CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1  Background of the Study

This research work entails the description, analysis of the actor, as life portrayal. The work emphasizes the importance of the actor in the theatre, and life in general.

The Oxford Advance Learners’ Dictionary (6th Edition) sates that actors are “person who performs on the stage, film/movies or television especially as a profession”. This implies that anybody who performs on stage, movies or television as a profession is an actor.

The word profession means a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education. With this definition, one can infer that the actor is highly trained and skilled in the art.

The actor is the product of the play or script. The actor is the one who interprets the script and gives it life and meaning. He uses some tools, which are the voice, body movement, facial expression, etc.

The actor is the tool of the director. The actor is the primary focus of the director. In the theatre, without the actor, the director has no job and the discipline called directing will be meaningless. This makes the actor crucial, significant and a core person in the theatre or any performing body.

1.2  Statement of the Problem

The actor is someone who perform on stage, movies or television by interpreting a script written by a playwright or script writer. However, some persons in the society look at actors as unserious and immoral people, because of the lifestyle of some actors and the life or character they portray on stage or movie. And because these persons fail to recognise that these actors are only portraying or displaying the society, and not their actual persons in real life, they discourage their loved ones or those close to them from studying it as a career or being involved in it as a discipline. Consequently, this is resulting to few persons studying it as career or being involved in it as a profession and if this persist, there will be difficulty getting enough persons to perform on film or stage.

In response to this problem, this research work will proffer solutions to the problem by stating the discipline involved in acting as well as the benefit of being skilled in it.

1.3  Rationale for the Study

This research work create an awareness of the actor’s true identity and importance to the society, as a life portrayal and societal builder, and not as an immoral person as some persons think. The study will also correct the mind-set of some persons who look at the actor as unserious and immoral person, feeling that there is no discipline or rules involved in the profession but state clearly its importance and relevant and urge the general public to take it serious as it will help to enlighten and educate the society.

1.4  Significance of the Study

This research work will be very essential to students, especially dramatic and performance students, as it will help them know the functions and roles of the actors, its importance, etc.

This research work will also be beneficial to scholars, as they will learn a lot from it and make changes if necessary.

The research work will also show how Kanayo O. Kanayo interpret roles in movies.

1.5  Scope of the Study

The research work focuses on the actor and the portrayal of life by Kanayo O. Kanayo. The work inform the society about the actor by stating the discipline involved in acting and encouraging some persons who look at the actor as unserious to take it serious. The work focuses on Kanayo O. Kanayo as an actor, how he is able to portray the different roles he is given in different movies effectively, using the movie, Money Upon Money.

1.6  Methodology of the Study

This research work adopts the literary methodology which focuses on written and printed library and archive sources especially books, journals, reports, articles, etc. books relating to the topic are examined both in hard and soft copies and are properly used.

This research also make use of the sociological methodology, because the researcher watched Kanayo O. Kanayo’s movies, and focused on him as an actor.

These methodologies are very useful to the research work because it help the researcher have the knowledge used for the research work.

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