking mode, break the deadlock, and choose some The special bridge section creates a surprise effect and at the same time proves that I can control different bridge sections of different roles and inject my own characteristics."

"Then why is it a "single shadow"?" Roy continued to ask, he must admit that his curiosity has gradually overshadowed his doubts and surprises. Even he is like that, let alone those casting directors?

"Because this is one of my favorite bridges." Lan Li is moving his limbs, warming up, and at the same time, the whole person relaxes, and his tone becomes more relaxed. "In fact, two of my personal favorite bridges Duan is all young people. One is'Master-Of-The-House', and the other is'Red-And-'."

In the story, before Fantine died, he fostered his daughter Cosette with the innkeeper Denadière. The "Lord of the House" is the stage where the Denadier and his wife are on stage. Together with a group of alcoholics and revolutionary youths, the whole song is lively and lively, even a bit funny, and the joyous and lively scene left a deep impression on people. impression.

"Red and Black" is the stage of the duet between Marius and the revolutionaries. Marius fell in love with Cosette at first sight, using red and black as a metaphor for his initial feelings of love; while Enjolras, the leader of the revolution/fate team, shouted that under the torrent of the times, there are things more important than personal emotions. Red and black are used as a metaphor for the impassioned rebellion against the government.

Lan Li personally likes the "red and black" segment very much, especially Enjolras’s performance, which not only shows the great revenge and vigorous vitality of the young people of that era, but also shows the relationship between the individual and the society under the historical torrent. The relationship between the death of the lips and the coldness of the teeth makes the whole bridge deafening and enthusiastic.

If it's just a personal preference, Renly is very willing to play Marius or Enjolras. It has nothing to do with the role, but only with personal preference; but whether it is Marius or Enjolras, the difficulty of challenging Renjol is very limited. , Age, personality, style, including role background-Marius and Enjolras are both aristocratic families, but dedicated to revolution/life for their own ideals, Lan Li has innate advantages.

It can be said that this is also a kind of true performance.

Returning to the theater stage, Lan Li’s original intention was to continuously polish himself, challenge himself, and break through himself. Choose Marius and Enjolras. This is the “safe option”. Therefore, Lan Li took the initiative to choose Jean-Agen. This has gone through vicissitudes. The character who is stricken and frustrated, avoids the comfort zone and hits bigger problems, hoping to spur him to continue to make progress.

In fact, the most difficult challenge should be Denadier. This rogue hooligan can be called humorous and comical in the whole show. It is funny, difficult, greedy, and despicable. Every stage of the stage has a strong irony effect. . However, every time Denadier appeared on the stage, he was a husband and wife, and Lan Li was alone but lacking skills.

Based on comprehensive considerations, neither "Lord of the House" nor "Red and Black" are suitable. First, the two sections are singing in groups, which is huge, and the performance alone will be much inferior; second, the two sections are full of vigorous young people, and they are still back to the comfort of Marius. category.

Each role in "Les Miserables" has classic passages, which is also an important reason why the musical can be widely circulated and enduring. After excluding the classic passages of Jean-Agen, Marius, and Javert, in Fang Fang Among Ting's "I-Dreamed-A-Dream" and Ai Penny's "Single Shadow", Lan Li chose the latter.




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