Chapter 760

In January, London was icy and hazy. The whole world seemed to be shrouded in a gray blue. The light ink color fainted between the towering buildings and the quiet Thames River. There was no rain or snow. However, large masses of water vapor floated in the air. It seemed that there were layers of water vapor in the air. It was damp and cold, which made people feel depressed.

Even the native born in London and growing up in London, Eddie, is also complaining about such weather. He has to make complaints about Eddie-Redmayne, his hands and feet are cold and his limbs are numb, so he has to hop in place, move his hands and feet, and let the blood flow again, so as to avoid the action as rigid as a mummy. That would be a complete disaster.

The simple warm-up exercise makes the heart beat violently, and the calm mood suddenly starts to be tense, which makes the mouth dry; My mind began to come up with thoughts about the next audition. It was almost unhelpful. My heart began to hit my eardrum violently, and my temple was aching. Nervous, uncontrollably nervous, almost suffocating.

This is not his first audition, but the most important audition of his career.

Redman family is a typical emerging elite in Britain. Richard Redmayne used to be the chairman of the British Empire Mineral Resources Bureau, and then he was awarded the title of honorary sir. Thanks to Richard's success, the whole family rose. His son was a banker, and his daughter-in-law ran a human resources company, which continued the elite position.

Eddie is the third generation after the rise of the Redman family. Richard is his grandfather. All the boys in the family are able to attend Eton school and really enter the upper class. However, Redman is not an aristocrat, and there is no restriction of family culture, so Eddie's father and mother divorced and remarried; So Eddie's brothers and sisters went to different universities, Oxford and Cambridge... These situations are absolutely impossible in noble families. But times have changed, and so has the upper class.

In a way, it also changed Eddie's life.

As a child, Eddie was very interested in acting. His parents didn't stop him. Instead, they encouraged him to pursue his dream and make different attempts; And give him more support within his ability.

When he was only 12 years old, Eddie appeared on the stage in the west end of London, playing a little dragon set in the rearranged version of "Oliver Twist", which was the first official performance of his life.

It is worth mentioning that the director of "Oliver Twist" was Sam Mendes.

This guest performance, let Eddie set his goal. After entering Eton school, he frequently participated in the school's drama performances, and also toured with the National Youth Music troupe; After graduation, he entered Trinity College of Cambridge University to study art history, and then began his acting career.

As an adult, he first appeared in "Twelve Nights" and other dramas, constantly polishing himself on different stages, and then appeared in many TV dramas to further adapt to the life in front of the camera; In 2006, he also landed in Hollywood for the first time, playing the star studded "spy storm", in which he played Angelina Jolie's son. After that, his acting career officially opened up.

First, she worked with Julian Moore on "the labyrinth of lust and sin", then starred in "the glorious age" starring Kate Blanchett, and then "another Boleyn Girl" starring Scarlett Johnson and Natalie Portman. This year, she also played "me" from the first perspective in "my week with Monroe" starring Michelle Williams.

Unfortunately, the repercussions of these works are not as good as expected. As an actor, he has been in the industry for ten years in the twinkling of an eye. He is 29 years old now, but he is still waiting for his chance to make a splash. Now, he has finally come to the turning point of his career, the stage to show his skills - the Hollywood version of "les miserables"!

The play is adapted from the original play, faithful to the stage effect, supervised by the producer of the original play, directed by the British local director, with the west end and Broadway as the main production team. The selection of actors tends to have the effect of being on camera, and more importantly, they pay more attention to strength than fame

Every selection condition seems to be calling for Eddie, it seems to be tailor-made for Eddie, it seems to prove that this is the opportunity Eddie has been dreaming of!

Marius, this is Eddie's goal. Youth, background, culture, identity and so on are almost tailor-made for Eddie.

When he was in Eton, Eddie once played Marius, which was highly praised; But at that time, he was still relatively immature, and his acting skills didn't really polish. Now, after years of precipitation, Eddie believes that he can give Marius more color and truly show the essence of the role!

