VillageBoi:

Funny bit of trivia - The actor & actress are both English (not American or French - they were acting with totally fake accents lol) and they are also both real-life boyfriend and girlfriend. Glad you enjoyed it.

Yea. her french accent is perfect but a few things she said in english with the fake french accent made me know she wasnt french.

Ha! So, I missed out in all the actions, huh?

safon:

lol...u can also tell that to a "pute" too...she just might give it to you.

Hahahahahaha ashewo dey collect 'sweet'? Lololol

Briareos: Ha! So, I missed out in all the actions, huh?

You know you are very welcome. How bodi nah?

VillageBoi:

What you said is very true, can happen but doesn't always happen like that. You might get a cast you like but as they are doing it for next to nothing (of course transport and feeding is always included as a bare minimum) you have to depend on their availability. If a good choice gets a paying gig on a day you are shooting you have to go with the 2nd or 3rd. A lot of first few shorts are made as a learning experience. I promise to get better!

The Director of this film and I had just finished working on a different short and on the first day of that shoot I had bought this camera to shoot a few BTS (Behind The Scenes) shots. When the guys saw what came out of my little camera we decided to do something to see how far we could push it under low-light. The lighting in this film is just street lights; it was late at night and on 3 of the coldest days we had... oh the joy of suffering for art hahahaha.
This is the BTS - The first clips that ever came out of this camera before I learnt how to use it. Sorry it's only on Vimeo so will have to load fully before playing in some places as per slow internet - BTS - https://vimeo.com/8000672

Ha! I would have to say it's because we are in different locations...in Nigeria, if you are serious, you will find plenty...willing to act but in my opinion a low budget film should try to stick to one location...investing in a good story though

Enoquin:

Ha! I would have to say it's because we are in different locations...in Nigeria, if you are serious, you will find plenty...willing to act but in my opinion a low budget film should try to stick to one location...investing in a good story though

Teehee, I like ya cos you raise good points. Our different locations are worlds apart. In Naija it's so much easier to get people involved. I've shot a few things there and it was awesome fun. A lot of legal things to do here if you want to use kids... what a pain.
Though I don't wholly agree a low-budget film shoud try to stick to 'one' location... the locations or lack of are not usually too much of a problem. You rightfully say investing in a 'good' story is the key to everything. There is a saying in filmmaking - "Story is King." and it is so true.
Best equipment, best crew, best cast + crappy story = crappy film.

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Here is 'Sweet Sixteen'


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh8yGYeN6Ls

And here is 'Don't Rock The Boat'


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbHPZIElQA

Villageboi. This is great! You've really perfected your craft in photography. Me likey. much better than sweet sixteen.

VillageBoi:

Funny bit of trivia - The actor & actress are both English (not American or French - they were acting with totally fake accents lol) and they are also both real-life boyfriend and girlfriend. Glad you enjoyed it.

No wonder! i found something weird about her french accent....but i just overlooked it.

speedyboi: Villageboi. This is great! You've really perfected your craft in photography. Me likey. much better than sweet sixteen.

Hey thanks a lot bro. Yeah this is a better film... much more experienced crew & cast and no location issues.