adj. pertaining to or coming from the "naturally" occurring events of a film, usually used in reference to the soundtrack of a film; daigetic sound would be attributable to and in sync with the action on the screen, whereas non-diagetic sound would not be attributable to something in addition, i.e. a song, voice-over, or other sound effect that is added to enhance the action of the film.
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adj. pertaining to or coming from the "naturally" occurring events of a film, usually used in reference to the soundtrack of a film; daigetic sound would be attributable to and in sync with the action on the screen, whereas non-diagetic sound would not be attributable to something in addition, i.e. a song, voice-over, or other sound effect that is added to enhance the action of the film.
January 18, 2010