I discreetly studied the movements of hundreds of potential actors and actresses who roamed the subway, until my camera stopped on her. Elegant and sophisticated. I called her Brenda Wilson, and I gave her the lead role in the movie I wanted to do.
Brenda thoughtfully on the platform, sitting cross-legged already inside the car, strolling down the street. First shots, all of them exceptional.
I waited for her every day in the subway and got off after her, to continue with the street scenes. He had not chosen wrong, it seemed that Brenda worked as a lawyer in an office in the capital, a very cinematic performance. The script could be: Despite his youth, his talent had led him to positions of greater responsibility within the firm called… Mithes & Doherty, for example, where he led the defense of… Miguel Casanova. Yes, a Hispanic name for the drug dealer role.
One morning I forced a conversation with Brenda. I asked him for information on the most remote street in town. Under my handbag the target caught all his gestures. Great close-ups and his recorded voice.
But it required more action, interaction with other characters. I came up with the solution when I heard her make a date on her cell phone to have dinner with a guy. At the same time I also went. I looked for a table with good visibility towards his. The scene seemed fundamental to me, a crucial meeting with Miguel Casanova himself.
It couldn't have been better. As they left the restaurant, Brenda and Miguel argued, and she ran away. From then on, Casanova's henchmen would harass her so that she would not reveal everything she had learned about their dirty business.
__ I'm sorry, the story may be good, but the actress doesn't convince me, she overreacts. Boy, it's not easy to get a good actor. Friends are not a good resource, even if they are cheap. '
Disenchanted, I took the subway on the way home. How could you argue over acting in a real character? Although, he might be right. Many times I had thought that life is a succession of absurd scenes, full of histrionic characters seeking prominence in their uncertain destinies.
The PA announced my stop. I was about to get up when I saw that Brenda had sat next to me in that car on the way home.
__ Hello there! Have we finished filming yet?