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Berlin – Make-up is running, concentration is dwindling and sweat is dripping: the current heat is also making it difficult for actors to work on the set. The German Press Agency asked filmmakers about their experiences.
Ana de Armas (34, “No Time To Die”): “If you have a long shoot, you should think carefully about what clothes to wear beforehand. We started filming The Gray Man in February, it was bitterly cold and we were all happy in our heavy jackets. But a few months later we had to do scenes with the same clothes and it got really bad.”
US director Anthony Russo (52, “Avengers”): “It can become a problem, especially with action scenes. You have people in costumes doing a lot of physical labor. You have to constantly run and fight. That can be dangerous. You have to be careful not to get heat exhaustion.”
Nora Tschirner (41, “Keinohrhasen”): “Difficult because everyone sweats and always has to be touched up. Of course, it’s even harder for the employees who have to set up any camera cranes than for those who have to put on make-up. It’s challenging.”
Ulrich Tukur (64, “Tatort”): “I recently had a day of shooting on a mountain top in Bulgaria. I was wearing an incredibly heavy costume and there was no shade. I sat up there all day, got in after five hours and had to let out an incredible monologue. That was really bad.”
Jannik Schümann (29, “So close to the horizon”): “During the shooting of “Sisi” last year, we actually had extras who fainted because we were wearing tight corsages there. Luckily this year it’s a lot colder in the Baltics, where we’re shooting, than here.”
Jörg Schüttauf (60, “Dear Thomas”): “The only annoying thing is the women who run after you and hold an umbrella over your head. You feel silly and say, “Give me that thing and go into the shade.”
Kostja Ullmann (38, “The White Silence”): “You try to put on as thin clothes as possible and have a small fan in your hand every second to cool you down. But that is part of it.” dpa
