sukkilala
i have come to see myself as a lanky, witty,humourous creative creature roaming the entertainment landscape for magical reality,originality and serene-noise that appeals to the intellect, spirit,soul and body.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Money Palava
Sunday, January 13, 2013
My Popular Social Media Friends.
Paramount on my list of wonders is the new media and it has been manipulated in the past few years as a tool for ego-strapping and self-imposing advertisers.I sincerely agree that people should use the internet to their advantage; to popularize themselves and advertise their work. It is however distasteful when young folks who have reached stardom through their popular projects become agents of political propaganda and manipulative elements simply because they have thousands of friends on Facebook or they are been followed by several hundreds of innocent teenagers.
It is sad that the youth of today do not question ideas thrust to them by these scavengers. Because certain people appear frequently on TV doesn't mean what they say must be believed. The state of Nigeria today doesn't require anyone to motivate you that Nigeria will be great again. We hope so but we do not see any signs that there is even a vision 2050. That a group of artistes campaigned for Jonathan does not mean he is the man for me. Those I am talking about know themselves, the youth leaders of today, the public relation guru's, social media moguls and tough talking experts who have excelled in their fields and have now been identified by the government as the youth leaders.
I respect that but please do not influence people with the force your witty articles like the new or proudly Nigerian campaigns. Please do not distract people that Nigeria is good nation or this country is getting better. It isn't! Remember, the few hundreds you gather at your seminars or the several hundreds that like, follow or comment on your updated status does not represent the millions of young people out there bearing the brunt Nigeria's economic hardship.
Please I beg you, just encourage people to work hard, tell them the truth about corruption and teach them build careers and be better people than their parents were. You have been privileged to be where you are, create opportunities for people rather than use their follower ship to get favors and political appointments. Sincerely I do not believe in the government of Nigeria but I do believe in people. Remember we are watching you and we will remind you of your evil deeds when the revolution comes.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Sunday, June 21, 2009
On Tinsel
In terms of production quality it places us in the league of Egoli, Jacob's cross, The Agency and some other fascinating drama productions. One challenge I have though, how many Nigerians tune in to M-net see the much acclaimed television drama? It is interesting, but is it captivating? does it grab our attention by telling the true Nigerian story through eyes of a film production house? I beg to disagree!
First, Tinsel does not represent a typical production company because film houses are not structured in a formal enviroment.In which production houses do you have the main characters in suit doing formal business and passing files around all the time? Why tell the story of a production house in that fashion? To me Tinsel should have been modelled after a marketing communications company or an advertising agency.It doesn't cut the picture of a production house in anyway.
When I watch Tinsel I really don't get any sense of suspense, intrigue or adventure.The flow and plot of the drama looks a little laid back for me. At times the dialogue is drab, "clicheic" and uninspiring except for normal love stories.
I found the Reginald and Angela drama fun but the main plot lacks vision technique and artistic substance. Lighting good! Art department excellent...I was just wondering what happened to the creative use of shots to tell a captivating story? The story appears too linear for me,the frame do not connect to put me at the edge of seat,the camera movements doesn't create the right dramatic tension. I just can't believe the story because it doesn't sound original to me. There is more excitement and activity in a film company than what I see in Tinsel.Where are the everyday people,I don't even see emphasis on the creative department.Where are the director's, the art designers, the actors and the main people you find in that kind of outfit.
Where is the pre-production meeting,where is the drama within a drama and where is the exciting conflict that overrides the production of a film?I still maintain that we do not have that kind of culture being potrayed by Tinsel.The atmosphere is just too prim and proper.In a studio you would find far more interesting and fully rounded characters...characters with varying degrees of insanity and sanity, characters that would interest and keep you at the edge of you seat everytime you watch.
The writers most definitely have never shared in that kind of experience or maybe they should have done more research, studios don't look that way and things really happen in an unplugged situation.I am hoping that thing will change in the seasons to come, I hoping that the producer's and writers will consider telling a truthful and compelling story because history at the moment is being made.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Moremi in RSV mode
Bidding farewell to her people, she went to the river goddess, promising to sacrifice to her if her plot turned out successful. Due to her beauty and intelligence, she was given to the king for a wife in her land of captivity.
On discovering that their invaders whom they (the Ifes) thought to be gods were humans, she escaped back to her people to leak the secret of their victory. As the Ugbos came back to attack them as usual, the Ifes put forward a counter-attack and defeated them. To make true her promise, she returned to the river goddess, who demanded for nothing else but her only son, Olurogbo. Bereaved, she had no other choice than to consent.
'a cultural, intellectual, or artistic state lacking a clear central hierarchy or organizing principle and embodying text, in a way that is often indistinguishable from a parody of itself. It has given rise to charges of fraud's complexity, contradiction, ambiguity, diversity, interconnectedness or interference with reality'
...orie .....orie ..........o fokasibe
''lets take the new media to the theatre,lets bring the old wine and pour it in the new wine,mix it with some other new wine brands so that the deadly theatre can come alive''.
Kudos crown troupe!