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Okam, C., Mbara, N. C., Uwah, I., Ajah, R. O., Okam, C., Ajah, R. O., … Eteng, F. O. (2018). Nollywood and Changing Trends: The Use of Visual Effects in Creating Believable Illusions.
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Okam, C., N. C. Mbara, I. Uwah, Richard Oko Ajah, C. Okam, Richard Oko Ajah, Awa Samuel, et al. “Nollywood and Changing Trends: The Use of Visual Effects in Creating Believable Illusions.” (2018).
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Okam, C., et al. Nollywood and Changing Trends: The Use of Visual Effects in Creating Believable Illusions. 2018.
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@article{c2018a,
title = {Nollywood and Changing Trends: The Use of Visual Effects in Creating Believable Illusions.},
year = {2018},
author = {Okam, C. and Mbara, N. C. and Uwah, I. and Ajah, Richard Oko and Okam, C. and Ajah, Richard Oko and Samuel, Awa and Nzuanke, Samson and Ngozi, Uchechi and Chinaka, Vera and Ngele, C. and Awa, Samuel and Okonkwo, Chioma and Waliya, Yohanna Joseph and Jelloun, T. and Noah, C. and Yong, Ma and Ajiboye, T. and Omonigho, Stella Onome and de Balogun, Blancs and Iyanda, Leo and Obidiegwu, Vincent N. and Ndubuoke, Martin A. and Okafor, J. and Essi, D. and Eteng, F. O.}
}
One aspect of film production that is less theorised in analysis is the post production stage. This is the editing stage where the creative manipulation of computer generated images and sounds helps to fashion the overall outcome of the product. The visual effect components of films are not only created to attract attention to symbolic scenes but also made to heighten aesthetics in order to create spectacle for the viewing pleasure of audiences. This paper, which looks at the practice of editing in the Nigerian film industry, argues that the taken-for-granted nature of twisting sounds and visuals is the main reason for the much touted technical flaws in its cinematography. By means of critical analysis therefore, a purposive selection of some video-films are used to illustrate this problem so as to foreground the need for change. To analyse selected films, digital theory of editing is adopted in the assumption that these films employ continuity editing efficiently. It generally seeks for the entrenchment of expertise in the post production process of Nollywood films while challenging the guild of editors to raise the bar of their profession to an acceptable standard than leave it open in a free-for-all manner. Such a method is one way of killing the trade and at best of how not to create believable illusions for audiences.