_____________________________________________________________________ ____________ What has been your highlight and most inspiring moment?
on location filming "Saving Rhino Phila" Richard Slater-Jones - Director: My highlight was seeing the recreations come to life. The teamwork, sleep deprivation, gunshots, laughter, blood and tears were a potent mix to bring Phila’s story of survival onto the screen. Kira Ivanoff – Producer: I have to agree with Richard (and not just because he’s the director!) I loved being involved in the recreation shoot. It’s about as far from a normal everyday natural history shoot as you can get and it was fascinating and so rewarding to see the final results! The team spirit was phenomenal and every person on the crew felt a personal quest towards the realistic portrayal of Phila’s nightmare ordeal. We had our fair share of curve-balls, as can be expected, but once again they all turned out for the best – our original chopper pilot let us down and instead we got a kick-ass pilot who more than delivered the dynamic visuals we needed, and after much desperate hunting through the normal channels, we finally found, through sheer coincidence, the best actor imaginable to portray our evil poacher boss. Between the two of them, they set our camera’s, and inspiration, alight. _____________________________________________________________________ ___________ Has there been any really low moments? Richard Slater-Jones - Director: Seeing a dead rhino from gunshot wounds is never pretty. Kira Ivanoff – Producer: The lowest moment for me would be if I didn’t think this film could make a difference. _____________________________________________________________________ ____________ Were there any particular scary filming experiences? Kira Ivanoff – Producer: There were a few moments where I feared for my crew members in choppers and had to dig deep into my faith in the pilot, and a few moments where I feared for the safety for some of the gear. Firing live rounds near excruciatingly expensive cameras is quite an adrenaline rush - you’ve got to pray your marksman’s got a steady hand that day!