The My Hollywood System
Chapter 92

The second round of auditions and interviews for the DTA was over. 47 out of 2000 people were selected from the interview to proceed to the third round of auditions. There were rumors that Will Evans himself would be in attendance for the third round, and he would instantly pick out the ones that were successful for the next films he would produce.

It was a very good opportunity, especially after considering Will's current popularity. Anyone who works in his films will instantly have a huge leap forward in their career. Therefore, everyone was quite nervous and some even constantly wiped the sweat off their foreheads.

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As the day went on, the amount of work Will had to do increased dramatically. He wants his two films to go into pre-production as soon as possible. He would focus on them for now and would think about system searching later.

Today is the first day of the third round of auditions. The audition location was in the DTA office itself in one of the large, specially designed vacant rooms taking into account the audition and the green screen scene.

On one side of the room, a square table was placed behind him, three chairs aligned. Will sat in the middle seat with Jeffrey and Jennifer sitting on his left and right sides respectively.

"Is there an interesting prospect?"

Will asked in a low voice, which Jennifer answered.

“There are some. Most of the people who have come so far have something unique to offer. You'll see for yourself soon. ”

Will just nodded and said nothing.

Soon, Jennifer signals to the audition staff, and the first person walks in.

The person who entered had a pale face and blond hair, a pretty strange combination.

Her name is Marshal Chambers, 24, and she is one of the people Jennifer holds in high esteem.

His skin was as pale as a vampire and he had light blue eyes which made him look handsome overall. In Hollywood, her performance is 'something that will sell.'

“She's pretty good.”

Jennifer whispered in Will's ear. Will raised an eyebrow for a moment, after which, his face turned to his usual poker face.

All the actors were asked to play scenes from different scripts that Will wrote specifically for the audition. So no one can say that they have prepared for this and not for that scene.

Some scenes even come from [1917] and [500 Days of Summer].

"He tried hard not to show his nervousness."

Will thought, his eyes watching Marshall.

She looked very nervous as Will personally led the audition.

In the previous rounds, he did not know any judges and performed confidently. But the stakes are pretty high in this round.

Marshall is someone who will keep an eye on the rumors in Hollywood. Since he had been a struggling actor for a while, he knew the value of information.

And the rumor going around right now is that Will is going to produce several films. If she did well at the audition, maybe she would be able to get the next role.

That easily created pressure on Marshall.

He had been given a scene where he was on a bus and an assassin would suddenly sit next to him and take out a gun to threaten him. A staff member will act as a killer and Marshall will have to show a range of emotions ranging from surprise to fear.

As the staff sat down next to him and Will gestured, the audition began and Marshall began his performance.

Maybe it was because he was too nervous, but Will felt his appearance was quite stiff. It's not bad but he will need a lot of polishing.

After his appearance ended, he simply told her to leave and the results would be notified later.

"What do you think?"

Jeffrey asked after Marshall left.

"He's handsome but too stiff. His acting would be extremely limited, at least with his current abilities." Will gives his verdict and Jennifer nods.

"Yes, I think we can invest in him and make him work in romantic and commercial comedy movies. With her face, she would definitely attract an audience, especially a large female follower. He can take the idol path easily and we can send him a lot of talk at events because he is not a bad speaker. Maybe, after a few years, he'll be ready to make a more serious film."

"Have you blocked the road for her?"

Will asked, a little surprised. Jennifer's analysis was definitely not something she made up in a minute.

"He's the one I've noticed."

After that, there were several actors and actresses who appeared but rarely did anyone impress Will enough to make him think that he could be the lead in [1917].

A Belgian actor named Tarabi impressed her a little. He was 26 years old but his appearance and aura did not match any of the main characters in [1917], so Will only put his name in his mind, thinking he would use it later.

On the other hand, quite a lot of actresses he liked. She is also looking for a new actress to play the role of Summer in [500 summer days].

He wanted someone who could give a man the impression 'he was the only one'. The youthful vibe is fresh and at the same time, someone who is also a little complex.

But he had not found such a person. Quite a number of the actresses she showed were quite pretty and had good acting skills, but they still lacked a thing or two to be summer.

"I really hope I find the right candidate today."

Will checked his watch and it's been 10 minutes for lunch. One more audition.

"You haven't got anyone to play Schofield and Blake, have you?"

Jeffrey asked as he watched Will check his watch.

As a cinematographer [1917], Jeffery also invested heavily in films and tried to find someone who could play Blake or Schofield.

"Yet. We still have a lot of people. Hope we find someone."

"Yes, if we can't, will you go with a more established actor?"

"No, I want [1917] to announce the next two big things in Hollywood."

Jeffrey said nothing afterwards and by his side, Jennifer looked at the name of the person who was coming next and gestured to Will.

"I think the next guy will definitely impress you."

He nodded, checking the name of the next actor. Renly Warren is a British actor who came to Hollywood a year ago.

She is still young, only 22 and has had several small roles in several films. According to Jennifer, she was one of the best of the two.

"Let's see how he is."

As Will thought that, Renly walked in, with a smile on his face. He looked at the people sitting down, his eyes stopped in front of Will.

Will felt a nice, strong yet elegant aura from Renly. It was something that only the director would feel, a vibe that told him he was unlike any other actor.

"Hello, my name is Renly Warren and I'm an actor."

She introduced herself immediately and Jennifer gave her a short scene to do. Each actor was given 2 to 3 scenes to prepare for and this was the one given to Renly.

It was a scene written only for this audition in which Renly had to act as a retired soldier talking about his sins and the people he had killed to a priest.

"You will confess everything you do to a priest while he quietly listens. Do you understand?"

Will asked and Renly nodded her head, but before Will could signal the start of the scene, he raised his head and asked.

"What kind of accent does the retired soldier have?"

"Accents?"

"Yes, where did it come from? His name or birthplace was not written, so I could not prepare it. But at least I want to know."

This is an interesting question.

Accents are a part of acting and it is equally important. For example, if you are acting as an English character, you must have an English accent. Many actors fail in this aspect and eliminate the trust factor of the characters.

If a character who is from Texas cannot speak with a Texas accent, then people will absolutely not believe that he is from there.

Accents are very subtle and each place has a different accent. Renly asked about the accent only meant she also took it into account when preparing her character.

"He's completely different."

Will thought, now looked at Renly seriously.