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Non-diegetic Insert




A Non-diegetic insert is a film technique that combines a shot or a series of shots cut into a sequence, showing objects represented as being outside the space of the narrative. Put more simply, a non-diegetic insert is a scene that is outside the story world which is "inserted" into the story world.


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  • Woody Allen complaining to the audience in Annie Hall

  • Matthew Broderick talking to the audience in Ferris Bueller's Day Off

  • Jim Carrey frequently makes asides to the camera/audience in his Film s.

  • Three images shown during the disastrous opening night of the play in The Band Wagon , as a metaphor to highlight how much of a flop the show is.



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