With the movie industry grinding to a halt due to the spread of COVID-19, filmmakers around the globe have to be more creative than ever if they’re to continue working during the crisis.
It's likely to be some time before shooting begins for full-length blockbusters, yet, as director Shinichiro Ueda has shown, it’s still possible to make short films while stuck at home.
Ueda, 36, rose to fame in 2018 after his critically acclaimed zombie comedy flick, “One Cut of the Dead” ("Kamera o Tomeru Na!"), made with a budget of just ¥3 million, became the seventh-highest grossing domestic film of the year. Last month, the Shiga Prefecture native decided to reunite its cast remotely for his latest project: “Kamera o Tomeru Na! Rimoto Daisakusen!” (translated as "Don’t Stop the Camera! Remote Operation!"), a short comedy that has been uploaded to YouTube.