"It's time for the audience to take over."- Lupita Nyong'o | A Quiet Place Day One - video Dailymotion

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The Hype Queen WanLuv recently had the honour of interviewing Kenya’s very own multi-hyphenated talent Lupita Nyong’o and actor Joseph Quinn for their newly released film A Quiet Place: Day One. Watch the interview and the movie. Watch in theatres now! ️  #AQuietPlace: Day One   Follow us on: https://twitter.com/capitalfmkenya/ https://www.facebook.com/capitalfmkenya https://www.instagram.com/capitalfmkenya  Subscribe to Capital FM News for More: https://goo.gl/um4AGk  98.4 Capital FM 93.0 Western Kenya 98.5 Nakuru and Nyeri 104.5 Malindi 102.7 Garissa 103.9 Meru 106.5 Kitui 104.9 Voi  #CapitalFmKenya

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00:00OK, fabulous.

00:01So I wanted to start by asking you both some questions.

00:05Silent films are largely a thing of the past,

00:07and most contemporary films are very heavy on dialogue.

00:11But A Quiet Place franchise reminds us

00:15that an image or moving images holds 1,000 words.

00:19So what I'm really curious about is, as actors,

00:22what was this experience like for you,

00:24and if it was more difficult now to have to convey a message

00:29because you can't rely on dialogue as much?

00:33I would say that when acting, you

00:38are using more than just what's on the page

00:41to get the message across.

00:42I think one of our jobs is to read between the lines

00:48and to find the subtext in a script.

00:52And so this was a refreshing sort of challenge

00:57because we didn't even have dialogue to read between.

01:01And so it kind of strips away the easier way

01:05that we communicate and reveals the underbelly

01:09of how we communicate, which is really primal.

01:15We use our bodies.

01:16We use our facial expressions.

01:18And in them is couched so much more meaning

01:22than words can offer.

01:24So it was a challenge because you

01:26can't prepare in advance and come and do

01:28the one performance you thought was right for the scene.

01:33You have to be really present with your scene

01:35partner in every take to ensure that you're

01:38responding to the nuances of what they're presenting.

01:41And I really enjoyed that challenge.

01:46OK.

01:46And this was obviously a very mentally and physically

01:51tasking film to do, I imagine.

01:54It's horror, it's thriller, it's action.

01:56How did you prepare yourselves psychologically

01:59and physically for such a role, such a film?

02:03I think, well, personally speaking,

02:05it seemed very clear from the script

02:07that it would be very reliant on what happened on the day

02:11because this dynamic, these two strangers that

02:15collide in the film, so much of what

02:18they're trying to communicate to each other

02:19is unsaid, as you mentioned.

02:22And you had to kind of just allow that to happen on the day

02:26and to surrender to it.

02:29It was made all the easier to do that

02:31because we had a wonderful leader in Michael, who

02:34led us with a lot of bravery and kindness

02:38and made it a very safe space for us to try and, I mean,

02:42make a lot of mistakes.

02:44But then through doing that, you can

02:46come close to something that felt truthful,

02:48yet also honouring the stakes of the film, which are very high.

02:53It was a very specific and strange exercise,

02:57but very rewarding, ultimately.

03:01That's amazing.

03:01And last question, I'm curious as to what takeaway

03:04you want the audience to have after viewing the film.

03:08I mean, I think, you know, with any film,

03:13but with a film like this, we don't

03:15want to be prescriptive, you know?

03:17We've done the work.

03:19We care very deeply about it.

03:21And we're proud of what we've done.

03:23And now it's time for the audience to take over

03:27and, you know, and to take from it what they will.

03:30I hope people enjoy themselves.

03:32I hope that they're moved.

03:34I definitely hope that they're startled

03:36and even sometimes scared.

03:39I hope that they enjoy the communal experience.

03:41I definitely hope they go to the cinemas

03:43to see it because this is a film that

03:45lends itself to that sort of communal experience,

03:48that immersion into the soundscape of this movie.

03:52I think it's unique and therefore

03:55worth seeing in the cinema.

03:58And I can't wait to hear what people think.

04:01Thank you so much for your time.

04:03And I look forward to everyone being blown away

04:06by this incredible film.

04:07Thank you.

"It's time for the audience to take over."- Lupita Nyong'o | A Quiet Place Day One

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