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In fact what lots of aspiring screenwriters get when they give producers their scripts, is that, the producers read them, like some things about the stories, (though the storyline or screenplay might not be particularly fantastic); as they read along, their own idea begins to form. Then they tell you, its was nice, however they do not need that kind of story for now.

@sleekymag: Your insightful response is very much appreciated, but
I really don't understand why a producer will hire a writer to copy a
screenplay when he can just use the same money to buy the original one.

My guess is that the scriptwriters either ask for too much money or are unwilling to
rewrite their scripts to suit the demands of the producers. As a screenwriter, the
producer is your customer [/b]and you should be willing to write for his vision:

Would you hire an architect who insists on giving you his existing designs rather
then giving you a [b]new design based on the features that are important to you?

I know at least 3 such people and they are active on Nollywood.net. Maybe the problem was that they overspent?

princesa:
am not so into this thing and our brothers NEPA sorry PHCN don't make it better anytime i see light i watch it , if not i don't run around like i did 'when Passions' and 'When you are mine' were Airing

You can get a very small 650VA generator and run it for an hour when the show is on air. Give yourself a little treat.

Have you ever received any Spam mail using the Nairaland name?

Such as an email titled "from a Nairaland member" or "Urgent Message From Nairaland.com"?

If so, please understand that there's little I can do to prevent those emails - it's your inbox!
Some have created fake email accounts for the purpose. For avoidance of doubt, I'm not involved.
These people are just trying to capitalize on the popularity of Nairaland to dupe more people.

If you get such an email, post it here to warn others and then just click "report as spam".
Sooner or later, such messages will no longer make it into your inbox. Cheers.

Producers generally start as production assistants. I don't see what's so great about such a job, really.

Back to topic, guys. So who works in the Nigerian TV industry?

I would never buy a movie if there's no synopsis on the cover.

I was either incredibly drunk, arrogant, or just trying to get some attention for my idea when I posted this. Very funny.

Hehe. It works for those who earn their livelihood from it.

Moved to Movie/TV Production section

Without the pirates, Nollywood movies won't be as popular abroad as they are now. A lot of people who are addicted to Nigerian movies would be addicted to something else. Without a distribution network, the pirates are assets. Once you have an efficient distribution network, the pirates become liabilities and you can start fighting them.

Celebrities have bad days too. We should allow them to just chill sometimes.

Does anyone wish to help this our guy by inviting him to the set of a movie in production? That will be lovely.

Nice.

This section has now been created. I've decided to call it the "TV And Movie Production Forum". Cheers.

Are you more of a videographer or a producer or an advertising agent?

There are lots of talented artists on this board, but to get them to spend their time in cartoons and animation, you need money. And I mean lots of money, because they are all smart people with good job prospects outside the cartoon industry. You'll need to start a corporation with fancy buildings their families can be proud of

There are so many new topics. Finding the right one is hard, though.

Yeah. It's all I could do to keep the site operational. Sorry.

What's the big deal with "breaking hearts"? If relationships are ended amicably and maturely, no hearts need be broken.

The NYSC scheme should be canceled outrightly. It is just a waste of peoples' time. Graduates should be working.

Obviously, you have the right to determine your career. This is 2007, for goodness' sake, we ought to be enlightened.

Source, please? We need a link to a web page that verifies this "story". Anyone with Photoshop can fake a picture.

Ouch. It must feel horrible to receive such a call. Private security firm should be setup to help in such situations.

Hey, I am a damn good writer if I may say so myself.

Most writers believe they are 'damn good', but very few of them are that good.

Nollywood has enough gifted scriptwriters.

To be 'gifted' is one thing. To be willing to work hard and produce scripts on demand is a different thing entirely. There are 10-100 serious writers in Hollywood for every 1 in Nigeria.

In Hollywood, the production companies are buried alive in scripts begging to be produced. In Nigeria, you actually have to advertise and cajole people to write. It's completely different; our English teachers didn't challenge us!

In Hollywood, writers will send you their scripts just to get a chance. In Nigeria, writers will hide their scripts from you. When you finally cajole them to let you see the scripts, you discover that they are not very good.

But the Igbo traders/producers and marketers prefer the cheap scripts to make their home videos.

There's some truth in this statement, but there are many producers looking for good scripts and finding nothing.

I can count the number of good sitcom writers in Nigeria with one finger, but then there are talents that can be developed. The problem is that many of these talents already have jobs in banks, oil companies, IT companies etc. that take all their time. If you don't have time, how can you develop your talent? Answer: you can't!

At least she kept the memory of the dead guy alive by bearing a child for him, and the family will want to take care of her.

I think the real money is in delivering the finished product - fashionable clothes - and not in fabric manufacturing.

Where can it be found in Lagos?

Oh please. Friendship is worth much more than sexual relationships that almost always end in heartbreak.

Leave the best friend alone. Sooner or later you're going to dump her and she will need someone to comfort her.