Offscreen Sound

A sound emitted by a source which is not visible in the frame, but which is part of the diegetic world of the film, i.e. a character shouting from offscreen, with the next shot then showing this character, or the sound of an explosion that is not (yet) visible in the frame.

July 16, 2021/by Filmmakers Academy

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Offscreen Sound

A sound emitted by a source which is not visible in the frame, but which is part of the diegetic world of the film, i.e. a character shouting from offscreen, with the next shot then showing this character, or the sound of an explosion that is not (yet) visible in the frame.

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