CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
Over the years world views have continually detected the moral disposition of the world’s people. This is true for Nigerians and other countries. This comprehensive view is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society, encompassing the entirety of the individual or society’s knowledge and point of view (Wikipedia 2013)
Olu and Iduaja (2007) noted that, with the mass production of visual images made television, cinema, internet, etc, the world has eventually become a global village sharing different world views in common.
There is a common belief in Nigeria, that home movies negatively project the culture of Nigeria. That is why Frank Aig-Imoukahude in Opubor (1995) confirms that, “Many Nigerians have complained of the poisonous content of films shown on the screens in Nigeria. A great number of people have criticized the nation’s television for featuring materials which have contradiction or erods, the quality of life and undermine the people’s values and norms. What is needed are films for self projection for presenting the fact of life in Nigeria.
Home video is a blanket term used for prerecorded media that is either sold or rented for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from VHS era, when the predominant medium was video tape, but has carried over into current optical disc format like DVD and Blu-ray disc and to lesser extent into methods of digital such as Netflix. The home video business distributes films, telemovies and television series in the form of video in various formats to the public. These are bought or rented, then watched privately from the comfort of home by consumers. (Wikipedia 2014)
Moral behavior is an action that produces good outcome for individuals as members of the society. It can be applied to the whole global society. Morals are principles that are learnt about, the difference between right and wrong. Empathy and other forms of social awareness are important in the development of moral sense. Morality embraces a person’sbeliefs about the appropriateness or goodness of what he does, thinks or feels. Childhood is the time at which moral standard begin to develop in the process that often extends well into adulthood.
The history of home videos has it that actual recording and presentation of actualities started with the Lumiere Brothers experienced on December 28th 1985 when they achieved this by recording the “break Time” in their factory. Dosumu (1995) averse that “ when the brothers Louis and August Lumiere unveiled their cinematographer in the basement of grand café in Paris on December 28th 1895, they no doubt felt satisfied that they found a new medium of recording and presentation of actualities. Recording activities is what a documentary does and that is what Lumiere Brothers achieved by recording “Break Time” in the factory. The impact of the film medium on market has been great and varied: carrying ideas and aspirations beyond cultures.