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MrBible: You have only made your foolishness clearer. All your curses will continue to return back on your head one Centillion times and they will remain on your head. You are a waste and I won't even read or reply your post anymore.

VillageBoi: Teehee, you no dey watch 'Nollygoof'? Half-way thru and in the middle of a scene it 'shockingly' ends with the message - "Watch Out for Part 8 even though we nefa finito Part 1" lol

anelkamak: Yes, we may argue that favouritism is a part of life. But the question is "on what basis were some people favoured and not others?" In this scenario, everybody went for a test, passed and were all told they did well and the company then started selectively calling some to resume while others that were also successful were left out. The same company also went ahead to advertise for the same job role whereas there were people who did well in the previous selection process that were yet to be absorbed.

vicade: The trailer isn't bad but I've seen better naija trailers that have turned out to be very poor movies.
Nollywood in my opinion should keep it simple and go back to the basics. All this over sabi hollywood movies wanna be is enough. Movies such as Ije,Two Brides and a Baby,Anchor Baby,Mirror Boy and even that dance movie with Ini edo,that movie about secondary school life and Aromatu are all crap if you ask me.

I suggest for starters Nollywood should start making historical movies and biographies about Nigerians and Nigeria.

Who's gonna make a movie about Life in the 60s,70s and 80s (Which are largely undocumented)Ogunde,Isaac Boro,Ahmadu Bello,Fela,MKO Abiola,Christopher Okigbo,awodele awojobi,Ojukwu,Awolowo,Mary Slessor,The Various Nigerian Coups,Even recent occurences such as the Odi masaccre . It took America to take the Fela story global via broadway;Americans telling the story of one of our own.

Its bad enough most Nigerians don't know much about their history. Its even worse Nollywood isn't doing anything about it. The worst even is that Nollywood can't do fiction cos the producer is probably d director/writer/script writer and actor. No specialisation or professionalism.

speedyboi: What more can I say? This is just a fantastic script. You are good, know that!


this sounds unrealistic. and even more rude. he could've said something like 'I'm sorry. Do you believe in love at first sight?'

The dialogue of this script is so tight.....no unnecessary 'senrere'. kudos to you once again. .

This thread has jumped ooooo. I will try to go through it though.

VillageBoi: That's a 'modification' he's talking about considering in his reply to you. Mrs Eze is (as in the script) already in his 'bedroom' and as described is dressed 'corporately'. Flowing gowns no bad shaa make guys see 'somthing' nah!

ijebabe: I agree about Mrs Eze's role not being important in the movie but an insight as to who she is from a 'reading' standpoint is important. In Thomson's flashback, it could have been a faceless person with just a voice but you chose to have a character with a face and a name; providing the setting only seemed natural.
It would also help in understanding his frustrations all the more, especially his decision to go to the house of a married woman with 2 kids, with the intent to kill her husband and take over his life.

ijebabe: A very nice script sholay. I like the idea of the conversation with his image, its something we can relate to. I hope you can capture this essence while shooting the film because its all in the details. I read the script and the movie plays in my head (weirdly, its not in colour )and I could imagine what the characters looked like, the little gestures that differentiate Thomson from his image even though they are the same person, the last scene in the apartment etc.

I agree with VillageBoi on character build-up. The first scene was very vague as there was no 'setting'. There was no indication of who Mrs Eze was to Thomson. Was he a fresh graduate from uni or done with NYSC when he had the conversation with Mrs Eze? Is he an orphan or had a no-good dad. It lacked certain descriptions at the start but other than that I liked it. Can't wait to see it in when it's done

ijebabe: All those years of watching TV instead of doing homework paid off

speedyboi: Lol....I've read the script since jare. I just didn't feel like commenting. Then you said what I would Av said, So I just lock up . Your point is my point; Just like in the thread 'why are nigerian music videos better than the movies?'. Yea...I visited that too during its trend . But I agreed with all ur points as well

VillageBoi: Ah, I nefa even enta thread we don catch say you no read the posts lol... Sholay is 13.

prof800: hahaha....na true ooo!
the front page 'thingy' gave this beautiful work the hype it deserves.
oga, u do well for putting it in frontpage ooo.

worldnews: Good script....am a product of NYFA...and currently a university student. I have made 3 different short films shot on Arriflex and I still hope to study filmmaking more this september so probably, we can work together in the future!!

prof800: hahaha... sholay una don dey do in-house audition for casting abi...ehnnn,,ehnnn...

VillageBoi: Oh damn... he's thirty something? Oops, my bad! - That was my mistake; I grabbed the only actor I had for my short

VillageBoi: Forgot to say - Eno, you know Sholay is an actor right? I think he should be the lead in his own film. He knows the material he wrote in and out.
From the experience of having made a short where everything happens in the actors head... getting the right lead is KEY!

Enoquin: A beautiful short script. Nothing was wasted...I love(d) it. Good actors with clear dictions will complete your story...well done!

ojesoj: Sholay2011 and omidhe......hw do i communicate personally with you guys. Email or something#i mean biz guys#

ogugua88: [size=13pt]I don't think that's Kate Henshaw in the third picture.[/size]

omidhe: Surprising how everyone look at the story from the physical , I guess the writer himself didn't know how much abstract work he has created . Beautiful imagery. I belive the whole event happens in Thompson's head , between his sub-conciousness, a man who has built his own enemy , in other that he might have someone to blame for the woes that have befall him ,only for him for him to find out that he is stronger than the enemy he has created , and in all of that , his supposed enemy -the dog his happier than him . Lesson learnt , in all be contended with what you have , and if you want more in life , stand up and hustle for it , instead of looking for who to blame for your failure . Fumi probably most have looked everywhere for happiness -husband and kids , and since none was forthcoming , she created her happiness herself -the dog , and the dolls .lesson learnt , life will give to you what you first give to yourself , happiness is from within , nobody who cteat yours for you . Hey sholay , am a script writer , too . U wanna hook up ? Great work you 'v got there, I must say welldone .

semid4lyfe: Not sure but I think this is the first movie script to make Nairaland homepage.

Congrats to the OP for making history

VillageBoi: I think the writer deserves much more credit than that and that he DID KNOW absolutely what he was creating.

Marvin G: As a scriptwriter myself, I appreciate the story on so many levels. First off, it's a unique idea. The plot is engaging. However, it needs to be fleshed out before it can truly be presentable for shooting. This 'fleshing' out can be done with a scriptwriter who knows what he or she is doing. I might be able to give you some more pointers on how to proceed, but I feel that you've already given away too much info on your script, hell. . . you've practically sent it out, now, anyone can steal it and develop it. For that reason, I wouldn't want to give you ideas which anyone can just pick up and make the story complete, then take credit for it.
You may reach me on ejogoken@yahoo.com for pointers.
Once again, it
's a great idea

KingPradas: the ending is confusing.