30 The Audition (1/2)

”Hello. Welcome Logan. Can I call you Logan?”

Logan at the woman seated in the middle. Looking at the confidence and pride oozing our of her, he was clear that she was in charge among the three. Logan with his typical enchanting smile said,” Hello. Ofcourse you can call me Logan.”

”Confidant.. Good. The most important aspect in a model is his or her's confidence. Don't be nervous. This is just a preliminary audition to see whether you are fit to be a model. My name is Amanda Wilkins. You can call me Amanda. I am one of the directors here. These here are my colleagues who are in the casting and scouting department”

Logan greeted both of them. After the greeting were done, Amanda said,”As you can see, this is the runway we use normally for auditions. Your first assignmentis to walk down the runway. Be confidant and be tall. You can start now.”

She pressed the button on the portable speaker and music started playing. Logan was standing at the start of the runway. He closed his eyes. Quickly went through all the things he had learned over the past few days. When he opened his eyes, confidence could be seen in them. And then, he started walking. He kept his head high, not looking down. He kept his vision past the interviewers as though he was gazing at an imaginary thing. Taking long strides, he let his arms naturally swing by his side. This kept his movement very fluid and minimised any stiffness. Keeping his mouth natural, he added a tinge of a smile. He kept his posture natural. All in all, he had to be a blank canvas. That's what the fashion designers and photographers needed in a model.

He walked down the runway, on reaching the end he gave striking pose and then turn to walk toward the start again. The interviewers were surprised. They had thought he would be novice. But they couldn't find any glaring mistakes in his walk. Amanda in particular found this more surprising. She had seen his songs when she had been at the Los Angeles office. She had thought he was a rough gem, she had dug out. But it seemed now that the gem was already on its way to being polished. Though she was a director of the agency,she also worked as a casting director. This fellow can sing and can model. If could act too, then he would be a complete package. He could be a future star. While all these thoughts were filling her brain, Logan had already completed his walk.

”Logan. You've surprised us. How can you walk so well on the runway? Did you taken lesson from someone?”

Logan had a IQ of a genius. Though he himself liked being narcissistic he couldn't show it that side to just anyone. He acted embarrassed and said,” I just studied from the internet and watched some videos.”

”Hahahaha. Talented. I loved your runway walk. For a complete novice, you were too good. There was some stiffness in your movements. Especially when you reached the end. Also some of your postures had a some faults..Don't worry though, you were quite good. And with this,accompanying your good looks and physique, you passed the first test.”

”Thank you Amanda”

”We would be taking a few Polaroid photos now. That is the second part of the audition. No matter how good you walk, you must be photogenic to be a successful model.”

One of the other interviewer called in the photographer in.

”This is Alex. He is one of the photographers hired by the agency. He'll be taking your photos.”

Alex had a slightly feminine look and personality. He had been irritated when he had been told to come audition a newbie. He felt it was a waste of his time and talent. But once he entered the hall and took a good look at Logan, his eyes lit up.

A masterpiece.

So gorgeous.

So hot.