Previously in HK

If you missed the 1st episode.I don’t know for how long I’ve been talking to the window but I’m just fascinated by what i’m hearing! I’m about to ask Ryder another question but he is waving bye bye at me and point at something behind me. I turn around to see what he is showing me and… I am stunned.  

Ryder is walking in the middle of the crowd, for real!

Wait, what do I mean by “for real”?

A quick look in the window confirms he is not facing me anymore.

Somebody is shaking my shoulder.

 

“Hey Loan, Ive been calling you for the last 5 mins! You didn’t seem to hear your phone at all! Is it on vibrate or something?”  

Michael? You called me? On my phone?

 

“Yeah and you didn’t pick up so I walked around to see if I could find you. I started to worry and when I found you in front of this shop window and you didn’t even hear me when I called you…”  

Really?

 

“Loan, est ce que ca va?”  

Oui...non...J’en suis pas sur !

 

“You look pale, let’s go to that ramen place I promised to take you to. I’m sure you’ll feel better afterwards!”  

10min later, I am sitting in a small Japanese restaurant, in front of bowls of ramen and Michael. The food is just delicious and the taste of it makes me realize I’m not dreaming.

Michael, can I ask you something…

 

“Sure, what’s up?”  

What do you think about Ryder?

 

"Hum… I think he’s really lucky to be with Lumina?!? Hahaha "  

Haha! [Sarcastic laugh] Seriously, was it hard to be him? How did you get in the character?

 

"Getting in the character of Ryder was quite challenging. As I’m the first person from Corwaith that viewers see, I had to have pictures and feelings about my character’s background, history… It felt special to be the 1st one to imagine and create this world in my mind... Actually, I’m probably the 2nd, our lovely director/writer, Jennifer Thym, is most likely the 1st one! "  

What is your best memory on set?

 

"Actually, everyday on the set was magical, as we had the coolest cast and the most caring and professional crew… At the end of the production, no one wanted it to end! Plus, we were shooting on many people’s dream camera: the cutting edge RED One camera at 4K resolution (2:1 aspect format)."  

And there was this one scene where Ryder had to convince Lumina that he’s real. Juju and I were face to face, separated by a glass, our hands could overlap, but again this was the closest I could ever get to her. The scene eventually gets pretty intense and intimate and very frustrating to be so limited while expressing my feelings to Lumina. It was very challenging but alot of fun to play this scene. Ryder and Lumina have never felt so close to each other… and it was very interesting for Juju and I to know that the crew really enjoyed our chemistry!  

I read some people think Lumina is a metaphor of long distance relationships, do you agree?

 

"Hum, I guess I could agree on this... It’s like using the Internet or mobile phone with 3G to communicate with someone, in the same city or in different countries… you get the image and the sound… but cant touch or feel that person… It’s also really frustrating not to be able to be there physically when someone needs you…   And you know, when someone decides to avoid your calls, they want you to think that they’re either busy or didn’t hear the phone, but you know they’re ignoring you?   Lumina turned off all the lights in her apartment to minimize the reflections, but I knew she was there! No reflections, No Ryder! Haha"

Lumina mixes action and romance, was it the first time for you to be in a romantic story?

"Hehe. Yeah, this was my very 1st time being romantic on screen. At first, I wasn’t too sure if I was “likable” enough! Haha! And I didn’t know how to act romantic in front of the camera, it’s so different in real life! Then, the extra obstacle was to act through glasses or reflections, but I listened to Jennifer’s directions and worked a lot with Juju. They were both great help to my performances.   Btw, I'd say that Lumina is a mix of romance and sci-fi, I believe the action is reserved for season 2! Can’t wait to start training again… "

So, there will be season 2?!?

"Hum, that depends very much on you and the rest of the world!  If people really enjoy watching the trailer for LUMINA, please support us by subscribing to our channel on YouTube and joining our Facebook Group!  I'm also on Twitter as @514to852, and I love to talk to people about the show and everything else I'm working on.  Everything is possible, just keep an eye on the mirror!   And Loan, you should eat your ramen, it’s going to be cold! We have time to chat on the way to the KTV. "

Yeah right…I should enjoy my food now…and let him eat haha.

Michael is a cool guy to hang out with and it’s funny to switch between English and French with him when we talk.

What? You didn’t know it? Michael can speak French, he is from Montreal, Quebec!

On our way to the KTV, he showed me few places where they shot Lumina.

“And you know, the alley where you were earlier is where we took the headshot on my AliveNotDead profile. Let’s take some pictures there, so you can say you have met Ryder haha”

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The end ^_^ !

for more information go on Michael's blog or Lumina's website

PS: Michael's new background is from me also =p