Diegetic sound
Is sound that the characters can hear as well as the audience, and usually implies a reaction from the character. Examples of diegectic sound include;
- Voices of characters;
- Sounds made by objects in the story; and/or like heart beats of a person
- Source music, represented as coming from instruments in the story space.
- Basic sound effects, e.g. dog barking, car passing; as it is in the scene
- Music coming from reproduction devices such as record players, radios, tape players etc.
Non-diegetic sound
Is sound which is represented as coming from a source outside the story space, i.e. its source is neither visible on the screen, nor has been implied to be present in the action. Non- diegetic sound examples include;
- Narrator's commentary
- Voice of a powerful being
- Sound effect which is added for dramatic effect
- Mood music
- Film Score
- Non-diegetic sound plays a significant role in creating the atmosphere and mood within a film.
- Very commonly diagetic shift occurs from one to the other, for example when characters are listening to music, then start dancing and the music becomes non-diagetic to indicate being 'lost in the moment'.
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