NEXT-GEN Nescot Year 2 - Diagetic and non-Diagetic sounds

Diagetic sounds are noises that have a source on-screen or in the scene. These noises are not edited in due to the setting producing them, examples of Diagetic sound include:

• Characters talking to each other (dialogue/ speech)
• Foot steps
• Sound effects (birds chirping)
• Ambient sounds (passing cars)

Another term for Diagetic sound is actual sound.

Non Diagetic sounds are noises that do not have a source on screen or in the scene because they have been added in, examples of non-Diagetic sound include:

• Inner monologue
• Voice over/ narration
• Additional music
• Contrapuntal sound (sounds that do not easily match the image they are accompanying)