09-1155 . Faith. Nairobi Law.
Nairobi Law is a Kenyan local program that is aired in the Citizen Televion. Basically it talks about how cases are solved in Kenya courts. There are the Judges, the magistrate’s ant the police men. During the first eight episodes the program used to be aired at 10.30pm every Wednesday, but nowadays it is aired every Monday at 11.20pm for a period of thirty minutes.
First episode. 14th September 2010.
The program was talking about how we have so many cone men in the city of Nairobi. A lady was fond of lying to people that she wants to be assisted with a mobile phone to call after which she pretends that her phone had been stolen by the person she had borrowed. The case is taken to court but she denies latter she is found to be the guilty person.
The sound was fairly good and it could be heard clearly. The judges are audible enough to each one. The lighting was clear and there are no shadows formed .There is balance of colors.
Second episode. 21st September 2010.
It was in the court and there was a lady who wanted to get married. The future husband had paid the dowry but the lady's brothers are not willing for the lady to get married. The judges tries to solve the case but the brothers still persists that they are not approving the marriage. The program started with music and there was a wide view of the whole setting.
The sound was supper and the camera focus was so good. Zooming in and out of the camera was evidently shown in the program. Transitions were also there having music after the end of one even. Once in a while the Judge was been zoomed in and out.
Third episode: 28th September
A childless couple had paid a friend of there to bear a child for them. After the child is born the surrogate mother refuses to give the child to them. They took the case to the court but the surrogate mother insists that she can not give out a child she had carried for nine mouths.
It started with music then a wide view of the city center was shown. This particular day the sound had some distortions. A extreme close up of the accused woman was shown.
Fourth episode. 5th October 2010.
A dog had bitten a child and the case is taken to court. The owner of the dog is trying to convince the judges that it was not his dog. Latter the case is solved and he is charged to take care of the hospital bill of the child.
There was middle shots and the over the shoulder shots were practiced. There was panning through the audience once in a while and shots of the town were shown in an elevated manner. The sound was also good and the lighting created the mood of the bitterness that existed in hearts of the children’s parents.
Fifth episode. 12th October 2010.
The case was about two women who were fighting for one man. One had grabbed the other woman's husband. The one who was legally married is so overwhelmed and demands that measures have to be taken for the other woman. The lighting was good and they sound and the transitions were a bit improved than in the previous program.
sixth episode . 19th October 2010.
It is in the court and a man had been reported having stolen private part in the mortuary. He tries to plead with the judges proving he to be innocent, but the case falls on him and he is send to imprisonment. The music created the mood of sorrow that was in the whole court. The sound of the judge was dressed to the occasion.
Seventh episode. 26th October 2010.
A man had poisoned his wife and children. A witness tries to explain how he found the children lying down on the flow and the father was not so much concerned, it was so evident that he was responsible of his children and wife's death.
Through out the program the sound is well balanced. Their is mixing of both music and sound. The music and the sound do not conflict. The actors are audible enough to the listener. There is a lot of creativity on the sound. When the case is so touching the sound changed to create the mood.
All through the lighting of the program is good, there are no shadows formed behind an image. All actors are visible. The color is well balanced.
Camera shots.
Long shot- there is long shots in the court
zooming in and out is been used when need been
Extreme close-up shots are taken
Episode eight. 8th November 2010
The program, started with music then a close up of the court room . There was also a long shot of the audience. The case was a man by the name Adam who was kidnapped together with the wife. At the end of the case it is reviewed that the had organized for the kidnapping. Three shot was taken for the three accuse men. There was the over the shoulder shot from the accused persons and the police. Through out the program there was background music. The camera men kept the nose room and the lead room. Long shots were taken for the audience and the whole court room.
Episode Nine. 15th November 2010
The show started with a long shot of the city and the music was played. The lighting was good and no shadows were formed. Medium shots were taken once in a while. There focusing angle was good and the images were clear. The case was about a man and the son who had the office equipments destroyed by a Man by the name Daniel. This man pretends to have been injured. Later Daniel is found to be guilty. Ariel shot was taken showing the whole court room
Episode ten. 22nd November 2010.
The show started with music and a zoom in of the Judge. The sound was good and the lighting was clear.
They were talking about goods that were stolen from a company. A wide view of the court was taken as the audience enters the room. There was the over the shoulder shot and close-up of the judge and the accused person.
Sound
Throughout the episodes high quality microphones were used. The sound was clear with no echoes; however the microphone produced some feedback at first with unclear sounds but with time the problem was corrected and the sound was clear. The speakers were well placed to produce adequate sound to all corners of the room and came out clear through the screens.
Lighting
The lighting was okay throughout the episodes, there not been dim colors and all through the images formed in the screen were clear.
Camera shots.
Different types of camera shots were well executed, from all angles of the room.
• Extreme wide shots – this is of the audience.
• Very wide shots - of the city before the program starts .
• Wide shots - Were executed especially the accuse people were more than one
• Middle close-ups -The judges were executed using the middle close up, showing only their faces and part of their chest.
• Close up – mostly of the accused people.
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• Two shot - When the two accused people are been interviewed.
• Over the shoulder shot- when the accused people are been interviewed by the witnesses.
• Extreme close-up – of the Judge and the accused people.
Reference:
Citizen television program
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