This is a term in filmmaking and is used to describe the technique by which a filmmaker places the sound of a human voice (or voices) over images shown on the screen. These sounds may or may not be related to the images being shown. Sometimes voiceovers can create ironic counterpoint with the images being shown; also, sometimes they can be random voices not directly connected to the people seen on the screen. Thus, the voice-over becomes the narration that is played on top of a video segment, usually with the audio for that segment muted or lowered - or not exist ...

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