The director took note of the confidence behind the woman's voice. 'Let's hope she isn't a bust.' She was inwardly praying...
Stella came dressed in a comfortable jumper and loose leggings. That had initially surprised the famous and experienced director. An audition would be where people try to impress others with their looks and skill. Appearance is everything, some say, the investors beside her seemed entirely disinterested. There was nothing flashy going on and they were just watching so they don't seem to be rude...
But her clothing didn't hide her presence or attractive face. Just the confidence and inviting look in Stella's eyes had made the director intrigued. Being able to entrance a person with just your eyes was something special, eyes can be used in many facial expressions and can be crucial to making a character seem alive.
"I would like you to attempt scene 2." The director gave her the most difficult scene.
This director... Could be called unorthodox, she always released the scenes used in auditions to the public, allowing everyone to learn the scene, and maybe even influence them to try audition...
Stella nodded slightly, her confidence shattered as she took on a meek look in her aura. She seemed to be terrified, but not cowardly, she would look up, but not directly into anyone's eyes. But something that couldn't be hidden...
"Nobility." The director mumbled. After hours of grueling auditions with a woman using money as a sign of nobility. There was finally a person who understood the true meaning!
Nobility wasn't money, snobbiness, the dominance of others, or the ability to control others. It was the innate aura, a person in their presence might not notice that the person was born from a wealthy family, but looking at the smallest of signals, hand placement, speech, facial expression, feet placement it can become blatantly clear. To the director, this showed the innate nobility of people, how no matter the situation, their actions can't change their habits.
The character Stella was auditioning for was a fallen noble, she had lost her family due to war and now she had no way to care for herself, now she ended up being the maid of the main character, a close advisor as only she knew her past, being able to support her in crucial points.
"I apologize sir, I won't do it again." Stella's voice stupified the Director, even bringing the investors out of their boredom.
Why? That was simple, she answered using a completely different accent from how she just spoke...
When she answered the director she had a distinct accent from Country T, cool and relatively lower pitched compared to other countries in the area.
But the voice she just used was higher pitched, closer to foreign accents in Country F, a country famed for being extremely equal and dominant power. It was often hard for females to fake their accents due to such a difference in how their accents sounded.
(If that isn't enough, imagine a person who can only speak English suddenly speak a foreign language in an English accent and vice versa, it is like that in the story here with Country T and Country F. Sorry if it sounded so confusing to people...)
Country F's accent was too difficult to fully use as someone from Country T, the best they could do was learn the language and accents over the decades...
The investors then became completely invested in this woman. How could she speak such a strong accent? Even they couldn't speak a single word as Country F also taught their language in education, meaning that knowing the way to speak was obsolete.
The director's eyes were sparkling, it was exactly what she wanted!
*Clap* *Clap* Just Stella was going to continue she heard claps from the director, her entire countenance changed immediately, as she looked up to her, seemingly slightly confused.
"Congratulations Stella, the role of 'Annie' is yours." The director announced confidently.
The investors had nothing to say... They gave her full control and could only listen to what she said...
"Thank you." Stella gave a light smile, losing her noble aura and replaced with a slightly confident, while also quiet outlook.
"I can see that you are very skilled, just the speed you can adapt to your role was impressive, but you understood the idea of nobility much better than those pompous whores." This director had a direct and foul mouth...
Stella analyzed the female director for a split second, she seemed extremely professional and didn't show anything inappropriate, she ket her hair tied and her suit and tie on. She was slightly taller than Stella, making it a little funny how she was well-known for being one of the worst directors to work under...
She had the well-known nickname of the 'Empress' she didn't accept anything but the best, and only one person was ever seen to be given the honor of being subject to her smile... Her husband. She kept herself hidden from prying eyes, but that didn't keep her from having a massive impact on the film industry.
She revolutionized scripts and how directors are supposed to act, gone were the days of the director often abusing their power over the artists. Now they stood at an equal footing, she was fair. But she did her job and expected others to perform, also being female caused a boom of popularity for her, not just for fans of her films, but also budding directors.
Not everyone was on good terms with her, but she made it clear to people. She didn't care.
"Let me formally introduce myself, my name's Florence Hui, those two gentlemen beside me are just the investors of the shoot. As you know this shoot is in 4 parts to be sold as a collection. In the 30 seconds of advertisement, you need to sell a story to 2 other people. I hope you understand what you have gotten yourself into." Florence gave an extremely brief overview of what she wanted...
Stella was impressed with her aggressive style, she was directing this advertisement and no one who wasn't qualified could change her ideas...
"I understand, I will be free between 4pm and 6pm on all days." Stella replied, giving a strange piece of information.
The investor's faces morphed. How rude! Just a new time actor and she has already placed demands...
Florence merely raised her eyebrows and wryly smiled, showing an attractive look. "Alright, I see you are busy during those other times. That'll be fine for me but be careful in the future." Florence gave her acknowledgment alongside a small tip.
Stella left after confirming how to contact her. She left the building as her eyes became blinded by the sunlight. "It would be interesting to know how long they will hide for." Stella mumbled as she put a small smile on her face and disappeared into the crowd...