As the female lead in the MV, Eve behaved gracefully. She didn't act timidly at all under the scrutinizing gazes of others.
In her past life, although she hadn't played a leading role, there would still be a bunch of crew members and extras watching when she was filming.
If she couldn't handle this normally, how could she even talk about acting!
"I'm honored to star in NSYNC's new MV. The song we just heard will surely make the whole world dance along. It's so catchy. I can't wait to go to the record store to buy a cassette and listen to it over and over again."
She wasn't exaggerating at all. This song really had a strong rhythm and a catchy effect. Now her mind was full of the three words "bye-bye-bye".
Jeff burst out laughing. "I like this girl. You really picked the right person."
Robert couldn't agree more. In Hollywood, it's not enough to be good-looking. Emotional intelligence is very important!
The five young men who had just finished their energetic dance came out of the rotating room, panting. Their assistants immediately handed them clean white towels.
"Take a five-minute break. Come and meet the female lead of your MV." Jeff called the energetic young men over and introduced them to each other.
They might have rested for less than six hours before they started practicing their dance moves again in that rotating device, just to present the best dance postures and effects during the shooting.
Fortunately, Eve had read the profiles of these guys on Yahoo before. Otherwise, she really wouldn't have been able to recognize the other four.
Chris, with brown hair, looked the oldest and had an air of being the big brother. He said to the camera behind him in an exaggerated way, "This is the girl who will be in the MV. You've got to see how hot she is!"
The camera with the MTV logo turned its lens towards Eve. She had actually noticed it but controlled the urge to look at the camera and pretended it wasn't there.
NSYNC were all Americans, but they became famous first in Germany and Europe and then returned to the mainstream spotlight in the United States. MTV would be filming the behind-the-scenes footage of "Bye Bye Bye" as a documentary and would broadcast it during the program.
"Hello!" Joey, who was in charge of the baritone, let out an excited high pitch from his throat. "You look as beautiful as in the pictures."
Justin, the youngest, was extremely active. He brought the MTV cameraman to Eve and said, "This is the girl who will be chasing us all the time. So cool! Why don't you introduce yourself?"
Eve knew it was the boys' kindness. Although she wasn't sure if this part would be cut out of the documentary, she still waved at the camera and showed a sweet smile.
"Hello everyone, I'm Eve Campbell, a new actress for now. But I don't know the script of the MV yet. Shooting an MV with NSYNC is the greatest experience ever. It's amazing! They're a great group. My friends and I like them very much..."
An actor shouldn't have just one face. Now Eve was playing the normal appearance of an almost twenty-two-year-old American girl, sunny and cheerful with the shyness of facing the camera for the first time.
Chance, with blonde hair and emerald green eyes, looked at Eve and urged Chris beside him, "Will you ask her out to play tonight?"
"Of course not. We have to stay up late to shoot the MV tonight." Chris was just looking at the girl not far away with an admiring gaze. Now they were a youth idol group and couldn't act recklessly.
Otherwise, if a scandal broke out, it would be a fatal blow to the group.
"That's such a pity. I bet she would say yes if you invited her." Chance and Justin were actually members of the Mickey Mouse Club.
Now they were in the same group again, having seen everything in Hollywood long ago.
Who knew that Justin spoke up beside them, "I don't think so. She seems to like me more. She's already looked at my hair several times. It seems she likes it a lot."
Just at that moment, the agent clapped his hands and said, "Now the director will explain the script and key points of shooting the MV to everyone. I hope we can finish the shooting quickly. Nobody wants to do it over and over again, right?"
Director Richard was wearing a hat of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the American Professional Baseball League, with a pair of headphones hanging around his neck. There was also a small whiteboard behind him, on which were pinned a stack of manuscripts with different patterns drawn on them.
Eve was self-aware and didn't go to the MTV camera to steal the spotlight. Instead, she quietly picked up the printed script.
The whole MV was divided into five different scenes, and she needed to appear in four of them. The only one she didn't need to be in was the initial rotating room.
Since the MV serves the song, there can't be any lines. So when shooting, there's no need to memorize lines. One only needs to show the character through actions and expressions.
"The song 'Bye Bye Bye' tells the story of a boy who is unwilling to be manipulated by a girl and plans to break up and leave.
The MV tells the story of the girl who plays with you like a puppet master on the stage, and then you break free from the shackles and escape. But then you are chased by the girl in various places, including in train carriages, on lakeside roads, and in late-night warehouses..."
