Verisimilitude & Diegesis

Hamza & Tristen Butt

Verisimilitude

• Verisimilitude is a philosophical or theoretical notion that distinguishes truth and falsity of assertions or hypotheses. The problem of verisimilitude is the problem of articulating what it takes for one false theory. To be closer the truth than another theory.

• Verisimilitude is described in storytelling , the audience contributes to their experience by their willing

Verisimilitude in Film & Media • Verisimilitude means the appearance of truth. Within film this is

obviously crucial.• Todorov identified two types of verisimilitude: generic

verisimilitude and broader social or cultural verisimilitude I.E. what is normal in genre of film and what is normal in normal life.

• Neale argues that generic verisimilitude allows filmmakers to ignore or sidestep realist aspects and still make it feel true to audiences, giving the examples of the musical

• He also argues that certain genres depend far more on culture verisimilitude: gangster, war, police films compared to science fiction, gothic horror or slapstick comedies.

• Least cultural verisimilitude aspects are what attract audiences the most.

Diegesis in Film & Media

• Diegesis is a style of story telling which presents an interior view of the world and that the world is experienced by characters in situations and events of the narrative, examples would be telling, recounting and enacting.