Nollywood Nights | 奈莱坞之夜

by Stephanie Manosh

You've seen a Hollywood blockbuster and a Bollywood musical, but how about one from Nigeria?

看过好莱坞卖座强片和宝莱坞音乐剧，那你是否想瞧瞧奈莱坞电影呢？

When one person profits from the success of an idea, others are sure to follow. Such is the case with Nollywood, Nigeria's answer to America's Hollywood. Following in the _(1)_ of the Hindi film industry in Mumbai called Bollywood, Nollywood makes use of cheap production techniques and equipment. This has helped _(2)_ the cinematic dreams of many from a country that didn't have much of a film industry until recently.

_(3)_ Mr. Prolific, Chico Ejiro is Nollywood's most productive director. In five years, he has directed over 80 films, but the total number of movies he has worked on greatly exceeds that. Nollywood movies are usually filmed in borrowed locations _(4)_ major studios. These low-budget productions also tend to use people with limited acting abilities. African themes of identity, as well as moral and religious doubt, are often _(5)_ in the films, which are more popular with Nigerians than American films. The movies are usually shot in two weeks or less, with an emphasis on quantity over quality. _(6)_ Nigerians admit that their films are technically inferior, they believe that the most important thing is to convey the common stories of Nigerians and Africans to the world.

Nollywood may be suffering from its own success. Due to the large output of homemade movies, individual filmmakers are seeing a reduction in profits. There have even been calls for a moratorium on production. _(7)_ some filmmakers that are resisting, all industry people agree that bringing international standards to Nigeria will help the directors make better films. This, in turn, will benefit all the players in Nollywood.

1.  (A) headlines   (B) footsteps   (C) fingertips  (D) heartbeats

2.  (A) wear out    (B) hand out    (C) break out   (D) carry out

3.  (A) Nickname    (B) Nicknames   (C) Nicknamed   (D) To nickname

4.  (A) rather than (B) such as (C) based on    (D) according to

5.  (A) announced   (B) featured    (C) launched    (D) exchanged

6.  (A) If  (B) While   (C) Unless  (D) Even

7.  (A) Regarding   (B) Like    (C) Except for  (D) Far from

每当有人从一个成功的点子中获利，之后必定会有其他人跟进。相对于美国好莱坞的奈莱坞就是个明证。跟随位于印度孟买的电影工业宝莱坞的脚步，奈莱坞利用便宜的制片技术和设备。对于一个直到最近才有电影工业的国家来说，这的确有助于实现很多当地人的电影梦。

绰号『多产先生』的奇科是奈莱坞中最多产的导演。他在 5 年内执导了超过 80 部电影，但他所有作品的数量远超过这个数字。奈莱坞电影通常是在租借场地而非在主要的摄影棚里拍摄。这些低制作预算的电影也倾向选用演技有限的演员。认同以及道德和宗教的疑虑等非洲议题常是电影的主要特色，而这些电影也比美国电影更受奈及利亚人的欢迎。它们通常在两星期内拍摄完毕，拍摄原则是量重于质。虽然奈及利亚人承认他们制作的电影在技术上较为拙劣，但他们认为最重要的事情，在于传达奈及利亚人和非洲人的共同故事给全世界知道。

奈莱坞也可能因为自己的成功而蒙受其害。由于大量生产自制电影，个别电影制作人所能分得的利益相形减少。甚至有人要求暂时停止拍摄电影作品。除了一些电影制作人的反对声浪，所有电影人士均同意引进国际电影制作的标准至奈及利亚，这将有助导演拍出更好的电影作品。如此一来，也能让奈莱坞的全体电影工作者受惠。

答案：1. (B)　2. (D)　3. (C)　4. (A)　5. (B)　6. (B)　7. (C)

For Your Information

『奈莱坞』是用来称呼奈及利亚的电影产业，类似于美国的好莱坞和印度的宝莱坞。『奈莱坞』的电影超过半数是用奈及利亚当地语言制作，而电影涵盖了社会各个阶层，讲述男女老少、穷人、富人以及不同信仰的人群的故事，拥有非常广泛的收视人群。

没有高科技的器材，没有华丽的布景和服饰，更没有高额的预算，但是奈及利亚的电影导演仍然拍出一部又一部的电影。奈及利亚的电影工业，集中在大城拉哥斯的中区。这里一星期可以生产出 56 部电影，不过大部分都直接发行录像带，而不是在电影院上映。一年将近一千部电影的产量，也让奈及利亚成为全球第三大的电影工业国家，生产值每年超过 30 亿台币。（数据源：维基百科、公视新闻网）