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1. the sweating should be minimzed
2.the actors should tone down their voices, the shouting doesnt help
3. some of the actors are too fake and shouldn't be cast in movies.
4. Please edit movies, shadows and keep camera away from "dead actors" cos anybody can see them breathing.
5. movies should look more real and natural cos "normal people not sleep with lipgloss, all made up", cut down over dressing for certain parts.
6. reduce the pretence and add cultural flavor to it.
Finally, please stop using wine glasses for juice its bad taste., and the SCREAMING, SCREAMING,SCREAMING.
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Some suggestions for the trade.
Night scenes: Sometimes it is quite impossible to see the action because the film is way, way too dark.
Other cultures: Nigeria is blessed with lots of different cultures/dialects. Let us show case these other cultures in our English speaking homvies.
Let us see more Nigeria and less foreign (Americana or otherwise): Let us use more Naija names, naija culture, naija music, naija folks speaking proper english with clear, crisp and understandable naija accent. Save the foreign fake accent for those who supposedly just came back from abroad if at all necessary. Not all nigerians abroad lose their accents.
The sound: We need to be able to hear what the actors are saying and not have the music drown them out. The background music should be low and add to the scene not distract. It is best to cut it out completely than use too much.
End the stories properly: Don't write the endings or give abrupt endings or endings that don't make sense.
Don't drag out scene or the intro to the main story: as mentioned before the stories can be told in less time. When dragging out scenes, you lose you audience.
Actors: Use people that are real actors, actors with the IT quality, not everyone off the streets, just came from abroad or is a friend is a good actor.
Lose the night cap and housecoat: I personally don't know any naija person who uses a night cap or any who wears a housecoat to bed. They can go to bed in a good ole baggy t-shirt.
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Originally Posted by lafemmedi
Some suggestions for the trade.
Night scenes: Sometimes it is quite impossible to see the action because the film is way, way too dark.
Other cultures: Nigeria is blessed with lots of different cultures/dialects. Let us show case these other cultures in our English speaking homvies.
Let us see more Nigeria and less foreign (Americana or otherwise): Let us use more Naija names, naija culture, naija music, naija folks speaking proper english with clear, crisp and understandable naija accent. Save the foreign fake accent for those who supposedly just came back from abroad if at all necessary. Not all nigerians abroad lose their accents.
The sound: We need to be able to hear what the actors are saying and not have the music drown them out. The background music should be low and add to the scene not distract. It is best to cut it out completely than use too much.
End the stories properly: Don't write the endings or give abrupt endings or endings that don't make sense.
Don't drag out scene or the intro to the main story: as mentioned before the stories can be told in less time. When dragging out scenes, you lose you audience.
Actors: Use people that are real actors, actors with the IT quality, not everyone off the streets, just came from abroad or is a friend is a good actor.
Lose the night cap and housecoat: I personally don't know any naija person who uses a night cap or any who wears a housecoat to bed. They can go to bed in a good ole baggy t-shirt.
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Lafemmedi, i agree with u on all d points u said especially with d night scenes. They can be a pain in d ass having to make sense of what's happening in d scene most especially if it's an action scene.
Although, i don't agree with u on d last point cos a lot of naija women wear night caps cos of their hair. 
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Lafemmedi, i agree with u on all d points u said especially with d night scenes. They can be a pain in d ass having to make sense of what's happening in d scene most especially if it's an action scene.
Although, i don't agree with u on d last point cos a lot of naija women wear night caps cos of their hair. |
NO prob Simi,  I just don't know one personally, although I suspected that it must be common as every lady in our homvies wear them. If they have to wear one, match it to the nightgown or wear black. But please lose the housecoat... Haba, what is that? |
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NO prob Simi, I just don't know one personally, although I suspected that it must be common as every lady in our homvies wear them. If they have to wear one, match it to the nightgown or wear black. But please lose the housecoat... Haba, what is that? |
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My Two Kobos
- Match the indoor furnishing with the lifestyle of the character. I don't want to see a supposed Billonaire whose bedroom looks like college dormitory!
- Put paintings on all those white walls to deflect the shadows
- Please utilize other rooms in the house in your films, it was so refreshing to see a very loving, playful scene between Stella D. & her husband in the bathroom while she took a shower in The Widow.
- Please use body doubles
- Please work on your special effects and if you can't do it well then do without it.
- Please work on your car chases - Girls Cot was an embarassement
- Work on your Police/Courtroom scenes, abeg...AABBEG! Police should and lawyers should NOT be in scenes without appropriate props and use of lingo/jargon. Police should know what to do when at a murder scene and not react like the Gate man when oga don die. A lawyer should have documents/briefcase/laptop or something when visiting his client or in the courtroom.
