Genre Research: Comedy

 Common camera angles used in comedy films:

  • Two shot

  • Tracking shot

  • High angle

  • Point of View shot

  • Close up

  • Over the shoulder shot

  • Three shot


Common Mis-en-Scene used in comedy films:

  • Bright costumes, colorful clothing

  • Happy bright lighting

  • Actors are funny and sarcastic

  • Heavy makeup to emphasize which characters are attractive and which are not

  • Funny props are used for comedic

  • Settings are in common, populated places


Common Editing used in comedy films:

  • jump cut

  • Insert zoom


Common Sound used in comedy films:

  • Diegetic sound

  • Dialogue

  • Voiceover 


Example Films of comedy films:

  • Ghostbusters Afterlife

  • He’s all that

  • Me, Myself, and Di

  • Afterlife of the Party

  • Home Sweet Home Alone

  • Clifford the Big Red Dog


What elements of the comedy genre I would like to use:

  • Two shot

  • Tracking shot

  • Point of View shot

  • Close up

  • Bright costumes


Elements of the comedy genre i would not like to use:

  • Three shot

  • High angle

  • Over the shoulder shot

  • Heavy makeup

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