Keeping The Spirit Of Filming During The Pandemic, Jefri Nichol Chooses To Watch Many Movies

JAKARTA - Jefri Nichol revealed that one way to keep his creative spirit burning is to watch various films. For Nichol, movies can affect his mood.

Moreover, if he finds a film with an interesting and touching story, it can bring inspiration to him. "Because every time I watch a movie, especially if the film is good, I'm like, 'Let's shoot, get excited, when will we get a good script.'

Nichol admitted that he always took the time to watch films of various genres. For him, film is a means to learn acting from other actors and also gives new energy.

The player in the film "Habibie & Ainun 3" shared that at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, he had not shot for five months. This is certainly not only experienced by him but by all film industry players around the world.

According to Nichol, this situation is normal. Because at the beginning of the pandemic, filmmakers were still figuring out the right formula to start production.

"Production is still figuring out how it works during the pandemic. When we see it, we have prepared a strict procedure for filming. Thank God I haven't caught COVID-19 while filming because of the strict procedure," said the man born January 15, 1999.

Strict health protocols during the production process were a consideration for Nichol to accept film and series offers. Because, he doesn't want to risk bringing the corona virus into his house.

"Because I live with my mother and sister, so I have to take care of them too. If I go out and come home with the virus, I will also lose," said Nichol.

"As much as possible I ask for strict procedures and if possible I ask to be placed in a place and separated from the house during production," he continued.

Meanwhile, Nichol admitted to feeling a very significant difference when producing films during the pandemic. One of them is when it is required to build chemistry between players, which is now difficult to do due to social restrictions.

"The biggest difference is that when the workshop is read before filming. Because there are some projects whose reading is online, they only meet when shooting, so that's a bit burdensome because to build chemistry, it's very important, face to face, you have to dare to touch," explained the cast of the film "Like Rain Falling to Earth".

Fortunately, in several film projects, Nichol met with co-stars who were familiar before so he didn't feel awkward anymore when he had to shoot.

"Like me and Vanesha (Vanesha Prescilla), I and she have known for a long time, it's been five years so there's no awkwardness anymore. Once you meet, you must be joking," said Jefri Nichol.