The Nigerian Film Plot

Matatu ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-449
Author(s):  
Elo Ibagere ◽  
Osakue Stevenson Omoera
Keyword(s):  
Film Industry ◽  
Film Culture ◽  
Natural Tendency ◽  
The World ◽  
Nigerian Film

The Nigerian film industry, otherwise known as Nollywood, has been acknowledged to be the second-largest in the world in terms of volume of production. This fact presents an interesting vista worthy of investigation, especially with regard to the quality of the films produced. It is in respect of this premise that this article examines the plot of the Nigerian film—a feature capable of affecting the popularity of the film. The essay, having dwelt on what plot is, critically examines the Nigerian film plot and finds that Nollywood films mostly adopt an episodic structure, thereby making them unnecessarily long. Besides (and this is systemically related to episodic structure and to a natural tendency in Nigerian rhetoric), many of the films tend to be too wordy, too chatty, over-padded, thus often earning them scathing criticism. The challenges of scriptwriting in this regard are examined, culminating in recommendations for how to improve the quality of scripts through plot construction in this vibrant film culture.

scholarly journals Representasi Perempuan dalam Industri Sinema

Humaniora ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rahmat Edi Irawan
Keyword(s):  
Mass Communication ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
The Body ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Physical Size ◽  
The World ◽  
Mere Presence ◽  
Role Of Women

Studies on the presence and the role of women in film industry are interesting to observe. Physically, women exist and play role in the world of film industry, as old as the film itself. In terms of quantity, the number of women seen on screen is also not inferior to men seen in the film. The issue is precisely whether the presence and nearly with the same quantity with men, women are enough to give meaning to the quality of the film itself. Article used literature study, to see how the literatures interrelate several theories of mass communication, especially those raised on the issue of representation. Conclusions or results of the study for this paper are women’s presence and participation as well as comparable quantity of them with men in film industry do not have a lot contribution to the improvement of the quality of the film industry itself. This relates to the women who exist and participate in the film industry rely only on certain physical size of the body and woman is only as a complement to sweeten the mere presence of a movie. 

scholarly journals Nollywood and Cancer: A Workable Partnership

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 140s-140s
Author(s):  
O. Izuegbuna
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The World ◽  
Program Policy ◽  
Rural Africa ◽  
Nigerian Film

Background and context: The Nigerian film industry also known as Nollywood is the biggest in Africa and the second largest in the world in terms of annual production. Nollywood produces hundreds of films every year, most of them low budget straight to DVD tapes. As at 2014 Nollywood had an estimated gross worth of about 5 billion U.S. dollars. It also employs about a million people in the country. Nollywood has since inception been able to blend historical facts with good imagination to create and sustain our society. It has done this across most genres, but a few. Health issues such as cancer is not well represented in Nollywood and about 80,000 Nigerians die of cancer annually. Aim: To encourage cancer themes in Nollywood movies. To help form an alliance between health professionals and Nollywood. Strategy/Tactics: Forming a platform where health professionals and Nollywood practitioners can converge to seek out cancer information for budding stories and get authentic, scientific information concerning cancer and help dispel some local myth on cancer especially in rural Africa. Program/Policy process: A working opportunity whereby more cancer themes can be introduced into Nollywood movies either as a main story, or a secondary one. Outcomes: A work in progress. What was learned: Though Nollywood lags behind in putting health themes in her movies, it is not too late to start off. The journey of a thousand miles starts with a step. Changing people´s perspective can be daunting, but impossible is nothing. Nollywood has to its advantage millions of followers and an established industry. What it requires is a collaboration with health professionals to make movies with cancer themes and highly factual in the science.

scholarly journals The Politics Around ‘B-Grade’ Cinema in Bengal: Re-viewing popular Bengali film culture in the 1980s‒1990s

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anugyan Nag ◽  
Spandan Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Film Industry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Film Culture ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Popular Cinema ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
The World ◽  
Film Making ◽  
Jawaharlal Nehru ◽  
Academic Discourses

Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityThe 1980–90s was a turbulent period for the Bengali cinema, the events being triggered by a series of industrial problems, the anxiety of a new film public and the pressing necessity for newer forms of articulation. During this time, Bengali popular cinema responded with newer genres of narratives (elaborated later) that emerged from dissimilar aesthetic positions and different social perspectives. But it is unfortunate that instead of engaging with this diverse range of film making practices, the journalistic and academic discourses on the 1980–90s Bengali cinema present only the ‘crisis-ridden’ scenarios of the Bengali film industry―suffering from multiple problems. Interestingly, this marginalized and unacknowledged cinema of the 1980–90s almost became synonymous to the concept of the ‘B-grade’ cinema, although it is not similar in formation, circulation and reception like the other established B-circuit or B-grade cinemas across the world. This paper aims to criticize this simpler ‘crisis narrative’ scenario by looking at the categories of class and audience and questioning the relevance of issues related to the popularity of these films. In brief, our article aims to problematize the notion of what is ‘B-grade’ cinema in the context of the Bengali cinema of the 1980–90s and by referring to this film culture, it tries to open up some other possibilities to which this notion can refer.

Nollywood

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olufunmilayo B. Arewa
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Digital Video ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Copyright Infringement ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Viral Spread ◽  
The World ◽  
Nigerian Film

Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, is the top producer of digital video films in the world. Funmi Arewa argues that Nigeria is an unlikely locale for the development of a major film industry given its lack of robust intellectual property enforcement. She demonstrates how Nollywood constitutes a natural experiment for creativity in the relative absence of IP protection, in which the intertwined actions of creators, entrepreneurs, and infringers all contribute to the market’s growth. Because the viral spread of Nollywood films has been a key element of success, content producers can adopt business strategies that actually harness copyright infringement by monetizing wide-reaching distribution networks.

scholarly journals Audience Study as Catalyst in Sustainable Nollywood Yoruba Film Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1.2) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Adejoke Adetoun Ademuyiwa ◽  
Eunice Uwadinma-Idemudia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Theory ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Performance Ratings ◽  
Audience Reception ◽  
Profit Margins ◽  
World Cinema ◽  
The World ◽  
Sample Method

 Nollywood is the representation of the socio-cultural apparatus of Nigeria in the world cinema. Tis paper evaluates generally, film audience’s perspective in Nollywood films, and in particular non-native actors in native films. Most often, stakeholders in the film industry do not access, or are flagrantly ignorant of viewer’s feedback on the state of their production in all media of communication. Some determine this with the profit margins. Tis paper therefore evaluates the audience’s perception of non-native actors in Nollywood Yoruba native films. The area of concentration is on the quality of audience reception on native films by non-native actors. Cluster sample method is the tool of research for this paper, in which questionnaire samples were distributed among film viewers in the Yoruba speaking area in Nigeria. This is done in order to determine the performance ratings of non-Yoruba native actor’s skill of character interpretation in cultured films. Theoretical framework is anchored on Bandura’s Social Learning theory, which concentrates on impact of artistic models on the audience’s psyche. Findings reveal that audience ratings of non-native actors in Yoruba cultured films is poor, compared with their characterization in non-native setting, and this is due to wrong casting by directors who cast them against all odds in order to improve their profit margin. Findings also reveal the importance of audience study as a necessity in pre-production considerations of film shooting.

The Mature Silent Cinema

2014 ◽  
pp. 61-102
Author(s):  
Keith Withall
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
World War I ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
World War ◽  
Silent Cinema ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The World ◽  
International Industry

This chapter details how, from the end of the World War I until the end of the silent era in 1927 (and beyond), Hollywood dominated the international film industry. The Hollywood studios reached their peak, both in their organisation and efficiency, and in the sheer quality of their product. But this quality was fed from both within and without. Part of the response to Hollywood dominance was for other film industries to develop and exploit their own distinctive features, ranging from English idiosyncrasy, through art films in Germany and France, to complete contradiction in the Soviet Union. The chapter discusses those cinemas which were part of an international industry dominated by commerce. Of the other European industries, the country with most material available on DVD is Germany, in particular the expressionist cinema. This has the advantage that the influence of its conventions can still be seen clearly in modern horror, one reason being the long shelf life of Nosferatu (1922), directed by F. W. Murnau.

scholarly journals Hollywood, The American Image And The Global Film Industry

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Ali Ibbi
Keyword(s):  
Film Industry ◽  
Cultural Imperialism ◽  
The World ◽  
Ideological Influence ◽  
Nigerian Film

The emergence of indigenous film industries across the world has been seen by many as a threat to the influence of Hollywood on the movie scene. This paper tries to look at the ideological influence of Hollywood on movies the world over. the paper considered the Chinese, Indian and Nigerian film industries. the three industries were chosen because of their influence on their continents and some parts of the world. The Theory of cultural Imperialism is chosen as the supporting theory for the paper.

