What is Diegesis in Film?

When writing a screenplay, there are elements of the fictional world that is being created which will not be fully delivered on the screen. The screenwriter, and the filmmaker, must make relevant the fictional time, place, characters and events that are taking place within the story by building up what we know as diegesis in […]

What is Diegesis: A Film Definition for Independent Filmmakers

What is Diegesis: A Film Definition for Independent Filmmakers In story writing and filmmaking, various rules and stylistic techniques are tools to produce the elements of the fictional worlds that characters are a part of. In the film world, diegesis is a term that is frequently used to describe the unique made-up worlds within a […]