TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER TITLE
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Title page
Certification – – – – – – –
Dedication – – – – – – –
Acknowledgement – – – – – –
Table of Contents – – – – – –
List of Tables – – – – – –
List of Appendixes – – – – – –
Abstract – – – – – –
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study – – – – –
1.2 Statement of the Study – – – – –
1.3 Objectives of the Study – – – – –
1.4 Research Questions – – – – – –
1.5 Scope of the Study – – – – – –
1.6 Significance of the Study – – – – –
1.7 Limitations of the Study – – – – –
1.8 Definition of Terms – – – – –
2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 History of Film in Nigeria – – – – –
2.2 General Filming Process – – – – –
2.3 Technical Aspect of Filming – – – – –
2.3.1 Lighting the Scene – – – – – –
2.3.2 Recording the Sound – – – – – –
2.4 Review of Five Nigerian Home Movies – – –
2.5 Effect of Home Movie on Youths – – – –
2.6 Overview of Broadcast Media – – – –
2.7 The Birth of Television – – – – – –
2.8 Emergence of Television in Nigeria – – –
2.9 Transmission of Television Signals – – –
2.10 Television Tower – – – – – –
2.11 Characteristics of Television – – – – –
2.12 Functions of Television – – – – –
2.13 Functions of Mass Media – – – – –
2.14 Brief History of Mkpat Enin – – – – –
2.15 Theoretical Framework – – – – –
2.15.1 Theory 1: Cultivation Theory – – – – –
2.15.2 Theory II: Uses and Gratification Theory – – –
2.16 Review of Studies – – – – – –
2.16.1 Study 1: Uwakwe 2010. Effectiveness of Nigerian Home Movies on the Dressing Pattern of Students – –
2.16.2 Study II: Sambe. S (2012) Themes in Nigerian Home videos – – –
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design – – – – – –
3.2 Population of Study – – – – – –
3.3 Sample and Sampling procedure – – – –
3.4 Instrument of Data Collection – – – –
3.5 Method of Data Collection – – – – –
3.6 Validity and reliability of Instrument – – –
3.7 Method of Data presentation and Analysis – –
4.0 DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4.1 Data Presentation and Analysis – – – –
4.2 Discussion of Findings – – – – – –
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary – – – – – – – –
5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – –
5.3 Recommendations – – – – – –
References – – – – – – –
APPENDIX/APPENDICES
LIST OF TABLES
Table I: Analysis of Respondents by Sex
Table II: Analysis of Respondents by Age
Table III: Distribution by Education Qualification
Table IV: Analysis by Occupation
Table V: Respondents response on how frequently they watch Nigerian home movies
Table VI Response rate on the type of Nigerian home movies respondents like watching
Table VII Response rate on what motivates the youth to watch Nigerian home movies
Table VIII Response rate on how Nigerian home movies influence the youths
Table IX Response rate on the behavioural pattern and values Nigerian home movies add to the respondents lives.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background of the Study
Mass Communication is the process by which a person, group of people, or large organization creates a message and transmits it through some type of medium to a large, anonymous heterogeneous audience (Meril and Lowenstein, 2008).
This implies that the audiences of mass communication are mostly made up of different cultures, behavior and believe system.
In order to achieve an efficient and effective mass media, certain vehicles of mass communication are used to facilitate it purposes.
These vehicles or instruments include: television, radio, films, newspapers, magazines, journals, billboards, handbills etc. the mass media perform various functions which benefit the individual as a member of a society. These range from informational and education functions to higher functions like entertainment.
The entertainment function of the mass media is very compelling and the question is why do media audience give their eyes for two or more hours watching film or television or like wisely tune to FM radio station? The answer is the glue their eyes for so long for enjoyment or entertainment.
In the answer of production and transmission of entertainment, television is said to outshine all other mass media, that is why the youths are really in love with home movies.
Television is used exclusively for entertainment examples are soap operas, sporting events, comedies and music.
Films are cultural artifacts erected by specific culture which reflects those cultures and in turn, affect them.
Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment and powerful method for educating citizens.
Basically, film production started in the 1860’s when the mechanism for producing two dimensional drawings in motion was demonstrated with devices such as image lanterns. While producers became desperate to remain to the motion picture business, the initial target audience for these motion pictures was found in one room viewing center and news hall equipped with a television set.
The film business gradually made entry into the Nigerian market in the early 80’s through Idumota market in Lagos. Studies have been found by early adolescent that the average Nigerian youths have watched thousands of dramatized films have countless other acts of violent film on television.
In order to propagate indigenous culture and preserve the traditional values of Nigerians, home movies have a pioneering role toward fulfilling cultural identification, promotion and redefining those cultural norms that are gradually, providing inadequate and unacceptable e.g (violence, sex, infidelity, rape, lesbianism, fraud, witchcraft, corruption and cultism).
Home movies vary both in actions and names. Types of movies include: Action, drama, comedy, romantic comedy, science fiction, horror and commentary.
It is a fact culture identifies a people and gives them a sense of belonging in every society, cultural heritage speaks a lot about the people, foods, dance, language arts, music, rites, rituals, fashion, philosophy. In order to ensure the place of Nigerian cultures home movie as a medium used for cultural transmission, propaganda and entertainment, have a role and duty of portraying Nigerian culture to enhance development and creating job opportunities in the cultural and movie industries.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
There must be an audience for every home movie, if not so, the film producer would not know how to make his film.
Since very home is targeted at a particular audience, it is assumed that the content most often addresses the need of the youth thus making the youths the highest patronage of home movies.
Opinions have been exposed on the Nigerian home videos. Based on assumption, some people perceive it as a robust, informative, entertainment, through provoking and capable of defining, interpreting and exposing social life of a people, some people view Nigerian home movies as barbaric, costume witchcraft, cultism, rituals and fetish to the detriment of other salient aspects of film production. The truthfulness or otherwise of these perception is that the study sought to investigate to find out whether and how do the Nigerian home movies affect the communication pattern of youth in Mkpat Enin.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
This study is based on the following objectives:
To find out if the youths of Mkpat Enin Local government watch movies.
To find out the type of Nigerian home movies they watch.
To find out what motivates them to watch home movies.
To find out the effectiveness of Nigerian home movies on the behavioural pattern of youth in Mkpat Enin.
1.4 Research Questions
Do youths of Mkpat Enin watch movies?
What type of Nigerian home movies do youths of Mkpat Enin watch?
What motivates youths of Mkpat Enin to watch such movies?
What effect do home movies have on the behavioural pattern of youths in Mkpat Enin.
1.5 Scope of the Study
This study concern itself with the effectiveness of Nigerian home movies on the behavioural pattern of youths in Mkpat Enin local government area of Akwa Ibom State which has four clans and 87 villages in it.
1.6 Significance of the Study
This work addresses the topic on a relatively small scale with particular attention on the effectiveness of Nigerian home movies in Mkpat Enin Local government area.
The study will contribute to theoretical debate that is considered to home movies and their influencing on viewers.
This study also falls under another category which is research and the current knowledge generation regarding the effectiveness of Nigerian home movies on the behavioural pattern of youth, is still relatively scarce.
On a more theoretical level, the study contributes to generate knowledge which could truthfully inspire and direct further research on the effectiveness of Nigerian hone movies ion behavioural pattern of youths. It could contributes to divert stakeholders attention towards the possible effectiveness of Nigerian home movies on their viewers, this opening-up the relative debate and fostering increasing concern and maybe leading to the generation of more literature on the subjects.
