Diegetic refers to the world of the text. for example : dialogue, sound effects, music with a source within the text eg. a radio.
Non-diegetic refers to everything outside the world of the text, for example: voice overs, soundtracks, captions, titles and subtitles.
Sound: On screen and Off screen
On-screen sound refers to when the audience can see the source of the sound. for example, in the scenario of a kitchen, the sound of a kettle would be an on-screen sound.
Off-screen sound refers to when the audience can't see the source of the sound. of-screen sound enables the extension of the diegetic world.
Sound: parallel/ contrapuntal
Parallel sound refers to when the sound matches the actions in the scene
Contrapuntal sound refers to when the sound does not match the actions in the scene, a perfect example of that is in the opening of Jaws where the girls was being eaten by the shark and happy music was played:
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