AN APPRAISAL OF VISUAL EFFECT APPLICATION IN OLD NOLLYWOOD EPIC REPRESENTATIONS: A READING OF KEN ANUKA’S ZAZZI (2016)

Abstract

This paper appraises the way Visual effects are being used in communicating African ideologies in Nollywood epic genres and further buttresses that the application of visual effects in Nollywood narratives is a construct of Nigerian cultural representation. Hence, this paper places emphasis on Igbo cultural norms and beliefs. Semiotic theory is used to interrogate the use of visual effects in Ken Steve Anuka’s Zazi (2016) by pinpointing the meanings of cultural representations in the selected movie as regards Igbo cultural realities. At the end, this paper submits that the application of visual effects in Nollywood helps to serve narrative purposes depending on how the filmmakers encode the ideology of Nigerian society.