- Please hire trained make up artists and cosmetologists
- Please pay attention to continuity - take pictures of where everything is and make sure when you shoot the next day, everything is back where it was previously
- Please hire a script supervisor to make sure people keep the same information from the beginning of the script to the end. Don't say "He stole my 5mil" in Part 1 then "He stole my 2mil" in Part 12. Agree on the pronounciation of words even if its wrong at least be in one accord! If Ini Edo say GUSHI, everyone should say GUSHI, abeg.
- Please rehearse, rehearse, rehearse the scenes at for two days before shoot to work out kinks
- Please research, research, research serious topics like rape, spousal abuse and medical conditions so they are treated with the gravity they deserve
- Please only cast people who fit the part and who have chemistry with each other for us to believe some of these husband/wife/bf/gf romantic-dramedies
- Please have a table read of the script with your actors, have a serious discussion about everyone's view of the story so they are all on the same page...not that one actor thinks he is in a comedy and another thinks he is in a drama.
- Stop showing the same shot of Lagos and Abuja over and over again
- Close the window in the car scene, we can't hear a word the actors are speaking because of the wind
- Hire enough extras to fill a space if you are having a crowd scene
- No more LONG LONG LONG scenes are the dinner table without conversations
- Stop with the LONG LONG LONG prayer, singing, testifying scenes. We get it. The character is a born again, we get it. Speaking of born again, they don't all dress as if na dem poor pass another persin. The bible didn't says you can't be trendy because you are Christian. Look at the birds, tiger, leopard, flowers, God made them unique, colorful.
- If an actor CANNOT sing, please use a voice over. I don't care if they swear that they sound better than Whitney House pre-crack, don't let them sing, please. Dub someone who CAN sing over them.
- Please stop with the FRIED RICE AND CHICKEN and that useless BLUE drink. Wetin happen to Fanta, Coke, Sprite, Malta, WATER nko? Garri and soup is eaten in EVERY household in Nigeria - poor, middle class and rich.
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Originally Posted by blackbutterfly
- Match the indoor furnishing with the lifestyle of the character. I don't want to see a supposed Billonaire whose bedroom looks like college dormitory!
- Put paintings on all those white walls to deflect the shadows
- Please utilize other rooms in the house in your films, it was so refreshing to see a very loving, playful scene between Stella D. & her husband in the widow.
- Please use body doubles
- Please work on your special effects and if you can't do it well then do without it.
- Please work on your car chases - Girls Cot was an embarassement
- Please hire trained make up artists and cosmetologists
- Please pay attention to continuity - take pictures of where everything is and make sure when you shoot the next day, everything is back where it was previously
- Please hire a script supervisor to make sure people keep the same information from the beginning of the script to the end. Don't say "He stole my 5mil" in Part 1 then "He stole my 2mil" in Part 12. Agree on the pronounciation of words even if its wrong at least be in one accord! If Ini Edo say GUSHI, everyone should say GUSHI, abeg.
- Please rehearse, rehearse, rehearse the scenes at for two days before shoot to work out kinks
- Please research, research, research serious topics like rape, spousal abuse and medical conditions so there are treated with the gravity they deserve
- Please only cast people who fit the part and who have chemistry with each other for us to believe some of these husband/wife/bf/gf romantic-dramedies
- Please have a table read of the script with your actors, have a serious discussion about everyone's view of the story so they are all on the same page...not that one actor thinks he is in a comedy and another thinks he is in a drama.
- Stop showing the same shot of Lagos and Abuja over and over again
- Close the window in the car scene, we can't hear a word the actors are speaking because of the wind
- Hire enough extras to fill a space if you are having a crowd scene
- No more LONG LONG LONG scenes are the dinner table without conversations
- Stop with the LONG LONG LONG prayer, singing, testifying scenes. We get it. The character is a born again, we get it. Speaking of born again, they don't all dress as if na dem poor pass another persin. The bible didn't says you can't be trendy because you are Christian. Look at the birds, tiger, leopard, flowers, God made them unique, colorful.
- If an actor CANNOT sing, please use a voice over. Dub someone who CAN sing over them.
- Please stop with the FRIED RICE AND CHICKEN and that use BLUE drink. Garri and soup is eaten in EVERY household in Nigeria - poor, middle class and rich.
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- Match the indoor furnishing with the lifestyle of the character. I don't want to see a supposed Billonaire whose bedroom looks like college dormitory!
