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Lmao! Oga likes to sound like some political god, but alas, the aboki up north is politically smatter than the professor of political science down here in the south. Emotions no go let us unite. Not now, not ever.

Lol

Hope at last

House of commotion

We know this already.. happens only after elections

TV Presenters and comedians are now using the man for caricature . I saw this one on YouTube, the presenter is definitely looking for trouble.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4meLOccqo

Crazy world mate

Understand that this is an ongoing learning process and that there is no way of getting better except to keep writing continuously. In this short piece, I will share with you an experience I have had and a piece of advice I got from Larry Wilson. Shall we?

DON'T WAIT FOR INSPIRATION

This might sound crazy but the hell it is the craziest thing to do as a screenwriter. Why? well, except you are writing a novel or other kinds of books, then you can take a year thinking about your next line. But you see my friend, in this thing of ours, you have to learn to give your self deadlines and work really hard to meet them. That is the biggest inspiration a screenwriter ever gets says Larry Wilson. Oh well, Larry is a Hollywood guy. Let's talk about Nollywood a little. Producers here don't rate us that much because we are some low-budget hungry writers trying to eke out a living. That's their opinion, what's your opinion about your work... that leads me to my next point.


BE YOUR OWN BIGGEST SCRIPT CRITIC, ANALYST, AND READER.

The beauty of scriptwriting is that you are the creator of this imaginary reality! You have the liberty to alter it at will whenever you choose, and always remember this when writing. Say for instance in your plot twist "Larry is the brother to Mary or so you made us believe in Part One only to come in the second sequel and make Larry her father". Now go back to your story and ask your self if the twist is necessary? Did you add it because your story is closing and you are low on inspiration? If you feel it, we can feel it too. Pay attention to these and never let a low-life producer walk you out of their office because they did a job you could have done yourself.

DON'T EVER WRITE WITH BUDGET IN MIND, THE FILMMAKER WILL FIND A WAY.

Follow the link to read full article
https://vhfilm..com/2020/06/career-changing-screenwriting-advice.html

Understand that this is an ongoing learning process and that there is no way of getting better except to keep writing continuously. In this short piece, I will share with you an experience I have had and a piece of advice I got from Larry Wilson. Shall we?



DON'T WAIT FOR INSPIRATION


This might sound crazy but the hell it is the craziest thing to do as a screenwriter. Why? well, except you are writing a novel or other kinds of books, then you can take a year thinking about your next line. But you see my friend, in this thing of ours, you have to learn to give your self deadlines and work really hard to meet them. That is the biggest inspiration a screenwriter ever gets says Larry Wilson. Oh well, Larry is a Hollywood guy. Let's talk about Nollywood a little. Producers here don't rate us that much because we are some low-budget hungry writers trying to eke out a living. That's their opinion, what's your opinion about your work... that leads me to my next point.





BE YOUR OWN BIGGEST SCRIPT CRITIC, ANALYST, AND READER.


The beauty of scriptwriting is that you are the creator of this imaginary reality! You have the liberty to alter it at will whenever you choose, and always remember this when writing. Say for instance in your plot twist "Larry is the brother to Mary or so you made us believe in Part One only to come in the second sequel and make Larry her father". Now go back to your story and ask your self if the twist is necessary? Did you add it because your story is closing and you are low on inspiration? If you feel it, we can feel it too. Pay attention to these and never let a low-life producer walk you out of their office because they did a job you could have done yourself.



DON'T EVER WRITE WITH BUDGET IN MIND, THE FILMMAKER WILL FIND A WAY.

Follow the link and learn
https://vhfilm..com/2020/06/career-changing-screenwriting-advice.html

What's Atheism?

Something i find quite interesting... the only Twitter handle wey dey gimme joy

The Catholic church (most orgaized institution in the world ) remains a point of contact for all private religious ideologies no matter what names they bear.

Let's be sure it's Anambra please. I have my reasons. Thank you

I know these fools!!
The beared one is the conductor. They played me last year Nov but I too smart for them.

Tundemed:
Her husband is a billionaire son but i don't believe she used her money to build that edifice.
Which business she dey do self?

my brother even me has no idea what the young lady does for a living.

It's hard for everyone. Just different kinda hard. Some of you all work hard out there on a daily, but it's gonna take you years to pull this together, especially in Lekki. Of course you have worked hard my sister, but just a different kinda hard.

Nostradamus:
nice job king,how much will it cost a small church band(the drama unit in a church)to produce a movie with all the necessary props to make the movie close to nollywood standard to be shown on cable tv(the duration of the shot is 1hr18mins)?

well, for something acceptable, you need good sound, light and relatively good camera. For a 1hr 18mins, that's almost 80pages of screen play which will take about 5days to shoot maximum. You can rent a Lumix or Mac 4 cam for 5k per day, zoom H6, 2 kino Flo and 2 led all for 8k per day. Generator too. So say 80 to 90k for equipments but if u have to pay people to use it then u will negotiate and pay more. Roughly, for equipments and their handlers, keep 150k. But that is basically what you need. If you want to cut cost, adjust the script to have less interior scenes.

dominique:
Even some cast with speaking roles don't get paid how much more extras.

