(At the SLAG FURNACE, by the formerly abandoned Steelworks and Foundry...)
>>6042383(Annabel is nervously standing besides what appears to be a large ironwork cage or gibbet of some form. All around is the deafening clank of machinery, elevators, hook shaped cranes and chains, hissing inlets and ventilation, the roar of high purity oxidisation blasts in a hurricane of superheated air, the singed smells of hot wires, of limestone desulphurisation and coke dust, rusted pillars, smokestacks and shafts supporting an immense infernal tower-cauldron encircled by a burning moat of molten metal. At periodic intervals what appear to be colossal ladle-shaped armatures tap into the burning river, sending showers of glowing sparks and embers into the air. The entire site is swathed in fog and vapour, as water in the surrounding air boils near the vicinity of such tremendous heat...)
Annabel asks timidly,
-...well I can see your... set designers, they... they have really done well in making this, this... a really believable location. I just want to ask... if it is ok?... why do I have to, well, actually be inside the cage? When it is raised above the molten burning cauldron thing? I mean, even from this distance, it is really smoky and hot, it feels like an oven, my clothes are all sticky and horrible, I think the makeup department will have to completely re-do my face, with all this sweat... Couldn't you just use a green screen for this scene? Some post production VFX? Or maybe some stunt actor replacements instead?
Judith murmurs reassuringly beside her:
-It is my responsibility to oversee the storytelling of violence, safely. Trust is very important. We help promote your agency, and we choreograph each scene with the full consent of all involved. Advocacy for the cast, consent-based practice, protocols, guidelines - a culture of consent is really important for all of us to prevent any harm. We have a deep understanding of the body, of boundaries and physical capabilities and how people work together, to mitigate any risk. This is an inversion of power, by partaking in a reversal of your powerlessness you are demonstrating your defiance of it...
(Annabel turns to her companion for some further reassurance...)
-Finlay- what do you think? Is it safe?
The BLACK HELMET MOTORBIKE RIDER
(he speaks in his strangely high-pitched voice)
-I am sure Judith will look after you, Annabel. The director is very keen at minimising the fake CGI look, using traditional cinematic techniques whenever possible. Just think how irresistible you will look, as your beauty melts all before you...
(Annabel continues to look at the cage with uncertainty)
-I... am not too sure - This really is a lot for just an audition. It seems very intense! I think I will just have to think it over...
