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ABSTRACT
This work is
divided into five chapters. The first chapter introduces the project topic;
examine the significance and relevance of the study. It also encompasses
research methodology and defines some operative terms used and summary. Chapter
two deals with literature review: film history in Nigeria, the Nigeria video
films and film in Nigeria and the summary of the chapter. Chapter three is on
history for filmmaking, the effect of the historical movies to the society and
ends with summary. Chapter four is the reviews the synopsis, theme, and idea
and the analysis of the actual history with the movie. Chapter five is
conclusion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
Page - - - - - - - - - - i
Certification - - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - iv
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vi
Table
of Contents - - - - - - - - vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.1
Introduction
1.2
Justification
1.3
Research Methodology
1.4
Scope of Study
1.5
Definition of Terms
1.5.1Video
1.5.2Film
1.5.3Historical
1.5.4Society
1.5.5Oduduwa
1.5.6King Jaja
1.5.7Culture
CHAPTER
TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Film
in Nigeria: A Brief History
2.3 Literature
Review
2.4 Summary
CHAPTER
THREE
3.1 Introduction
3.2 History
for Filmmaking
3.3 The
Effect of Historical Movies to the Society
3.4 Summary
CHAPTER
FOUR
4.1 Introduction
4.2 King
Jaja
4.2.1 Synopsis
4.2.2 Themes
and Idea
4.2.3 Analysis/Actual
History
4.3 Summary
4.4 Oduduwa
4.5 Summary
CHAPTER
FIVE
5.1 Conclusion
Bibliography
CHAPTER
ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
This work is about Nigerian Historical
movies and the society, using Oduduwa and King Jaja as a case studies. The
video film has become a major means of communication, which involves pictures
and sound. This media, which is used to pass information, awareness, political
and educative messages, is also used for entertainment.
The Nigerian scene, or to be more
exact, the home video scene, is a novelty of some sort. Back in the 1970s and
early 1980s, the future of movie making seem bright to movie going Nigerians
who were expecting a lot more than they are getting today. During that period,
the cinemas presented films every week for people to watch. The Nigerian
feature film production, which began in 1970 was shot with celluloid example of
them are Kong is Harvest, Dinner with the Devil and many
more. Chief Hubert Ogunde, the patriarch of the Yoruba travelling theatre and
Yoruba film, making created an historical moment which coincided with
anti-colonial nationalist assertion, that provide an image a ‘usable past’
governed by a noble colourful and intact tradition. This has remained one of
the resources of the Yoruba filmmakers and videographers, (Haynes “Nigeria
Cinema” 102 - 07).
The Nigerian changed from celluloid to
video format, due to economic disaster and the structural adjustment programme.
Since then, many movies have been produced for the entertainment of the
society. Many associations have been formed to regulate this industry. Movie
makers in a conference titled Africa “FILM BY AFRICANS FOR AFRICANS”, which was
held at Nederburg, room civic center, cape-town, organized by the African
script development fund based in Zimbabwe, agreed that Nigerian producers are
not supposed to be making movies with story lines that are not African this
became necessary because many producers tend to channel their mind in making
money and not educating the society. Filmmakers also found base in producing
historical events because of the money they will make afterwards. Historical
events became major material for film making in Nigeria.
In our Nigeria video industry now they
imitate foreign movies by rushing at scripts which tend toward sex violence and
rituals, or those which because one such story has been successful. The need to
sanitize the industry is by encouraging the historical movies. Historical
movies are those movies with a record of past events usual with an
interpretation of their cause, and an assessment of their importance.
1.2 JUSTIFICATION OF STUDY
This project is aspired to highlight
the role of Nigerian historical movies, and their effect on society. The
Nigerian society, is a society, that believes very much in tradition and all
the different ethnic groups in Nigeria have their different traditions. This
reason has given cause for filmmakers in Nigeria to use historical stories as
material for their work.
Historical movies are those movies
that portray history, culture, past events and heroes. The present traditional
histories are not momentary but are forever emerging, disappearing and
reappearing. They are morally justified compared to contemporary movies that
are produced in a rush. The contemporary movies’ story line, are always cycle
of remixed, rewritten and recycled.
Furthermore, historical movies are
produced before anything else, to be of service to the people. This means they
are produced for educating the society. They find it easier to understand what
they are being taught, when they watch. These movies compared to when they read
the books. Movie makers have made it known that producing historical movies involves
a lot of research, and that it involves a lot of research, and that it involves
a lot of money and casts.
1.3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The information is the project is
gathered from a number of sources. Some information from books and journals,
other sources include watching historical movies and oral interviews.
1.4 SCOPE OF STUDY
This project is intended to examine
Nigerian historical movies and the society using Oduduwa and King
Jaja as a case study. This examination is carried out through review of
books concerning the Nigerian film industry. These movies are movies that are
purely historical, and not fictitious.
Nigeria as a nation has different
ethnic groups, and these groups have different cultures and history attached to
them. These historical movies are cultural re-evaluating; they restitute the
Nigeria culture from colonial defecation. These movies are for restoration with
greatest authenticity, the way of life and thought of the Nigeria popular
masses.
This project is divided into five
chapters. Chapter one deals with general introduction to the project, justifies
the needs for study, explain method adopted in gathering information and also
defining some key terms.
1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS
For
better understanding it will be necessary to define the operational terms
1.5.1
VIDEO
The new Webster’s
Dictionary of English, defines video as ‘the visual element of television’,
(1995:1096). It is also relating to or used in transmission or reception of the
television image.
1.5.2
FILM
The advanced learner dictionary of
current English, defines film as “taking a motion picture of a play,
Documentary or Drama” (1995:324). Technically, film is a roll or sheet of this
flexible material used in which shot on celluloid always are come in 16mm and
35mmm. Film according to Morris Beja in Film and Literature: An Introduction is
the perforated strip of coated celluloid which records the visual images
projected on the screen (Beja, 1979:12).
1.5.3
HISTORICAL
The New Webster’s Dictionary of
English defines it as of or relating to history// authenticated in history, not
legendary// based on or about events in history (1995:459).
1.5.4
SOCIETY
The same Dictionary
defines society as the state of living in organized groups// any number of
people associated together geographically, racially or otherwise with
collective interest// an association of people with some interests in common
and some central discipline// a civil or business association organized under
law and endowed by it with a moral personality (1995:942).
1.5.5
ODUDUWA
A god that descended from sky into the
land to IIe Ife, Oduduwa help the people of lle Ife to stand as a community.
His children have spread all over the parts of Yoruba land.
1.5.6
KING
JAJA
A boy captured by slave trader in Igbo
land. He was moved to another place where he became favored of his master. Very
industrious and later became king of Opobo.
1.5.7
CULTURE
The same Dictionary also defines
culture as the training and development of the mind// the retirement of taste
and manners acquired by such training// the social religious structures and
intellectual and artistic manifestations etc. that characterize a society
(1995:235).
SUMMARY
Having introduced the topic of this
work, the need for motivation and attempt for the work is also examined. The
justification of the study and scope of study was also examined finally the
operative terms was defined also.
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