A new locally made and produced soap opera is set to hit Pay Per View mobile screens worldwide.
Collywood producer Junior Hart is hopeful that it will place Dominica on the map and will quickly establish the island as a thriving place for Caribbean TV.
“This will be the first time that Dominicans abroad can watch Dominican produced films and soap contents on all of the platforms such as IPods, and various tablets and mobile phones,” Hart said in a release. “This means you could be in the lounge of an air terminal with your digital tablets watching a Dominican movie produced by Collywood.”
Called ‘Tenants’ the soap opera is supposedly the first of its kind in the region and it is aimed at developing local film production. The soap opera will also be distributed in Africa by Media Navigation under the platform of African Caribbean Cinema Initiative, according to Hart.
“Tenant is a good TV content that places Dominican cinema/TV on a global platform especially in the trend of developing low budget production through home videos and local story telling,” Hart explained. “It is an extension of African stories and Africans love to see television content that bridges the gap between them and blacks in the diaspora.”
The production is currently on Collywood TV under it’s digital pay per view platform http://www.collywoodcinemas.com/COLLYWOOD-TV-PAY-PER-VIEW.html
It can also be accessed through a banner and video player on the DNO Home Page.
WTF????
Collywood people wrote ALL these positive comments except Roseau Valley who apparently knows nothing of what he speaks.
Anybody who knows anything about television production knows that Collywood is FAKE, MEDIOCRE and CRAPPY. A PURE JOKE!
Who all you think all you fooling? STUPES!
Is Roseau Valley also a film critique ? We know he or she is a serious political and socio_economic analyst. But i find the analysis solid, fair, deep, professional ,sensitive, genuine and sincere.
The critisms were more like positive suggestions for improvent and if they should be embraced and accepted in 99aced
A distinction must be made between offering a ‘critique’ and making ‘criticisms’.
Furthermore, criticism itself can be constructive, positive and/or negative. I note that my contribution below has prompted many responses and some contributors have accused me as being a “hater” and being negative.
Thank you for recognizing that my comments, as unsolicited as they were, are not meant to dampen the enthusiasm of the producer, actors and those who enjoy watching the production.
Clearly, from a technical/artistic perspective, the films are lacking in some regard but as a budding initiative, it must be complimented, encouraged and praised without setting a bar for mediocrity because it is Dominican.
From a business perspective, my comment on the costs has to do with strategic marketing- the point was made that the Producer should have made a concerted effort to build a core viewership by having introductory pricing structure as part of the promotion budget and also consider package discount rental. For example, the first two episodescould have been free to encourage viewership or where one purchases 5 of more episodes as a package, the cost would be reduced etc.
After two episodes, I was able to form an informed opinion on the production. One who knows anything about films can make a preliminary assessment with regard to the quality of the production without having viewed all 16 episodes.
Generally, the Producer/Director and actors should used the comments made therein to improve the product where possible and within budget. I am certain that Mr. Hart, as a professional understands that and unlike those who believe that my comments were too critical, I am sure he welcomes the feedback and attention that my contribution has given to his production.
I invite Mr. Hart to have more episodes filmed in the Roseau Valley having the Trafalgar falls, Freshwater lake and the Sulphur springs etc as scenic backgrounds. Speak to the Hon. Dr. Collins McIntyre for some concessions in that regard. I am sure he will be very supportive.
Respectfully
Roseau Valley
WHERE COULD I GO AND PAY FOR IT . BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE A CREDIT CARD.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL THE EPISODES THANKS
The only way you will see the episode for free is if you are in Dominica and on Marpin TV. Lots of Sat customers are vex…I changed over from SAT. If you are overseas, you will need a credit card to access the service. Hope that helps
use a debit card
I sorry to be negative but Collywood TV is pure rubbish. Most of the programs are of terrible quality….they had some ancient african cartoon pure nonesense. Tenants is filmed mainly in Giraudel, YES Giraudel is a beautiful village but this is just crap. Junior Hart need to do better than that…
You are not being negative, that’s your opinion. So what shows on Dominican TV is better than Collywood. I happen to see some program made up of advertising done by a local Dominican producer , if you are talking about crap production and pure rubbish, you should see that one. Pity majority of Dominica dont agree with you.
Oh and another thing..if you feel Collywood is rubbish. Dont watch the channel. Simple. But I know for a fact you are not doing nothing, not even a fraction of what Collywood has done to provide employment for unknown people. NOW THEY ARE KNOWN IN COLLYWOOD. Bless up
I really don’t see how any body with eyesight or hearing, can like this show :-?. The actors can’t act, the lighting is poor, majority of the time you can’t hear what’s being said and why is the camera like two feet from the peoples faces, which makes them look horrible.
yep that says it all BOOM!