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- Please stop with the FRIED RICE AND CHICKEN and that use BLUE drink. Garri and soup is eaten in EVERY household in Nigeria - poor, middle class and rich.
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BB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I too have ALWAYS wondered about that Blue drink.....!!! Can they use their hands to eat for once in EMG movies??? I mean, we are Nigerians, all our food items cant be consumed by fork and knife!!!
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- Please stop with the FRIED RICE AND CHICKEN and that useless BLUE drink. Wetin happen to Fanta, Coke, Sprite, Malta, WATER nko? Garri and soup is eaten in EVERY household in Nigeria - poor, middle class and rich.
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1. Be sure to edit your movies before putting them out for public consumption. Check them well for mistakes and such.
2. If possible, have a netural person "review" the movie before unleashing them on us.
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Show them drinking water...it no be only poor man wey he dey drink water sha...after all it is healthy!
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Originally Posted by blackbutterfly
- Match the indoor furnishing with the lifestyle of the character. I don't want to see a supposed Billonaire whose bedroom looks like college dormitory!
- Put paintings on all those white walls to deflect the shadows
- Please utilize other rooms in the house in your films, it was so refreshing to see a very loving, playful scene between Stella D. & her husband in the widow.
- Please use body doubles
- Please work on your special effects and if you can't do it well then do without it.
- Please work on your car chases - Girls Cot was an embarassement
- Work on your Police/Courtroom scenes, abeg...AABBEG! Police should and lawyers should NOT be in scenes without appropriate props and use of lingo/jargon. Police should know what to do when at a murder scene and not react like the Gate man when oga don die. A lawyer should have documents/briefcase/laptop or something when visiting his client or in the courtroom.
- Please hire trained make up artists and cosmetologists
- Please pay attention to continuity - take pictures of where everything is and make sure when you shoot the next day, everything is back where it was previously
- Please hire a script supervisor to make sure people keep the same information from the beginning of the script to the end. Don't say "He stole my 5mil" in Part 1 then "He stole my 2mil" in Part 12. Agree on the pronounciation of words even if its wrong at least be in one accord! If Ini Edo say GUSHI, everyone should say GUSHI, abeg.
- Please rehearse, rehearse, rehearse the scenes at for two days before shoot to work out kinks
- Please research, research, research serious topics like rape, spousal abuse and medical conditions so there are treated with the gravity they deserve
- Please only cast people who fit the part and who have chemistry with each other for us to believe some of these husband/wife/bf/gf romantic-dramedies
- Please have a table read of the script with your actors, have a serious discussion about everyone's view of the story so they are all on the same page...not that one actor thinks he is in a comedy and another thinks he is in a drama.
- Stop showing the same shot of Lagos and Abuja over and over again
- Close the window in the car scene, we can't hear a word the actors are speaking because of the wind
- Hire enough extras to fill a space if you are having a crowd scene
- No more LONG LONG LONG scenes are the dinner table without conversations
- Stop with the LONG LONG LONG prayer, singing, testifying scenes. We get it. The character is a born again, we get it. Speaking of born again, they don't all dress as if na dem poor pass another persin. The bible didn't says you can't be trendy because you are Christian. Look at the birds, tiger, leopard, flowers, God made them unique, colorful.
- If an actor CANNOT sing, please use a voice over. I don't care if they swear that they sound better than Whitney House pre-crack, don't let them sing, please. Dub someone who CAN sing over them.
- Please stop with the FRIED RICE AND CHICKEN and that useless BLUE drink. Wetin happen to Fanta, Coke, Sprite, Malta, WATER nko? Garri and soup is eaten in EVERY household in Nigeria - poor, middle class and rich.
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u talk am finish abeg!
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...what improvements you would like to see in the way naija homvies are made.
This is not a discussion thread,but a kind of "Feedback Box",where you pass by and drop a feedback or two about nolly homvies and what could and should be done to improve the contents and the delivery.
Drop feedbacks from the script quality to the cover design.Anything that you feel needs working on.
THIS IS NOT A YABBIS THREAD O!
This is meant to help them serve you better.
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SINCE WHEN DID THEY START CARING WHAT WE (THE AUDIENCE) WANT?
I COULD GO ON AND ON WITH MA LIST - let me not start 
i'm only joking
BB kinda summed it up pretty good - but i will add some later.
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Producers should make more movies featuring Genevieve Nnaji and Richard Mofe Damijo and their movies will definitely be successful.
Make sure your movie features at least one of the above mentioned stars if you want to have a better chance of recouping your investments.
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