Chapter 54 Ability More Important Than Acting
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"Matthew Horner went to the hospital to visit Britney and stayed overnight in the hospital. The relationship between the two was completely confirmed!"
Even Matthew himself did not expect that he made the front pages of many tabloids in this way and was instantly recognized by many people.
"It is reported that Matthew Horner stayed in Britney's ward last night. According to people familiar with the matter, the two..."
In a tabloid, there were also text descriptions that were not suitable for children, as if a reporter had witnessed them with his own eyes.
There was even a tabloid that published a photo of Matthew riding in Rachel McAdams' car yesterday, accusing him of stepping on two boats.
As for Matthew's identity, it was almost done by reporters, and he also reported it.
Many reporters were also surprised that a young actor like Matthew actually performed in the same frame with Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder, and also played a very important role in Ridley Scott's new film "Gladiator".
Matthew kept in mind the instructions of his two agents and kept silent at all times and anywhere.
"Eric!"
In a golf club in Orange County southeast of Los Angeles, Helen Herman handed the club to the caddy and said to the middle-aged man standing next to him, "What I recommend to you is not an unknown person."
She came here not only to avoid Britney Spears's agent and record company, but more importantly to meet the producer named Eric Pock.
"I know, Britney's rumored boyfriend." Eric Pokk pulled the brim of his sun hat, "a person who once served as a role on the Soul-Escaped Girl crew and Ridley's Gladiator crew."
Helena Herman smiled and followed Eric Pock to the next hole. She had done enough knowledge before. The crew of Eric Pock who was on duty required a large number of actors with certain qualifications but not very famous. Matthew had relatively poor qualifications.
Eric Pock walked in front and said as he walked, "Helen, you should go to Tom Hanks or Steven Spielberg for this kind of thing."
"I can't speak in front of them." Helen Hermann was very self-aware. "My father refused to call them, so I had to come and find you."
She had never thought about following her father's path. She only used such an important favor once at most, and it would be too wasteful to use it now.
Helen Hermann followed Eric Pock and continued, "Isn't this a war group show? There must be many characters in it. In addition to Richard Winster, there are many supporting roles, right?"
Eric Pock stopped, thought for a while, and said, "There are indeed many supporting roles. So, you pass the information of Matthew Horner to my secretary, and I will join him in the audition invitation."
"Thank you..." Helen Hermann was interrupted by Eric Pock before he finished speaking. "Don't be busy thanking me for now. I can only do this. Whether he can pass the audition is not the final word."
Helen Herman nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Eric."
She also knew that Eric Pock was the relatively low-ranking producer on the crew, and the real controller of this TV miniseries was Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
In front of such a big man, a junior like her can't speak.
Since Eric Pock sold his favor to Helen Herman, he simply said, "The crew will call in Los Angeles for auditions and then go to the UK and France to train and shoot. These characters are soldiers, so that your actors can exercise as much as possible and look stronger."
Helen Hermann thought of Matthew's strong body through years of physical labor and said, "You can rest assured about this."
Eric Pock asked for a club from the caddie and greeted Helen Herman, "Let's go and hit the hole."
The two continued to play. When Eric Poker was in high spirits and in a good mood, Helen Herman said again, "Matthew Horner has a bit of thick lines. Can you find a tough guy character?"
To be honest, she doesn't have much confidence in Matthew's acting skills. Compared to those with complex psychological roles, the tough guys in war dramas are less difficult to perform, and they are more popular with the audience.
Anyway, it was the little supporting role, Eric Pock did not refuse. He waved his hand and said boldly, "No problem, wait for my news."
In Westwood District, Los Angeles, Matthew hid at home and did not go out. Early in the morning, he found paparazzi downstairs. In order to avoid trouble, he simply canceled the routine morning jogging exercises. Anyway, there was something to do in the room.
Reading books and newspapers is a routine project every day. His reading level has improved to a certain extent compared to a few months ago. It is easier to cope with ordinary reading, but his writing level has not improved at all. Just like a classmate who once had a very poor writing level, he has strong language expression skills. If he was replaced by written writing, he will completely become another way.
