The Emergence Machine

Voiceover

process · Cinema · Level 14 · E9

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Emergence definition

Dialogue or narration spoken by a character not visible on screen or off-screen from the character speaking, used to convey context or backstory.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “voiceover” 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
voiceover
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL14L13L12L11L10L2L1L0VoiceoverDialogueNarrationCinemaSpeechCharacterFilmProductionStagecraftImagePersonalityPrincipalTheater… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesVoiceoverL14TheaterL10DialogueL13NarrationL13E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Theater L10 (requires)
    The context of voiceover as a storytelling device requires an understanding of theatrical performance and the role of spoken dialogue.
  • Dialogue L13 (requires)
    Dialogue or narration spoken by a character not visible on screen or off-screen from the character speaking.
  • Narration L13 (requires)
    Dialogue or narration spoken by a character not visible on screen or off-screen from the character speaking.