Hollywood superstars: Start as a child star

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This survey report fully affirms that the addition of Luke as a new character has a positive impact on the increase in ratings.

Claire is not surprised to see that 80% of women are positive about him. We rely on our faces to eat and not shiver. However, 30% of the men also expressed a certain positive impression, which gave Claire a lot of encouragement. My acting skills are finally passable, and I don’t cause a lot of resentment. I’m thankful that I don’t hold back the crew!

As episodes of the show aired, Claire, a fresh face who played a lot of roles in it, also received some attention. Although, in reality, he was walking down the street and failed to be recognized.

But the casting director, Mr. David Kendall, a friend of Uncle Steve, told Claire: “Recently, some colleagues came to inquire about him and get some basic information about Claire, personality, reputation, comments from colleagues on the crew, etc. ”

This Mr. David, although he still looks cold and paralyzed, has taken good care of Claire after getting to know him. Some basic survival rules, taboos, and unspoken rules on the set are explained to prevent newcomer Claire from bumping into her seniors, having conflicts with inconspicuous but important staff members, etc.

This knowledge and industry access is exactly what Claire needs urgently. If you want to go on in this industry safely, you can’t just rely on your acting skills. If you don’t know how to be a good person, you will offend the makeup artist, lighting artist, prop artist and other staff. They have 10,000 ways to make your acting skills flawless. Play everywhere.

Let’s talk about the lighting engineer. He can change you from a beauty to an ugly person by just slightly changing the lighting angle, leaving you with nowhere to reason.

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“Well, thank you Mr. David. I don’t have an agent yet, and I plan to find one to help me. I don’t know which agency companies are more suitable for newcomers like me. You can tell me Are you talking about it?”

“To put it simply, the Hollywood agency companies are [one lineage and two giants]. Three companies control the absolute market share. I think if you want to choose an agent, it is best to choose among these three.” ”

Then , which three companies are these?”

“One line is WME (William Morris Agency), which is the first entertainment agency in Hollywood and even the United States. Hollywood superstars such as Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe have He is a contracted actor under the company. So in terms of resources and connections, WME is very strong. However, in the past two years, WME’s top management has changed frequently, personnel have come and gone, and the company has been in great turmoil. I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, so you have to pay attention. ”

Yes!”

“WME, just listen and understand. They rarely sign new talent directly, which is more difficult. I will focus on the [two giants].” ”

These [two giants] are CAA (Innovative Artist Agency) Company) and ICM (International Innovation Management Company), these two companies were established almost in the same year. The founder of CAA was a new company established after leaving WME, so compared to WME’s older independent management model, the transformation It becomes a model where one star corresponds to five agents. These five agents can respectively serve you in advertising, scripts, film and television, or other aspects of work. This is very popular with actors.” "Sounds very good

. "Claire touched her chin and said with interest, “Mr. David, let’s talk about another ICM.” ”

ICM, you see there is the word international in the name of his company. As the name suggests, their company is in It is the best in terms of internationalization. There are many stars from the UK, France, Spain and Italy in continental Europe who want to come to Hollywood and most of them have signed financial contracts with ICM. And they also have strong connections and resources overseas. ”

I listened to the three companies introduced by Mr. David. In contrast, Claire personally prefers CAA. Although WME is currently very powerful, its organizational structure has shown shortcomings. Moreover, high-level changes are frequent and unstable.

Claire had heard of the company CAA in her previous life, which proves that the company’s development is not bad even in the 21st century. And CAA’s one-to-many mode has obvious advantages.

In addition, ICM’s overseas advantages did not match Claire’s needs, so they were not considered.

Claire sorted out her thoughts and said, “Mr. David, thank you for your explanation. I am more interested in CAA. Could you please communicate with me on the front line?” “Haha, I’m sorry about

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that, Claire.” David gave a rare smile. , “I am humble and cannot help you. However, you can ask Ms. Carroll, I believe she will be willing to help you!” While refusing, David also kindly pointed out a clear path.

“No matter what, thank you Mr. David. If it weren’t for you, I would still have a black eye!” …

The

next day at the crew lunch, Claire ran to screenwriter Carroll.

“Screenwriter Carroll, good afternoon.” Claire was a little embarrassed. After all, his relationship with screenwriter Carroll was not as close as with Steve.

“Well, you reminded me last time to find a professional agent to help me take care of related matters. After I went back, I seriously considered it, but…”

Screenwriter Carroll smiled and nodded, gesturing for Claire to continue.

“But…I don’t have any connections at the moment. I don’t know who to look for or where to look. I’m worried about being cheated…well…well, I recently asked about CAA and I think it’s pretty good. If you know anyone My agent, can you help me get in touch… and consult!”

Claire said in a roundabout way, but Carol, as a senior practitioner in the film and television industry, naturally understood it immediately.

“Haha, yes. My literary contract is also signed to CAA. I’ll ask my agent to see if he has a suitable agent willing to sign you.” “Thank you so much! Sorry to trouble you!

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Days on the set go on as usual. On days when there is no drama, Claire either catches up on homework or goes to the swimming pool to maintain the feeling of swimming. There will be junior swimming championships in California next year, and Claire plans to participate. As long as you win the award, there will be no problem in entering high school.

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After waiting for about a week, Carroll’s screenwriter gave him a phone number and an address to find a woman named Roxy Ferguson.

So, she made a phone call to make an appointment, and one afternoon when she wasn’t filming, Claire took a taxi from Universal’s studio to San Francisco. CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, but it also has an office in San Francisco.

This is an office building, and the nameplate in the lobby on the first floor shows that CAA’s office is on the 17th floor.

Sitting across from Roxy Ferguson’s desk, Claire looked at the woman across from her.

Well, surprisingly young. On the way here, he thought Ms. Roxy was in her forties, with short hair, a windy walk, and a capable look.

But Roxy, who was opposite her, seemed to be in her early 30s. Because Western women generally tend to age quickly, Claire couldn’t guess her age.

She has smooth, medium-length blond hair and a pretty face. It seems that there is no problem in debuting.

As Claire watched Roxy carefully, Roxy was sizing up Claire.

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