The Cinematographer
Monday, December 4, 2023
The Cinematographer
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
When the So Called Masterclass is not a Masterclass
When the So Called Masterclass is Not a Masterclass
"What makes a work of art a masterpiece is not the craft.
But the Imagination of the artist."
- Ekenyerengozi MichaeI Chima.
Some years ago, I was invited to participate in a Masterclass on Documentary Filmmaking by the Public Affairs Section of the Consulate of the United States of America in Lagos in the Documentary Showcase Program with American documentary filmmakers. Prominent Nigerian filmmakers in Nollywood were also invited. But the workshop was rushed by the American filmmaker teaching what was nothing new or different, but documentary filmmaking for beginners and what the Nigerian filmmakers already knew. He was teaching us what students in high school were taught in America.
Then the workshop ended abruptly without the completion of the most important sessions.
The American filmmaker started the presentation of Masterclass certificates to all the participants. But I refused to accept my own certificate with my name already written on it.
"We never had any masterclass on documentary filmmaking," I said.
The others were compelling me to accept it. I reluctantly collected it. But I dumped it later in the drawer of my desk in the office of Supple Communications Limited.
Finis.
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Sunday, November 12, 2023
ZENITH 2024 Inaugural International Film Festival
ZENITH 2024
Zenith International Film Festival: Coming Soon!
Zenith International Film Festival is an annual independent film festival for the promotion of the best in motion picture, from script to screen; where the most ambitious filmmakers will meet the most ambitious film distributors from all over the world.
Participation is strictly by application and competition is only by official selection.
Only 20 films will be selected by the international jury.
The inaugural annual Zenith International Film Festival will be launched in Lagos before the end of 2024.
We may not be the first and we may not be the biggest, but our mission is to be among the best international film festivals in the world.
More details will be announced later.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Lighting Techniques That Film Schools Cannot Teach
Lighting Techniques That Film Schools Cannot Teach
There’s a certain subset of lighting techniques that film schools can’t teach. Cinematographer Owen McPolin ISC sheds some light on the creative thinking and resulting methods used when illuminating spaces.
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NEW ARTWORKS AND NFTS
Saturday, October 14, 2023
The Most Popular Film Stills From A Nigerian Film and TV Production
The most popular stills in circulation from a Nigerian film or TV production are from the second phase of the principal photography of my documentary film, "Lagos in Motion" in 2016.
NFTs last longer than photos, videos and films that are not on the blockchain.
The NFTs will be in the decentralized InterPlanetary File System.
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Shaka Ilembe is the Best, Biggest and Greatest African Epic Historical Drama Series
Shaka Ilembe is the Best, Biggest and Greatest African Epic Historical Drama Series
"Shaka Ilembe"is the best, biggest and greatest African epic historical drama series so far in the history of filmmaking and TV productions in Africa and one of the best epic drama series in the world.
https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024
I published the news release from the MultiChoice Group since 2022 on my Nigerians Report on https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/2022/05/africa-epic-historical-drama-series.html.
Set in the 1700s, "Shaka iLembe" tells the story of the making of the iconic African king, with iterations from his early childhood through to adulthood.
https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/2020/09/shaka-great-rise-and-fall-of-greatest.html
"Shaka Ilembe" should be a must watch for every filmmaker, storyteller and other creatives in Africa, especially in Nollywood and Kannywood of the Nigerian film industry.
What makes a film industry is more than the mass production of movies in thousands annually, but includes having film and TV markets, film commissions and movie merchandise as shown in the awesome production of "Shaka Ilembe" that is worth more than US$2 billion in the market valuations of the film tourism boosting the hospitality industry of South Africa and the movie merchandise of the fashion designs and accessories of the rich culture and lifestyles of Zulu people. A celebration of the culture of the haute couture and architecture Zulu Kingdom.
"Shaka Ilembe' is a case study for sociocultural, socioeconomic and sociopolitical studies and anthropology of South Africa in African Studies and the history of filmmaking in Africa.
Producer: Multichoice Studios of the MultiChoice Group.
See more details on https://www.dstv.com/mzansimagic/en-ng/show/shaka-ilembe/season/1
Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series
Thursday, June 29, 2023
In Her Eyes Through Her Eyes Filmmaking Workshop For Women By Women
"In Her Eyes Through Her Eyes Filmmaking Workshop For Women by Women.
It is the most transformational filmmaking workshop by women for women in the history of the film industry.
100 women
To be trained by 4 women who are accomplished filmmakers.
7 days of programme on filmmaking.
100 short films on "In My Eyes Through My Eyes" testimonies by each of the participant on their true life experiences.
1 feature film.
Certificate of Achievement.
Membership in an international organization for filmmakers.
World premiere of "In Our Eyes Through Our Eyes" by all the participants in an international film festival before Christmas.
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
The CEO, International Digital Post Network Limited.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
In Her Eyes: Through Her Eyes Filmmaking Workshop For Women in Nigeria
In Her Eyes: Through Her Eyes Filmmaking Workshop For Women By Women Program in Nigeria
The Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI) in Nigeria are launching the first annual "In Her Eyes Through Her Eyes" Filmmaking Workshop For Women By Women Program in Nigeria for 100 women every year with the goal to increase the number of women professionals working in the Nigerian film industry.
About WIFTI in Nigeria
The maiden workshop will take place in October, 2023.
Facts about Women Making Movies in Nollywood
Do you know that Nigerian female filmmakers have produced the top three and most of the highest grossing Nollywood films so far?
Sunday, April 16, 2023
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR : The Celebration of The Legacy of Peace Anyiam-Osigwe in Nollywood and African Cinema
20 Years Since The New York Times Named #Nollywood
Norimitsu Onishi was the Chief of The New York Times’s southern Africa bureau, based in Johannesburg when he discovered the phenomenon of the first indie film industry in Africa in 2002 in the hustle and bustle of Lagos city, the heart and soul of the guerilla filmmakers of Nigeria.
How The Times Named ‘Nollywood’ in 2002
"It’s like Hollywood or Bollywood but in Nigeria — Nollywood!I told my editor."
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/insider/how-the-times-named-nollywood.html
The Nollywood Phenomenon: From Analog to Digital - SHADOW & ACT
https://shadowandact.com/the-nollywood-phenomenon-from-analog-to-digital-2
The article shows the evolution of Nollywood over the years and how the digital cinema revolution has made a critical impact in the advancement of Nollywood since 2002.
Traditional filmmakers of the old school of filmmaking on celluloid still say Nollywood is video and not cinema. But top people in the global film industry said: Every region has unique stories to tell. And we should encourage them to tell their stories first and not be hindered by the technical requirements for professional film production. That the first thing is to supply on demand, because it was the overwhelming quantity of Nollywood home videos in the 1990s that attracted the rest of the world before the improvements in the quality.
There have been significant improvements in the quality of the movies as Nollywood filmmakers have been adapting to current developments in filmmaking by using the same digital cinema cameras used by their counterparts in Bollywood and Hollywood following international standards in film and TV productions.
The improvement in the quality of the content has attracted the leading International acquisition and distribution companies, major studios and OTT video streaming services from America and Europe. Netflix, Disney and Amazon are now demanding for the best content in Nollywood and well produced movies have been acquired.
"The American King" directed and produced by Dr. Adah Obekpa, a Nigerian medical doctor in America. The romantic comedy featured famous African American singer, Akon with top Hollywood and Nollywood stars.
It is importan we document the new developments in Nollywood since 2002 to date for film history and film studies. That is why I working on a documentary film on "Nollywood Rising: The New Generation".
Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,
The first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry published since 2013.
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