SUBJECTIVE EFFECT OF SOUND DESIGN IN NOLLYWOOD FILM: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF ANDY AMENECHI’S EGG OF LIFE

Abstract

This work looks at the use of film sounds in Nollywood narratives from the subjective point of view of the director and the sound designer. Nollywood narratives tend to showcase professionalism in the application of music and sound effects in their narratives but film sound still leaves much to be desired. This research draws attention of scholars and filmmakers to the inappropriate application of sound effects in some Nollywood films which hamper the believability they try to create. Therefore, using Annabel Cohen's congruence associationist theory, Andy Amenechi's Egg of life was content analyzed, paying rapt attention to the application of sound effects in other to establish verisimilitude. It thus recommends that filmmakers should do proper research and also be tactical in their choice and application of sounds in other to enhance the whole aesthetics of their artistic productions.