France equips African Film Institutes with film dubbing techniques

Accra, Dec. 07, GNA 96 In pursuit of French Government's aver to support and promote the development of African Film Industries to international standards, France has provided modern dubbing equipment to National Film and Television Institute of Ghana (NAFTI) and six other institute across the continent.

The equipment includes; laptops with rythmo 96 digital dubbing software used for detecting lip movements, adapting to dialogues and making rythmo strips to guide the dubbing artistes, Mr Martin Loh, NAFTI Director told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Accra on Tuesday. The other beneficiary countries were Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Nigeria and Benin. According to Mr Loh, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the funding which was managed through its embassies in Ghana and Nigeria.

He explained that the process of dubbing involved the usage of a special sound track 96 international version to translate the original dialogues, detection of the movement of the lips, adaptation and translation and finale recording with a rythmo band. Mr Loh said through the support 93NAFTI has technical and human resources capabilities to change films from one language to another for both local and international market.=94

The NAFTI Director emphasised that the language barrier in film production, which most hindered its marketing process had been broken through the establishment of the dubbing centre. He therefore; appealed to local Television Stations, film producers and others in the entertainment industry to assess the expert services of the institute to enhance their products.

Mr Loh said the Institute was also equipped with two digital multi track recorders for post production sound work 96 Protools Audio and Soundscape Audio Workstations. The stations enhance creative in the process of mixing and editing sound for film and television.

Mrs France Mayer, Cultural Attach=E9 at the French Embassy in Accra told the GNA that France's interest in supporting the African Film Industry and Culture emanated from French traditional cultural policies. France considers art and creativity as key factors for harmonious development of societies for economic acceleration, hence her support for the growth of the African Film Industry. She noted that African Film Industry had great potential to project the capabilities, values, cultures, norms and other cherished tradition to the international world. Mrs Mayer called for greater collaboration and judicious utilization of resources injected into the entertainment industry, 93as that is the only guaranteed for continuous support.=94 07 Dec. 06