Neilson Black
08-22-2014, 04:12 PM
"It would be nice to have someone around" she thought as she read through the latest script her agent sent her. It was a bulky script, a good 140 pages. She was on page 44 as that was the section the audition required her to prepare for. Her long blonde hair was shaggy and her perfect slim frame complimented the small plate of the half finished dinner next to her. The flat she lived in was a cool Victorian 1 bedroom in Islington. She was proud she had bought the place and was now on the ladder, the small fortunes she earn't through her acting had got her there.
Her name was Yeva, Ukrainian. She was thirty one and had been acting since she was eleven. The role she was preparing for was a twenty five high school drop out wanting to get a degree named Kim. Yeva read over the lines again and again in her head. Kim was the lead and her opposite was a man called Barry who was the same age, it was a love story. Yeva loved the character, but she felt sad because she was lonely. She loved her acting more than anything else and was the only thing she ever wanted to do, however she had been single for years and hadn't seen her family or friends for a long time too. It was getting to her a lot, but she always remained strong because as an A-lister in the making, she knew her tornado of a work schedule was the cruel price she had to pay.
Yeva went into the front room and started acting the scene out, playing the role of both characters, it was her unique process which got her into character, improved her acting skills and made her remember the lines better. She did the scene over and over again and felt comfortable with Kim, but not with Barry. She stopped and had a moment to think what the problem was... it was Barry. Usually when she was auditioning for a lead role which had a male opposite, she would envision the man; what he would be like, what he looked like, what he sounded like, how he smelt. This gave her more power to bring her character to life. Usually characters like Barry, the visionary image would be someone such as Johnny Depp or Bradley Cooper, but for some reason the imaginary man would not appear and it was frustrating her.
Yeva walked into her room and got into bed. Usually by this time she would have forgotten about the audition and would switch off, but the practice sessions were bugging her. "Oh well" she thought and would go to the audition the next day and hope for the best, but at the same time it was a really big project so there was a lot on the line. Yeva looked at the pictures of her family and her best friends on the table next to the bed and she smiled. Then she rested her head on the pillow and looked the other way. It seemed like decades when a man slept next to her. Moving to England and cracking the film industry was her dream and hopefully meeting a man in the business was a dream of almost equal measure. It hadn't happened and it seemed like God was making her wait, but she had been waiting for so long.
The audition was for 9am and Yeva was waiting at Kings Cross Station for the national rail to go to South London. Nerves were kicking in. Even though she was a relatively big name in the industry, she always still got nervous when auditioning, especially when the director behind the project she was going for was Martin Scorsese. And she still hadn't found the visionary image of Barry and it was pissing her off.
On the train, Yeva could have been taken for as a nut job, probably because she wasn't reading one of those Metro newspapers the way nine till fivers do on commute who were all around her. She was going over the lines in her head and acting the role out by miming the words. Commuters looked at her like she was a weirdo whilst sweating in their suits and stressed out about the board room meeting that morning. Yeva didn't give a ****, she was in character and nothing else existed at that moment.
Yeva morphed out of character and had a break. She felt confident enough for the audition and seemed ready, but it was Barry, she still felt incomplete. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw a man, the poster man type, tall, chiseled featured and dark haired. He took all of Yeva's attention and she mesmerized by him. "That's it" she thought as if a light bulb had turned on "It is him". The man also seemed totally different to everyone else on the train; he wasn't in a suit, he had his headphones in, there was something different about him, something interesting like he was up to something. He was the type of person Yeva thought she had seen somewhere but couldn't figure out where. Strangely enough he seemed a lot like her.
Yeva looked out of the window like a young girl with a crush, but she didn't know why. She looked back at the man again and it became confirmed; he was Barry's imaginary inspiration and it was love at first sight if Yeva was totally honest with herself. She couldn't stop looking at him, then she realized perhaps that was her problem and the reason why she was single; because she fell too easily, a person who were brilliant at her work, but needy.
Yeva got back into character and practiced with the man as Barry and Pow! It clicked. Yeva could have jumped up and yelped with joy like she had just won the part for a film, but she didn't. She just sat with the biggest of grins knowing she was completely ready for the audition now. She relaxed out of character once more and felt satisfied. But the niggle of love tugged at her heartstrings and she couldn't help to look back at the man once more. When she did, the man caught her eye then Yeva got embarrassed and looked away. "Why" she would later kick herself. It was because she didn't expect it. But it didn't stop her looking again and the man returned the look once more. This time Yeva stood up like a woman and maintained the gaze. The man smiled, so did Yeva then he looked out of his window. Yeva liked him, she wanted to talk to him, but felt how 'normal' is it to look for love on the train, not really. She thought she was falling into the category of people that are on the look out for the 'rush hour crush' and posting there feelings on that column in none other than the Metro newspaper.