As the director was speaking, he showed the storyboard scripts pinned on the whiteboard to these young men, which could help them better understand the story plot and the shooting requirements.
These storyboard scripts were all drawn by the director himself bit by bit by hand, looking very vivid and detailed.
The original owner had studied directing, so Eve accepted it very quickly and soon understood the corresponding plot.
Since there were five people in the group, Eve would have different partners in different scenes.
In the whole story, although the female lead was the villain, the scene and costume design really caught Eve's eye. She was definitely a charming woman, wearing leather pants and a leather jacket, holding two fierce black German Shepherds in her hands, looking heroic and cool!
Just after the scenes were assigned, Justin turned his head and said in a low voice, "Eve, you must hold on to the rope when we're shooting later. I'm worried those German Shepherds will pounce on me."
"Don't worry. I'm strong." Eve completely ignored her friend Jessica's advice. She really didn't want to ask for group photos in public. It would be okay when the MV shooting was finished. It was normal to take photos when everyone was about to part.
The guys of NSYNC all looked a bit tired. Becoming famous wasn't an easy thing. They had only slept for a few hours and then had to do high-intensity shooting.
They had only rested for such a short while before they quickly touched up their makeup and went back into the rotating device to continue shooting.
As for Eve, she was led by the costume designer to try on clothes. She had two sets of clothes to change into. One was a cool summer outfit, and the other was a cool and black reflective leather jacket and pants that were a bit difficult to put on.
It was impossible to customize clothes for a new actress. Eve could only pick the right size from a whole bunch of hangers.
Fortunately, her figure was quite standard, and she could basically fit into most of the clothes.
When she opened the curtain and came out, wearing pencil pants and a cool off-the-shoulder top, with her shoulder-length blonde hair flying in the wind, the costume designer nodded with satisfaction.
"That's the set!" Director Richard made the decision. "While they're getting familiar with the device, we'll shoot first."
"Shoot the theater part first?" Eve had already memorized the story thoroughly and knew exactly which parts.
Richard nodded. "Yes, over there. We'll combine the scene of you manipulating the puppets with them through the montage editing technique."
Hearing this, Eve came to a scaled-down theater stage. She took two cross-shaped string puppets handed to her by the staff and placed them on the small and delicate stage. The camera was aimed at her and the strings in her hands, using the visual difference to make her look like a giant.
Later, the puppets below would be replaced by the five members of NSYNC. They would be hung by ropes on the real theater stage to dance and make some movements of being manipulated.
"Have fun. Just smile later." Richard instructed.
Then the clapperboard operator started the slate and shouted, "Action!"
Eve knew what kind of woman this story wanted to portray.
So she acted effortlessly, controlling the strings with her hands up and down, with joy and mischief in her eyes and a smile on her lips, giving a naughty feeling.
She was like a queen who toyed with men in the palm of her hand!
"You're doing great. That's the feeling!"
Richard exclaimed from behind the monitor. He had thought this actress was chosen for her looks, but he didn't expect her acting skills to be no worse than those of veteran actors.
Just a moment ago, she was chatting happily with the costume designer and the makeup artist, and in the blink of an eye, she had become a charming and powerful queen.
It seemed that she wouldn't hold up the progress of the crew.
Now Richard was actually starting to worry that when NSYNC were acting with her alone later, would their limelight be stolen? That wouldn't be a good thing!
She was very domineering when shooting alone, but she had to rein it in a bit when shooting together.
Otherwise, the record company might cut out her scenes and not let her affect the boys. Because this was to promote their work, not Eve's performance show.
So Richard came to Eve and said calmly, "Girl, I know you can act. But to be honest with you, we don't need someone who acts too well. Do you understand what I mean?
When you're shooting with Chris, Joey and the others later, try not to act too well. Just act like a new actress."
Eve was a bit confused. She nodded blankly.
It's not okay to act badly, and it's even worse to act too well. Being an actor is really difficult.
At the same time, she also understood what Director Richard meant. She was nominally the female lead, but actually just a supporting character on the fringes. She couldn't overshadow the boys and steal their spotlight!
"Thank you, Director. I understood. I'll definitely pay attention later."
"You're a very capable actor. You belong on the big screen. Shooting an MV isn't suitable for you."
Eve was glad that the people she had met so far were all pretty nice. Otherwise, if they didn't say a word and she found that her scenes were cut down to just a back view when watching the MV, it wouldn't be strange at all.翻译帮我写作图像生成AI 搜索AI 阅读音乐生成解题答疑更多