The Changing Patterns of North Korea’s International Film Co-Productions Since the 1980s: A Global Value Chain Approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-108
Author(s):  
Moon Hwy-Chang ◽  
Wenyang Yin
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
International Standards ◽  
The Political ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Film Productions

Although North Korea is one of the most closed countries in the world, it has long been pursuing international cooperation with other countries in order to upgrade the quality of its film industry to international standards. Preceding studies on this topic have mainly focused on the political influences behind filmmaking in general and very few studies have exclusively dealt with North Korea’s international co-productions. In this respect, in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the internalization strategy of North Korea’s film productions, this paper uses the global value chain as a framework for analysis. This approach helps understand the internationalization pattern of each value chain activity of film co-productions in terms of the film location and the methods for collaborating with foreign partners. By dividing the evolution of North Korea’s international co-productions into three periods since the 1980s, this paper finds that although North Korea has shown mixed results with different aspects of the film value chain, it has generally improved its internationalization over the three periods. This paper further provides strategic directions for North Korea by learning some of the successful Chinese experiences in the film sector regarding collaboration with foreign partners—to foster a win-win situation for all involved parties.

Correction of functional constipation in patients with limited mobility after stroke

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 53-55
Author(s):  
M. S. Turchina ◽  
M. V. Bukreeva ◽  
L. Yu. Korolyova ◽  
Zh. E. Annenkova ◽  
L. G. Polyakov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Constipation ◽  
Functional Constipation ◽  
Cerebrovascular Diseases ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Complete Restoration ◽  
The World

Currently, the problem of early rehabilitation of stroke patients is important, since in terms of the prevalence of cerebrovascular diseases and disability after suffering a stroke, Russia is one of the first places in the world. The complex of medical rehabilitation of such patients should provide for the early and most complete restoration of all body functions, patient education for lost skills, re-socialization of the patient and improvement of the quality of life. One of the factors contributing to a significant reduction in the quality of life after a stroke is the development of chronic constipation. The article reflects the modern methods of correction of chronic constipation in patients with limited mobility.

HASTANELERİN HİZMET KALİTESİNİN HASTA TATMİN ÖLÇEĞİ İLE ÖLÇÜLMESİ: KARABÜK DEVLET HASTANESİNDE YATAN HASTALAR ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA THE MEASUREMENT SERVICE QUALITY OF THE HOSPITALS BY THE PATIENT SCALE: A RESEARCH ON THE PATIENTS IN KARABUK STATE HOSP

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Selçuk Yurtsever
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
State Hospital ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
The World ◽  
Main Factors

It has been known that both in the world and in Turkey a continuous change has been experienced in the provision of health services in recent years. In this sense by adopting the customer(client) focused approach of either public or private sector hospitals; it has been seen that they are in the struggle for presenting a right, fast, trustuble, comfy service. The purpose of this research is to measure the satisfaction degree, expectations and perceptions of the patients in Karabük State Hospital through comparison. In this context, the patient satisfaction scale which has been developed as a result of literature review has been used and by this scale it has been tried to measure the satisfaction levels of the patients in terms of material and human factors which are the two main factors of the service that was presented. In the study, with the scales of Servqual and 0-100 Points together, in the part of the analysis MANOVA have been used. The expectations and the perceptions of the patient has been compared first by generally and then by separating to different groups according to the various criterias and in thisway it has been tried to be measured their satisfaction levels. According to the results that were obtained, although, the satisfaction levels of the patients who have taken service from Karabük State Hospital are high in terms of thedoctors and the nurses; it has been reached to the result that their satisfaction levels are low in terms of the materials that have been used at the presenting of the service and the management.

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