How video producers in Nigeria make money

Posted by Chidinma on Wednesday May 6, 2015 at 10:29:2:

There are various opportunities available for video producers to make money here in Nigeria. With hard work and determination, a video can comfortably earn a seven figure income annually for video producers.

Three unique ways video producers can make money here in Nigeria includes:

1. Film or Movie Production: one popular way video producers can make money in Nigeria is to get involved in movie production; Nollywood is the third largest movie industry in the world after Hollywood and Bollywood. So opportunities abound for video producers to get involved in making movies which they can sell to marketers or on online websites like YouTube or IrokoTV. They can produce the movie independently or work as a freelance video producer to other movie production managers.

2. Shooting of Music Video: Nigerian music industry is among the best in African and Nigerian musicians are making waves all over the world; many artists are always on the lookout for good producers that will handle the shooting of their music videos; top video producers in Nigeria make a bulk of their income from shooting music video; producers like Clearance Peters charge as much as 1 million Naira per music video.

3. Event Coverage: another popular way Nigerian video producers make money is by undertaking events video coverage jobs. Numerous events take place almost on daily basis in Nigeria; marriages both traditional and whit wedding, child dedication ceremonies which video producers cover to make money.