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SHORTFILM<br />
“EL CAMINO A LA<br />
SOLEDAD”<br />
INTERVIEW TO<br />
IRENE DEL<br />
CASTILLO &<br />
JOHN AGUDELO<br />
“Our budget was symbolic, that’s<br />
to say we didn’t have exactly numbers<br />
to determine the wage of<br />
each person who participated in<br />
the realization.”<br />
By Jose Girón<br />
How was preproduction phase?<br />
John Agudelo: In order to<br />
understand the aspects on any<br />
movie, no matter if is a short<br />
film, long film or documentary,<br />
first our ideas must be written<br />
in paper, then we write the<br />
script, next we plan the budget,<br />
after that we realize all<br />
the movie in paper; finally, the<br />
idea becomes on a stable project<br />
(here we are going to look<br />
for funds). Once the money is<br />
gotten we proceed to realize<br />
logistics and production.<br />
We delayed about four months<br />
in preproduction of the short<br />
film. Fortunately, we were<br />
benefited by Culture Ministry<br />
who gave us the “Creation<br />
Stimulus Award INI” a program<br />
which supports films and<br />
audiovisual creation along different<br />
regions. Thanks to this<br />
award was possible to realize<br />
the short film.<br />
Then, we had to get the actors,<br />
talk to them, they are serious<br />
people with a lot of experience<br />
in Colombian movies. We showed them the script and said<br />
what we were looking for, selling our idea no matter the<br />
circumstances. Our budget was symbolic, that’s to say we<br />
didn’t have exactly numbers to determine the wage of each<br />
person who participated in the realization.<br />
After convincing actors, Art department got the locations,<br />
props and settings; in some cases, we created elements to<br />
design the whole atmosphere of the film. For example,<br />
photographers tested the cameras and ensured that colors<br />
of the film were the most proper.<br />
It is not possible filming if we haven’t done these steps.<br />
Those were our four months of preproduction.<br />
Why did you choose Jordan Sube?<br />
John Agudelo: This is a special place in Santander, is the<br />
lowest population town in Colombia, that’s why is virtually<br />
abandoned; many of the houses and streets are now debris,<br />
undergrowth is above the walls, even during the filming we<br />
were witnesses of a cactus growing above the walls. These
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