diegetic vs non-diegetic sound

Diegetic sound is sound that comes from the setting of the film. Non-diegetic sound is sound that comes from our world that the characters cant hear, such as the soundtrack or scoring.

Diegetic sound could include the voices of characters, utensils clattering in the background, or music coming from a piano being played on-screen.

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