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Diegetic Sound in Transferred and Re-assigned: Descriptions; An Intertextuality Study of the Film Things Fall Apart and It?s Literary Antecedent.

Christine Namayi Robert Wesonga

Subject area: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities  ·  Area of research: Literature

Abstract

The concept of diegetic sound in storytelling is an important area of study in the field of film and media studies. Diegetic sound refers to any sound in a movie or other form of storytelling that comes from a source within the story itself. This can include dialogue, sound effects, and music that characters can hear within the fictional world of the story. "Transferred descriptions" refer to a technique in filmmaking where diegetic sound is used to convey information or emotion from one scene to another. This technique involves using sound to connect two or more scenes in a way that creates a sense of continuity or a link between them. "Re-assigned descriptions" refer to a technique in filmmaking where diegetic sound is used to re-contextualize information or emotion within a story. This technique involves using sound to change the meaning or emotional impact of a scene by introducing a new sound that alters the audience's perception of what is happening on screen. The use of voice-over narration is employed as a narrative device to compensate for the literary text's description of the tragic fall of Okonkwo and Umuofia. The film maker pays tribute to Achebe's text by using direct quotations or limited paraphrases of the novel in the voice-over narration. The article introduces the concepts of "direct transference" and "re-assignment" in film adaptation, where dialogue or description attributed to one character, event, or object in the literary original is shifted to, and attributed to a different character, event, or object in the adapted film.

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How to cite this paper

Christine Namayi, Robert Wesonga "Diegetic Sound in Transferred and Re-assigned: Descriptions; An Intertextuality Study of the Film Things Fall Apart and It?s Literary Antecedent." Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 6 Issue 12 2023 Page 224-229
Christine Namayi, Robert Wesonga "Diegetic Sound in Transferred and Re-assigned: Descriptions; An Intertextuality Study of the Film Things Fall Apart and It?s Literary Antecedent." Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 6, no. 12, Jun. 2023
Christine Namayi, Robert Wesonga (2023). Diegetic Sound in Transferred and Re-assigned: Descriptions; An Intertextuality Study of the Film Things Fall Apart and It?s Literary Antecedent.. Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 6(12).
Christine Namayi, Robert Wesonga "Diegetic Sound in Transferred and Re-assigned: Descriptions; An Intertextuality Study of the Film Things Fall Apart and It?s Literary Antecedent." Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 6, no. 12, Jun. 2023.
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