Diegetic sound refers to the sounds that are presented as originating from a source within the film's narrative world. These sounds are part of the story's reality and can be heard by the characters within the film, as well as the audience. Diegetic sounds can be either on-screen, meaning the source of the sound is visible within the frame, or off-screen, where the source is not visible but is still understood to be part of the film's world. This contrasts with non-diegetic sounds, which come from a source outside of the film's world, such as a voiceover or a film score, and are not heard by the characters within the film. read more >>

Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world. Digetic sound can be either on screen or off screen depending on whatever its source is within the frame or outside the frame. Another term for diegetic sound is actual sound Diegesis is a Greek word for "recounted story"read more >>