President of screen writers guild of Nigeria, Charles Inojie who is also an actor, film director and producer, was a guest on #WakeUpNigeria
The actor who is known for his comic roles, talked about his experience so far in the film industry.
Charles who graduated from UNIPORT in 1999 with a degree in theatre art, worked as lancelot Oduwa Imasuen’s assistant director.
“After leaving the university I thought there were still things to be learnt unlike people that just want to jump straight into practice. I consider the years I worked with lancelot and actors like fred amata as years of training.”
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“In drama school you would always find the least number of students as writers. The Screenwriters guild of Nigeria (SWGN) is a guild of the select elect. Writing is a special skill/gift and we know there is an army of people who are creative, who can write but need a little direction or push and the SWGN is positioned to achieve.”
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When asked how he’s able to bring so much fun with his comic roles, he said;
“I believe as a trained actor, whatever role you are given, you should be able to interpret that role. Well if I have made success in my comic roles, I should be congratulated.”
