The audition
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Carlos: Danny! Did you hear the crazy-big news?
Danny: What’s up?
Carlos: A production company is filming a knock-off of a popular young adult in town, and they’re casting local actors in small parts!
Danny: That’s cool! Wait... knock-off?
Carlos: Well... it’s kind of called The Starving Sports... But don’t laugh! A lot of actors get their starts in movies like this!
Danny: Are you going to audition for a role in the movie?
Carlos: I really, really want to, but I’m also worried about blowing it. What if this is my one chance at going Hollywood? Maybe if I had somewhere nice to run my lines, I’d be more focused!
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Carlos: ‘I don’t like the feeling of this place. We shouldn’t be here.’
Danny: Oh... I guess I can look around for someplace else...
Carlos: ...what? No! This amphitheater is perfect! The lighting is dramatic, and the acoustics are phenomenal!
Danny: But you just said...
Carlos: I know! I was practicing lines from the script!
Carlos: The scene takes place just after the end of Act One. Liam and Karinna have been sent to the Aegis as Sacrifices for the Bloodsports. I’m going to say my line first. ‘I don’t like the feeling of this place. We shouldn’t be here.’ And then you say...
Danny: ‘It’s not like we had a choice! It’s just bad luck that we were selected to represent our precincts in the Killoseum.’
Carlos: ‘May fortune ever be your companion.’ Hmm... is the delivery on that last line working for you?
Danny: It’s pretty good, but maybe you should try it with a different attitude. You should make it sound more angry.
Carlos: Okay, I can do that. What about this? ‘May FORTUNE ever be your companion.’
Danny: I love it! When it’s angry like that, I can feel your character raging against the unjustness of an indifferent, cruel world! Think you’re ready to audition?
Carlos: Not yet... I’ve got my lines down cold, but I still don’t look the part. Casting directors need to know you can act, but they also need to visualize you in the role!
Requirements
Maya: Did somebody say ‘makeover’? Or possibly even just think about a makeover? ...because I’m in!
Carlos: Thanks for helping out, Maya!
Maya: No problem! Danny told me about the audition, and I’m dying to help you pick out clothes!
Carlos: ...really?
Maya: Absolutely! Post-apocalyptic dystopia is a trendy look right now! Now what were you thinking? ‘Tribute on Fire’ or ‘Coal Miner Chic’?
Carlos: I’m not sure. Danny, what do you think?
Danny: Coal Miner Chic!
Maya: Ooh! Good choice! Carlos is going to look so rugged! Now come with me, and we’ll get dressed!
Time - 6 hours
Carlos: So how do I look in my new outfit?
Danny: Amazing... that grey top with black flecks makes you look fresh from the coal mines...
Maya: You definitely look like a subject from Precinct 12!
Carlos: Awesome! I’m almost ready for the audition!
Danny: ...almost?
Carlos: I still need to get some new headshots. The only ones I have now are old... like baby food commercial old.
Danny: So you need new pictures taken?
Carlos: Desperately...
Danny: I bet someone at school could help with that.
Requirements
Madison: Hey, Carlos, are you ready for your close-up?
Carlos: Absolutely! Thanks for helping me with my new headshots, Madison!
Madison: Are you kidding? What artist couldn’t use a few more portraits in their portfolio? Let’s try out a few poses! First, be fierce like a lion!
Carlos: ROWR!
Madison: Now be a lumberjack and a pirate!
Carlos: TIMBARRRR!
Madison: And now for the big finish, uh... Danny, do you have any suggestions for the last pose?
Danny: I think Carlos should concentrate on a scene from the film. Maybe a scene with a lot of action!
Carlos: ‘The Aegis may have taken our freedom... but they will not take our will to fight!’
Madison: Ooh! That pose is very dramatic! You looks so... commanding!
Carlos: Great! Let’s send a print to the Casting Director ASAP!
Time - 8 hours
Carlos: Danny! The new headshot was a huge success! The Casting Director called me up the second it crossed her desk! I’m going in to audition in just a few minutes!
Danny: Are you ready?
Carlos: I sure hope so...
Danny: So Carlos, how’d the audition go?
Carlos: I... I’m still in shock! The Director said I nailed the look of a Sacrifice fresh from Precinct 12! Then he cast me in a major supporting role!
Danny: Congratulations! You deserve it!
Carlos: Yeah... there’s just one problem. When I was walking out, I heard the Location Scout talking with the Producer... Apparently, they haven’t found a spot to film the climatic battle scene. If they can’t find the right location, they may have to move the whole shoot to a different town.
Danny: That doesn’t sound good...
Carlos: No kidding! If that happens, they’ll recast my past with someone new!
