Reading in Motion" showing #Nollywood actress,, Celina James reading, "Conspiracy of Lagos" by Bisi Daniels in my documentary film, "Lagos in Motion".
Small Camera with Big Dreams Versus Big Camera with Small Imagination
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It is better to have a small camera with big dreams than to have a big camera with small Imagination.
What makes a great filmmaker and photographer is not the size of the camera, but the size of the Imagination.
Without cinematography, there is no cinema.
What has really affected the quality of film productions in Nollywood is the lack of enough professional cinematographers.
From the first 60 seconds of a movie, you can see if the cinematography is good or bad.
What will guarantee the picture quality of a movie are the technical quality of the camera; the professional expertise of the cameraman or camerawoman and the expertise of the cinematographer.
Years ago, as a member of the Digital Cinema Society founded by James Mathers, I started the Nollywood Digital blog to announce and introduce new digital cinema cameras to Nigerian filmmakers to keep them updated on the best cameras for the best film and TV productions. I also proposed a quarterly Nollywood Digital Cinema Exhibition for hands-on demonstrations of the cameras and screenings of award winning movies shot with the cameras.
The most popular cameras in Nollywood are from Sony, BlackMagic Design and Canon.
It is important for these manufacturers to have regular demonstrations of their cameras like Sony Middle East and Africa in collaboration with Kontakt Pro Nigeria Ltd had in Nigeria last September, 2022, showcasing the Cinema Line FX3, FX6 and the FX9 full-frame digital cameras.
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Sony has recommended the new FX30 as an ideal choice for filmmakers actively working on or considering entering the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, a major new annual awards program for short films. www.sonyfuturefilmmakerawards.com
- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,
Founder/CEO,
International Digital Post Network Limited,
Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema (SOOAC)
Vuulr Program Partner
Cinewav Affiliate Partner
