Synopsis for My Screenplays

A Long Walk from Home

Storyline:       

            Set in the reality of our times and in the prestigious city of Abuja comes this drama titled “A Long Walk From Home” depicting the story of a man named Johnson E. Parker who through the ups and downs of life embarked on a journey in the pursuit of success and happiness.

            Parker in his pursuit is faced with different setbacks ranging from his job lost to the loss of a huge part of his entire savings to a fraudster who happens to be his friend. In a bid to get back on track, he is forced by the harsh realities of life to accept a shady deal from another friend who really wants to help but can only do that in his own way.

            Parker in this movie like every man in his right sense wants his life back  and would do anything to achieve that but he is faced once again with the greatest fear of losing his Girlfriend “Katia” when the dark side of him was unveiled by the Economic and financial Crimes Commission.

Stats:

Screenplay Title:           A Long Walk from Home

Script Length:               108 Microsoft Word Pages

Screen Time:                Approximately 1hr 45mins {105mins}

Structure:                      Three Act Structure

Draft:                            Second

Genre:                          Drama

Screenplay Format:                              

                        Font:                            Courier New 12

                        Spacing:                       Single line

                        Slug lines:                     All Caps, Bold

                        Description:                  Italics

                        Dialogue Margin:          2.5” left and 2.0” right

                        Characters Names:       Top of Dialogue, Centralized Bold

Warning

            This work is copyright protected under the Nigerian Copyrights Commission.

Twisted

Storyline:

            Regina Aaron is living the dream life of every lady with a good job, a home, a daughter and a hubby attached to her credit plus, she’s a star in her profession; the editor in chief, HI MAGAZINE, a subsidiary of the famous TV satellite provider, HITV. She had it all and one could easily say, her life is a reflection of what every woman wants....but that’s until the walls which held her perfect world came crumbling.

            Though still winning in her place of work and as always the shinning star with all the solutions to her company’s challenges, her family is falling apart.  She’s now faced with the dilemma of managing a hitherto loving husband who’s become uneasy and worse more asking for a divorce and a daughter all on her own and at the same time put up the face of “all is well” in the presence of her sisters and colleagues.

            Regina in this movie against all odds is trying to move on without a nervous breakdown regardless of the overwhelming challenges posed by her dilemma but only time will tell.

Stats:

Screenplay Title:           Twisted

Script Length:               125 Microsoft Word Pages

Screen Time:                Approximately 2hrs {120mins}

Structure:                      Three Act Structure

Draft:                            First

Genre:                          Drama

Screenplay Format:                              

                        Font:                            Courier New 12

                        Spacing:                       Single line

                        Slug lines:                     All Caps, Bold

                        Description:                  Italics

                        Dialogue Margin:          2.5” left and 2.0” right

                        Characters Names:       Top of Dialogue, Centralized Bold

Warning

            This work is copyright protected under the Nigerian Copyrights Commission.

Change

Storyline:

            CHANGE: is a story of a Psychologist named “Mr. Fredrick Ibru” who after years of practice devised a mean of changing the mindset of People towards life thereby making them believe in themselves and be more productive in the society where they live.

            After some years in the university as a lecturer of Psychology, he voluntarily took a job as a Senior Tutor in a Standard Private School where he could affect the minds of young ones who in a real sense are yet to understand the dynamics of life knowing fully well that a human’s action is influence by the kind of mind possessed by him/her which must have been programmed before Maturity. He tutored the Senior Secondary School Three in a subject basically arranged by the school to build students towards being better people in the society with the sole aim of involving them in nation building.

During his time in the school, he developed a bond between himself and students but later found himself in a seemingly uneasy situation with one of his student named “Michael” who’d given in on the harsh realities dictated to him by life after the loss of his father. He also shared a special bond with another student named “Amanda” who in turn got him involved in a budding relationship with her mom “Mrs. Johnson” who’s a single parent. Prior to this time, Mrs. Johnson and her daughter lived with the father of her child in the United States of America until he passed away and finally they returned back home.

Mr. Fredrick only has one top priority in mind and that’s positively affecting the mind set of his students towards nation building.

Stats:

Screenplay Title:           Twisted

Script Length:               94 Microsoft Word Pages

Screen Time:                Approximately 1hr 30mins {90mins}

Structure:                      Three Act Structure

Draft:                            First

Genre:                          Drama

Screenplay Format:                              

                        Font:                            Courier New 12

                        Spacing:                       Single line

                        Slug lines:                     All Caps, Bold

                        Description:                  Italics

                        Dialogue Margin:          2.5” left and 2.0” right

                        Characters Names:       Top of Dialogue, Centralized Bold

Warning

            This work is copyright protected under the Nigerian Copyrights Commission.

