An Aesthetic Appraisal of Omoni Oboli movies
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https://doi.org/10.68050/JAMS.2026.537Keywords:
Aesthetics, Anaesthetics, Omoni Oboli movies, NollywoodAbstract
This study set out to ascertain the extent to which Omoni Oboli movies utilized the aesthetic elements of lighting, sound, space, time and motion; and dramatic elements of characterization, suspense, costume, makeup/props and synergy to determine their appeal. Omoni Oboli movies produced in 2025 constituted the population (36 movies), while ten percent(4 movies) of the population constituted the sample. Four movies: Love in Every Word, Chess, Then I Found You and A Night with Mr. Daniels were selected based on a simple
random sampling technique. The content Analysis research technique was adopted for the study. The study found out that Colour/Illumination, Sound Effect, Actor’s Voices, Psychological Duration and Balance were the most effectively utilized aesthetic elements, accounting for 80%; while Costume was the most effectively utilized dramatic element (100%). The study recommends that time should be effectively managed and scripts should be subjected to scrutiny after being written by professionals to ensure that suspense is embedded.
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