Is that a good thing sir? Because you sound like it is. Nonetheless, I feel if you want me to work for you in whatever capacity, you should be able to pay me. No body takes us seriously because we don't take ourselves seriously.

Cacawa2:
Who is a background actor? What do they do?

They are same as Extras, or better put... the waka pass kinda role. But sometimes it is even much more defined.

Guys, this is a money talk so I don't want to feed you with plenty of stories. I will give a brief
background then reel out some numbers so we can talk. First, I feel insulted when you call me an "Extra" like some mere shadow you brought to complete your numbers? When will they realize that those "Extra" are the reason your lead isn't looking stupid yet? ( anyway, I will talk about this on a later date).
In Nollywood where unprofessionalism is enthroned above anything else, you would expect the learned big figures to know and do better... but that rarely happens! You want to produce a low budget movie with over 50 extras? You want to eat your cake and have it? A piece of quick advice to all Nollywood producers out there; If your extras are happy on your set during production, they will be your first customers, biggest and widest hypemen and marketers. Always remember this.
Now let's look at some numbers:
It cost roughly N35,000 (Almost $100) to purchase an AGN form today. One would expect that same body to regulate activities of these notorious producers who pay Extras between N0 to N3,000 ($0 to $cool for an entire days job! Not to compare Hollywood with our dear industry, but hey, an extra earns minimum $8 every hour he's on set for the lowest budget movies, and as high as $30 for normal budget movies. I will give credit to some Nollywood filmmakers who have tried to increase that pay to N5,000 per day ($14) recently but I also want to let them know that I have received many reports about how their Production Managers and 3rd party talent agents rip off our struggling actors and eventually return them back to N3,000 or N2,500 per day and sometimes nothing at all!
Some of us are fully aware of the intrigues of the Nigerian entertainment industry. So we need your opinion on what should be an IDEAL WAGE FOR A BACKGROUND ACTOR in Nollywood. Drop your opinions in the comment box let's make it trend.
Source: https://vhfilm..com/2019/07/how-much-should-producers-pay-extras-in.html

Guys, this is a money talk so I don't want to feed you with plenty of stories. I will give a brief
background then reel out some numbers so we can talk. First, I feel insulted when you call me an "Extra" like some mere shadow you brought to complete your numbers? When will they realize that those "Extra" are the reason your lead isn't looking stupid yet? ( anyway, I will talk about this on a later date).
In Nollywood where unprofessionalism is enthroned above anything else, you would expect the learned big figures to know and do better... but that rarely happens! You want to produce a low budget movie with over 50 extras? You want to eat your cake and have it? A piece of quick advice to all Nollywood producers out there; If your extras are happy on your set during production, they will be your first customers, biggest and widest hypemen and marketers. Always remember this.
Now let's look at some numbers:
It cost roughly N35,000 (Almost $100) to purchase an AGN form today. One would expect that same body to regulate activities of these notorious producers who pay Extras between N0 to N3,000 ($0 to $ for an entire days job! Not to compare Hollywood with our dear industry, but hey, an extra earns minimum $8 every hour he's on set for the lowest budget movies, and as high as $30 for normal budget movies. I will give credit to some Nollywood filmmakers who have tried to increase that pay to N5,000 per day ($14) recently but I also want to let them know that I have received many reports about how their Production Managers and 3rd party talent agents rip off our struggling actors and eventually return them back to N3,000 or N2,500 per day and sometimes nothing at all!
Some of us are fully aware of the intrigues of the Nigerian entertainment industry. So we need your opinion on what should be an IDEAL WAGE FOR A BACKGROUND ACTOR in Nollywood. Drop your opinions in the comment box let's make it trend.
Source: https://vhfilm..com/2019/07/how-much-should-producers-pay-extras-in.html

ayobamiJR:
Any SCRIPT WRITER here to challenge my FIRST PAGE DRAFT of "TEENS IN THE HOOD©" by Me.

Let's see how good we are at the CRAFT

Progress of my Script - IG @Guwopcharity

Nice one, I like your formatting, page margin, font, and theme. it's all standard. Some would still prefer you start and finish with the scene number on that slugline. Nice work.

