Nollywood is popping right now, but Yoruba movies have been giving us hot content for ages, and on a budget too. If you ever feel like you need to make one yourself, this guide is for you.
Have zero chill
You don鈥檛 need inspiration. You don鈥檛 need a plotline. In fact, you don鈥檛 really need to write a script. Just do a freestyle shoot, and you鈥檒l end up with a two-hour film.
Create a main character with unexplained wealth
It鈥檚 a Yoruba movie, so throw out any concept of having money the typical way. That鈥檚 for the real world. Here, the lead must either do rituals or something criminal.聽
鈥r mysterious poverty
There鈥檚 no room for in-betweens here. It鈥檚 either they鈥檙e rich or dirt poor. And if they鈥檙e poor, then their village people must be sitting on their destiny.
Dish out contracts
If money must be made legally, it must be from winning mysterious contracts they can never explain.
Add bottom-barrel men
Your movie won鈥檛 sell without bottom-barrel men. You need to put on your misogyny hat and get to work because no matter what the men do, they should never be held accountable.
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Blame the women for the actions of these men
How can your story even be complete if everything doesn鈥檛 end up being the woman鈥檚 fault?
And don鈥檛 forget the chaotic subtitles
To be fair, it鈥檚 on brand that these movies have terrible subtitles. You can鈥檛 have a shitty plotline and be hitting the mark on subtitles. You need consistency.
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