Finding that perfect story..

Many people are impressed by the story of Brotherhood. The short film shows loyalty and easy to relate events accompanied with lots of action sequences. I got the chance to interview Shahrezza on his short film titled Consequences: Brotherhood and what inspired him to make this great story.





Did you write the script yourself?
The story is about my past life. My experience in life led me to write stories that i can tell visually. That is film-making.

In your opinion, what makes a good script?
One has to be a good scriptwriter. Everyone can write stories. A well written script gives an important edge to the story. Like for example, Consequences:Brotherhood, i wrote the story but my scriptwriter added more elements to it.

How was your experience managing and directing such a huge cast, especially since brotherhood consist of a few well known actors?
To me, the directing part was easy. You only need to explain the situation to the talents, get them in the right mood, motivate them and give encouragement. Sometimes if they are unsure what they are supposed to do, show them an example, or act out the scene to show them. For wellknown actors, you just need to give them the script and they'll know what to do. (haha)

Was the final product onscreen different from the script? Tell us how easy it is to bring it from script to screen.
Its very tough to bring content of the script onto screen. Though the script guides you, ultimately, you need to visualize the situation. Furthermore, you need to be creative and think out of the box. For example, if it suddenly rains, you need to change the script to suit the situation. Kind of difficult but the experience is fun.

Name me two of your fav movies and tell us why it is good to you.
I like Minority Report and 300. Reason, I just like it. :)

What advice can you give to those aspiring writers out there?
Keep on writing stories and let your stories be known.

Any future projects?
I'm currently producing a horror featured film entitled RED(Merah) which is directed by 5 upcoming directors. Its a Rezzuraction Pictures and Media Chantek Production. The project is currently on-going and the 1st director has finish the 1st act. 4 more to go.

Next is another featured film that is produced by Originasian Pictures and Rezzuraction Pictures titled Perkataan Cinta (The Word Love). The story is still in development and is scheduled to start production Jan 09. Upcoming talents such as Syed Azmir and Shaffira Jailani will lead the movie and will be supported by veteran actors, Dato' Jalaludin Hassan and Rafaat Haji Hamzah. Audition for other supporting roles for this featured will be held on the the 18 and 19 Oct 08. Those interest can email me at rezza@flavastudios.com.

For those who have not experienced an audition before, please email me at smartmat.films@gmail.com so I can share with you some pointers before you go for Rezza's auditions. Depending on my spare time, I will try to post some audition pointers on this blog.