Oju Ọrun
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Oju Orun : Eye of Heaven
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
How Many NOLLYWOOD Movies Have Been Shot on Canon?
How Many NOLLYWOOD Movies Have Been Shot on Canon?
How many Nollywood movies have been shot on Canon?
This is a very important question both for Nollywood and Canon.
Knowing how many people are using your products is critical to the growth of your company in Research and Development (R&D); Marketing and Sales Analysis of the products and services.
Nollywood is the largest film industry in Africa in the productions of movies and should be the largest market for cameras for both cinematography and photography.
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN) , Producers Guild of Nigeria (PGN) and Cinematographers Guild of Nigeria (CGN) or Association of Cinematographers in Nigeria (ACN) should know and have the data on the cameras and accessories used for film and TV productions in the Nigerian film industry.
These facts are included in the indices for the development and growth of the film industry.
What are models and specifications of the Canon cameras used for film and TV productions in the Nigerian film industry?
When did Canon cameras become the most popular cameras in the Nigerian film industry?
Does Canon know the film and TV productions shot with Canon cameras?
The most popular and the best Canon cameras used in Nollywood and Kannywood?
The best movies, documentaries and music videos shot on Canon?
The award winning film and TV productions shot with Canon cameras?
By the way, the third part of my on going documentary film, "Lagos in Motion" was shot on Canon.
Publisher/ Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,
Executive Director, Screen Naija YouTube Channel.
Monday, April 3, 2023
Why Netflix is the First Choice of Filmmakers in Nigeria
Why Netflix is the First Choice of Filmmakers in Nigeria
Sunday, November 27, 2022
News in Pictures: Naked Beauty
News in Pictures: Naked Beauty
News in Pictures
New Nigeriais the most popular Nigerian news in pictures blog on Pinterest with an audience of 280, 000 viewers monthly.
www.pinterest.com/ nigeriansreport
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Why Bollywood and Nollywood Have Not Won the Oscar for the Best International Feature Film
Why #Bollywood and #Nollywood Have Not Won the #Oscar for the Best International Feature Film
#Oscars
#academyawards
#movies
In nearly 75 years, the Oscar for best international film has only gone to an African production three times and a Bollywood production has never won. Europe dominates the category. Why?
Bollywood also snubbed by Hollywood
Half of the Asian-winning films are Japanese productions. Despite the size of Bollywood's film industry, India has never won the best international film award.
Another reason is the lack of financial means to promote Indian films to the Academy, says Namrata Joshi, an Indian film critic and author who has served on international film festivals juries in Toronto, Moscow and Cluj.
Even though Nigeria's internationally renowned Nollywood industry produces around 2,500 films a year, it hasn't won a single foreign film Academy Award.
Nollywood productions often do not meet the technical requirements of a cinema film since the focus is on home television. According to Ayorinde, streaming services like Netflix could change the situation significantly. Netflix is raising the bar, he says, by requiring cinematic standards even for films made for home viewing.