Requirements
Danny: So what do you think about filming the battle scene here?
Carlos: It’s wide open, and there’s a service road to bring in dollies, cranes, and craft services...
Danny: ...craft services?
Carlos: They’ve got the table with all the crackers, candy, and sodas on it. Acting rhymes with snackting for a reason! But the point is, when I told the Location Scout about this spot, she totally flipped! The movie is staying in town for sure!
Danny: So when do you film your scenes?
Carlos: It’s hard to tell. Most of my lines happen during the Bloodsports, and we can’t film those scenes without finding extras to fill in the background!
Danny: That shouldn’t be too hard. Who wouldn’t want to be in a movie?
Carlos: Tell that to the Casting Director! She’s having a lot of trouble finding the right mix of types!
Requirements
Alexandra: Sweet! You’re saying I get to be in a movie?
Berry: And me too? What do we have to do?
Carlos: Pick a weapon, and then join the rest of the extras on the field of battle!
Alexandra: Awesome! You have my bow!
Berry: And my... uh, what is this thing, anyway? A mace? You have my mace, I guess.
Carlos: Thanks for all your help, Danny! The Casting Director said the extras you selected were perfect... And as special thanks for all your help, she wanted to do something special just for you!
Danny: What do you mean?
Carlos: You get your own featured death scene!
Time - 10 hours
Danny: This battle scene is epic! There must be a hundred Sacrifices trying to win the Starving Sports!
Carlos: Yeah, I thought you’d like it! Now get ready! When the camera pans this way, I’m going to stab you with this fake sword, and then you pretend to die... ready? ‘FOR PRECINCT 12!’
Danny: Hrrk... I may die... but I have died... for a cause... Ask yourself... what do you live for? ...
Carlos: ...and CUT! Wow! You really worked that death scene!
Danny: ...too much?
Carlos: No way! You made sure that they had a lot of footage of you. That means you’ll make it into the final cut of the film for sure!
Danny: Cool!
Carlos: I need to go finish my close-ups, but I wanted to thank you again. I never would’ve gotten this opportunity without your help!
Danny: No problem!
Carlos: Oh, and Danny... ‘May FORTUNE ever be your companion.’
- Have 1 Artist Hangout
- Have 1 Prep Hangout
Carlos: Danny! Did you hear the crazy-big news?
Danny: What’s up?
Carlos: A production company is filming a knock-off of a popular young adult in town, and they’re casting local actors in small parts!
Danny: That’s cool! Wait... knock-off?
Carlos: Well... it’s kind of called The Starving Sports... But don’t laugh! A lot of actors get their starts in movies like this!
Danny: Are you going to audition for a role in the movie?
Carlos: I really, really want to, but I’m also worried about blowing it. What if this is my one chance at going Hollywood? Maybe if I had somewhere nice to run my lines, I’d be more focused!
Requirements
- Have 15 Concrete Paths
Carlos: ‘I don’t like the feeling of this place. We shouldn’t be here.’
Danny: Oh... I guess I can look around for someplace else...
Carlos: ...what? No! This amphitheater is perfect! The lighting is dramatic, and the acoustics are phenomenal!
Danny: But you just said...
Carlos: I know! I was practicing lines from the script!
Carlos: The scene takes place just after the end of Act One. Liam and Karinna have been sent to the Aegis as Sacrifices for the Bloodsports. I’m going to say my line first. ‘I don’t like the feeling of this place. We shouldn’t be here.’ And then you say...
Danny: ‘It’s not like we had a choice! It’s just bad luck that we were selected to represent our precincts in the Killoseum.’
Carlos: ‘May fortune ever be your companion.’ Hmm... is the delivery on that last line working for you?
Danny: It’s pretty good, but maybe you should try it with a different attitude. You should make it sound more angry.
Carlos: Okay, I can do that. What about this? ‘May FORTUNE ever be your companion.’
Danny: I love it! When it’s angry like that, I can feel your character raging against the unjustness of an indifferent, cruel world! Think you’re ready to audition?
Carlos: Not yet... I’ve got my lines down cold, but I still don’t look the part. Casting directors need to know you can act, but they also need to visualize you in the role!
Requirements
- Danny
- Carlos
- A Level 5+ Prep (Maya)
Maya: Did somebody say ‘makeover’? Or possibly even just think about a makeover? ...because I’m in!
Carlos: Thanks for helping out, Maya!
Maya: No problem! Danny told me about the audition, and I’m dying to help you pick out clothes!
Carlos: ...really?
Maya: Absolutely! Post-apocalyptic dystopia is a trendy look right now! Now what were you thinking? ‘Tribute on Fire’ or ‘Coal Miner Chic’?
Carlos: I’m not sure. Danny, what do you think?
