Directed by Izu Ojukwu
Budget: N600million
Box office: Unknown but more likely the figure is farther away from budget than it is closer.
I was poised to watch the film with my eyes peeled to see the errors because a colleague has told me it has some flaws but I didn't quite notice much flaws. Is it perfect? No! But it is a film well made. Did I spot any flaw? Yes! At the end Ramson Noah's jeans look more 2017 than 1976 but no big deal. Could the climax be more dramatic? Yes but let's cut it some slacks.
It probably didn't make as much money in the box office to match its budget because it is not a comedy film. My observation reveals that most financially successful films in Nigeria are comedy films. That says something about us as Nigerians.
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1st act/The
beginning/set up must haves:
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Begin a memorable image/hook
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Present
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Find the catalyst/motivation e.g information
about the situation, where are we? What’s going on here? Or something or an
event to start the story. It could be a gun shot, an explosion or a letter
arrives.
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present
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1. Raise
the central question
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present
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2. Establish
the conflict.
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Present
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3. Establish
the antagonist.
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Present
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4.
Ends with the 1st turning point. It
is a twist and turn that changes the story’s direction as new event unfold
and new decisions are made.
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Present
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The 2nd
act/middle/development must haves:
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Begins with the 1st turning point.
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Present
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2. Momentum
(a cause and effect/action and reaction scenes)/Action points/dramatic event
that causes a reaction.
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Present
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3. Barriers
stop the action for a moment, and then the character goes around it and
continues.
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Present
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4. Complication
is an action point that doesn’t pay off immediately but we wait for it and
anticipate the inevitable response. And it gets in the way of the character’s
intention.
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Present
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Reversals change the direction of the story
180 degrees/ moving it from positive to negative.
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Present
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Puts the central character in jeopardy.
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Present
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The 3rd
act/resolution/end must haves:
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Begins with the 2nd turning point
and speeds up the action here, makes it intense, and gives a sense of urgency
like a ticking clock.
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Present
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The big finish/climax
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Present
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3.
The question is answered/not answered.
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Present
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THE VERDICT
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| Emmanuel now has a place in screenwriters 'HALL of Fame' |
The film is no longer in the cinema but you can watch/rent it on Dstv. Don't patronize pirated copy CD.
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