Crazitive African Magazine Issue 12 - Page 5

THE INTERVIEW

Crazitive African Magazine : Can we meet you ? TG OMORI : Yeah . I ' m THankGod Omori Jesam . brand name TG Omori aka Boy Director CAM : How did you venture into the directing and videography world ? TG OMORI : Uhm . I actually started up as a rap artist but used to act in the children drama group in church , I figured it was always easy for me to come up with ideas , stories and blockings . So after secondary school I went to a film school to study performing and media art , I wanted to be a stage actor but it was in film school I discovered that I had an outstanding talent in directing , so I started putting in work n research . After film school I went on to work as a write r for a media house in Lagos so from there I taught myself how to use the camera and edit too from YouTube tutorials and books So from there I started accepting music video jobs and here we are here . CAM : What can you say as regards the revolution in the videography world in terms of better quality and graphics ? TG OMORI : The videography world is getting better every day especially from this part of the world where people are beginning to appreciate video qualities and composition . CAM : As a fast rising director in the Nigerian industry , what can you say is unique about your work . What can you say singles out your work from others ? TG Omori : I think my creative story telling , camera angles and compositions .

CAM : What are the challenges in your pursuit and how did you go about solving them ? TG OMORI : Major challenge is trying to get enough budget to express yourself but apart from that no much challenges

Solving that ? You just have to make the best out of what you have CAM : What advice do you have for upcoming Crazitive Africans ? TG OMORI : Stay working and updated ! CAM : What upcoming projects do you have for your fans before the year runs out ? I ' m currently touring the world , discovering new locations , meeting new people and staying inspired I shot a couple of videos in Dubai , Mauritius and Barbados , they should be out in August plus I ' m working on a music video for myself lol which I shot in Mauritius it should be out soon Thank you for your time ...

Boy Director

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