Read the report on
https://amp.dw.com/en/oscars-where-are-the-african-films/a-61187154
Highly recommended: Nigerians Report Online: Why Nollywood Filmmakers Have Failed To Qualify for the Oscars and Cannes
Friday, December 31, 2021
Film, Television Industry Booming in Xiamen
PRESS RELEASE |
Film, Television Industry Thrives in Xiamen |
Statistics show that in 2020, the operating revenue of Xiamen’s cultural industry totaled 116.36 billion yuan ($18.26 billion), growing by 7.3 percent year on year |
XIAMEN, China, December 29, 2021/ -- The three-day 34th China Film Golden Rooster Awards is being held in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province from Dec 28 to 30, drawing a number of A-list stars and industry insiders. The Golden Rooster Awards, which was launched in 1981 (the Year of the Rooster), is a national film awards event sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Film Association. It has developed into China's most prestigious film awards event and has contributed significantly to the development of China's film industry. As the host city of the Golden Rooster Awards, Xiamen has seen rapid development in the film and TV industry in recent years. Statistics show that in 2020, the operating revenue of Xiamen’s cultural industry totaled 116.36 billion yuan ($18.26 billion), growing by 7.3 percent year on year. Xiamen, a coastal city with enchanting natural scenery and a pleasant climate, has been hailed as "a garden on the ocean,” and it also bears elements of Minnan (southern Fujian province) and Western cultures, both of which help the city win the reputation of "a natural studio" and is favored by many filmmakers and directors. The city’s government has designated the film and TV industry as one of the engines to promote economic growth and has aimed to turn the city into a “film and TV capital” in China. The city’s continuous efforts have proved successful. Official data show that as of the end of November, Xiamen had gathered 2,046 film and TV enterprises, of which 350 were newly established this year. More and more industry leaders are choosing Xiamen as their investment destination due to its healthy business environment for the film and TV industry. Xiamen has become a hotbed for film and TV production such as the hit TV series “Minning Town,” which was released earlier this year. At the same time, the rapid development of the film and TV industry has in turn helped enhance the city’s cultural soft power and urban competitiveness, and the beautiful garden city continues to create perfect harmony between man and nature and has become a calling card for both tourists and investors. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of 34th China Film Golden Rooster Awards. Contact:Lorraine Yuan Email: lorraine@hehutech.cn Tel: +86139 1113 0781 SOURCE |
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
CASTING CALL For new film productions in Lagos
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Drylab's Set Report 3 App - Pro Filmmaker Apps
Drylab's Set Report 3 App - Pro Filmmaker Apps
DEVELOPER'S DESCRIPTION
Drylab Set Report 3 complements traditional set and camera reports on paper for professional digital movie and TV drama productions. User-friendly and powerful metadata capturing and management ensure consistency and quality throughout the production process. We’ve built it in collaboration with International Script Supervisors, but it’s also very suitable for other Heads of Departments, including Costume, MakeUp, VFX, Camera etc., where our unique data model can merge all inputs to one database.
Set Report 3 is a replacement for Set Report 2 (already in use on feature films and TV-series worldwide), and adds support for the latest version of our Drylab Creator™ and Viewer™. If you have SR2 already, it will install alongside it, and it can import your old reports as needed.
One of the things we realized when working with experienced Script Supervisors, is how some of the job is still very convenient to do on paper. Therefore, we haven't digitized script lines and other stuff you prefer to keep in a binder, but instead focused on making a compact digital assistant you can use on both your iPad and iPhone.
With Set Report 3, we’ve changed to a subscription model, to ensure continuous improvements, updates and integrations. We have many plans for Set Report 3 now, and we hope you will support our endeavors! We hope you that you’ll love our new app almost as much as we do!
https://www.drylab.io/productions/Features:
* Logical and automatic numbering of days, shots and takes
* Integrated stopwatch to time takes, mark where the action starts, and connect clips to metadata
* Automatic file naming for RED, Canon, Sony and ARRI cameras (short and long)
* Filters, reel, clip number, file name, T-stop
* GPS positioning
* Take pictures on-set or bring in from iPhoto for reference
* Production data accessible by day, shot and take
* Extensive database of lenses and filters (and add your own)
* Tags library (and add your own)
* Circle takes, add grading notes, colour temperature, ISO speed, audio
* Silverstack integration, for direct, instant reporting
* Intuitive reporting: review, print and share using email, AirDrop or any sharing method offered by iPadOS/iOS
* And maybe your favorite feature: Customize your workspace, and choose exactly the fields you want
Monday, July 12, 2021
Morocco's Oasis Studios Venture Looks to Fuel Pan-African Production - Variety
Chioma Ude
#Nigeria
#africa
#morocco
#Nolllywood
#oasis
#studio
#Movies
Morocco's Oasis Studios Venture Looks to Fuel Pan-African Production - Variety
Moroccan producer Khadija Alami and Nigerian producer and Africa Intl. Film Festival founder Chioma Ude have announced a 50-50 partnership in Morocco’s Oasis Studios, a thriving production hub that they aim to use as a launching pad for the next generation of African filmmakers.
Read the report on
https://variety.com/2021/film/global/morocco-oasis-studios-khadija-alami-1235010676
Saturday, July 10, 2021
The Scarcity of Film Curators and Hairstylists in Nollywood
"The study of film criticism comes before the study of film curation."