This is well needed for the diaspora. I for one saw 3 episodes so far. great movement. I am Jamaican, seem you guys got something, love the idea.
Yea love di women in Tenants, I know Eltha from Canefield, well done sister, I will be passing this around to all my friends over here in the states. A sure hit. Just finish watch 4 episode and counting lol..this is so fresh it’s different. Great stuff Collywood. Every Dominican abroad should get out their credit card and support this…about time man. Dominica flying the flag in Caribbean soap. Booyaka lol
I noticed not much haters on this one? lol all of you are quiet now…I saw all the comments 8 months ago in the related articles on this page and it seems Mr Junior Hart gave you haters a beating by walking his talk lol. I see some of you still coming with your ism about he is placing to much attention on himself…so what! the man doing his ting, I for one love Tenants and Collywood TV. Haters go and burn yu all self, he had the last laugh.
Why u asking for haters?
you acting like a hater…. lol relax. Mr. hart like too much attention, he need to stay behind the scenes thats all. let the young people shine!!! I LOVE COLLYWOOD LOL LOL
Been fed up seeing white people on TV for years on UK TV…when my friends sent me the link on FB and I checked out the trailer, that was it for me, I can relate to dis ma people..and I saw the other stuff Collywood is doing love “The Arrangement” with the many wives and “Clean up woman” all original..oh yes not to forget Kevins Tunnel…can’t wait damn, hurry up Collywood you doing fore play with us lol. Keep it going Collywood you have cracked the mould.
Lol..I could kill that slick, but I know its soap. really enjoyed this concept. As a Dominica living abroad, I try to keep up with Dominica. For years I have been disappointed with music and theater coming out of my country, even that organization Come See TV, they have given off a bad vibes. Collywood I find is great, I cannot believe someone had the initiative to create something like this in Dominica..no disrespect. Dominica, you need this, we need this. All the talk for years about marketing Dominica abroad, this is it! The government and those so called marketing people like Mr Piper should get on this Collywood train, it’s going to make all of you look bad. Well done Collywood…just dont let them pull you down with negative comments. Keep your heads up and keep doing what you doing, you all aiming for greatness. Blessings
LOVE it Love it Love It!! from episode 1 it hooks you. If your a overseas broke you wont get to watch everything lol
Cant believe this was produced in Dominica. This is ground breaking stuff! I paid 10 US$ dollars to see Dominica can dance and what a waste of money…I saw some other production coming out of Dominica on Come See TV and that also was poor streaming quality. Collywood is miles apart with their production quality. It’s about bloody time someone in Dominica start to produce some serious stuff for Caribbean people abroad. These guys know their stuff. Hail up Collywood, just hope you keep it up and grow..you will have my full 100 support and its not just in words, I have just seen 5 episode and will be going through the rest by next week. Well Done great stuff!
I must say that I love the concept of the Tenants, I can see where this is going by the director. I have worked in TV in the US for many years. I have looked at the comments on this page and see that 98 per sent is positive and seems that the local people at home are enjoying Collywoood idea. The gentleman who stated that camera angles and music should be reviewed..I don’t agree. In this business, one thing I have learned, everybody and I mean everybody have their own way of doing things. Even in my professional arena, production costing millions will be scrutinized by other director and producers. I refrain from giving my personal views because the person who has an idea, he will execute it in the way he sees fit. The big question here is, will the MAJORITY like it? Once the MAJORITY likes it then I believe that person or company is onto something…because the MAJORITY rules as they say. Collywood seemed to have captured the MAJORITY despite some of the individual small minded comments which seems to be coming from people lacking knowledge and really don’t know what it takes to produce this kind of work with no major funding. I loved the series after purchasing all 12 episode, will be waiting for the next round as they say. Coming from a professional camera man, I have to say that Collywood, you are on your way over there in Dominica. This is a sure hit in the Caribbean market. Well done, Dominicans you wont know what you have got until it leaves you and get taken in by other nationalities.
There’s too many soaps already in Dominica….no more!!
Look nonesense. They staying too much on one scene makes it boring and saying the same thing over and over again. And y is mr hall in all scene. Is either the footage is in a car or on the car by Hall. That’s ridiculous. Give d show some life man.
It would be a great venture.However he speaks as if his company is well established and organized.
good job, Colloywood,i love the young ladies. On another note, we need to see some more young Dominican men on the show, too much attention is placed on Mr. Hart.
