DIEGETIC:
This is inside the story and can be heard by other characters. It's a noise that has a source on screen. Examples are traffic, music playing loud in someones headphones, music in a bar or gun shots.
NON-DIEGETIC:
This is outside the story, it can't be heard by characters in the story and is used to enhance the mood and understanding of the atmosphere ad enjoyment of the film. An example of this is voice narration or a soundtrack in the background.
Example one of a diegetic and non diegetic sound below:
REPORT ON VIDEO ABOVE:
This video shows an example of diegetic and non-diegetic. The sounds of the swords clanging together is an example of diegetic, this is because the characters can hear the noise because they're creating it. This will have either been edited it over top or was actually making the sound. The background music is an example of non-diegetic because it's setting the mood and creating the atmosphere needed to set the scene. The characters in this film cannot hear this sound but us as watchers can. Having diegetic and non-diegetic can allow the audience to connect with the film by understanding the feeling and mood of each individual scene. This is effective for wrapping people into watching more.
Example two of a diegetic and none diegetic sound below:
REPORT ON VIDEO ABOVE:
This video has again, examples of diegetic and non-diegetic. The sounds of the kids splashing, waves and the dogs for example are diegetic because the characters in this can hear these sounds. This is because its around them or they're creating the noise. The soundtrack of the jaws music is the non-diegetic part. The characters can't hear the music because if they could they'd be swimming away. The music is there to create suspense and set the scene. Having the non-diegetic sound of the jaws music creates an intense feel for the audience, if the soundtrack wasn't playing the audience wouldn't feel as connected to the film like they're there.
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