Lifestyle MK's Film Critic Tremayne Miller caught a quickie interview with the director of short film Prey at the TriForce Short Film Festival.
Prey tells the story of a young woman who finds herself in trouble in car park with a psychopath after a party.
TM: All in all how long did it take you to get the story of Prey off the ground?
SK: It took us about four to six months to get the story off the ground. The first draft was done by the writer but we both worked on it until we felt satisfied.
TM: Was it a collaborative effort; and where did you draw your inspiration from?
SK: It was a collaborative effort and we had many revisions. It was quite a process but after reading the eight draft, we knew we were ready. Inspiration came from research materials. I watched world cinema thrillers from Hong Kong, Japan and the US. I also drew from Hollywood films made in the 90's and late eighties.
TM: Is there a particular process you go through with your Actors, i.e. Improvisation, from which a script is then locked down, or do you always work strictly from the Text?
SK: I always allow room for improvisation and of course I was very fortunate to work with talented actors like Weruche Opia, Oc Ukeje and Steve mace; who brought their A-game to the process. Ironically, as we ran through our last rehearsals, the script changed and the actor had to improvise.
As the first global agency to focus on African film and TV talents, Restless Talent represents several of Africa’s top actors (Nse Ikpe-Etim, OC Ukeje, Anthony Oseyemi, Nana Mensah, Kehinde Bankole, Diana Yekinni), writers (Kemi Adesoye, Tunde Aladese), and directors (Shirley Frimpong Manso, Tosh Gitonga, Caroline Kamya, Sunny King, Kivu Ruhorahoza and C.J. Fiery Obasi).
by Tremayne Miller
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