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Ibrahim S: Camera, light and action! My story at ZID


 06.05.2021

What I learned and lived with FATE in a period of about 2 months was clearly an impressive experience. Many people from different languages and cultures and different branches come together and work towards a common goal. You can call this teamwork. I see a good harmony. 

From the first day to this day, there are people who are really eager to learn and experience anything. This gives you many benefits. 

At the very beginning I was asking myself what am I doing here. I'm just a photographer. I am not an actor, dancer or musician. At first, their training was not for me. But day by day I realized that there is a team chemistry. Those trainings allow us to discover and get to know ourselves. An awakening. I discovered this better in our first movie project. While working with Marwan, Rosa and Yero everything went straight forward. We didn't even need to shoot again. The result was great. 

And now we go one step further and shoot a slightly longer feature film. And I am working with another team. We are working with Bella, Esra and Delal on a new project. So I can better see different perspectives and thoughts. 

I believe the best way to learn something is to do it. Because you can never learn without trying. As the film and production team, we are really trying to achieve something with the contributions of Rodolfo. The Light techniques workshop last Sunday was really useful. 

Looking back on these days, years later, I would like to thank ZID Theater for giving me the chance to do something that I will be really happy with. Just bringing this team together is a great success. And while there was a reality like CORONA! 

Special thanks to Dan and Sebo for their contribution to us. Thank you team! 

Ibrahim Selek

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