Yessssss, Dominica leading the way. I have never seen any soap come out of the caribbean..what, my country is Dagger! and hard…we will show dem how we doing it…respect Collywood for choosing Dominica.
I saw the trailer and I am hooked..what a breath of fresh air. You people in Dominica is seeing it free on TV..see how lucky you all are. We have to pay to see it lol. But that’s life. Can’t believe such great quality production coming out of little Dominica..This makes me proud. Well 4 episode seen 8 more to go lol
I have not missed a episode all 16 episode have been boomy. I proud man that this is Dominican.make a change and the production is great. I dont think people overseas will have any problem with this..Big up Collywood TV. When you guys came here around a year, i saw a lot of the haters who was talking lots of negativity…ha ha ha, dem mus keep quiet now.
BOOYAKA! Collywood, well done bwoy.
Yeah, well done guys.
I was so excited and paid to watch an episode I must say they must consider the price cause £2.00 an episode which last only 26 minutes is a bit much. Maybe if it is charged at a fix price will be much better.
Thumbs up never the less for the exposure.
I also paid £2, I dont think thats too much, remember production costs, the artists and technical stuff have to get paid, and I understand that Collywood get no help from government. Big up. I think that is very good. Come see TV is charging all U$10.00 for poor quality…sorry what I saw on Collywwod PPV I was well happy…going to watch the other Episode weekend.
I not even watching Collywood when it free I going to pay per view. You must be sick. Junior Hart Featuring in everything which is ridiculous.
Looks like you jealous of the man lol
Wicked! love Tenants, Episode 1-5 great build up, then as it gets into episode 6-12..more wicked!!. Tenants is busting and doing it for me. I am a Tenants fan
I applaud this initiative. There is Hollywood, Bollywood, Nollywood, why not Collywood but why Collywood and not something closer to Domyhood?
The producer Mr. Junior Hart and the entire cast must be commended. This is the Next Level that I would have long expected from Alwin, Nigel, Hyacinth, and Alex. I hope that Mr. Hart will work with these individuals in developing this exportable product. It will definitely do a lot to expose Dominica.
With excitement to support local, I purchased and viewed the first two episodes. Generally, I found the production to be of a very high quality with effective cinematography, the use of the natural scenes and beauty of Dominica.
The lighting is great and does well to enhance the theme, mood, setting of the story. The stories are original, innovative and fresh. The actors are appropriately casted and their performance on screen` is encouraging.
I like the plot, settings and the depiction of the natural scenery and way of life in Dominica. The films will definitely create a link to Dominica for overseas-based Dominicans. I also got a sense of believability of circumstances and identified with the experiences of the characters.
However, after viewing the first two episodes, I was a little disappointed with the contents, the story line and the gender stereotypes. I also found the characters are too loud and engaging in too much quarrelling and unnecessary emotional outbursts. The subject was not very family friendly. This is the same reason that I do not enjoy some of the films from Nollywood (Nigerian movies), the style that Collywood seems to be imitating.
I found the films lacking in terms of the integration of appropriate music- the reason I like Bollyword films. It exposes the unique Indian culture.
I thought the films could do more to promote the unique Dominican culture and incorporate some local foods, cadence or calypso or in fact any appropriate background music that better sells the story. A greater effort has to be made to capture the interest of all the senses.
The films seem almost void of special effects and a better job must be done to improve camera angles and determining when to have close up etc for better effect.
The first two episodes should do a more coherent job in giving the viewer a better idea of what to come next in the series. I did not get a comprehensive understanding of the central point that the director is trying to make in the series of short episodes
One would appreciate that the way the characters are presented is important to the understanding and analysis of the story. Therefore, the Director should allow us to learn more about the characters primarily through the appearance and dialogue with each other- not through monologues with the camera. I did not like the monologue scene of the male character while seating in the car simply talking to the camera. Boring!
It would have been better to have him walking down a street speaking with a friend or on a Domino table, or on the beach etc saying the same thing in a social conversational setting
Lastly, I respectfully found the episode to be too short and not entertaining enough for the price of $3.58. Had the price been lower, I would have been more encouraged to watch all 10 episode. It would have been better to get viewers hooked with a low introduction price for the first 5 episodes and then increase the price after wetting the appetite
Good luck and best wishes. I hope you accept my review in the same constructive manner in which I gave it, albeit unsolicited.
