The Emergence Machine

Non Diegetic Sound

process · Cinema · Level 13 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Sound that exists outside the film's narrative world and is only heard by the audience, such as film score, but this definition is incomplete without the concept of a wave.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “non diegetic sound” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
non-diegetic sound
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L6L4L2L1L0Non Diegetic SoundCinemaFilmImageExperienceLightMemorySoundOrganismOutside… intermediate l…FormLifeObjectStructureMotionActionChangeExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesNon Diegetic SoundL13MotionL1OutsideL4SoundL6CinemaL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    non diegetic sound requires understanding motion as a foundational concept
  • Outside L4 (requires)
    Sound that exists outside the film's narrative world and is only heard by the audience, such as film score.
  • Sound L6 (requires)
    Sound that exists outside the film's narrative world and is only heard by the audience, such as film score.
  • Cinema L12 (requires)
    This is a cinema-related concept; understanding cinema comes first