Yeva got off the train at her stop and walked ahead. She was trying to keep her head in the game for the audition, but the man was playing on her mind terribly. She wanted to find him and talk to him she fell that badly for him, and just when she was about too the man was in front of her.
"Hi. You are Yeva Gleba aren't you" the man said.
"Yes" Yeva replied.
"I thought so. I recognized you from the movie Scope"
"He recognized me from my movies, wow!" Yeva thought.
"I'm Donzo, I'm an actor too" the man continued.
He offered out his hand and Yeva shook it. She didn't recognize him straight away and then eventually it fell into place, she had seen him from the movies. Donzo was a handsome stage name too, she smirked.
"Your agent told my agent you were preparing for the role of Kim in Marty's new flick" Donzo said.
"Yes, I am" Yeva replied.
"I really hope you get it. I am playing Barry, they cast me last week"
Yeva couldn't believe what was going on. It was as if, if there were ever a sign that things were meant to happen at the right time, it was then.
On set, it was an erotic scene. The set was tightly together; the lights, crew, the props. Yeva and Donzo were on the settee. Yeva was ecstatic to have the role of Kim, she had never had so much fun on a film set before. Marty was behind the camera and was directing the DOP with the next shot, Yeva looked at him and found Mr Scorsese the inspiration of dreams to say the very, very least. She never got too nervous with love making scenes and Donzo was a total gentlemen, always asking her if she was OK. Marty said "action" and Yeva and Donzo got to it - it was passionate. The crew were becoming lost in the heat of the action because it seemed so alive.
Once the take was done, the runner brought the cast their water and the set had a moments break before the next take. Yeva and Donzo looked at each other and there was something between them that made their acting so alive - it was chemistry in real life. Yeva loved acting with Donzo, but also really wanted to date him. Then to her surprise Donzo whispered in her ear and asked her out discreetly. Yeva was ecstatic and said "yes" then they shared a kiss for real and the crew who saw it thought it was a mini rehearsal. When their lips parted, Donzo had sparks in his eyes, he really liked Yeva. And Yeva felt like the luckiest woman on earth. She thought the drastic fantasy of finding love on the train was merely a total farce, however it was partly Donzo that got her the role in the movie in the first place, so it was all meant to be after all.
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Her name was Yeva, Ukrainian. She was thirty one and had been acting since she was eleven. The role she was preparing for was a twenty five high school drop out wanting to get a degree named Kim. Yeva read over the lines again and again in her head. Kim was the lead and her opposite was a man called Barry who was the same age, it was a love story. Yeva loved the character, but she felt sad because she was lonely. She loved her acting more than anything else and was the only thing she ever wanted to do, however she had been single for years and hadn't seen her family or friends for a long time too. It was getting to her a lot, but she always remained strong because as an A-lister in the making, she knew her tornado of a work schedule was the cruel price she had to pay.
Yeva went into the front room and started acting the scene out, playing the role of both characters, it was her unique process which got her into character, improved her acting skills and made her remember the lines better. She did the scene over and over again and felt comfortable with Kim, but not with Barry. She stopped and had a moment to think what the problem was... it was Barry. Usually when she was auditioning for a lead role which had a male opposite, she would envision the man; what he would be like, what he looked like, what he sounded like, how he smelt. This gave her more power to bring her character to life. Usually characters like Barry, the visionary image would be someone such as Johnny Depp or Bradley Cooper, but for some reason the imaginary man would not appear and it was frustrating her.
Yeva walked into her room and got into bed. Usually by this time she would have forgotten about the audition and would switch off, but the practice sessions were bugging her. "Oh well" she thought and would go to the audition the next day and hope for the best, but at the same time it was a really big project so there was a lot on the line. Yeva looked at the pictures of her family and her best friends on the table next to the bed and she smiled. Then she rested her head on the pillow and looked the other way. It seemed like decades when a man slept next to her. Moving to England and cracking the film industry was her dream and hopefully meeting a man in the business was a dream of almost equal measure. It hadn't happened and it seemed like God was making her wait, but she had been waiting for so long.
The audition was for 9am and Yeva was waiting at Kings Cross Station for the national rail to go to South London. Nerves were kicking in. Even though she was a relatively big name in the industry, she always still got nervous when auditioning, especially when the director behind the project she was going for was Martin Scorsese. And she still hadn't found the visionary image of Barry and it was pissing her off.
