Filming Tips:

Hello everyone? Hope you had a great weekend? I Remembered something I heard from Dr. Phil's program about a Nigerian who was trying to dupe a Canadian woman, it was said that the guy is in Lagos and trying to gain Canadian citizenship after collecting over 250,000 dollars from the woman. I am not sure if this is true but if it is, it was a serious character assassination to all Nigerians on an international TV program. I know we can say that a percentage of the father's and politicians of Africa are the major natural disasters we have, but how about a corrupt culture that we have imbibed?

I know that the head affects the body, but can't we change? This should start from each individual, we can determine to be the change. My friend went to the mall to buy something for me, the attendant cheated him, he was about to go home when he realized that he was cheated, he went back to the lady and the lady apologized and begged that he shouldn't alert the authorities. This lady is also a Yoruba woman, she would have lost her job or even go to jail over one dollar, and once you go to jail in America, the best thing is to go back to your country as soon as you are out, because your record is stained forever.

What has this got to do with filming? Media affects the society grossly. Nollywood need to come up with story that can affect our mentality positively. In American films, you see guns everywhere and film about terrorists. if you listen to the news that is what you see everyday. In Nigeria however, our stories are full of girlfriend boyfriend nudity and sex, a percentage of Yoruba films are terrible with curses. They portray Yorubas as touts, why are we showcasing dirty things about our culture, don't we have normal educated people in Yoruba land? Why should we be cursing and cursing at all times. I know some stories require it, but it shouldn't be 95 percent of our stories.

 If you are shooting a movie about touts then there must be curses and touts attitude, that is for Yoruba movies but English is full of other dirty things. Look at Kunle Afolayan stories, look at Tunde Kelani stories, how about Tade Ogidan stories, they are all unique. Please let's use media to change the society and the world at large. President Obama is preaching against the use of gun in America, I believe that would be much more effective if he can contract five Hollywood companies to make stories to support this good course. If President Barack Obama will connect me I can also write a story to help this great campaign.

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Till next week Monday when I will be coming your way again, keep your God-dreams alive and remain blessed.