Hey guys, let the readers know who you are and what you do.
INF: IM INFMEGA, a.k.a, INFMAN or some just call me INF. I am a film maker/ Produce / writer / Director / Editor. (Over all artist ). I've worked with Diddy and most of the current bad boy roster, as well as with Bad boy films, Just Blaze, Jay Z, and various independent artist.
SW- " My name is "Studio" Steve Wallace, some call me "The Ambassador of Urban Soul". I am a Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Musician and an all around artist (I draw too!!!). I've worked with the likes of Ghostface, Ledisi, De La Soul, and created scores for many shows on MTV, BET and NBC... and more to come..."
Collectively and creatively you joined forces to make an incredible piece of work entitled 'Urban Soul', please tell the readers exactly what the movie is about and why you decided to do the project.
INF: The movies is about a man that comes home from tour, and finds that a lot has changed. A man that loves his city but sometimes has to question its integrity. The ups and downs of a city dweller.
SW- " The movie in essence is a mini-movie musical. Kind of a cross between West Side Story and Purple Rain with a more modern Hip Hop sensability. It all begins when my character (I play myself in the film) is coming home from a tour and I see how the neighborhood I was living in has changed. From there we run into old friends, interact with some teens on a stoop, and have a run in with an ex-girlfriend. In the long run there are many social issues adressed such as gentrification, community, relationships, state of black america and hip hop culture and even terrorism.
What were some of the challenges you faced in order to get the project complete?
INF: My biggest challenge was keeping everything together because we worked with show string budget.
SW- "The biggest challenge for me was scheduleing. Getting everyone and everything we needed in the same place at the same time... Actors, PA's, extras, locations, cameras, cameos, the right weather... and I guess that was under the same umbrella as the challenge of budget... or lack of one. Everyone was volunteering. Maybe I took them out to eat sometimes, but mostly, this was a labor of love for just about everyone involved... that being the case,it made scheduleing a difficuty."
How do you expect viewers to react?
INF: I would like for the viewers to experience what we are trying to express in the film and the music. We all go through ups and downs in life and its important to keep your integrity and try to be better with each experience that we go through.
SW- "I don't have an expectation for the viewers, more of an hope. I have an hope that the viewers will be moved emotionally by the end. That they've experienced a broad emotional palette opening their minds, and from there, they themselves are able to use that palette to paint other ideas with, creating new dialogues, new art, and effecting the people and communities around them.
You have done some pre screenings thus far, how has the feedback and overall response been?
INF: People liked what we have done. A lot of people are surprised that we pulled together such quality piece of work with such a limited budget. Which goes to show. When there is a will there is a way.
SW- "The feedback has been great. People have been very apreciative that the issues talked about were addressed. Audience members have laughed and cried and most have stated that there is nothing else out there that is like this project. That "Urban Soul" is one of a kind."
What is your expectation of where the movie will go and what do you hope to accomplish in general?
INF: I would like it to go a far as it can go. I want it to inspire other artist, and common folk alike to be the best that they can be artistically, and in life in general.
SW- "I truly belive that this project "Urban Soul the Album And The Movie" as a whole project will become a cult classic. I have a feeling that it will clearly inspire many other artists to do similar projects in the future, and people will one day look back at "Urban Soul" as an artistic tipping point.
Where can viewers see clips or trailers of 'Urban Soul'
SW- "BSoul.tv, Youtube.com, don't forget to subscribe to Steve Wallace TV and Infmega's channel"
Trailer- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF_2hcEta1A
You can see some videos from the movie called " You want me" on youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rszGjiy1zu8
and "In the city" : www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ggQPARIDQ&feature=channel
BSoul.tv- http://www.bsoul.tv/Video/default.aspx?bcmediaid=0a80c4e0-553b-4ab6-87ee-e0a2e982deaa
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