On the train, Yeva could have been taken for as a nut job, probably because she wasn't reading one of those Metro newspapers the way nine till fivers do on commute who were all around her. She was going over the lines in her head and acting the role out by miming the words. Commuters looked at her like she was a weirdo whilst sweating in their suits and stressed out about the board room meeting that morning. Yeva didn't give a ****, she was in character and nothing else existed at that moment.
Yeva morphed out of character and had a break. She felt confident enough for the audition and seemed ready, but it was Barry, she still felt incomplete. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw a man, the poster man type, tall, chiseled featured and dark haired. He took all of Yeva's attention and she mesmerized by him. "That's it" she thought as if a light bulb had turned on "It is him". The man also seemed totally different to everyone else on the train; he wasn't in a suit, he had his headphones in, there was something different about him, something interesting like he was up to something. He was the type of person Yeva thought she had seen somewhere but couldn't figure out where. Strangely enough he seemed a lot like her.
Yeva looked out of the window like a young girl with a crush, but she didn't know why. She looked back at the man again and it became confirmed; he was Barry's imaginary inspiration and it was love at first sight if Yeva was totally honest with herself. She couldn't stop looking at him, then she realized perhaps that was her problem and the reason why she was single; because she fell too easily, a person who were brilliant at her work, but needy.
Yeva got back into character and practiced with the man as Barry and Pow! It clicked. Yeva could have jumped up and yelped with joy like she had just won the part for a film, but she didn't. She just sat with the biggest of grins knowing she was completely ready for the audition now. She relaxed out of character once more and felt satisfied. But the niggle of love tugged at her heartstrings and she couldn't help to look back at the man once more. When she did, the man caught her eye then Yeva got embarrassed and looked away. "Why" she would later kick herself. It was because she didn't expect it. But it didn't stop her looking again and the man returned the look once more. This time Yeva stood up like a woman and maintained the gaze. The man smiled, so did Yeva then he looked out of his window. Yeva liked him, she wanted to talk to him, but felt how 'normal' is it to look for love on the train, not really. She thought she was falling into the category of people that are on the look out for the 'rush hour crush' and posting there feelings on that column in none other than the Metro newspaper.
Yeva got off the train at her stop and walked ahead. She was trying to keep her head in the game for the audition, but the man was playing on her mind terribly. She wanted to find him and talk to him she fell that badly for him, and just when she was about too the man was in front of her.
"Hi. You are Yeva Gleba aren't you" the man said.
"Yes" Yeva replied.
"I thought so. I recognized you from the movie Scope"
"He recognized me from my movies, wow!" Yeva thought.
"I'm Donzo, I'm an actor too" the man continued.
He offered out his hand and Yeva shook it. She didn't recognize him straight away and then eventually it fell into place, she had seen him from the movies. Donzo was a handsome stage name too, she smirked.
"Your agent told my agent you were preparing for the role of Kim in Marty's new flick" Donzo said.
"Yes, I am" Yeva replied.
"I really hope you get it. I am playing Barry, they cast me last week"
Yeva couldn't believe what was going on. It was as if, if there were ever a sign that things were meant to happen at the right time, it was then.
On set, it was an erotic scene. The set was tightly together; the lights, crew, the props. Yeva and Donzo were on the settee. Yeva was ecstatic to have the role of Kim, she had never had so much fun on a film set before. Marty was behind the camera and was directing the DOP with the next shot, Yeva looked at him and found Mr Scorsese the inspiration of dreams to say the very, very least. She never got too nervous with love making scenes and Donzo was a total gentlemen, always asking her if she was OK. Marty said "action" and Yeva and Donzo got to it - it was passionate. The crew were becoming lost in the heat of the action because it seemed so alive.
Once the take was done, the runner brought the cast their water and the set had a moments break before the next take. Yeva and Donzo looked at each other and there was something between them that made their acting so alive - it was chemistry in real life. Yeva loved acting with Donzo, but also really wanted to date him. Then to her surprise Donzo whispered in her ear and asked her out discreetly. Yeva was ecstatic and said "yes" then they shared a kiss for real and the crew who saw it thought it was a mini rehearsal. When their lips parted, Donzo had sparks in his eyes, he really liked Yeva. And Yeva felt like the luckiest woman on earth. She thought the drastic fantasy of finding love on the train was merely a total farce, however it was partly Donzo that got her the role in the movie in the first place, so it was all meant to be after all.
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