Danny: Coal Miner Chic!
Maya: Ooh! Good choice! Carlos is going to look so rugged! Now come with me, and we’ll get dressed!
Time - 6 hours
Carlos: So how do I look in my new outfit?
Danny: Amazing... that grey top with black flecks makes you look fresh from the coal mines...
Maya: You definitely look like a subject from Precinct 12!
Carlos: Awesome! I’m almost ready for the audition!
Danny: ...almost?
Carlos: I still need to get some new headshots. The only ones I have now are old... like baby food commercial old.
Danny: So you need new pictures taken?
Carlos: Desperately...
Danny: I bet someone at school could help with that.
Requirements
- Danny
- Carlos
- A Level 4+ Artist (Madison)
Madison: Hey, Carlos, are you ready for your close-up?
Carlos: Absolutely! Thanks for helping me with my new headshots, Madison!
Madison: Are you kidding? What artist couldn’t use a few more portraits in their portfolio? Let’s try out a few poses! First, be fierce like a lion!
Carlos: ROWR!
Madison: Now be a lumberjack and a pirate!
Carlos: TIMBARRRR!
Madison: And now for the big finish, uh... Danny, do you have any suggestions for the last pose?
Danny: I think Carlos should concentrate on a scene from the film. Maybe a scene with a lot of action!
Carlos: ‘The Aegis may have taken our freedom... but they will not take our will to fight!’
Madison: Ooh! That pose is very dramatic! You looks so... commanding!
Carlos: Great! Let’s send a print to the Casting Director ASAP!
Time - 8 hours
Carlos: Danny! The new headshot was a huge success! The Casting Director called me up the second it crossed her desk! I’m going in to audition in just a few minutes!
Danny: Are you ready?
Carlos: I sure hope so...
Danny: So Carlos, how’d the audition go?
Carlos: I... I’m still in shock! The Director said I nailed the look of a Sacrifice fresh from Precinct 12! Then he cast me in a major supporting role!
Danny: Congratulations! You deserve it!
Carlos: Yeah... there’s just one problem. When I was walking out, I heard the Location Scout talking with the Producer... Apparently, they haven’t found a spot to film the climatic battle scene. If they can’t find the right location, they may have to move the whole shoot to a different town.
Danny: That doesn’t sound good...
Carlos: No kidding! If that happens, they’ll recast my past with someone new!
Requirements
- Add a plot of land
- Level Carlos
Danny: So what do you think about filming the battle scene here?
Carlos: It’s wide open, and there’s a service road to bring in dollies, cranes, and craft services...
Danny: ...craft services?
Carlos: They’ve got the table with all the crackers, candy, and sodas on it. Acting rhymes with snackting for a reason! But the point is, when I told the Location Scout about this spot, she totally flipped! The movie is staying in town for sure!
Danny: So when do you film your scenes?
Carlos: It’s hard to tell. Most of my lines happen during the Bloodsports, and we can’t film those scenes without finding extras to fill in the background!
Danny: That shouldn’t be too hard. Who wouldn’t want to be in a movie?
Carlos: Tell that to the Casting Director! She’s having a lot of trouble finding the right mix of types!
Requirements
- Carlos
- A Classmate Except Danny (Alexandra)
- A Classmate Except Danny (Berry)
Alexandra: Sweet! You’re saying I get to be in a movie?
Berry: And me too? What do we have to do?
Carlos: Pick a weapon, and then join the rest of the extras on the field of battle!
Alexandra: Awesome! You have my bow!
Berry: And my... uh, what is this thing, anyway? A mace? You have my mace, I guess.
Carlos: Thanks for all your help, Danny! The Casting Director said the extras you selected were perfect... And as special thanks for all your help, she wanted to do something special just for you!
Danny: What do you mean?
Carlos: You get your own featured death scene!
Time - 10 hours
Danny: This battle scene is epic! There must be a hundred Sacrifices trying to win the Starving Sports!
Carlos: Yeah, I thought you’d like it! Now get ready! When the camera pans this way, I’m going to stab you with this fake sword, and then you pretend to die... ready? ‘FOR PRECINCT 12!’
Danny: Hrrk... I may die... but I have died... for a cause... Ask yourself... what do you live for? ...
Carlos: ...and CUT! Wow! You really worked that death scene!
Danny: ...too much?
Carlos: No way! You made sure that they had a lot of footage of you. That means you’ll make it into the final cut of the film for sure!
Danny: Cool!
Carlos: I need to go finish my close-ups, but I wanted to thank you again. I never would’ve gotten this opportunity without your help!
Danny: No problem!
Carlos: Oh, and Danny... ‘May FORTUNE ever be your companion.’