Sound


 * Sound **

Sound refers to any audio/sonic component in a film. As with every other film language, the importance of sound is connected to the effect it has on the audience (or the effect the director //wants// it to have on the audience). When considering the types of sound in a film, there are two main categories: diegetic and non-diegetic.


 * Diegetic sound **

Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source ** within ** the world of the film. It includes: Diegetic sound can be either on screen or off screen depending on whether its source is within the frame or outside the frame.
 * voices of characters
 * sounds made by objects in the story
 * music represented as coming from instruments in the story space


 * Non-diegetic sound **

Non-diegetic sound is represented as coming from a source ** outside ** the world of the film:
 * narrator's commentary or voice-overs
 * sound effects
 * music/score