DIEGESIS (GROUP 6) 3.

Metadiegetic Level
➢ Another story may unfold and a diegetic narrator
➢ Diegesis is a Greek word which means narration or himself/herself tells a story.
narrative.
Diegesis in Film
According to the dictionary of Narratology, diegesis is: -Diegesis is a style of story telling which presents an interior view of
1. The (fictional) world in which the situations and events the world and that the world is experienced by characters in
narrated occur; and situations.
2. The story is told or recounted, as opposed to shown or
enacted. Elements of Diegesis in Film
1. Diegetic sound
➢ Diegesis and mimesis have been contrasted since Plato 2. Non-diegetic sound
and Aristotle times. 3. Trans-diegetic sound
➢ For Aristotle, diegesis is the telling of a story by a narrator.
1. Diegetic sound
Diegesis in Literature ➢ A sound that originates from within the video or films’ world.
➢ For narratologists, all parts of narratives, characteristics, Examples:
narrators, existents are characterized in terms of diegesis.
1. Character dialogue
3 diegetic levels of diegesis in literature 2. Object sounds
1. Extradiegetic Level 3. Music emanating within the film
2. Intradiegetic Level
3. Metadiegetic Level 2. Non-diegetic sound

➢ This is a type of sound that characters in a film are not able

1. Extradiegetic Level
to hear.
➢ Level that a texts’ overall narrative is transmitted.
Examples:
1. Sound effects
2. Intradiegetic Level
2. Voice over
➢ Understood as the level of the characters, their thoughts and
actions.
 ➢ It is part of how the game assembles and it does not exist
within the game world

3. Trans- Diegetic sound

➢ It is used to help bridge or link two things, like transitions
between scenes.
➢ When diegetic and non-diegetic sounds are combined.

Diegesis in Music Theatre

➢ In musical theatre, the term "diegesis" refers to the context
of a musical number in a work's theatrical narrative.

Non-diegetic music
➢ When characters are not singing in a manner that they
would do in a naturalistic setting and they are not "aware"
that they are in a musical.

Diegetic music
➢ In musical theatre, when a song occurs literally in the plot.

➢ A role-playing game is when players take on the identities

of the characters in a fictional scenario.

Diegesis in Role-playing Games

➢ Includes all the ‘’in-game’’ parts of the story, both those that
are and aren’t actually played out.

Diegetic in role- playing games

➢ It obviously exists within the game world.

Non-diegetic in role-playing games

30 QUESTIONS 10. Includes all the ‘’in-game’’ parts of the story, both those that are
and aren’t actually played out.
1. Diegesis is a Greek word which means____. -Diegesis in Role-playing Games
-Narration
11. It obviously exists within the game world.
2. For ____, diegesis is the telling of a story by a narrator. -Diegetic in role-playing games
-Aristotle
12. It is part of how the game assembles and it does not exist within
3. Level that a texts’ overall narrative is transmitted. the game world.
-Extradiegetic level -Non-diegetic in role-playing games

4. Understood as the level of the characters, their thoughts and 13. Players take on the identities of the characters in a fictional
actions. scenario.
-Intradiegetic level -Role-playing Game

5. Another story may unfold and a diegetic narrator himself/herself 14. In ____, the term "diegesis" refers to the context of a musical
tells a story. number in a work's theatrical narrative.
-Metadiegetic level -Musical theatre

6. A sound that originates from within the video or films’ world. 15. When characters are not singing in a manner that they would do
- Diegetic sound in a naturalistic setting and they are not "aware" that they are in a
musical.
7. This is a type of sound that characters in a film are not able to - Non-diegetic music
hear.
- Non-diegetic sound 16. In musical theatre, when a song occurs literally in the plot it would
be classed as _____.
8. It is used to help bridge or link two things, like transitions between - Diegetic music
scenes.
-Trans-diegetic sound 17. Diegesis and mimesis have been contrasted since ____ and
____times.
9. When diegetic and non-diegetic sounds are combined. - Plato and Aristotle
-Trans-diegetic sound
18. For narratologists, all parts of narratives, characteristics, narrators,
existents are characterised in terms of diegesis.
 - Diegesis in literature

19. Diegesis is a style of story telling which presents an interior view

of the world and that the world is experienced by characters in
situations.
- Diegesis in Film

20. Character dialogue, object sounds and music emanating within the
film are examples of ___.
- Diegetic sound

(ENUMERATION)

According to the dictionary of Narratology, diegesis is:

21. The (fictional) world in which the situations and events narrated
occur; and
22. The story is told or recounted, as opposed to shown or enacted.

3 diegetic levels of diegesis in literature

23. Extradiegetic Level
24. Intradiegetic Level
25. Metadiegetic Level

Elements of Diegesis in Film

26. Diegetic sound
27. Non-diegetic sound
28. Trans-diegetic sound

Elements of Diegesis in Musical Theater

29. Diegetic music
30. Non-diegetic music