COCKCROW AT DAWN...the catalyst and inspiration to Nollywood
Here is a fantastic write up and revistation from the sometimes "shy/recluse" master of the art of writing,compelling and in the very best of fine prose. As an Uncle,I take the liberty of describing him as shy or a recluse for very personal reasons...could this also be a hint at a remake 👇👇👇 COCKCROW : THE RETURN OF A TRAIL BLAZER By Dele Olowu The motion picture has a fairly extended history in nigeria. However in technical and production terms, the first moving image to be shot entirely on location in nigeria, is Peter Igho’s widely applauded tv series, Cockcrow at Dawn. And yet the brief which was to inspire this mass appealing project , was as prosaic as they come. The Obasanjo government had in 1977 become quite committed to the acceleration of food production and national growth. And he was quite anxious to use the classic notion of the gentleman farmer, to which military minds are customarily beholden, as a means of popularizing and radicalising agriculture. ...

My carved Lions, as an Artist I have quite a collection of carved animals in various sizes dotting the ambiance of my house and these ones,in a fluke accident fell off the shelf and got broken(shattered) ,especially along the limbs and as I was searching for something more focused and important for me at that time,I quickly gathered and placed them on the bottom tray of my "all purpose" wheeled plastic table.After settling down and in relaxation later, my eyes strayed to the bottom tray and found an interesting setting that presented in synchrony,although by some static and lifeless objects ,which I found interesting and immediately reached for my camera to record this free and unplanned expression...awesome visual creativity and yes,an interesting expression
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