Amandla A STORY OF BROTHERHOOD, LOVE AND THE TRUE MEANING OF POWER.
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Introduction Hello everyone, This is Rowen Smith, the hopeful director of Amandla. I don’t want to bore you with prestigious information about my life, Instead; I want to go right ahead and jump into this project. This treatment is not fully fledged as it takes weeks to gather enough information and collocation with the rest of the crew to get the full creative treatment ready for production. This treatment is focussed on the Actors, which is my in fact, one of my biggest responsibilities of directing Amandla. The references I have compiled is taken from the 2016 South African Film & TV Awards Nominations, where I am a judge on the writers pane, judging the best achievement in Screenwriting, Best TV Soap and Best TV Drama. I’ve decided to give you all a overview of the actors we could use for Amandla and given a few options for the lead roles. These actors can all be found on the SAFTAS 2016 Nomination list, where some of them are nominated for best Actor/Actress. I’ve chosen this broad group of potential actors for one big reason: The NFVF Audience Research Launch which indicated and proven that South African audiences directly relate to identifiable actors which can and will attract cinema audiences to Amandla if we cast correctly. As for Art Department, Music, Sound, Camera Direction, Mood, Look & Feel and the Cinematic World, it would be meaningless to roughly treat this at this stage, where I deeper research and creative discussion is to take place beforehand. I believe in collaboration and listening, especially to the crew and executives, so I’ll get to the creative direction a little bit later .
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Lead: Chaka
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Lead: Kosan & Impi
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Lead: Alina (Option 1 & 2)
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Supporting: Unathi (4 Options, SAFTAS 2016 Best Actress Nominees)
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Supporting: Bangiswe & Nomasu (Mom & Dad)
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Supporting: Young Nomasu (Option 1 & 2)
Supporting:Gertrude(option 1 & 2), Elizabeth
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Featured: Smith & Kevin
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Featured Extra: Gangsters
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Other Talents & Options (From SAFTAS2016)
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