“Nollywood Delta” After School Film Making Program

[Hsiu Chang]

Dear NY Thriller

 

This is my proposal – “Nollywood Delta” After School Film Making Program

As I research more into the Nollywood film industry, I think a solution could be giving local the equipment to produce film and radio program.  We could start out in schools where youth has more time, and gradually scale it wider. 

From the reading I done so far, I see how these fit into Stephanie’s Criteria for the Solution

-       There is no funding needed - There are already a lot of equipment’s and film making know how in Nigeria. It is the 3^rd largest film making country in the world, surpass Hollywood.  Many regional investors want to get into the action because it cost $20,000 to make a film, average direct to DVD film sells 50,000 copies for $2 each, netting $80,000. 

-       Education – Making a film utilize full spectrum of education.  Student would be motivated to do well in school in order to learning how to write script, perform music, use computer equipment to edit, repair camera and microphone…etc

-       Employment / Empower locals - Film is a great revenue generator and it will increase employment rate.  Adults can be hired with training the kids how to act, edit film.  Uneducated adults can do manual labors and act as background character.  Locals definitely will take ownership in telling story about their own culture.

-       Partners.  There are NGO involved with Nollywood already, I need to do more research

o   One makes educational documentaries.  http://www.africanmag.com/ARTICLE-1494-design001

o   NGO use famous actor to reach out to children on the streets.  http://www.nigeriafilms.com/content.asp?contentid=4306&ContentTypeID=8

o   Actress launch NGO for children.  http://entertainment.vacancynigerians.com/2013/05/nollywood-actress-oge-okoye-launches.html

-       Address Apathy – Nollywood is already widely accepted

-       18 month – In the film “Welcome to Nollywood”, filmmaker Chico boast he can make a film in 3 days.  This is definitely scalable, from small production to big budget movie.

-       Metric – because each film is a physical production, at the end of 18 month, we can see how many film is produced, how much income is generated, and how many job is created because of that.  In Boston there is an organization call Zumix that trains kids in music performance, radio and cd production.  It boasts 100% high school graduation rate of its program attendee versus 70% area average.  We can easily track how well the student who is enrolled into program graduates.

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I know when I was growing up, me and my friends are always talking about getting into the movie industry.   Can we make this happen?

[Robert Avakian]

lol- Building a bigger/ better Nollywood... we can look into it, for sure!  Another industry to rival the oil giants' political monopoly.  I laugh because the only Movie I've ever seen from Nigeria was a knock off of Titantic.  Watch this review of the fledgling film industry's biggest ht

 

http://blip.tv/dark-maze-studios/deja-view-nigerian-titanic-5317195

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[Robert Avakian]

I'm SURE that there are people who are striving to reign in the grassroots network of hodgepodge film makers to a single physical space.  IDK what that would mean fin terms of impact though.  It could take some power and resources an consolidate it  into the hands of a few elite investors/ producers/ stars... LIke we have here in the US.   As I understand it now,  ANYONE with a camera can film a hit nollywood film now, and call it just that 'a nollywood film' so long as it's about Nigeria or filmed in Nigeria.

[Stephanie Austin]

Just flowin' with the idea-

 

Could we turn it into a machine for social enterprise? Can the proceeds go to the areas highlighted? Maybe we inspire "youth film" competitions that will get funding/mentorship/support? 

 

Would this tick off folks who are working hard at farming/etc and don't have "time" for "fun" things like this and want their kids doing something "productive"? Just thinking of the unintended ripple effect.

 

On the other hand, looking at how technology impacted the Arab Spring, and seeing that this could combat apathy and provide a voice, maybe the ripple effect would be worth it?

 

 

[Robert Avakian]

Alrighty... Here's one long list to go through- nice and neatly laid out in alphabetical order.  I'll hunt down another one.  (Found Oil Watch Africa on here when we were frist looking)  

 

Note... or better yet, share any useful looking orgs u find and we'll probaly find other active partners of theirs on their websites!   Fun Research... long hand. with 10 days before a presentation on something we know know nothings about!  Phew!

[Hsiu Chang]

After Robert's Using Imparative’s approach, design prototypes for a service or product for the US Department of State to address apathy and empower community members to act as change agents without large-scale donor assistance and independent or in spite of formal power structures that impede positive change?  How can we counteract the specific perverse economic incentives that encourage behavior like oil bunkering and other criminality?

I realize any solution involving just school may not answer the "perverse economic incentives."  what do you guys think?  should we just drop education all together? 

[Robert Avakian]

http://web.nnngo.org/membership/mlist.htm   IDK if I actually dindn't post the link.... Sorry!

[Robert Avakian]

 

Another Secondary Project Idea:

 

I can't see if this already exists. Haven't found it yet. An organization which provides legal advocacy and navigates bearocratic obstacles for NGO's. I remember hearing & reading after the earthquake that most Haitian NGO's spend over half of their resources trying to navigate propper procedures.

We could make a claim that we'd increase output of NGO's by a major percent by saving them time and money.

[Joelle Gamble]

If we provide services, maybe we should target certain types of NGOs or a certain sector that may need serves in particular?

Joelle

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