Diegetic and non-diegetic sounds

Diegetic sound is sound which is visible on screen, some examples of diegetic sounds are:

  • voices of characters 
  • sounds made by objects in the story 
  • music represented as coming from instruments in the story space

Non-diegetic sounds is sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action, some examples of non-diegetic sounds are:

  • narrator’s commentary
  • sound effects which is added for the dramatic effect
  • background mood music

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