Movie director and producer, Tony Goodman on Wednesday called for quality and quantity control of Nollywood films in order to check quackery in the industry.
In a press briefing in Abuja, he revealed that the rate at which movies were rolled out by producers with little or no consideration for quality and standard was worrisome.
Goodman disclosed that it was time for stakeholders in the sector to set standards for relevant skills, training and experience to qualify for a movie production.
To him, Nollywood producers have compromised quality for quantity in their quest for more movies, adding that this had made the Nigerian consumer develop hatred for local movies.
According to him,
“Anyone who does not meet up with the standards and requirements should not be a producer. Film making is professional business, and filmmakers must be grounded in the knowledge and the art of film making.
If there is control, the quality of our films in terms of content and depth will be enhanced.Every producer wants his film in the market, and this desperation has brought unhealthy competition. The movie market is somehow littered with myriads of movies. Movie goers now believe that the content of some Nigeria movies are too shallow and biased.
Nollywood has come under harsh criticism in terms of production, quality control and professionalism. So, people are now tired of same story pattern,’’ he said.
He also called on the Association of Movie Producers, Actors Guild of Nigeria, and other stakeholders in the industry to check this unhealthy trend.
...Continue to read“Let them set a benchmark to control producers’ activities.
“That someone has a camera, knows someone who can write a script is not enough to gather artistes to shoot a film,” he urged.
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