episode_0517
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“Ugh… !!!”
As Minho expected, Edward Hartman, the director of the movie ‘Steelheart’, was screaming in real time as soon as he heard that a private audition for the role of Ignis had been scheduled.
Edward Hartman was a director who was evaluated as being outstanding in terms of visual artistry and directing action scenes.
A person who can be said to be an expert in improving the quality of movies through unique camera work and spectacular action sequences.
The person who could truly be called a director for hero movies was Edward Hartman.
But now, I was just in a position where I was being thrown work by an irresponsible production company.
“Ji, calm down, Director. First, let’s check the actor with our own eyes. It’s enough to get angry after that.”
The staff member nearby stopped him as he screamed in pain. It was a crisis situation that, if left alone, would result in a body being removed due to high blood pressure.
Despite the staff’s efforts, no such persuasion reached his ears.
Unable to calm down at all, he covered his face with his hands and muttered.
“Damn, it’s suddenly a private audition. This is also an audition for the actor who will play Ignis? Wasn’t that just passing it off as a silhouette? If this happens, all the plans you made in anticipation of this will turn into pieces of paper. The release is already around the corner, but no matter how short the scene is, time is running out… ”
Audition for the role of Ignis, which Alex Stewart suddenly requested. In fact, it was a proposal influenced by Honorary Chairman Carl Rogers, but in any case, the production company of ‘Steelheart’ was Nexus Studio…
No matter how talented and promising a director he was, it was difficult to ignore his influence.
Edward Hartman’s personality was not the self-righteous type that ignored the opinions of production companies or investors. The reason his reputation was so high in the first place was partly because he was able to coordinate such opinions well and produce excellent results.
He continued muttering to himself. There seemed to be a dark aura emanating from the surroundings.
“There is a script that I was planning to use once the role was found… If this happens, will all the existing candidates become Nagari? If Mr. Stewart says it himself, it can almost be considered confirmed.”
Although the scene to be filmed was only a silhouette, actors suitable for the role of Ignis were selected through informal auditions and camera tests.
The same as other roles appearing in ‘Steel Heart’.
When producing hero movies, Nexus Studio has only entrusted hero roles to proven actors, even if they do not know other roles, so this was not new.
The problem was that the production company asked me to come for an interview without providing information about the new actor who would be auditioning this time, and that time was very tight.
When Edward Hartman appeared to have calmed down a bit compared to when he was screaming, a staff member who quietly approached him offered a hopeful observation.
“Don’t you say that a perfectly suitable actor has appeared? Trust Mr. Stewart.”
“I knew what the role was and the right actor appeared! It’s a character that only received settings without an original story, so even if he’s good at acting, how can you tell him apart?”
Of course, Edward Hartman was not convinced.
In fact, he didn’t even like the character of Ignis very much.
Edward Hartman was the director of the movie ‘Steelheart’, but he was also a die-hard fan of the original work published by Nexus Studios’ comics department.
Because of that, I felt quite a bit of aversion to Ignis, who does not appear in the original comics and can be said to be an original character in the movie version.
This wasn’t just his problem. This is because many of the customers watching the movie were also fans of the original work.
If we are not careful, this is an issue that could cause great resentment from fans when ‘Steel Heart’ is released.
But when he relayed his complaints, Alex Stewart just looked troubled.
“I understand. However, Honorary Chairman Carl Rogers himself participated as a writer in this project. You know that too, right? How stubborn he is. But trust me, there has never been a bad result since he took action personally.”
“… … .”
From the perspective of Edward Hartman, a fan of Carl Rogers, these words even felt like a betrayal.
But what Alex Stewart said wasn’t wrong.
As he said, there has never been a project that Carl Rogers took on and failed.
In the end, Edward Hartman had no choice but to follow Nexus Studio’s plan.
“I still don’t really like the character, but I have to take time out of my busy schedule to audition for it… Ha, there must be a reason why Mr. Rogers said that. If you find a really suitable actor, you will be able to shoot a much better scene than if you only have a silhouette.”
“Yes, yes… ! Of course it will!”
In fact, Edward Hartman also thought that simply showing a silhouette would not have enough impact on the audience.
No matter how much he disliked the work that was thrown in right before the release, he believed that the right attitude as a director was to follow that method if it could lead to better scenes.
In the end, instead of screaming any more, he sighed and relaxed.
“Damn… okay. Let’s go see what kind of actor he is. I was very excited after hearing the news about Dream Vision, but what a surprise… ”
In fact, the reason he was so disappointed wasn’t just because of the character Ignis.
Lately his mind has been occupied with something completely different.
The main character was Dream Vision, which allowed users to experience a vivid virtual world.
“I was hoping that the contract with Awaken was about to be concluded… ”
He can be said to be working at the forefront of the media industry, so of course he was one of the people who used Dream Vision, which took the industry by storm.
Originally, Chairman Alex Stewart called him from headquarters, so he answered the call with excitement, wondering if it would be an opportunity to learn a new filming technique using Dream Vision, but then he heard this news.
In any case, it has already been decided. Edward Hartman, who considers himself a professional, calmed his chaotic mind and moved to the place where the audition was taking place.
And for the first time in a long time, he was able to see the current and honorary chairman of Nexus Studio together.
“You came.”
“It’s been a while.”
He shook hands with Carl Rogers and Alex Stewart, who extended their hands to welcome him.
‘Are you planning on attending the audition in person?’
It wasn’t a particularly strange situation since it was Nexus Studio that recommended the actor in the first place.
However, he could not stop the curiosity about who the alternative actor was from growing in his mind.
As if sensing his curiosity, the secretary standing next to Carl Rogers handed him something.
“This is… ?”
“This is the profile of an actor coming soon.”
Seueueuu
“The security in this case is particularly thorough.”
Edward Hartman mumbled and took the tablet.
No matter how sensitive Nexus Studio is to leaks, they tend to provide some information about actors rather than the story in advance, but they only tell the director himself right before the audition.
In many ways, this incident was unusual.
“I’m sorry about that. But there are circumstances. I wanted to prevent any information from leaking out.”
‘Who on earth is this actor to do something like this? ‘
At this point, I was on the verge of becoming dizzy.
He withdrew his hand from the screen and placed the tablet on the table.
“I will check this after watching the performance. You’ll find out soon anyway, so it’s not a good idea to have preconceptions.”
“Good posture.”
Carl Rogers nodded with a happy smile.
When it seemed like everyone was ready, a staff member went to call the actor who was waiting in the waiting room.
After a while, a person believed to be the actor playing Ignis opened the door and came in.
Clap~
Edward Hartman observed in detail the mysterious person he finally encountered.
‘hmm… First of all, I think the visuals are good… ‘
He nodded inwardly without showing any outward expression.
The Asian man who opened the door and came in was tall and had cool features. At first glance, the body that was revealed under the clothes looked solid, and although you had to take it off to see the details, it looked like the muscles were prepared as well.
Considering that there was no time to stretch muscles through exercise or do CG processing, the conditions were not bad.
First of all, the overall first impression is a good situation.
‘But the important thing is acting. It would be difficult to think of a hero movie as a movie about just swinging fists and hitting things.’
“Now then, I would like to ask you to act according to the script I gave you.”
“Okay.”
‘Your English pronunciation is also good. ‘Are you Asian American?’
Regardless of his evaluation, the actor calmly responded to Carl Rogers’ request and began acting.
And when the acting began in earnest, Edward Hartman opened his mouth in a daze without realizing it and was silently shocked.
“!”
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