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Here's how filmmaker decides who to choose between two talented actors

How easy can it be to choose a lead actor between two talented actors? For Joke Silva, "attitude is key." Watch full interview.

 

The filmmaker who is popular for screen and stage works like "Violated," "Hear Word," "Widows Cot," "Letters to a Stranger" among others, spoke on how she decides who to cast between two talented actors.

According to the renowned filmmaker, attitude is one important factor she considers while casting.

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"For me, attitude is key. If you're two equally talented performers, I will take the one with the better attitude, definitely.

If you're both easy to work with, then I'm looking at the other people that have been cast. Who are the other people that have been cast, and then who do you fit in better with?

Basically those are the two things , that's what's gonna decide it. Of course, we have dealt with availability. I know some people like to look at 'this person's camera technique is better than this person's,'  but I usually  have very good directors that I work with, so I know that the director can put that person through.

For stage, it's a little more difficult. Do you have a theater background? Are you a good performer for stage?  Unless, there are specific directors like Ifeoma Fafunwa for instance.

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If I have an Ifeoma Fafunwa on a stage project, then I don't mind if you don't know much about the  theatre, because, she will bring the performance out of you."

Watch video below for full interview.

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