I love this...dunno where to post this to sha!!

I am very tired of the costumes in Ghana movies. Girls connection, passion of the soul, and I am very scared to watch that pretty queen movie because it will be full of long earrings, a variety of dog chains and dog collars these actors mistake for necklaces and bangles.This is where I like Nigerian movies.

Their costuming is very realistic and moderate. Yes people like Rita Dominic, Ini Edo (sometimes), Mercy Johnson, and Tonto Dike over do it most of the time. Did I forget Uche Jombo and her belts? Follow follow fashion. Jackie Appiah is the one to take a life sentence for this crime among all the new girls. That one who played Jackie’s sister in Passion of the Soul. Please let me just add Samira Yakubu to the list since she is the one who brings the costumes.

Samira
Radio presenter turn costume designer. I give her benefit because she did say that the actors insist on what they want to wear. I believe her. I did a movie with the late Suzy Williams and Albert Kuvodu. Suzy will just not allow anyone to do her make-up. All we heard was this is my face on TV so it has to look good. The director wanting her in his movie just had to shut up and allow her have her way. It was terrible.

On coming to America and going to film school, I discovered that when an artiste is given a contract, there is a separate sheet for wardrobe. Rules are specified, there are clauses like “if Artiste will provide own wardrobe, X amount shall be paid for each item of clothing provided by artiste. Costume must represent the character being portrayed by artiste and costume is subject to approval by wardrobe supervisor and Director where necessary” I am totally amazed at the amount of detail that goes into making Hollywood movies. Any wonder they are so good?

Costume and the Director
I am ready to bet that, because directors want Jackie Appiah in their movies, they are at a point where they cannot tone down her wardrobe. In passion of the soul, Jackie is mourning her departed lover. In real life, we know that heartbreak is a very painful thing and you just mope all day. Yes, there are the people who believe in look good feel good. But in a movie, costume is also responsible for mood. Jackie is able to wear a pink blouse, jeans, pink bangles, pink earrings, pink heels, pink make-up and got to see her lover. Even in the jail, her tears were not enough to wipe away the superfluous make-up. How now?

Do I write on the girl that played her sister? Blue blouse, blue scarf hanging in the back somewhere, blue earrings, blue shoes. Goodness!!! What happened to modest simple outfits and more concentration on the character and on performance? These directors need to be shot!! Our industry needs to be conscious of basic things; this is a movie, not a fashion show. Unless of course our actors are so insecure that they must load up their faces and body with make-up and accessories before they appear on screen. I must sincerely question the motive behind acting for some of these girls, and some of the guys too. Like Jim Ikye and Nonso for their diabolic fashion sense.

Why are you acting? Is it to become selfless and embrace a character even if she is ugly like Charlize did in monster or that Kate Winslet did for Little Children? Or is it to show off and receive local fame? Tonto Dike, put down the pseudo designer bags, you don't need different bags for different scenes.

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Hmmm....no comment on this, cos tnhe crime costumers and wardrobe people commit in Nolly/Gollywood movies is an eyesore sometimes!!

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@ that sentence! So mean!! Bless Tonto!

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Word Up!

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From what the first poster wrote it seems the director are simply uncapable of doing their jobs and the same goes to the actors.

Well directors have more responsibility because na them dey pay not the actors! haba, why spend money for soemthing like that?

What is mean about that truth sis?
she even need to stop those wierd grimaces and quit
trying to act like Rita Dominic and just be her self acting.

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That bad??

To be honest, i haven't seen any flicks with Tonto...so i suppose una go know berra! ish!

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Directors are actually employees in productions, though they oversee all aspects of productions, except in rare cases where they are also the producers. So the money is not actually coming from them as they are also being paid.

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i dont know where and how they get all those colours, earrings etc. how can people wear high heels at home in even in their bedrooms and again even in mourning scenes or when they are in crisis they still manage to dress up with heavy make-up not to mention the fake label designer bags and sunglasses.

try Jim ike in black DG shades indoors at night. they just want us to know it is DG. any wonder they are bad actors?

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PRODUCTION DESIGNER AND ART DIRECTOR. And these two are far different from Film Director, Film Producer or Costume designer.

Production designer is a term used in the movie and television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production Designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the director and producer, they must select the settings and style to visually tell the story.

There are many aspect to Film production that the Nigeria film industry doesn't acknowledge. Video Editor also do Sound Editing and Visual Effect. Not that Video Editor can't do the later 2, but he must be very good and specialize in the other two perfectly.

And sometimes I see Teco Benson for example handling all the above positions. Including story and screen writing.

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I love this thread because is noting but the truth What about when sleeping the actresses have make up on and sometimes when they are playing a local village girl. Sometimes the make - up that use freak me out, sometimes both actors and actressess wear sunglasses at night especially Jim Ikye he is the one I always notice, wearing Sunglass at night.

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please tie this in to the topic at hand. Are you saying the production designer should leave his layouts and come help in the costume department? or hat between producer, director, production designer and costume designer they need to arrive at a color scheme for the movie?
you really didn't say. I guess you meant the latter?

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Going over it in detail will be like giving a lecture. It is the responsibility of the Production designer to have the total visual and creativity of what the whole movie will look like. The post production perfect picture is in his head. He or she will have to work with location manager, costume designer, props, make-up artist, art director, visual effect, light director to make the production design works in unison for the Film Director to shoot. I don't want to go into the roles of specific positions one by one, but you can google it and post for whom maybe concern.

The topic is about dressing and what I'm saying is that before putting a camera forward to call "ACTION" The whole arrangement of what that scene you are shooting will look like, the emotions in that scene and what you want the scene to project to the viewers, will be determined by Production Designer. Through design alone, you can shoot a whole movie without dialogue, because the color, type of dressing, body language all creates a message to the viewer.

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WORSHIP EXPERIENCE IS NOT ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL, BUT HOW WHOM YOU WORSHIP FEELS ABOUT YOU.
GOD CREATE IN ME A HEART TO FEAR SIN AND EVERY UNHOLY THINGS, SO I MAY LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY FOR YOU.