Film Producers

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Retired gentleman in the park. A few of us took pics. He said he used to be in the airline business. He brought his own tablecloth to drape over the park table.

Money. Money. Money. The film producer has sleepless nights literally, worrying about money. There’s a thunderstorm, and the director is forced to stop shooting. The producer loses money. What kind of film producer are we talking about? Definitely not Hollywood and Bollywood, where money is no problem.

1. Nigerian actors turned movie producers.

2. Mum and dad who give you money to produce your first music video.

3. The uncle who gives you money for your first podcast.

4. Your grandmother who gives you money to do a Labour Day family  photo shoot.

5. Your sister who gives you money for your first Tik Tok skit.

Money. Money. Money. Now let’s look at this photo. We’ll pretend this is a scene in a movie. The following are some of the things the producer must buy, rent, borrow or steal so that the director can shoot the scene.

6. Find the white tablecloth

7. Find the white napkin on his lap

8. Find the shorts he is wearing, right size

9. Find the hat, that will fit his head

10. Find his canvas shoes

11. Find the bow tie

12. Find his two jackets

13. Find the roses

14. Find the rosary. What are those beads he is twirling?

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