Thanks Heyhey11!
In fact, it was a very interesting experience. I'm very close to Iuraly, who loves what she does in the films. The idea for this film really came from Iuraly. She wanted to experience the excitement of a battle that would take place as if it were real.
I thought about it and I thought it was a good idea because it would certainly excite the actresses. They're making more and more progress in combat and they're quite proud to be warriors. So we played along. On a more personal note, as I wasn't at the filming location, I asked Iuraly to send me regular messages during the day's filming.
When she talks to me on camera, these are reactions that she instinctively had. And because Atenea is such a strong character, the crew let her express herself too.
It was great fun for me because I was getting images and reels as the battle unfolded!
Iuraly had really promised me that she would win the battle. But so did Atenea
Then, at around 11:00am, I received no more messages from Iuraly! That's what we'd agreed, in case she got killed.... I had to wait two or three hours to receive the first rushes of the film and see that Atenea had been the best in the first duel.
But as it was still very early, the team surprised me by filming two different endings.
For the first film, I decided to faithfully follow the actual course of the battle. I almost introduced the two scenes in the first version as if we'd entered the thoughts of Iuraly and Atenea before they clashed and ended up killing each other...
In the end I decided to do it as a little bonus gift for fans like you and a slightly cheaper film that would allow audiences a bit put off by our prices to buy a cheaper film and discover us.
In any case, thank you for your reaction and I'll tell Atenea that she's had a lot of compliments on her death in battle. She'll really appreciate it!