Voice-over is narration heard off-screen that plays over the images and is not part of the visible action.
Definition
Voice-Over (V.O.) is a narrative technique where a voice is overlaid onto the images. The speaker is not visible in the frame, and the voice does not belong to the diegetic level.
Application
- First-person narrator
- Inner monologue
- Documentary commentary
- Retrospective narration
See also
- Narration – Narrative
- Non-Diegetic Sound – Sound outside the film world
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