What does it take for an actor to direct a film?
Guts and craftmanship.
For television and movie actor Efren Reyes, Jr., his instinctive approach to filmmaking is one of his virtues as a director.
"As an actor, I can safely say I rely on my natural capacity in acting as well as my gut-feel in directing," explained Jun, Efren's nickname.
Experiences before the cameras also taught Reyes the nitty-gritty in navigating a whole film project.
As the saying goes, "a director is the captain of the ship."
"I am a keen observer of how my directors have instructed me in my decades of acting. I observe a lot in the shooting and adapt every single lesson my work entails," said Jun.
The actor is also a voracious reader.
"I read a lot about practically everything from history to directing," he quipped.
He also attended seminars and workshops on filmmaking.
From pre-production to principal photography to post-prod and even marketing of a film, Reyes has dipped his fingers even as a bystander or consultant.
From these practical and theoretical knowledge, Efren is now ready to embark and sit on the directorial chair for the film "Idol The April Boy Regino Story," a biopic of the late pop idol April Boy Regino under the revived Water Plus Productions.
To cap his being on top of the project, Jun has had a directorial debut in the movie "Sa'yo ang Itaas, Sa Akin ang Ibaba...ng Bahay" which starred Rita Magdalena and Izza Ignacio in 1997.
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