Crazitive African Magazine Issue 9: Body Shaming | Page 3

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People only see the end result of a systematic set of processes but they hardly
ever care to bother about what goes on before there is a movie.
The movie industry has been painted to be a cut throat one and it is rightly so.
In Hollywood, when actresses reach a certain age, they are consigned to certain
'motherly' roles. Although the male contemporaries are allowed to run for 5-7
years more, before the same happens to them; the same applies to Bollywood.
Coming back home to Nollywood and their stereotypical movies it is the same
and much worse, with 30-something year old actors acting out roles meant for
14 year old. Actors even have it easy, in the movie industry if you haven't
directed a chart-topping, blockbuster movie you are not a 'seasoned' or 'good'
director. No-one nowhere would take you seriously and give you the chance to
prove yourself. I am not being bias! Truth is, no director has ever been made by
laughing on the street and receiving a contract to be a voice over or motion
caption artist. There are no scouts for directors. Directors don't go to auditions
and manage to appear in a scene. Considering the budget size of some these
great movies, many budding directors give up almost immediately.