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A movie produced by Nigerian comedian and actor AY Makun titled “The Waiter”, has surpassed ₦300 million at the Nigerian box office. This development occured on January 15, 2025, when The Waiter hit an impressive ₦305.1 million, and go on to firmly establish itself as one of Nollywood’s most successful movie releases. Amidst fierce competition […]
Writing a screenplay might be very challenging for most screenwriters, especially when they are desperate to have that story that will gain that pitch and make it to the screenplay. Well, if you are one of such screenwriters, this article is just for you because in it I will reveal to you how to go […]
When writing your screenplay, giving your character the kind of attitude that resonates with the audience is very important, and the two basic ways you can do so is by using character flaw and character arc respectively. In this article, therefore, we are going to examine the meaning of character flaw and character arc as […]
One of the ways to write a great screenplay is to create characters who are believable and by believable I mean characters whom your viewers can relate with in one aspect or another. It is undeniable that fictitious movies abound and lots of viewers fall in love with them, no doubt. But I think people […]
Every screenplay that will end up becoming great usually begins with a story concept, and for so many screenwriters, it is often very challenging to come up with a great story concept. To make every screenplay great, your roles and responsibilities as a screenwriter is to invent conflicts, develop characters, and create action scenes and […]
Coming up with a captivating video script screenplay should be the target of every screenwriter, especially if your aim is to pitch the script in the hope of selling it at the end of the day, and to get that right you need to incorporate certain elements that will make your screenplay have all it […]
In 2024, the cost of making a film in Nigeria has added up extensively, this came as a result of the decline of VCD and DVD film mediums and the advent of online media which has made it possible for people to stream or play movies on-demand directly from their mobile devices. Let’s not even […]
When it comes to filmmaking, photography plays a very outstanding role, but however, there lies a very great difference between photography and filmmaking which we are going to discuss in this article. In my years of experience as both a photographer and filmmaker, I have come to realize that so many photographers think that their […]
If you are an aspiring filmmaker, never allow anyone to deceive you into believing it is impossible to learn filmmaking on your because there are great filmmakers out there who are self-taught and myself is one of them. When I started filmmaking, I made several errors and with time I discovered that those errors were […]
There is nothing as disappointing as spending so much time, effort, and money into shooting a film that the audience will regret ever watching once it hits the marketplace. And to avoid such disappointment, every filmmaker needs to study and understand the qualities they must incorporate to make their films worth watching. Now one thing […]