HOW MUCH SHOULD EXTRAS BE PAID IN NOLLYWOOD

Guys, this is a money talk so I don't want to feed you with plenty of stories. I will give a brief
background then reel out some numbers so we can talk. First, I feel insulted when you call me an "Extra" like some mere shadow you brought to complete your numbers? When will they realize that those "Extra" are the reason your lead isn't looking stupid yet? ( anyway, I will talk about this on a later date). In Nollywood where unprofessionalism is enthroned above anything else, you would expect the learned big figures to know and do better... but that rarely happens! You want to produce a low budget movie with over 50 extras? You want to eat your cake and have it? A piece of quick advice to all Nollywood producers out there; If your extras are happy on your set during production, they will be your first customers, biggest and widest hypemen and marketers. Always remember this.
Now let's look at some numbers:
It cost roughly N35,000 (Almost $100) to purchase an AGN form today. One would expect that same body to regulate activities of these notorious producers who pay Extras between N0 to N3,000 ($0 to $ for an entire days job! Not to compare Hollywood with our dear industry, but hey, an extra earns minimum $8 every hour he's on set for the lowest budget movies, and as high as $30 for normal budget movies. I will give credit to some Nollywood filmmakers who have tried to increase that pay to N5,000 per day ($14) recently but I also want to let them know that I have received many reports about how their Production Managers and 3rd party talent agents rip off our struggling actors and eventually return them back to N3,000 or N2,500 per day and sometimes nothing at all!
Some of us are fully aware of the intrigues of the Nigerian entertainment industry. So we need your opinion on what should be an IDEAL WAGE FOR A BACKGROUND ACTOR in Nollywood. Drop your opinions in the comment box let's make it trend.

How To Protect Your Script as a Writer
Experience is the best teacher and I totally agree, but a wise man once told me that you don't have to wait until you can learn from YOUR own experience. It's too costly... he says. Learning from other people's experience is the cheapest, less harmful and most generous way to learn. For starters, let me make it absolutely clear that you can not protect an idea, oh please don't fool yourself alright? There is no point trying to hide an idea, it flies around freely looking for the best mind that is willing to accept it and express it. If it comes to you, it is because you were found worthy, so don't lazy around looking for your laptop charger. Find a way to let it out, and make sure to take all the credit. Which brings us to why I'm writing this piece.
When someone says "send in your synopsis, we will choose the best 5 and contact them", I know the Nollywood and whole Nigeria entertainment industry too well and chances are that the person on the other side of that circular is a lazy rogue writer who is only out to get the best story ideas and walk. Do not fall for it! Some even go as far as telling you "Not less than 1000 words"... like seriously? Your synopsis is your idea in summary and you are about to give it away in too many details! Although Nigerian copyright law does not need you to register anywhere, but and I quote... "as soon as an original work is reduced to fixed and tangible form, it is automatically copyrightable" says the law. What does that even mean guys? Anyway, here are a few simple steps on how you can protect your screenplay;
i. Do not submit a synopsis to just anyone!! And if Africa Magic requests for it? Well, send them a 250 words two-paragraphed synopsis.
ii. Use the updated version of Microsoft Word to create your Nollywood play. In that way, it is always possible to check and find the original author and date of creation of that material if you ever need it in court or in any form of arbitration.
iii. Any material you are sending out, always indicate that you are the original owner by using the copyright format below your text. You have seen something like this before "(C) All rights reserved". I will show you how it's done in MS Words.

Read the full article here https://vhfilm..com/2019/07/how-to-protect-your-screenplay.html

Experience is the best teacher and I totally agree, but a wise man once told me that you don't have to wait until you can learn from YOUR own experience. It's too costly... he says. Learning from other people's experience is the cheapest, less harmful and most generous way to learn. For starters, let me make it absolutely clear that you can not protect an idea, oh please don't fool yourself alright? There is no point trying to hide an idea, it flies around freely looking for the best mind that is willing to accept it and express it. If it comes to you, it is because you were found worthy, so don't lazy around looking for your laptop charger. Find a way to let it out, and make sure to take all the credit. Which brings us to why I'm writing this piece.
When someone says "send in your synopsis, we will choose the best 5 and contact them", I know the Nollywood and whole Nigeria entertainment industry too well and chances are that the person on the other side of that circular is a lazy rogue writer who is only out to get the best story ideas and walk. Do not fall for it! Some even go as far as telling you "Not less than 1000 words"... like seriously? Your synopsis is your idea in summary and you are about to give it away in too many details! Although Nigerian copyright law does not need you to register anywhere, but and I quote... "as soon as an original work is reduced to fixed and tangible form, it is automatically copyrightable" says the law. What does that even mean guys? Anyway, here are a few simple steps on how you can protect your screenplay;
i. Do not submit a synopsis to just anyone!! And if Africa Magic requests for it? Well, send them a 250 words two-paragraphed synopsis.
ii. Use the updated version of Microsoft Word to create your Nollywood play. In that way, it is always possible to check and find the original author and date of creation of that material if you ever need it in court or in any form of arbitration.
iii. Any material you are sending out, always indicate that you are the original owner by using the copyright format below your text. You have seen something like this before "(C) All rights reserved". I will show you how it's done in MS Words.

Read the full article here https://vhfilm..com/2019/07/how-to-protect-your-screenplay.html

ba7man:
Which kain mumu Deji Adeyanju??

That attention seeking attache looking for trending issues to hop on it's bandwagon.

You think its only you on Twitter that's here??

why are you so angry bro? I am not your problem. Deji is probably on this platform too creating threads. Thing is, there is someone out there who is willing to hop on ur case if u are trending for the bad reasons and makes sure u get out of your trouble. Don't be an unfortunate kid. Someday you might be in trouble and no one will like to hop on ur case. I am tempted to make an idiot out of you here, but I will rest that urge.