I'm a romcom movie kind of guy. I avoid horror movies like the plague – zombie thrillers even more so.
He said that while a typical township street set could be built in a Cape Town studio, that cost on its own would have been three times more than the money they spent in total on the movie. After deciding that 11am on a weekday morning was the quietest time in a Cape Town township, Fyvie said the crew moved in and managed to secure deserted streets for an hour-long filming session.
Although there were still people going about their daily business, some “friends” ensured they didn’t photo-bomb the scene.
Fyvie said his objective with the full-length film was to produce a calling card for the future.
“A lot of people want to see if you’re capable of making a feature film before they will take a chance on you.
“We decided to just go and make movies. When people said there was no funding, we said let’s do it without funds. It was an open door we could cut our teeth on.”
He and Kriek intend to sell the film to local, African and US television channels and secure cash for future projects. Having premiered in Cape Town this past weekend, it will be screened in other venues nationally.
“Success for us is to secure the budget for our next film.”
He said Cannes was “a crazy and eye-opening experience. Our film was showing right next to other movies made in South Africa with big budgets but ours was something new and different”.
While he downplays his youth, pointing out that he has been “making movies on the side for at least 10 years”, Fyvie acknowledged that most of the filmmakers who flock to Cannes each year, are established.
And, despite opportunities to work in niche filmmaking in South Africa, he stated emphatically that he wants to work in any medium.
“All the world is my audience.”
Zombies on a shoestring
He said that while a typical township street set could be built in a Cape Town studio, that cost on its own would have been three times more than the money they spent in total on the movie. After deciding that 11am on a weekday morning was the quietest time in a Cape Town township, Fyvie said the crew moved in and managed to secure deserted streets for an hour-long filming session.
Although there were still people going about their daily business, some “friends” ensured they didn’t photo-bomb the scene.
Fyvie said his objective with the full-length film was to produce a calling card for the future.
“A lot of people want to see if you’re capable of making a feature film before they will take a chance on you.
“We decided to just go and make movies. When people said there was no funding, we said let’s do it without funds. It was an open door we could cut our teeth on.”
He and Kriek intend to sell the film to local, African and US television channels and secure cash for future projects. Having premiered in Cape Town this past weekend, it will be screened in other venues nationally.
“Success for us is to secure the budget for our next film.”
He said Cannes was “a crazy and eye-opening experience. Our film was showing right next to other movies made in South Africa with big budgets but ours was something new and different”.
While he downplays his youth, pointing out that he has been “making movies on the side for at least 10 years”, Fyvie acknowledged that most of the filmmakers who flock to Cannes each year, are established.
And, despite opportunities to work in niche filmmaking in South Africa, he stated emphatically that he wants to work in any medium.
“All the world is my audience.”
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