15/05/2024
Nollywood Director Jamin films shares some Behind the Scenes and The Dark Reality of the Film Industry"
"So I was contracted to direct a movie which had some very exciting cast with one of our young girl whose husband is very rich.
First day of shoot, she was supposed to be on set according to the schedule.
She came, and before they could start her make up, the husband called that a jet is waiting to pick her up.
She was needed urgently.
Now on that same set, we had an actress who has done over 35years in the industry. A very senior actress.
She could barely say a word but just shocked and because this little girl's husband is so rich and everyone wants favor from that kind of person, I could hear their words so loud, from their silence.
That day was messed up entirely because she was supposed to be in almost all the scenes that day.
I had a contract with the producer of the film and like I knew that was going to happen, I insisted certain clauses be included in the contract.
Second day of shoot, she didn't show up and I heard the husband called that they should move the job 3days ahead to allow her finish up what she was doing and return.
The crew were expected to just sit in the hotel and do nothing. PA's who were paid N15k who depend on that money to send a little home to their younger ones, had to stay idle in the hotel, waiting for someone who had collected about 1.5million naira for just 4days.
The next morning, I called a friend to drive me to the airport and I came to Lagos to start another shoot
The madness in Nollywood is on another level.
No professionalism, what I see on daily basis is useless competition. No more hunger for excellence, an actor will come on set with 2personal assistants and the following day, another colleague will carry 3 just to show up, even borrow an extra car to have a convoy.
You need to see how they oppress some of those crew members and even insult them that they're smelling.
The amount paid to some of these crew members is not even enough for them to feed or even buy body spray.
There are boys I had to pay for some courses in filmmaking in New York Film Academy just to upgrade them because I have seen their creativity, and because I'm building for the future.
I will not allow any of the boys I'm raising to look dirty or even work for these heartless people.
I used to think it's just the girls that give wahala on set but the guys are also getting worse.
If we don't sanitize this industry, in a few years down the line, there will be trouble.
I tell them everytime "that little crew member you insult and call dirty, one day will own a clothing line and a perfume company" "
God Never Forgets!
I am director Jamin, I put smile on faces
