Non Diegetic sound allows the viewer to become extra immersed in the scene. Its added values give the narrative effect of the emotions and characters on screen. However, a technique I have found extremely useful in making my sound piece is a swift transition from non-diegetic to diegetic sound. Throughout my work, I decided that the music would become atmospheric radio sounds in the background. The transition creates a quick enveloping effect into an immersive piece of film.
By creating this change the sound pulls you in and out of the point of view of Eva; taken from memory to the radio through sound when she wakes up. During the opening of ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’, the first two scenes are extremely different showing a festival in Spain (indicating a memory) – to a sudden change of place and time when the mother (Eva) wakes up in her bleak home. The mood of the scene sees a quick change and can potentially become confusing to the viewer with no previous context. However with the use of music changing from non-diabetic to diegetic; audibly we are told that physically the scene has changed place but also mentally and emotionally the time within the scene has also changed. Keeping the music running throughout both scenes by using EQ automation to change the sound, creates a smooth and even flow to the screen.
I believe this works well in my work as it reduces a bitty scene change while also informing the viewer that there is an obvious change of time, emotion and place. It narrates this stylistically and flowingly.