Abstract:
The study attempts to examine the contexts and dimensions of functionality of film editing vision in selected Nollywood films, Feast of Honour directed by Ernest Obi and edited Chuks Madu and Billionaire’s Club directed Afam Okereke and edited by Linus Akubuilo. In the process, the researcher defines as well as explains the research point of view on the expressions of editing vision and functionality of film editing as enhanced through editing creative thinking. To this end the researcher, outlines and discusses the examples and instances of editing vision in the selected films. The study significantly relates how the quality of the editor’s editing vision can impact on the film. In this regard, the researcher explains through clear illustrations how an editor’s editing vision can go a long way in enhancing the aesthetics, clarity, and redefinition of a film’s narrative story. The study evaluates the corroborative nature of filmmaking process, specifically how the editor’s contributions adds to the success of the process. The study looks at the stages of creative vision involvement in filmmaking process, by examining the angles such as conception of ideas or story, the capturing of the story through cinematic camera and the fine-tuning of the captured images at the postproduction stages. It explains the process of significant development and enhancement of the film’s narrative path and the overall aesthetics of the films. In the process, it explains that the editor’s vision adds to the embellishment of the film. Lastly, the study examines how the editor’s vision contributes towards the realization of the non-actable aspects of the story of the films under analysis. The study relied on the Attribution and Semiotics theories as well as realism as the essential conceptual frame. The study adopts the Interpretive Analytical Discourse and the Artistic research methodology techniques in discussing the various contexts and concepts.