State of Emergency

Storyline:

            This screenplay is presenting under construction, it’s just a little way above the first act  but promises to be an awesome package.

Stats:

Screenplay Title:           State of Emergency

Script Length:               000 Microsoft Word Pages

Screen Time:                Approximately 0hr 00mins {00mins}

Structure:                      Three Act Structure

Draft:                            First

Genre:                          Action

Screenplay Format:                              

                        Font:                            Courier New 12

                        Spacing:                       Single line

                        Slug lines:                     All Caps, Bold

                        Description:                  Italics

                        Dialogue Margin:          2.5” left and 2.0” right

                        Characters Names:       Top of Dialogue, Centralized Bold

WHAT DO LADIES WANT?

Most at times, I find myself ask this question whenever I walk pass a Beauty shop on the street and even sometimes just before I go to bed. I try to visualize and comprehend the essence of using artificial to override the God giving beauty just cos she’s trying to look good for a guy or her peers. I mean, we see them everywhere; at the street junctions trying to adjust their bras just before they board a cab, at the market squares trying to get some make up kits, some flirty Dirty jeans capable of revealing their curves and half pieces of cloths otherwise known as a blouse, and even in the bus with Mirrors trying to wear some black opal or lipsticks, GOSH! I mean, what the heck do ladies really want?

For guys, its simple, our intentions are clear; we all need a girl who can cook like our mama and possibly press our backs at night when we feel tired as accumulated from the day’s work in order to put food on the table, that’s all! Could there be anything more? Just incase you’re thinking; lovemaking, we all need that, believe me! But for the female race, I still don’t get it! Must they always subject themselves to those long rigorous hours at the saloon trying to look extra-special when it has been said “beauty is natural and always in the eyes of the beholder” or could it be just a fight of supremacy among their folks?

For me as guy, I’ve got taste but I like my girls natural cos I believe it makes them trendy in all the ways no artificial could ever make them be. Let’s take for instance, I like my girl better when she’s not wearing a lipstick or gloss cos I could kiss her whenever as much as I want to but when she’s wearing one, I often think twice and possibly adjust the speed I apply to sucking her lips. Now, is this what we need as loving hubby or B.Friends, can somebody out there please tell me: What do ladies want from we Guys?

NOLLYWOOD

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE LOCAL INDUSTRY

The local movie industry in Nigeria otherwise known as Nollywood had been in existence for some two decades now, although she got her name some few years back but had been in business for a very long time, long enough to be a full grown business with huge success both nationally and internationally considering that the world today is a Global village with the invention of Information Technology.  But many wonder why progress in Nollywood had been like the movement of a crawling tortoise or probably stalled even when situated in a country highly populated with over 146 million people which in a real sense is a concrete market for massive development in the industry.

Since the inception of the industry, she had been able to attain a market potential relative to the size of the Nigerian economy of over N552 Billion naira according to marketing expert, Leke Alder yet she produces little less than a thousand movies in a year, her movies is been watched by an estimated 180 million people world wide but only via the help of DSTV and other satellite networks. Though rated among the first three International Movie Industries in the world but, since her inception had never risen above 200,000 copies of sales per movie. After twenty years of operation, the industry still suffers many set backs such as poor picture quality and sound, Un-intriguing effecting which most times is not needed, Microscopic budgeting which obviously is a failed finance for filmmaking, poor interpretation of characters by actors and above all, her inability to produce Screen writers and Directors whom are extremely Professional to the core. These set backs which are few among the many is a SHAME to all Movie practitioners in a great country such as Nigeria and must be corrected because filmmaking in a real sense isn’t what Nollywood presently is practicing but rather what is called Nollywood movies today in this world is just a bunch of stage dramas recorded with an available camera and dubbed into multiple compact discs then distributed to a market filled with an even smart and knowledgeable citizens of the world hence the failure in terms of returns.

If Nollywood must succeed in redefining herself as a world class movie industry not in mere praises rendered by a few unprofessional individuals obviously exhibiting a castrated ideology of filmmaking but in a substantial way evident for all to see both from her production stages to the distribution level where her products begins to yield returns via marketing then special attention must be paid to what I term as the Four P’s of success in filmmaking {Preproduction, Production, Post Production and Promotions}see details in Samuel Aaron’s Business Guide in Filmmaking.

What Nollywood really needs is not a film village highly sought for from the government over the years but a self evaluation of her products employing scrutiny in all areas of production which in one word can be said to be “Professionalism”. Once this is done, investors would start queuing up with their own proposals seeking to be a part of the next Nollywood’s movie and Screen writers, Directors, Actors and Actresses, Cinematographers, lighting technicians e.t.c. from the industry would then make the nominations for and possibly pick up the Oscars which is an Award of Excellence in Filmmaking.