The opening scene from the movie “Get Out” (2017) provides us with multiple examples of diegetic and non diegetic sounds found in film. Recalling back to class, diegetic sounds are sounds that can be heard by the characters in a plot. In contrast, non diegetic sounds included are not necessarily heard by characters in scene and are used mostly to influence the audience’s overall mood. On the short film we encounter a man that is walking alone during nighttime, he is speaking with his girlfriend. Shortly after, a car with music on follows the man to consequently choke him and put the body in his car. In this scene, particular examples of diegetic sounds include crickets, because of setting, dog barking, and footsteps (0:00-0:10). These sounds contribute to the plot and are heard by the included character. Another example of a diegetic sound is car noises and the music played in the car by the murderer (0:50-1:40). The sound of the music played gradually increases, first the sound is generated by the radio, but as the man walking is attacked at (1:40) the source of the music is transferred to the whole screen, becoming part of non diegetic sound as well. The included music in the scene strongly influences the audience’s emotion, and the mood that is established by scary and tense. Specially in the conclusion of the opening scene, dissonant sounds using the violin are included (2:30-2:40), which increases the feeling of tension contrasting to the music being played in the automobile. These sounds generated with the violin are examples of non diegetic sounds, these are not generated by any part of the plot, but are included to influence the audience’s emotions.

