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Old 20th October 2009   #58
ergalthema
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Is there a typical way of distinguishing natural, diegetic sounds from processed, specials effect sounds? ...or did I just do it?

Example: I just finished putting all the preliminary, necessary sound elements into a movie - some Foley, some wild and stock sounds - actions you see that must have a sound. I want to tell the director that I have put all those sounds in, and will begin working on special effects and extra decorative sounds, as well as designing sounds with processing. He calls all the natural, diegetic sound "Foley" - but what I've read around here suggests that Foley only refers to sounds recorded in sync with the picture.

Does anyone really use the term "diegetic"? Would you say, "all the diegetic sounds are there and I'm going to focus on special effects sounds?
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