King of Hollywood Chapter 11: Startup

"Thank you, thank you little Debbie for your performance, Ms. Burton, you have a very cute daughter." After patting twice, Adrian said to the mother of the little girl, and then made a "can leave "Gesture.

The mother immediately took her daughter away, and vaguely heard the little girl asking her mother if she had succeeded. Adrian shook her head slightly imperceptibly, listening quietly to other people’s announcement. After the comments, wave their hands and let them call the next candidate in.

"Good afternoon, gentlemen." The little girl who came in bowed slightly to everyone, with bright blond hair, a pair of big blue eyes, a vagrant dimple on his face, and wearing it Yes, the pink t-shirt that most little girls like, very beautiful and cute.

"I am Hannah Dakota Fanning, from Georgia, just turned 6 years old. Although I don’t have much acting experience, I believe I will be a good actor." Behind him, he was generously introducing himself without any sense of stage fright, but many people were surprised.

Know that many children are still in the stage of imitation and discovery when they are six or seven years old. It is difficult to clearly express the meaning to be expressed in organized language, even if she is If you recite it, it can be said that it is so fluent, there is no other look, it is quite difficult.

Adrian smiled slightly: "Hello, Hannah, the script should be familiar, so let's get started."

He pointed to the little camera next to it, and the little girl performed as she faced the camera. This episode is not long, because the eldest daughter has to leave home to find her father, and the mother is also an unconscious patient, so she has to teach her brother and sister to use shotguns to protect themselves. Of course, there will not be a gun out here to make her gesture, just a few conversations, the key is whether the little actor can catch that feeling.

Frankly speaking, Hannah’s performance can only be quite satisfactory, not particularly outstanding, but considering that a few of the final candidates, other children have more or less guested in some TV series, she is still pretty good Too.

"Very good, thank you for your performance, Hannah, may I ask you a few questions?" After her performance, Adrian did so, and then glanced at the mother beside her, "Must be You answer."

After hesitating, the little girl nodded: "Okay, sir."

"So," Adrian made a gesture, "Please tell me, Hannah, why would you want to be an actor."

Hannah didn’t speak, biting her lips and thinking carefully before slowly speaking: “I’m sorry, sir, I can’t give a specific—reason, but I really like acting, and my Mom and Dad also support me. Last year I had an advertisement with - Ray Charles in Georgia, and then almost - 6 months ago my mom and Dad came to Los Angeles to shoot an advertisement for Tide, and then Dad My mother decided to move to Los Angeles, they thought it would provide me more opportunities, and then met my current agent, Mr. Mark Bridges, he thought so, so I believe I will become an excellent Actors."

Although it is a bit lengthy, and there are several pauses in the middle, it is very good for a 6-year-old child, and he has never looked back at his mother. It is indeed the precocious little girl in memory. However, when he heard the name Mark Briggs, Adrian glanced at the casting director Carlos Pike, who was sitting right there as if he had not heard anything.

"Thank you for your answer, Hannah, you are excellent." Adrian clapped again to encourage, "The second question is also the last question. Your hair color and eye color are different from what we asked for, so if you If we get this role, we have to dye your hair and change the color of your eyes with the method of wearing a contact lens. This is likely to hurt your hair and your eyes. Are you willing to play this role? "

The little girl bit her lip again, but this time it takes much less time to think than last time: "Yes."

"Oh?" Adrian raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"I have an aunt who works as a broadcaster at espn. She once told me that impressive and impressive performances all need sacrifice." She said quietly, there was no pause, no Looking back at his mother. Following that, she smiled, and there was a little cunning in her eyes: "And, I believe the crew can help me avoid these injuries."

What a ghost elf. Adrian laughed dumbly and clapped again.

"You have a very good daughter, Ms. Arlington." He immediately got up and held out his hand to Hannah's mother. Although he didn't make a clear statement, he knew this movement that he had never seen before, no If something goes wrong, this character will be Hannah Dakota Fanning.

Sure enough, most of the children who can make a name in Hollywood, especially the little girls, are precocious. Hannah Dakota Fanning is the same, as is Leighton Meester. Adrian clearly remembered that this girl who played tricks on herself in order to get the role in "" faced herself when she participated in the audition for "Very Little Secret Agent". He deliberately ordered each other while chatting privately. In a word, she knew that she looked comfortable.

"Yes, I did deceive you, Mr. Adrian, but I think you should have investigated my family. For girls like me, what else can I do besides this?" , Although still carrying some traces of performance-Lidun obviously underestimated the observation power of Adrian-half of it came from the heart.

