Different Sounds

Diegetic/Non-Diegetic

• Diegetic sound refers to the world of the text. This could be dialogue, sound effects, music with a source within the text and more.
• Non-Diegetic sound refers to everything outside the world of the text. This could be voice overs, sound tracks, captions, titles and more.

On/Off Screen

• On-screen sound is when the audience can see the source of sound.
• Off-screen sound is when the audience can not see the source of sound. This enables the extension of the Diegetic world.

Parallel/Contrapuntal

• Parallel sound matches the action.
• Contrapuntal sound does not correspond with the action.

Sound Bridge

• Sound bridge helps create a smooth transition between one stage to another.
• The sound 'Bridges'-the two scenes.