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Episode 138 Dolby Creator Talks

The Sound of Nanny

December 22, 2022
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The 2022 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner was the first ever horror film to win the top award at the film festival. But before that, "Nanny" — the feature film debut from Nikyatu Jusu — was also the recipient of the 2022 Dolby Institute Fellowship, which awards a low-budget Sundance film with a post-production grant to finish the film in Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos®.

We talked a lot about character arc for the soundscape… There is a tendency to neglect sound in the conception stage. And if you think about your soundscape as a character, then you can have an arc for that soundscape so that the audience doesn't become numb, with a relentless soundscape that is not ebbing and flowing.

Nikyatu Jusu, Writer and Director, "Nanny"

  • the Artist Academy — Film at Lincoln Center’s program for young filmmakers
  • check out "Nanny" on Prime Video
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