Zaher Albik-Ankara

In light of the measures to prevent the Corona virus epidemic, all Turkish series stopped filming, and although filming was stopped in the cities of artistic production, some series continued to work and show.

The crews of a number of Turkish series devised a new way to continue filming the episodes, in light of the continued voluntary home quarantine in the country, as these special episodes are filmed through the mobile phone cameras of the actors while they are in their homes.

The series "The Eighties, Let's Go, Residents of the Upscale Neighborhood" continued in the show, which aroused the interest of viewers inside and outside Turkey, as these series devoted special episodes on the topic of the new Corona virus.

The Television and Film Art Authority had decided to stop filming all series and movies as a precautionary measure against the Corona virus, and to stay at home in order to preserve public safety.

The letters of the actors
In the last episodes of the series "The Forbidden Apple" before pausing its presentation, the heroine of the action appears in one of the scenes in the taxi while she is using sterilizer and she hopes that she has not been infected with the Corona virus, and this scene is the first in the drama that deals with the Corona virus after its appearance in Turkey.

In one of his episodes, "The Doctor Miracle" dealt with the spread of a dangerous virus, without mentioning that it is corona, as it arrives in Turkey through a passenger from East Asia.

In the historical series "Sultan Abdul Hamid", the location of the photography was sterilized as a precaution before pausing the photography.

Actress Itha Turan (starring in the series "Zamhirir") published a picture of her via "Instagram", accompanied by her colleagues, who put up the masks, and wrote "Photography in the Time of Corona".

Actress Mary Osmarly posted a picture of her on "Instagram" while putting the muzzle in the plane, and called for the hand not to be placed on the face.

As for actress Borgo Ozbirak, she posted a picture of her putting the muzzle where she was in a crowded place and wrote, "Be careful when entering the crowd."

Corona Challenges
The new comic series filming team devoted special episodes to topics related to the Corona virus, the importance of measures taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and how citizens spend their time at home.

The series is written by writer Kulse Persel and produced by the Beşiktaş Cultural Center, and deals with various social issues in a comic way. The episodes were filmed via mobile phone cameras of the series' actors, while they were in their homes.

Commenting on the matter, the author of the scenario of the series, Colise Bercel, said, "The special episodes that were filmed from the homes of the actors separately taught us a lot of good experiences. We did not have much to do with the tools of embodiment of comedy such as physical gestures, walking and running, we had Work from a single-angle still image. "

"We had difficulty transforming our homes into centers for filming the episode," she added in press statements. "I asked all the actors to take pictures of their homes, and at first it seemed impossible to do this work, because 11 characters participating in the series live in different places, but the efforts made by the actors and some Good coincidence made us overcome technical obstacles. "

The scriptwriter noted that due to their commitment to prevention measures, the process of photographing from the homes of the actors was a truly exciting, fun and unique experience.

In turn, actor Genghis Bouzqourt said in a tweet to him on Twitter: "When I put forward the idea of ​​the episodes - which depend on the portrayal of the scenes themselves and their homes - I set up a tent in my garden and provided a practical solution in some scenes, and I said to myself that this idea is rare and not repeated and I think The work that we did was unique globally. "

An exciting experience
In this context, the President of the Association of Art and Literature Mohamed Oyimak said, "After the decision of the Television and Film Art Authority to stop filming all series, some producers devised a unique way of portraying actors with certain scenes from their homes on their mobile phones, and despite the great quality difference in filming and scenario, they achieved A large percentage of viewers, which received the approval of the followers in light of their home stone. "

Oyimak considered the continuation of the series an interesting experience, especially in light of the participation of the actors without the use of makeup and professional photography, especially as it "touched upon situations that occurred or spoke to all of us in light of the atmosphere we live" due to the measures taken to prevent the spread of the virus.

He added to Al-Jazeera Net, "During our study, we studied the processes of self-portrayal, but this remained theoretical in light of not going through a real experience in this field, and here lies the importance of these rings, which provided the possibility of applying theoretical information in real work."

"We feel happy that some series crews did not stand idly by in the light of this pandemic, and the actors have turned their homes into platforms that open their doors to the hearts of the public," Oyimac continued. 

He expressed the hope that the episodes produced in the homes of the actors have succeeded in spreading the spirit of joy, hope and high spirits in the hearts of viewers, especially as they relied technically on the individual efforts of high-level participants, including representatives and technical cadres, where communication is taking place between members of the participating team via the Internet.