The Cameroonian English Entertainment industry has been
trying to come up with various means of exposing their talents. In all areas of
English Entertainment, Cameroonians are now finding it not so easy to carry out
projects without making an erroneous finale. The inability of our entertainment
projects to materialize lie on the fact that we do not have legalized and
institutionalized regulatory bodies that can aid the realization of these
projects.
The diagram above portrays my latest development, THE ENTERTAINMENT
PROCEDURE CHART. This chart focuses on how entertainment shows can be organized
and reorganized to the taste and quality of any Hollywood production. This
chart centers on the stages of entertainment, mainly 4 stages: The Event stage,
the Review stage, the Report stage and the Feedback stage.
THE EVENT STAGE: This
stage focuses on the organization of entertainment events in the form of music,
comedy, movie, dance and fashion design shows. These shows could be organized
separately to avoid crowding one entertainment event with TOO MANY segments
that will end up boring the audience and ruining all expectations. If one
organizes a dance show, people should be able to come and witness fantastic
dance moves, and not other non-related aspects. Comedians should note that the
ONLY way they could appear on these shows (except comedy shows) is if they are
the MCs.
THE REVIEW STAGE: After
these shows have been organized, there has to be a review of the ups and downs of
the show. This review should be done by entertainment or show-biz programs, as
they are void of any bias or favouritism. These programs will scrutinize these
shows and put out the cold truth, and the hosts or correspondents of these
programs MUST be there during the show in order to reliably criticize any show.
Entertainment programs might be on TV, Internet, Radio or Print (magazines and
newspapers)
THE REPORT STAGE: This
stage centers on how these reviews will filter down to the general population.
This is some sort of advert because if a show gets a great review from more
than one review source, the general population will tend to attend the next
episode of that show. The media outlets should be used as per the type of
entertainment program. If a program is a TV showbiz program, then it is
advisable to report you review via your TV network. However, all programs
should be able to use the internet as an added platform.
THE FEEDBACK STAGE:
Event organizers should be able to get feedback about their shows. Feedback is
necessary because it points out where you as an organizer went wrong. This is a
crucial stage because most entertainers will not want to get a negative
feedback from the media outlet, and might take any negative criticism as a call
for war. Rather, if we have faith in our review organizations, we should be
able to thank them for highlighting our mistakes which we will be able to
correct. This correction will lead to a better show, which will glorify English
Entertainment in Cameroon.
Conclusively, one should be able to see the link between all
four stages, as each relies on the other. We must be able identify these stages
in entertainment, and work towards a fortified entertainment industry in
Anglophone Cameroon. We must realize that we can’t do everything in one show;
we can’t review our own show, we can’t always report on our own show, and we can’t
try to console ourselves with feedbacks from friends who will NEVER give a
clear and truly accurate feedback of our endeavors.It is always my wish that
just ONE person understands this idea, an idea that will always make us proud
of who we are. We are entertainers. We are professionals…or are we?
