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From the Ted Talk by Franco Sacchi: A tour of Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry
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CA: And these aren’t films that are plirmriay seen in cinemas?
FS: Oh yes, of course. This is very ipaormntt. Maybe, you know, for you to try to imagine this, these are fmils that are distributed directly in mrkaets. They are bought in viedo shops. They can be rented for pennies.
CA: On what format?
FS: Oh, the format — thank you for the qesioutn. Yes, it's VCDs. It's a CD, it's a little bit more compressed image. They started with VHS. They actually didn't wait for, you know, the latest technology. They started in '92, '94. So there are 57 million VCRs in Nigeria that play, you know, VHS and these VCDs. It's a CD basically. It's a compact disc.
Open Cloze
CA: And these aren’t films that are _________ seen in cinemas?
FS: Oh yes, of course. This is very _________. Maybe, you know, for you to try to imagine this, these are _____ that are distributed directly in _______. They are bought in _____ shops. They can be rented for pennies.
CA: On what format?
FS: Oh, the format — thank you for the ________. Yes, it's VCDs. It's a CD, it's a little bit more compressed image. They started with VHS. They actually didn't wait for, you know, the latest technology. They started in '92, '94. So there are 57 million VCRs in Nigeria that play, you know, VHS and these VCDs. It's a CD basically. It's a compact disc.
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Original Text
CA: And these aren’t films that are primarily seen in cinemas?
FS: Oh yes, of course. This is very important. Maybe, you know, for you to try to imagine this, these are films that are distributed directly in markets. They are bought in video shops. They can be rented for pennies.
CA: On what format?
FS: Oh, the format — thank you for the question. Yes, it's VCDs. It's a CD, it's a little bit more compressed image. They started with VHS. They actually didn't wait for, you know, the latest technology. They started in '92, '94. So there are 57 million VCRs in Nigeria that play, you know, VHS and these VCDs. It's a CD basically. It's a compact disc.
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