Research by Ummina Begum

WHY ARE VOICEOVERS USED ?

VOICE OVER:

A type of non-diegetic, asynchronous sound in which the audience hear a voice that does not have a source either within the frame or within hearing distance, and which is not heard by the people on screen. Voice overs allow us to see things from a particular character’s point of view

Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique where a voice—that is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic)—is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations. It is pre-recorded and placed over the top of a film or video and commonly used in documentaries or news reports to explain information.

Information retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice-over

Voice-overs are sometimes used to create ironic counterpoint. Also, sometimes they can be random voices not directly connected to the people seen on the screen. In works of fiction, the voice-over is often by a character reflecting back on his or her past, or by a person external to the story who usually has a more complete knowledge of the events in the film than the other characters.

Information retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice-over