Respectfully
Roseau Valley
I enjoy the show and found the price no problem. What I dont understand with comments like this. The same old same old. Can I ask the respectful gentleman, why don’t he put his hand in his pocket and do a better job? This is what I don’t understand. For years nothing has been done, and here comes an organization with their own idea, using their own money, working and building Dominican artists. It’s all well what you are saying sir…but if you are in production, why are we not seeing your production…it’s always easy to say this and that, but talk is cheap on here, but the walk and making things happen like what Collywood has achieve is a different ball game. I have watched 10 episodes and you cannot judge one or two episodes, I think the music is different because what you talk about is old hat sir..that is the same old thing…I like the way everything is put together and the ideas are different. I saw last night episode 16 and I really enjoyed it. This series will grow into something great and I believe it will become as big as young and restless. Remember as Black people we do not have the funds to make great big productions, so we have to make do with whatever is available. I LOVE WHAT IS HAPPENING. Not everybody will enjoy what Collywood is doing, but who cares, as far as I am aware, they have blown up Dominica in a short space of time. I dont even think Junior Hart is even bothered about certain comments..he know what he is doing and they are focus. Good Luck Collywood and keep up the great work!
Are you for real £3.58 in the US is too high a price. If you can’t afford this in this day and age, God help our people. I dont know much about the business side, but what I do know that show must have cost some serious money to produce especially 16 episodes so far..if the man is going to undersell the product then whats the point. I think the price is no problem for me I paid £18 to watch all 9 episode and I really enjoyed Tenants. We are suppose to be better off in nthe USA and the UK and we are screaming about a few dollars. I know I am supporting my own people back home as the actors have to be paid and production costs have to be met.
Its beyond me how u can say the production is of a high quality?
The lighting is horrible, correction there is NO LIGHTING! This is evident in some episodes some of the actors faces are completely black from shadows.
The audio is crap. Some instances there is no audio. There is no balancing of the audio levels, Sometimes its too high and sometimes too low.
The editing is amateur at best. This is evident in the cuts being made in the middle of a scene, and from the quality of the footage you can clearly see this show is shot with some consumer grade camcorder and is no where close to professional standard. From what I understand from one of the actors there not even a script, their just given a scenario to ad lib in front a cam.
We as Dominicans need to be more REAL! Cause its from Dominica doesn’t make it good or acceptable automatically. This is the most horrible production to ever come out of Dominica and we shouldn’t be embarrassed to say that.
Eventually the truth will reveal.
Where is your production my friend so we can see a comparison..be happy to see your work to really compare. Let us have your website or video productions.
Here is Collywood abundance of work
http://www.collywoodcinemas.com Website
Collywood TV (TV Channel(
Google Collywood Junior Hart and a wealth of stuff is on there. Can we see your stuff plezzzzz lol
Rubbish you talking! Watch all 12 episode and then make your comment. You cant just watch 2 episode and come with your nonsense.
Hater in disguise lol
Always tuned in to this show
good progressive move
I see my neighbor, Robert James. See you soon
Well since there is not much that I can say, but I am still in aproval, I will give this news article 100 thumbs up!
how comes i not seeing vivian on the picture
I’ve seen this show and just want to utter some advice. Please clean up the acting before going international. The actors need a lot of coaching. The story line needs more to be fine tuned to captivate the intended audience. I do not feel connected to the actors. In other words the acting is too fake!
Which show have you been watching? Acting fake..wow you are a proper hater. This is the best style of acting I have seen in Dominica…prove me wrong, what do you call all those rubbish acting in Arawak House of Culture and all those stage plays..they could not act to save their lives. I am a visitor to Dominica and the whole acting industry over there that I have seen is a joke. I commend Collywood, you guys can act. Bless
that’s a crappy show. Pure waste of time. Talking about putting Dominica on the map. Get Outta here!
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Please post a pic with Slick so I can slap him from the screen.
Whatever came of Hated 2 Death? Thought it was going to blow up. Hope this does not meet the same fate as H2D. Good Luck.
were is slick’s photo? hope he isn’t removed
10000 thumbs up!
Congratulation on the good job
Thanks for the opportunity to say that Collywood TV sucks!
I feel bad for our Dominicans people involved in this crap. Surprised it is still on Marpin. They better be careful.
Careful of what may I ask???
It seems you are surprised it’s still on Marpin because maybe you wanted to venture to fail lol Mr Hater under the quiet. Collywood TV is hear to stay and create work for the so called people on Collywood. Are you saying it sucks because they have provided employment and given opportunity to people to act and express their creativity or Collywood sucks for bringing something new and fresh to Dominica? lol. You need to reevaluate your thinking. You must be one of those people on Mat Show that hates everything positive being done in the country, I presume, building roads in Dominica also sucks right??? You can stop positive minds my friend, you will only sound like an idiot when you try. JOKER
1000 thumbs up