'24' Film Shoot Leads to Cape-inspired Photo Exhibit

The Cape of Good Hope has inspired the crew from popular TV series '24' to create an exclusive photo exhibition

After spending seven weeks in South Africa last year, cast and crew members from popular US television series '24' have put together a photo exhibition inspired by their film shoot in the Cape of Good Hope.

The '24' production team filmed a special two-hour TV show of the series in Cape Town, titled '24: Redemption.' The feature-length episode is set in a fictional African country and sees hero Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, battle it out with a ruthless African leader in order to save a group of young children who have been forced to serve as child soldiers.

"Shooting '24: Redemption' in South Africa was the highlight of my six years on the show. It was nothing short of exhilarating," commented director Jon Cassar who along with Sutherland and three other crew members have lent their works to the exhibition.

The exhibition features 48 photos under the title '24: Redemption - Captured in Africa' and is a rare look at the making of the show, says a statement from FOX, the show's broadcasters. "It is comprised of candid moments between cast and crew, dramatic stills from the action sequences, as well as vivid photographic captures of the scenic South African locations."

Curator and Deputy Photo Director at Entertainment Weekly Michael Kochman said, "I was so impressed with the quality of the photography. Each photographer captured something very special and poetic – sometimes intimate, sometimes epic, sometimes documentary-like and raw. It all adds up to a fascinating photographic experience."

"Africa became a wonderful canvas for the still photography enthusiasts among our crew. Every day put us in places and situations that were new and exciting to us, and our cameras clicked constantly," said Cassar.

"The exhibit chronicles the seven weeks that were spent in Cape Town and the surrounding regions from moments captured during a hectic shooting schedule to the faces and places that represent not only the making of '24' but the Africa of today," he added.

The exhibition has already been shown in California and moves to New York's Paley Centre in February until the end of March.

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Source: sagoodnews.co.za