Senator of the Bayelsa East Senatorial District Sen. Ben Murray Bruce has called for an audition of scripts from talents and veterans to produce a Nollywood/Hollywood movie to mark the 100th saying of his famous "Common Sense" message to the masses.
Senator Bruce is known to have invented the "Common Sense" slogan, a platform he uses to pass a betterment message to the general public through his Silverbird TV and Rhythm FM platforms.
To mark this year's Common Sense anniversary, the Senator opted to produce a movie with auditioned scripts from talented Nigerians and Nollywood pros, calling for upcoming and talented script writers to send in their movie scripts which the winning script will be signed and a Nollywood/Hollywood movie will be made out of the script and produced in his Dream Magic studios.
All scripts are directed to be oversee by Nollywood Veteran Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde.
However, all scripts are to be sent to: Send here
The message reads:
"The 100th Commonsense Series
How time flies!
Two years ago, I began shooting the common sense messages in video format as my non partisan contribution to the development of the full strata of Nigerian society from the grassroots to the very top.
Now, after 99 episodes, we are about to shot the 100th episode.
Now, this episode is all about giving back!
God has blessed me immensely through Nigeria and by His grace I own Dream Magic Studios, one of the most modern studios on earth!
It is based in Los Angeles and used to be owned by the legendary and sometimes infamous Larry Flint from whom I bought it.
It has some of the very best sound stages the world can boast of and they can be converted into almost any scene required to make a movie.
One of my clients/tenants is Kevin Hart and the studio regularly plays host to some of the best and brightest contemporary movie and TV stars. The best always attracts the best.
To give back to Nigeria and help develop the Nollywood movie industry, I want to shoot a Nollywood/Hollywood movie that will take the world by storm and show the entertainment industry that Nigeria's movie industry has come of age.
I will finance this movie and guarantee world wide distribution both on television and cinema.
Now, here's where you come in.
Are you a Nollywood pro? Are you an amateur set on making it big in Nollywood and on the world stage?
Send us your script and a panel to be headed by the queen of the African movie industry, our very own Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, will rate the scripts and select the best script and I will sign a contract with the winner and make their script into a movie that will be of sufficient quality to qualify for entry into the world's very best Film Festivals.
Who knows, you could even win an Oscar!
Send your scripts to uju@benmurraybruce.com. Let us make Nigeria's movie industry the biggest and best in the world together!
And remember, my name is Ben Murray-Bruce and I just want to make Commonsense!
How time flies!
Two years ago, I began shooting the common sense messages in video format as my non partisan contribution to the development of the full strata of Nigerian society from the grassroots to the very top.
Now, after 99 episodes, we are about to shot the 100th episode.
Now, this episode is all about giving back!
God has blessed me immensely through Nigeria and by His grace I own Dream Magic Studios, one of the most modern studios on earth!
It is based in Los Angeles and used to be owned by the legendary and sometimes infamous Larry Flint from whom I bought it.
It has some of the very best sound stages the world can boast of and they can be converted into almost any scene required to make a movie.
One of my clients/tenants is Kevin Hart and the studio regularly plays host to some of the best and brightest contemporary movie and TV stars. The best always attracts the best.
To give back to Nigeria and help develop the Nollywood movie industry, I want to shoot a Nollywood/Hollywood movie that will take the world by storm and show the entertainment industry that Nigeria's movie industry has come of age.
I will finance this movie and guarantee world wide distribution both on television and cinema.
Now, here's where you come in.
Are you a Nollywood pro? Are you an amateur set on making it big in Nollywood and on the world stage?
Send us your script and a panel to be headed by the queen of the African movie industry, our very own Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, will rate the scripts and select the best script and I will sign a contract with the winner and make their script into a movie that will be of sufficient quality to qualify for entry into the world's very best Film Festivals.
Who knows, you could even win an Oscar!
Send your scripts to uju@benmurraybruce.com. Let us make Nigeria's movie industry the biggest and best in the world together!
And remember, my name is Ben Murray-Bruce and I just want to make Commonsense!
Tags: Sen. Ben Bruce, Omotola Jalade Ekehinde, Rhythm FM, Silverbird TV
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how is our script going to be secured ?
ReplyDeleteSORRY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT VALID INFORMATION TO GIVE YOU BUT WE ARE VERY SURE THAT BECAUSE SOME NOLLYWOOD EGGHEADS AND THE SENATOR IS INVOLVED YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.
DeleteHOWEVER, IT IS ADVISEABLE TO MAKE A COPY OF YOUR SCRIPT BEFORE SUBMITTING INCASE IT HAPPENS THAT YOU FIND IT BEEN USED FOR MOVIE MAKING, THEN YOU HAVE A GREATER SHOUT OF OWNERSHIP.
HOPE WE HAVE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION AND CLEARED YOUR DOUBTS?
pls when is the deadline for submission of scripts?
ReplyDeleteFOR NOW, THE DEADLINE INFORMATION WAS NOT PUBLICIZED HOWEVER IT IS ADVISABLE TO SUBMIT YOUR SCRIPTS WHILE THERE'S STILL TIME. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
DeleteSorry i am just curious at how 1000's of scripts will be read by Our dear Omotola and a few others.
ReplyDeleteSo i am asking, are we to submit a full movie script, a treatment or a synopsis from which after the list has been reduced maybe then a full script can be demanded. Which please?
From the information we got: the battle is for a full movie script, but if your full script isn't ready, you can drop a summary covering all sections in the full script.
DeletePlease be guided as the contest is still on.