2 Big Differences Between Acting in Nigeria vs Acting in South Africa - Enyinna Nwigwe

In case you have missed seeing Nollywood actor Enyinna Nwigwe on your TV screens, it is because the actor has been hard at work in South Africa filming for the Netflix series 'Kings of Jo'burg' which the season 2 of premiered not too long ago. The TV show stars a number of South African talents and our very own Enyinna Nwigwe.

So during a new interview with Arise TV, the question everybody wants to know was asked: how different has it been filming in South Africa vs how it is to film in Nigeria. Well, Enyinna Nwigwe is very honest and he opened up about 2 major differences he saw with filming in Nigeria vs filming in South Africa. Here is what he said.

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ONE: South Africa's Trailers.

When asked about the major differences between filming in Nigeria vs filming in South Africa, Enyinna Nwigwe cited the trailers in South Africa as the first major difference. Enyinna said:

ENYINNA NWIGWE: From my own experience, in South Africa, you get on set, you're put in a trailer. Your trailer has the drinks that you've listed that you like, non-alcoholic while filming. It's got food, it's got fridge with fruits and everything. It's got all your costumes lined up, it's got an air conditioner if it gets hot. If it gets cold, you have a heater. You have your bed, you have your couch, you have a TV. So when you're not on set, you're comfortable. So wherever it is the location is, you don't have to hang about waiting outside, hanging in one room where there is no light, so you're constantly focused on your work. And when you're not working, you're resting proper.

TWO: 12 Hour Turnaround

The second big difference Enyinna Nwigwe pointed out was the adherance to the 12 hour turnaround time in South Africa. Enyinna said:

ENYINNA NWIGWE: Secondly, the 12 hour turnaround time is completely adhered to because their guilds and unions work. So if 2pm is lunch, nobody touches anything after 2pm and it's a collective thing. So it's not like the producer wants you to work but you're saying "oh you do know it's 2 o'clock, we have to eat, then the producer will be like 'I will not hire you again'", no! You don't work on Sundays and if you must, there is a pay for that. So everything is handled by the union so there's no rancor about 'oh that sound man is rude, he could not even push the bag till 11, 12, when we don't have a location tomorrow'. So everything is just laid out clean and followed through to the T, and they don't work you beyond 12 hours.

Nawa! What joy when Nigeria actually finally starts to work well across every industry. Just in this same Africa, the difference between Enyinna's description of acting in South Africa vs acting in Nigeria is already so much. What do you think about what Enyinna Nwigwe said? Let me know your thoughts by leaving a comment either below or on my Jide Okonjo Facebook post.

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