- It's intense.
It's the most intense process of all time.
- Oh, no!
(claps)
♪ 1, 2, 3 ♪
(rock music)
- So a boot camp is-
- Boot camp.
- Amazing!
- Boot camp is one of the funnest things I've ever done.
It's like summer camp.
- Yeah.
- But getting ready for a TV series.
- Every day, there's a routine.
We're reading scripts, we're talking character.
We have a dance warm up and then a dance workout.
And then we have choreography, costume fitting,
air tests, music lessons, vocalizing,
rehearsing of songs, and then band practice.
- So it's just like, a lot.
- So difficult and I have so much respect
for people that coach us and teach us.
- Move up to his.
- I think I did, yeah.
- Turn this way.
- This is a really good practice,
to get ready to do a series, which is very demanding.
- But I think the guys are ready.
I know I'm ready. We're all ready, we got this.
(rock music)
- Seven, slowly Madison, six,
five, four.
- This is my first project.
So I'm just kind of like, nervous for it.
♪ Yeah, yeah. ♪
- Madison I think is coming to understand whoa,
this is a big and, you know, a big responsibility.
- Verse, pre-chorus, chorus.
You know, one big chorus, okay.
Yeah?
♪ Out loud. ♪
- You know, she comes to us, you know, raw and authentic.
This girl that has never been exposed
to filming or recording
and you would never know it.
- It's a lot of something I've never done,
but I know I can do it.
- 1, 2, 3, 4.
♪ My life, my life would be real low zero ♪
♪ Flying solo ♪
♪ My life, my life would be real low zero ♪
- Her bravery her confidence and her sense of self.
♪ Hey! ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah. ♪
- We're working with producers that just look at her and go
it's impossible that this girl hasn't done this before.
So we've really won big time with her.
- Yeah.
- Woo.
(group applauds)
(acoustic guitar playing)
- Oh cool, yeah.
- That's cool, any day, any day now, that's cool.
You can go any day now.
(group laughs)
- Any day now.
- The guys are so smart and full of surprise.
- The best part about this is probably
becoming best friends, like, it's fun.
Like, you know what I mean?
- Three, four.
♪ Can you? ♪
♪ Yes we can. ♪
♪ Can you hear me? ♪
- That was so rad.
(guys laugh)
- Well, I think that they're comfortable with each other.
♪ Get ready ♪
They are so present and they bonded
in a kind of special way as young people.
Yeah, I just think that they're feeling,
you know, courageous.
♪ Back, back ♪
- Aww.
(group laughs)
- The hardest part so far?
I would say dance discovery which, they're discovering
that I don't dance.
♪ Woo ooh hoo ♪
It's been, it's been coming along, I'm getting better.
- Dance practice is very fun.
(laughs)
- I like dancing.
I just like, I've never really done it but I'm trying.
- You don't have to travel so much, think swoop, heel.
- The cool thing at this point is
I just constantly see growth.
- Uh huh, uh huh, yes!
- And that's what's really exciting to watch
every single day.
They surprise themselves and surprise us.
♪ This band is back ♪
- We have recording next week.
So we'll be recording all the songs for the album.
We haven't worked as a band recently
because we've been doing stuff separately.
♪ Unknown ♪
So now it's just going to be putting everything together.
So this way, when we go to record it's there.
- You hope that what you're doing
is you're bringing people into a situation
that is going to flourish for them and be fun for them.
(knocking)
- We've got rehearsal.
- Just give me five minutes.
Hey Kenny, Kenny, you take my part.
Hey Kenny.
- And I feel all of that is happening.
- You'll just let it like sit in
and by tomorrow we'll have it down.
- The whole cast, like everyone's just kind of like
boosting each other and helping each other out
because then you're never nervous to try new things.
- So guys, we haven't done,
we haven't brought this together yet
but just sing it through and see where we get.
- Three, four.
♪ Alive ♪
- Can we take it with your lead in?
- In trial and error, play with ideas, improvisation,
and inspire them.
- Why don't you sing this song?
- This one?
- Try it. Sure.
♪ Can you? Yes we can. ♪
♪ Can you hear me? ♪
- This has been completely different
than anything else I've ever done.
- Because everybody brings their own thing into it.
So it makes it feel more, you know alive.
So at the end of the day, when we come together
it's just like, yes.
So working with the band is magical.
- I've been so fortunate you know, for a long time
taking, you know, a responsible time
during the casting of projects
ensuring that you know who you're getting
into the soup with, so to speak.
And I'm just with these incredible kids
that are just wonderful human beings, generous people.
They have an incredible chemistry with one another.
They've already bonded like brothers and sisters.
- Yes, yes!
(cheering and applauding)
We're just having so much fun.
Everyone wants to be here every day.
It's been absolutely fantastic.
They've grown so much as a team.
(laughing)
- Julie and the Phantoms, it's a band
and it's almost unbelievable
how much they've accomplished already.
♪ Standing on the edge of great ♪
- It's just been insane.
- Good job, see you tomorrow.
- What's exciting for me is what's to come.
♪ We're standing on the edge of ♪
- Play the song and play the story, here we go.
♪ Great ♪
♪ Something big, something crazy ♪
♪ Our best days are yet unknown ♪
♪ That this moment is ours to own ♪
♪ Cause we're standing on the edge of ♪
♪ Great, on the edge of great ♪
♪ On the edge of great ♪
♪ Great, on the edge of great ♪
♪ We're on the edge ♪
♪ Great on the edge of great ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Standing on the edge of ♪
- Woo, thank you.
- Yeah, bravo, bravo.
- Great job cutie.
- I couldn't ask for more.
I'm really excited.
Oh yeah, they're ready.
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