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Conventions of tv and movie comedy.
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CONVENTIONS OF FILM COMEDY
By Michael Compton & Joshua Paterson
D.I.S.T.I.N.C.T
Don’t
Ignore
Setting
Technical
Iconography
Narrative
Characterisation
Themes
SETTINGS
D
ependent on the type of comedy.
G
eneric places: Bright places, Towns, cities, Well populated areas.
T
een comedy: High schools, Small towns.
S
ocial comedy: Homes, Bars.
TECHNICAL CODE
C
amera is very natural and goes along with the characters.
Can do high shots to capture the whole environment.
M
edium shots to catch all of the characters expressions.
E
diting sounds to add humour
ICONOGRAPHY
B
right colours, blue and yellow are used often
L
ighting is often bright, shot during day time
P
rops include footballs, golf clubs etc. high chance of
comedic use.
ICONOGRAPHY
CHARACTER TYPES
I
diots, very stupid, very accident prone
S
mart people, socially awkward
R
egular people, accidents occur around them. They
can be sarcastic.
CHARACTER TYPES
THEMES
A
narchic comedy
G
ross-out
P
arody
R
omantic comedy
S
crewball comedy
S
lapstick
THEMES