Genre Research: Comedy

Comedy

Common camera angles, movements, and shots in this genre:

• Wide Shot

• Close-ups

• Over The Shoulder Shots

• Tracking Shots

• Long Shots

• POV Shots

• Pan Shot

• Dutch Shot

Common mis-en-scene

• Costumes: Carootnish, Absurd

• Props: Gags, Practical Jokes

• Acting: Quirky, Funny, Exaggerative

• Lighting: Vibrant, Lively, Colorful

• Setting: Everyday Environments

• Make-up: Eccentric and Creative

Common Editing

• Shot/reverse Shot

• Dissolve

• Fade in/out

• Action Match

• Split Screen

• Cross-Cutting

Common Sound

• Diegetic Sound

• Non-diegetic Sound

• Voiceover

• Ambient Sound

• Sound Motif 

• Dialogue

Examples of films:

• Good Burger

• Elf

• 21 Jump Street 

Things liked

• Humor

• Character Dynamics

• Emotional Resonance

Things disliked

• Cliche reliance

• Forced Humor

• Offensive Content