Please tell us about the projects you worked on before making ‘Your Time Has Come’. How did you start, and how did you learn to make films?
For as long as I can remember, I have always been passionate about cinema. I started as an actor, when I was still a child, and I had the opportunity to learn about cinema and its mechanisms naturally on multiple film and TV sets. As I grew older, I became more interested in directing and scriptwriting, so I began to train in those disciplines. I graduated from Madrid’s film school and, since I finished, I have been working in advertising and television, both in Spain and in other European countries, in the US and even Japan. “Your time has come” is my return to cinema with a project that I write, direct and produce.
Tell us about ‘Your Time Has Come’. How do you describe it?
“Your time has come” is a thriller that talks about ambition and what we are capable because of it. Set in an immediate future, Paula is a successful businesswoman that is about to market a product that will change the lives of the entire planet but, minutes before presenting it, she has an interview in front of millions of people with her biggest detractor.
Please tell us about your favorite filmmakers.
Without being original, there are two filmmakers who are essential for me: Hitchcock and Scorsese. From there on, I have admired many others for different virtues: Woody Allen's humor, Hayao Miyazaki's imagination, David Fincher's narrative ability...
If you were given a good budget, what would be your ideal project?
I would love to make a science fiction thriller that would revolutionize the genre and make you think. Matrix, Her, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind... I think they are very attractive approaches for the viewer. What I like most about cinema is entering worlds that are different from mine, but credible; where you feel that at any moment you could be part of them.
Describe how you would ensure that production is on schedule. What steps would you take?
Having worked in countries like Spain, US or Japan, I think it has given me different perspectives on how to carry out a production and apply the best of each style to try to achieve it, but if there is something common to all good productions, is to start working as much as possible before you start shooting. Possibly the two most important things are to have an iron script and to surround yourself with the human team that best adapts to the needs of the project. If you haven't got either of them right, you will have problems.
What was the hardest part of making ‘Your Time Has Come’.
The most difficult thing was to make a sciencefiction thriller take place, successfully, in practically a single location. For this, the planning and interpretations had to be very accurate so that the story worked like clockwork. All this in an extremely limited filming time frame. It was not an easy task, but I am extremely happy with the result.
If possible, tell us about your next work. What plans do you have for your future work?
I wish your previous question comes true, about what I would with a good budget; for this I have already written a feature-length script that fits perfectly with what I mentioned about filming a science fiction story that would revolutionize the genre. It has everything that I would like to see as a viewer: thriller, adventure, science fiction, rhythm, humor and reflection when leaving the cinema. I would love you to be able to see it soon.
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