THR Roma visits the set of season four of the massively popular Italian youth prison series from Rai Fiction and Picomedia.
We are greeted by director Ivan Silvestrini. This, he says, gesturing to the grips setting up the dolly, will be the longest tracking shot of his career. The scene’s protagonist is one of the recurring faces of the series: A girl who, after a period of freedom, ends up making another mistake and goes back behind bars. It is hot in the square, the crew is busy setting up. It’s a young group, average age is around 30, about 50 people in all.
He quickly breaks down the scene with Esposito and the other actors, including those playing the police and the one they call “Rattuso” . Blocking and timing are done on the spot. Esposito has the script and knows what she has to do. The rest have to catch up quickly, memorizing Silvestrini’s directions on the fly. It’s two hours of technical adjustment and then…“Rolling, and — action!”
Thirteen takes to shoot the final 30 seconds of the first episode of season four. Grazia, the first-time assistant director, is the day’s real hero. Again and again, she tirelessly positions the extras and actors: Shouting, warning, encouraging and controlling the mob through the power of her impressive vocal chords. “I don’t use a horn, I like to get everyone going with my own voice,” she says smiling.
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