Eguria

THE REALITY OF AFRICA THEATRE As called from the definition of different authors : “Theatre is an off-shoot of life that seeks to be performed before an audience. An audience is a group or segment of the society or a mixture of a group thereof.” Another perspective sees, “theatre as an organized spectacle presented before an audience which according to Ola Rotimi is intended to edify or entertain or both. According to Andrew Horn , “theatre in its broadest sense subsumes elements of most structured performance before an audience including  drama, dance, music, and recital.” E.T. Kirby in his book, “INDIGENOUS AFRICA THEATRE” classifies Africa traditional performance into seven general categories. These are: ·         Simple Enactment (Drama) ·         Ritual and Ritualized Enactment ·         Storytelling performance ·       ...

FILM APPRECIATION FILM CRITICISM/AUDIENCE COMPOSITION/CLASSIFICATION OF FIRMS/SCREENPLAY BY EGURIASE S, M. OKAKA When we study a movie for example and come out with cogent points of our own which may be going into the writer’s mind or having a better picture of his or her thoughts or intentions, aims or objects or goals of a story we can talk clearly of appreciating such work. Film Appreciation involves criticism of a work of art. Before we can criticize any work of art we must first take some vital points into consideration : ·         Plot ·         Characterization ·         Theme / thought ·         Diction or Language ·         Suspense- Suspense heightens anticipation or hope. ·         Action / Mood ·         M...

THE ESSENTIALS OF SCRIPT WRITING If your characters don’t come alive in your script there is no way they will come alive on the stage or on the screen. In our daily lives, we come across people some are mere acquaintances while others are good friends. We are most likely to make surprise judgments of an acquaintance based on their appearance and first impressions but we are not likely to go beyond that. You may never have deep information as you may not know them completely. But a friend you know their background, likes or dislikes, their taste, lifestyle and a host of others. This is exactly how characterization works; when you write you must ensure that your central character is someone they know back at home and in some cases their enemies. If this must happen you as a writer must first get to know your character very well because if you don’t know your character they will not appear rather they will appear flat. The next question is how well do you know your character ...