After three rounds of selection, he finally won the opportunity to face the interview mirror. Today, is today, producer Cameron mackintosh and director Tom hob will appear in person at the audition, which further proves Eddie's conjecture: they attach great importance to the actor's stage ability.

Because every drama lover knows that the tension and charm of stage performance is real only when he sees it with his own eyes and experiences it with his own.

So, this is it, this is the moment to change fate!

Even after countless auditions, even on the stage of the west end, even after repeatedly polishing the acting skills, but at this moment, the tension is still unavoidably surging up. It is because of care that we are urgent. Take a deep breath, take a deep breath again, force the brain to cool down gradually, and the excited and anxious mood gradually precipitates down, and gradually recovers calm.

"Eddie Redman?" A call came from the entrance of the stage. The staff took the sign in form, looked around and called again, "Eddie Redman?"

"Yes Eddie just responded and raised his voice to reply that the whole person jumped up and fell on the wooden floor, making a creaking sound. It's the same with the old theatres in London, and every corner bears the brand of time. Eddie didn't care about that. He stepped forward quickly.

The staff member glanced at the information in hand, "Eddie Redman, is the audition character Marius?"

"Yes." Eddie nodded in confirmation.

"Marius' audition is' empty chair at empty tables'" Because this is the face-to-face interview after three rounds of selection, the cast has a clear positioning for each actor. They clearly know what they are looking for, so the requirements for the audition are more clear. "After a while on stage, don't rush to start the performance, walk the stage, stand and light, and then officially start after all of them are in place."

So it's a complete official performance.

Eddie understood immediately and nodded again.

"Before entering the arena, you stand at the entrance of the side stage and broadcast your name and audition role loudly. After a pause of two seconds, a signal appears on the stage and you can enter the arena." After the staff has explained all the requirements, "good. Is there anything I need to ask?"

"The whole aria?" Eddie asked with experience.

"The empty chair beside the empty table", the whole aria takes about three minutes. This is Marius' most difficult aria, and it is also one of the most popular aria, full of emotion and excitement.

The difference between singing a complete aria or not lies in: in the audition of a movie, the casting director or producer may interrupt the performance, thinking that they have got enough information and do not need the actors to continue to perform. If the actors insist on it, they will be deducted points instead; But in the audition of a drama, the casting director must consider the reaction of the audience. Sometimes he will deliberately make noise and destroy the rhythm of the actor's performance, and then see if the actor can keep on performing.

"Les miserables" is a film version, but adapted from drama. So Eddie needs to know how to define these details.

The staff looked up at Eddie, showing a smile, "complete aria, in the way of stage play." It seems that some actors in front of us made such careless mistakes, which led to mistakes in the audition. Now Eddie can see in time, and that's the difference in experience, "well, good luck!"

Eddie took a long breath, came to the side table and began to do a simple warm-up exercise. On the stage came the emotional singing, which was "the empty chair beside the empty table", which also means that the actors who are auditioning on the stage are also for Marius. However, at this time, Eddie can not distract to pay attention to the opponent's state, he must concentrate on himself.

Such a difficult aria, any little distraction or mistakes, may lead to irreparable consequences.

As his breath became steady and long, Eddie closed his eyes and got ready. After the previous actor finished his performance, he took two steps forward and heard the voice of the staff, "next."

Eddie took a deep breath and quietly cheered himself on. This is his moment! This is his shining moment! Then he raised his voice and said, "Eddie Redman, audition Marius." After a brief and clear self introduction, he calmed down and entered the state of performance. After seeing the signal at the other end of the stage, he stepped onto the stage confidently.

When he stepped on the stage, he was no longer Eddie Redman, but Marius.

The footstep is confident and calm, just like the rising sun, full of vitality. At last, he stops in the middle of the stage and adjusts his breath. His eyes politely fall on the left, middle and right side, and then he bows slightly. Then he turns around and sits down in the chair beside him. His body gradually relaxes and enters the state.

His time is coming!

But at this time, a surprised voice came from under the stage, "Lan Li?"