Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Film settings use 10 000 pictures

source: Daily News
25. July 2007

The old Kgale Post Office is one of the buildings in the set. The author of The No 1. Ladies Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith poses in front of the building.

By Lorato Okaile

GABORONE - Production Set Designers are responsible for giving the film or television production a definite and appropriate reality.
Their main task is to ensure that the set captures the period and style of the production.
This requires imagination, creativity, interest in cultures, lifestyles, and historical periods.
Therefore, Production Set Designer of the film and television series The No 1. Ladies Detective Agency Johnny Breedt describes the task he has been assigned as a big challenge and yet wonderful experience.
Breedt said he had to embark on intense touring of villages across Botswana, interacting with Batswana so as to get an understanding of how Botswana feels like.
Among the places he visited include Serowe, the Delta, Mahalapye, Mochudi and Lobatse.
He also visited old shopping complex such African Mall and [continue reading]

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