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Paper short abstract:

Stunts in Nollywood films have been pathetic in the past, with some improvement in the recent years due to special effects. Professionals are required to make a dangerous practice safe for Nollywood to come to its full potential in action film production and capture audience of action genre.

Paper long abstract:

This study is about the dearth of stunts that are realistically choreographed in Nollywood films. In the past, fighting scenes in these films are mostly about verbal abuse and yelling at each other. When there is a physical combat, it is mostly a wrestling duel with the use of voodoo charms and magical incantations. The props used like bats and poles looked rubbery and tend to bend thereby signifying the softness of the material composition. Presently, Nollywood stunts have increasingly improved due to the deployment of limited stunt choreography and special effects. However, the most noticeable aesthetic chink in Nollywood presently is still the absence of choreographed action sequences that are realistic and need to be reviewed for the future of the industry. The aim was to spur Nollywood to fill this missing link, while the objectives were to find out if this lacuna was caused by lack of stunt coordinators in Nollywood and if it has stunted the industry. In this line, the research adopted the qualitative analysis methodology to review existing data and some popular Nollywood thriller movies. The findings were that this vacuity resulted from insufficient stunt choreographers which diminished the composite value of these films by excluding the genre from audience with action interest worldwide. The paper concludes that the void needs urgent intervention for future universal acceptability and suggests that stunt coordinator department be a part of Nollywood crew.

Keywords: Action-Sequence, Choreographed-Stunts and Stunt Coordinator