In the face of such a young girl, Adrian didn’t say much, but she didn’t let it go. Some frivolous squeezed her face: "You are a beautiful, smart girl."

Of course, there is a difference between Leighton’s precociousness and Dakota’s precociousness. Liton’s precociousness caused her to have a responsibility that wasn’t hers prematurely, and then sharpened from it. . Dakota is naturally sensitive to imitation and performance. This is a talent, just like... Natalie. This talent is both good and bad. Taking full advantage of this feature will make her an excellent actor, but here is Hollywood!

Okay, this is something to come. I will talk about it later. As for now, Adrian is very happy to get a future star at this time. At least in the next five or six years, Hannah Dakota Fanning will be very valuable, let her star in the "Bone in the Winter" starring, and then sign it is definitely a worthwhile investment.

"Honestly tell me, Carlos, how much benefit did Mark give you?" After the audition, Adrian asked the director and smiled.

"No good at all, I promise, Ed," Carlos Pike quickly raised his hands. "Mark kept looking for me to recommend the little girl, tangling around me almost every day, I can't call the police, right? This little girl named Hannah is really nice, isn't it? Don't tell me, you don't think so."

"You have passed." Adrian patted his shoulder with a smile.

Marc Briggs is an agent of their brokerage company, known for being good at finding actors, so it’s not surprising that Dakota was signed. Brokers generally have extensive connections. Sooner or later, professional brokers who are unable to weave contacts will be eliminated sooner or later-why is Lin Xilei willing? Without his support, she could not do this. The wider the network, the more opportunities there are for actors in your hands. Things like Briggs taking Pike for opportunities, Hollywood is happening everywhere.

However, compared with other brokerage companies and film and television production companies, the relationship between the brokerage company and the media is undoubtedly closer, so there are more opportunities, and its agents recommend more actors. Bold. It is precisely because of this advantage that Michael Ovits has annexed many small brokerage companies, and perhaps he and uta have been left behind.

If it is not for the other brokerage companies to secretly block, Adrian and Claude are inconvenient to directly support, and Ovitz is also worried about affecting his current status, maybe r will also be annexed.

In short, this is a more perfect industrial chain. The brokerage company finds newcomers, and then it is more convenient to recommend it to the film and television production company. After being publicized by the media, the brokerage company becomes more attractive after becoming famous. Hannah Dakota Fanning is not the first future star to fall into the hands of Adrian through this industry chain, and it will definitely not be the last one.

On March 2, 2000, "Bones in Winter" was officially launched on the outskirts of Kansas City, the capital of Missouri. Unless there are special circumstances, no regular crew will actually go to the remote towns to shoot.

No media has paid attention to the new movie directed by Miracle. At his position, it is easy to cover up these things for a period of time, not to mention that the investment in this movie is not large, and the dynamics of booting are naturally natural. Great, not to mention the media's attention now on Oscar.

Although the works that were shortlisted for the best films this year are not as heavy-weight as "Schindler's List" or "Forrest Gump" and "Saving Private Ryan", only "American Beauty" has enough topics. Although "Sicily's Beautiful Legend" Not bad, but it is too far away from American life. Even so, after all, Oscar is the biggest event in the American film industry, and there are still countless media reports and speculations.

Who is most likely to get the best movie? Who will be the best director? Who is the most likely winner of the best male and female protagonist and so on. Especially for the best actress, Nicole can be said to be in the limelight. In addition to the gimmick of "after leaving Cruz, she will shine", Cruise has one of the best supporting actor nominations. Many people hope to I can see them meeting on the red carpet or the stage.

Although Monica is behind Nicole, she has also received a lot of attention. There is Adrian behind the scenes, and many people are still optimistic about her. However, some people think that Hillary Swank is likely to be upset. Her performance is the biggest highlight of the film "The Boy Does Not Cry". Without him, this movie will only be a second-rate work.

Even so, the intensity of the discussion is still not as intense as the last one. After all, two wonder girls were nominated last year, and they were all directed by Adrian. Although many people speculate that Nicole has some contact with Adrian, people in the circle are more aware that Nicole and Cruise have Adrian involved in the divorce case, but even the tabloids known for their sensationalism can only play the sideline, let alone Everyone else.

Related reports Adrian have also read a lot. Weinstein’s news is also conveyed at any time. Although still a little uneasy, when the film started, all the attention was transferred.

"Okay everyone, now everyone, ready to start." After communicating with everyone in turn, Adrian immediately clapped and shouted loudly.

