Aesthetic of Choreographic Stunts in the Nigerian Nollywood
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2025-02
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Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies Vol5 No1. 2025. A Open Accessible, Multidisciplinary, Fully Refereed and Peer Reviewed Journal.
Abstract
The Nigerian Nollywood has validated itself through the recent ranking by placing second to Bollywood
of India and third to Hollywood of America in its popularity positioning. This acceptance is as a result of its rich
content, treatment of social vices and the celebration of Nigeria‟s multi-plurality. However, most of the films are
bereft of rich choreographic stunts. Indeed, choreographic stunts are seen as ingeniously deployed creative additions
that spice up the overall aesthetics of film. Consequently, the study examines the aesthetic of choreographic stunts in
the Nigerian Nollywood through the theoretical framework of realism as propounded by Siegfried Kracauer
complimented with content analysis of five purposively selected films out of a sample population of fifteen. The aim
was to spur Nigerian filmmakers into a more quality production in action scenes, while the objectives were to find
out if this lacuna is caused by lack of stunt coordinators in Nollywood and if it has stunted the industry. In this line,
the research adopted the causal-comparative methodology analysis to review existing data and some popular
Nollywood thriller movies. It also explored an interview with one of Nollywood‟s actor/producer. The findings
were that this vacuity resulted from insufficient professional trained stunt choreographers and low budget allocation
to stunt performance which excludes the genre from audience with action interest worldwide. The article concludes
that the void needs urgent intervention and suggests that stunt coordinator department be a standard part of
Nollywood crew.