Joke Silva, a seasoned star of Nollywood, explains why she does not see movies shooting happen in her house at any point in time.
She revealed this during "The Roundtable Lekki," a conference for youth development. The actress claims that making movies involves a lot of people, many of whom she wouldn't want in her personal space.
Joke Silva underlined the value of Nollywood having studios and sound stages that would give appropriate settings for filmmaking.
Joke Silva on why her home can't be used for filming: "These days, we shoot in apartments. But I won't let movies be filmed in my house; it's not going to happen.
"I am aware of how many people are involved in a shoot. Even though there could just be two persons in a scene, 20 or more people will probably be needed to shoot it. That means 20 people will put their hands on my wall, block the loo, and do other things.
We must construct our own recording facilities and sound stages, exactly like 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.
We just took exterior shots in France to capture the atmosphere of that country. Sound stages give one control. It enables one to produce movies at their own speed.
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