Joke Silva, who has been in the film industry for over four decades, argued to shoot a film, at least 20 people would be on set
By Kehinde Okeowo
Ace Nollywood actress, movie director and businesswoman, Joke Silva, has revealed why she is opposed to the idea of using her home as a movie set.
She justified her action while speaking at a recent youth development forum tagged, ‘The Roundtable Lekki’.
According to the veteran thespain, the Nigerian film industry needs to take a cue from its American counterpart and start building‘ studios and sound stages.’
Joke Silva, who has spent over four decades in the film industry also argued that she cannot stand having too many people in her home at the same time, adding that to shoot a film at least 20 people would be on set.
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Making her cause during the chat, she said: “We shoot in apartments these days. But I won’t allow movies to be shot in my home; it won’t happen.
“I know the number of people that are brought into a shoot. There may be two people in a scene, but to shoot it, there will probably be about 20 people there. That means 20 people will put their hands on my wall, block the loo, and do other things.
“We need to build our studios and sound stages, just like American filmmaker, Tyler Perry, has done. He built one of the biggest sound stages in the world. The thing with sound stages is that there are usually facades.
“I once shot a movie in France, but all the interior shots were taken in London, United Kingdom. All we did in France were the exterior shots to give the ambience of that country. Sound stages give one control. It allows one to make movies at one’s desired pace.”