The whole crew immediately began to operate. For the first time, he selected some life clips to make everyone warm up and find the feeling.

"Your emotions should be more restrained, Natalie, this kind of life has passed for several years. The irresponsible father, the unconscious mother, the ignorant brother and sister, the burden is all on you, no matter how tough you are. , Numbness will still be written on your face, do you understand?" After two or three shots, ng a few times while shooting for breakfast, Adrian said so to Natalie.

"So then, I basically remain serious, and then express my emotions through some subtle expressions." Natalie said after thinking for a while.

"You can try it, but you have to be serious about the seriousness." Adrian nodded immediately.

When she was frank, Natalie’s performance was good. She understood that Adrian planned to do her homework. Not only did she quickly enter the role, she even spoke with a rural accent in Missouri, Adrian just now The questions raised are only minor issues.

In fact, in a sense, Lei Dolly and Matilda have a lot of similarities, they have suffered major personal changes, they can only carry on their own shoulders, and they all care about themselves People are struggling hard in their lives. The words that Natalie summed up when reading the script can be regarded as their consistent characteristics: like weeds, humble but tenacious.

The difference is that Matilda’s experience is short but intense, and full of conflicts. Dolly’s life is calm and calm, like a pool of standing water, and the waves will not splash until the stones fall. The two characters face different things, and the stories that happen naturally are different, and the reactions they produce are also different. However, this similarity is enough for Natalie to grasp the character of the character, and the slightly thin shape is also very suitable, plus there are more than two months before reaching the age of 19, this character can be regarded as her Tailor-made.

"By the way, it can be regarded as a nostalgia." Adrian said this in his heart while watching Natalie in the down jacket preparing.

As for the other two children, they also performed very well. The boy was directly ignored by Adrian, and Dakota, a bouncing unit, is not far away from Georgia and Missouri, and the role is relatively simple. , She interpreted the image without difficulty. To be honest, if Natalie is not the protagonist, she can keep the blonde hair, but it does not matter, her hair is not long, there is no difficulty in wearing a dark wig, as for the color of the eyes, as long as there is no close distance Don't worry about the close-up and close-up shots. Even if there are, you can deal with them later. The hair dye and Dai Meitong mentioned in the audition are just tentative.

"Our whole family is a member of the Baptist Church!" At the time of shooting, there was one or two shots, the Baptist Church held a fundraising event on the radio, and the little girl told Adrian so proudly.

"Really? Really surprised." Adrian expressed admiration. He didn't feel much about the religious beliefs of Dakota's family, he just wanted to talk to the little girl. In the drunken Hollywood, although the influence of religion is not there, it is definitely not as inland as it is, so even the Southern Baptist Church is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.

"Oh, Hannah, did you ever think of your stage name?" Adrian suddenly asked.

"Stage name?" Dakota raised his head and blinked his eyes very cute.

"Yes, just like Natalie has a stage name, she used her grandmother’s surname as her actor’s surname, which saved her a lot of trouble. When she was studying at Harvard University, many of them were sent to her. The letters were all gone. There was more than one girl named Natalie in college," Adrian said with a smile, and then looked at Natalie next to him, "Is it, Natalie?"

"Adrian is right," Natalie put down the script with a faint smile, completely unable to see any other emotions, "You can try to get one, Hannah."

"Um..." Dakota skewed his head for a long time, "Let Ed help you think about it, you must be very experienced."

"Well," Adrian deliberately pondered, "It’s better to use the middle and last names~IndoMTL.com~ privately with parents or friends, you are Hannah Fanning, when you are an actor, Is it Dakota? Fanning, how is it?"

The little girl read it several times, then smiled brightly: "I like this, thank you, Ed, I want to tell my mother to go."

Looking, she ran away quickly, and after seeing her talk to her mother happily, Adrian took back her gaze, then inadvertently glanced at the side, and the script in Natalie’s hand suddenly moved up. Awesome.

She probably thought she was making another idea, really... Adrian smiled and shook her head slightly, then greeted the deputy director to prepare for the next shot.

For three days in a row, the progress of the crew is not bad, there is not much ng, and there is no interference from external factors. However, most of the shots can only be warmed up, such as Dolly cutting potatoes for breakfast, combing hair for unconscious mothers, or teaching brothers and sisters to spell words. The only problem is splitting the material. Natalie’s petite appearance will make you sweat a lot when you lift the axe over your head. Moreover, splitting wood is also a technical task. After several times, Natalie was tired and gasping for breath.

Next, we will start shooting some difficult shots.