Cinematographer urges experts to invent cinematic technologies
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Cinematography
By Vezi Isike
Lagos, Oct.18, 2016 (NAN) A cinematographer, Olaitan Oshodi, on Tuesday called on stakeholders to invent new cinematic technologies to prevent the extinction of the profession.
Oshodi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that innovations in digital technology were fast crippling the services of cinematographers.
According to him, the emergence of computing technology in film making is gradually surpassing the class of effects a standard camera can produce compared to a digital tool used by computers.
“Digitisation has become king in creating visual and cinematic effects for movies and music videos and this puts our job on the line if we are not proactive and invent new ideas.
“The only reason we still get called for one or more jobs in Africa is because we are yet to feel the total effect of digitisation.
“As soon as the current technology trend in the Western world get here, a lot of us will be out of job, especially in the motion picture industry,” he said.
Oshodi added that the movie industry in the country was not established on a formidable structure and might hit the rock in a few years.
“The movie business anywhere in the world is very lucrative, in that if it is not properly managed and organised, it will cause more harm than good.
“Nollywood is acclaimed to be rated second in the world but for greed we can’t create a structure that will favour and develop mini-sectors of the industry for greater good,” he said. (NAN)
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