diegeticStatus
P61040
predicate
Indicates the relationship between an element and the narrative world, specifying whether it exists within the story’s reality (perceivable by characters) or outside it (only for the audience).
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| diegeticUse | 9 |
| diegetic | 7 |
| diegeticLevel | 1 |
| diegeticStatusAtStart | 1 |
| hasDiegesis | 1 |
Sample triples (90)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Vallens’s apartment | indoor private space ⓘ |
| Kurtz’s Cambodian compound | outside official U.S. military jurisdiction ⓘ |
| Brian O'Blivion | deceased during most of the film ⓘ |
| Kansas (fictional setting of the film) | real world within the film’s story ⓘ |
| The Lullaby League / The Lollipop Guild (sequence participation) | true via predicate surface "diegetic" ⓘ |
| Lucy | non-speaking character ⓘ |
| Not Penny's Boat | in-universe written message ⓘ |
|
Narrator
surface form:
Narrator (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
|
outside the story world ⓘ |
|
Mendl’s pastries (fictional brand)
surface form:
Mendl’s pastries
|
well-known brand within the film’s world ⓘ |
| Society of the Crossed Keys | exists only within the film’s fiction ⓘ |
| Gordy's Home | show-within-a-film ⓘ |
| Star Lasso Experience | in-universe commercial attraction ⓘ |
| New York City (fictional setting of film) | diegetic location ⓘ |
|
Ramsdale, New Hampshire (fictional town)
surface form:
Ramsdale, New Hampshire
|
fictional location ⓘ |
| Tony Hastings | fictional character inside Edward Sheffield’s manuscript via predicate surface "diegeticLevel" ⓘ |
| A Reason to Love | existsWithinTheFictionalWorldOfNurseBetty ⓘ |
| Francis | both character and storyteller ⓘ |
|
Tyler Williams (in Waves)
surface form:
Tyler Williams (Waves)
|
on-screen character ⓘ |
| Vidiian language | native tongue of the Vidiians ⓘ |
| Arcadia Oaks clock tower | public municipal building in the story world ⓘ |
| Sally's Song | diegetic song ⓘ |
| Tenenbaum family house in New York City | family residence ⓘ |
| Tenenbaum family house in New York City | site of key plot revelations ⓘ |
| Land of the Living | primary narrative world ⓘ |
|
Penny
surface form:
Penny (Dr. Horrible)
|
non-superpowered character ⓘ |
| Ali | living character at end of film but physically vulnerable ⓘ |
| Peter Falk (character) | human ⓘ |
| Virginia (within the film’s ending) | off-screen location ⓘ |
| Come Little Children | sung on-screen by a character via predicate surface "diegeticUse" ⓘ |
| Victory Project simulation apparatus | hidden technology within the story world ⓘ |
| Remember Sammy Jankis | in‑universe reminder ⓘ |
|
Chorus
surface form:
Chorus (Henry V)
|
outside the main action ⓘ |
| Victory Project | secret project to most residents ⓘ |
| Murray Franklin Show | in-universe television program ⓘ |
| monorail system (Jurassic World) | in-universe public transit system ⓘ |
| Jacob Singer | veteran ⓘ |
| Spahn Ranch (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) | communal living space for the Manson Family via predicate surface "diegeticUse" ⓘ |
| Spahn Ranch (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) | place where horses are kept and rented via predicate surface "diegeticUse" ⓘ |
| Be Our Guest (Beauty and the Beast Broadway musical number) | diegetic musical number within the story ⓘ |
|
Cleaver (fictional film in The Sopranos)
surface form:
Cleaver
|
fictional film existing within The Sopranos narrative world ⓘ |