The third layer of performance is the character of Elgin, who, 10 years earlier in the film's diegesis, WAS the Crosby persona. |
The diegesis of Memoirs of a Midget, if not exactly traditional in every respect, nevertheless belongs to genres with which we are familiar. |
First we seek to discern how the insignificant is detailed within the diegesis, within space and specific activities. |
In this process, they found that these slippery passages that constantly moved Orlando in and out of the diegesis fitted nicely with the film's focus on fluidity. |
It's one of the only pieces of music that is used in traditional soundtrack fashion, rather than as part of the diegesis. |
These genres are not only the surface texture of the film but they are doubled and quoted directly via the insertion of film clips into the diegesis. |