We shot the Nigerian scenes of my film "Dynamics" today. It was really interesting to say the least. My day started with a major part of my crew and an actress with a major role canceling. To replace her I had to get my friend Ranti Ihimoyan fill in with extremely short notice. After the first scene I had to go to the bank and there was horrendous traffic, my star,Yemi Okanlawon suggested I get on a means of transportation that's immune to traffic in Nigeria "Okada", motorcycles with drivers that have death wishes and I did! The next scene was pretty straight forward, except for the fact I had to get employees at my brother's law firm to become extras. The final scene had to be the most interesting, the scene involved a prostitute and my actress apparently had a flat tire and didn't have an extra. Given it was crucial to get the shot, we enlisted a lady working in the bar to be our prostitute and she was great!
Lesson learned: never ever, ever give up. Shooting in Nigeria comes with a lot of uncertainties, and that's the case in filmmaking and life, just keep moving and find solutions to any issue that may arise. Peace.
COOL!!! Great job Yemi and keep it up :).
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