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.
You cannot be a film curator without the knowledge, experience or expertise in film criticism.
Film schools in Nigeria must teach film curation or programming, because of the scarcity of professional film curators or programmers in the Nigerian film industry.
The lack of this can be seen in the substandard selections of movies and TV series on cable TV channels and public TV channels in Nigeria, especially in the selection of Yoruba movies and series of low quality and the most annoying subtitles by half-educated translators or subtitlers whose poor knowledge of English grammar either makes you laugh or upsets you.
Another widespread common erroneous practice in #Nolllywood and #Kannywood is the fact that many of the filmmakers don't know that a makeup artist is different from an hairstylist. And there must be an hairstylist as there must be a makeup artist for every film or TV production. There is a hairstyle for every character in a drama or comedy.
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series,
247 Nigeria @247nigeria on #Twitter
Sunday, January 31, 2021
"Naked Beauty" Screenplay for Sale
"Naked Beauty" screenplay by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima and Dr. Chika Christian Onu (Living in Bondage 2, Glamour Girls, Karashika, Peacemaker) is available for film production.
The film production must have a budget of not less than US$2m and the résumé (including filmography) of the director matters to us.
"Naked Beauty" is a romantic drama set in Agaja fishing village on Bonny Island in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
Naked Beauty
I saw you in the twilight
Disrobed in the state of nature
And I gaped and gasped in awesome delight
Spellbound and elated in rapture
As I beheld your voluptuous features
As I gazed upon your priceless treasures
From peak of the mountain
I went down to the fountain
In the valley of your mons veneris
And holding on to your alluring pillars
I have been transfixed at the altar of your estuary
The estuary of your conjugal sanctuary.
I saw the falconer trading his falcon
With the bounty hunter for his gun
Lost in their lust for your connubial offerings
Spellbound by the allures of your charms
And I came in the fleeting mist of the fleeing night
To behold you even before the Aurora Borealis
And saw you embracing the heavenly light
As Father Heaven kissed Mother Earth
And you were enchanted in heavenly mirth
Oblivious of my winking mortal eyes
Hypnotized in the ether of celestial bliss.
At the unveiling of the beloved daughter of Eve
Made perfect in the bowels of boundless love.
Let the fire be kindled in my heart
The eternal flame of my spirit
The breath of eternity
The ether of life formed in purity
Born bare and born free
As my enchanted eyes can now see
Freed from the chains of pains
The pains of natal travails
Oh! Woman! Thou art the vessel of motherhood.
And in thy mammary gourds abound our first food
How much every man is bound to thy loins
For from the canal every man is born
Through the third eye of Eve where love flows
From the seed sown the fruit is grown
The sweetest fruit of love is found in the virgin
To behold your naked beauty is not a sin.
~~ Orikinla Oosinachi, 2006.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Jen Brister To Host makers & shakers Awards Inaugural Ceremony
Jen Brister To Host makers & shakers Awards Inaugural Ceremony
"We are excited to announce that comedian Jen Brister will be hosting the makers & shakers Awards inaugural ceremony on December 14th 2020.
The makers & shakers Awards supported by EQUALS, a brand new event to celebrate excellence in global production.
The makers & shakers Awards – which were officially launched at a special event at BAFTA in December – honour ground-breaking ideas and initiatives from the world’s commercial, TV, film, animation and gaming sectors.
makers & shakers Virtual Awards Ceremony
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I was recommended for the inaugural makers & shakers Awards, but the heartbreaking catastrophe of the COVID-19 pandemic left me totally distracted and disinterested in celebrations and events in the entertainment industry. I retreated into self-isolation even before the compulsory lockdown started and till date I have not been to any physical event or had a physical appointment.
Without making noise about it, I have been promoting film locations in Nigeria for international TV and film productions and film tourism which attracted the global film industry since 2016 to date. Film tourism can generate more revenues for Nigeria than the revenues from Nigerian movies. Movie merchandising makes more money than the box office and subscriptions to OTT platforms combined.
The #Nollywood box office hit comedy, "The Wedding Party" would have made more money from movie merchandising than the box office.