Role Interpretation and Actor Training in the Nigerian Film Industry

Abstract

Acting as an art has been abused and misused by some amateurs and non-professionals who see acting as an art that deserves no  formal training, hence they rush into it and by implication exhibit poor role interpretation. This paper therefore presents the problem of  poor role interpretation as it concerns film making in Nigeria. It made use of the content analysis approach of the qualitative research  method in explicating the problem of poor acting and how it has persecuted the quality of production content of Nigerian films. It went  further to stress the importance of constant and formal training towards the realization of a believable character. It suggests that there is  need for all talented actors to be exposed to trainings and capacity development programs that will refine their raw talent.