Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Khara Persad:
“Picture is up!”
“Quiet on set!”
“Ok guys, that’s a cut!”
The assistant director meant business when he warned potential noisemakers and extras to keep quiet on the set of Pan! A Modern Odyssey, as cast and crew shot a scene at Unity Church on Abercromby Street, Port-of-Spain, a few weeks ago.
....The 90-minute docudrama began filming on September 14 and wrapped 13 days later, using several locations throughout the country, including Santa Cruz, Belmont, and Laventille.
The film combines the history of pan—from its birth to Panorama to eventual national instrument status—with a fresh, fictional twist.
....Journalist turned scriptwriter, and brains behind it all Dr Kim Johnson explained that the audience will understand the main changes in the steelband movement through Goldteeth’s journey.
He said the movie had to be worthy of an international market, and a professional crew was therefore necessary to ensure a high-quality production. Enter producer Jean-Michel Gibert, the founder and director of the Caribbean Music Group, who recently produced a well-received documentary called Calypso Rose: The Lioness of the Jungle, an intimate portrait of the legendary singer from Tobago.
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Kim, if you doing fiction say yuh doing fiction. But Goldteeth? Neville Jules the creator of the melody pan and the steel orchestra is still alive. WTF.
Its interesting to see where Kim is taking this with "Goldteeth" in the picture, then he will have to name a lot of other Bad-johns that was around the Pan world
I was wondering about the meaning, "with a fresh, fictional twist," but I got it after reading more (lol).
looking forward for the finished product.