Fortunately, what he wants to be a Hollywood star, and it doesn’t matter if his writing skills are almost done.
Moreover, after Matthew is ready to improve his reading level, he will also exercise his writing level appropriately. After all, the future is an era of flooding online social networking. If you want to express some opinions or do other things through the Internet, you can't ask someone to write for him all the time, right?
He has checked this time. Now North America has a carrier like a blog. He also thought about opening a blog, writing blog posts, posting some pictures on set, and so on. Unfortunately, computers are expensive now and have limited writing skills. I plan to talk about it later.
There is another reason. Not only did Matthew just buys a new phone, but he also bought a set of second-hand TVs and video cameras last week, renting a large number of movie videos of Malone Brando, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Daniel Day Lewis, and also installed a large mirror on the wall of the apartment, ready to study the performance styles of these well-known acting schools.
In addition, he also found David Astor, a teacher from the performance school, and asked him specifically for advice. This old actor who is not from the academy, taught him a very alternative way to imitate the performances of the famous acting school in Hollywood, and also provided him with a collection of exciting performances of the acting school in the movie.
According to David Astor, as long as Matthew practices unremittingly, although he may not be able to become an acting school, his acting skills may at least reach the average level of an ordinary actor.
Turn on the TV and stuffed a "Godfather" videotape into the camera. Matthew watched it for a while, and sat on the chair with great momentum like Malone Brando inside. Because no one else was present, he could only observe himself through the mirror. For some reason, compared with Malone Brando on the TV, he always felt that he was just a show.
The criteria for judging acting skills are indeed subjective, but that is something that happens after acting skills reach the level. The gap between Matthew, a rookie, and the well-known acting skills is still very obvious.
For a person with average talent like him, if you want to improve your acting skills, you can only practice for a long time.
There may be a super genius who has a great acting skills as soon as he debuts, but there are very few.
After watching a video of "The Godfather" video, Matthew pressed the playback button and found several clips that had just impressed him. He stood in front of the mirror, imitated Malone Brando and Al Pacino inside, and started acting on his own.
Although there was no audience or anyone to give him advice, he was extremely serious and completely immersed in the characters and scenes of the film.
Including the twenty years he lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Matthew has never been so focused. He has been in the actor circle for several months. He can see it very clearly that opportunities are the most important for helpless young actors. Seizing fleeting opportunities requires ability, but ability is not something ordinary people are born with.
He once saw a widely circulated story about actors on a smartphone. Because it took too long, I remember it was not too clear. It basically means that after a certain Oscar Performance Award winner won the Oscar trophy, he told the performance teacher who taught him that he was an Oscar winner. The teacher said disdainfully that among the students he taught, no one of the acting skills was worse than you. You were an Oscar winner just because you got that role and they didn't. There was nothing to be proud of and show off!
This statement is very reasonable to a large extent and just shows the importance of opportunity. Matthew once agreed with it, but now he understands that this is just a story, and there is no essential difference between the chicken soup in the circle of friends at that time.
In his opinion, the most important thing about this story is that the Oscar winner got that role, but others did not!
Why can't those people get the role, and the Oscar winner gets it? Is it God's deliberate arrangement? Or is it because of luck? In fact, it is not. Getting opportunities and seizing opportunities is an ability in itself!
This ability is often more important than the acting skills emphasized by the teacher!
Matthew devoted himself to the practice until it was completely dark outside the window that he felt hungry and screamed. He stretched out his head to look, but he found no trace of paparazzi. He simply changed his clothes and went out to go to the Chinese restaurant a few days ago for lunch.
Also after nightfall, Michael Sheehn walked out after dinner in a small restaurant on Hollywood Avenue.
After a period of rest, the injuries on his butt finally healed. He was still very annoyed when he thought of the insults he received and the embarrassment he was when he was seeking a doctor for treatment.
The doctor clearly told him at the time that his injuries were not serious, but eating foods that should not be eaten and drinking alcohol that should not be drunk resulted in local redness, swelling and inflammation, and the injury further worsened.
Michael Sheeon immediately thought of the meal Matthew invited him to have, and knew that he was simply plotted against.
Chapter completed!