Generic Conventions of a comedy

Generic Conventions of a Comedy

Camera

·         Most likely high shots are used in a comedy to capture the whole event that is happening in that scene.

·         The use of medium shots are used in a comedy to catch all of the characters expressions.

·         Camera is very natural and follows the characters.

Themes

·         Anarchic comedy

·         Slapstick

·         Sports comedy

·         Parody

·         Romantic comedy

·         Screwball comedy

Iconography

·         The lighting tends to be rather bright and shot during the day time.

·         The kinds of props that I used tend to be sports equipment such as footballs, tennis equipment, rugby balls as they are used to make people laugh in the sense that one of the character will get hit by one.

·         In comedy bright colours such as blue, yellow are the most common colours used in a comedy as they are stereotypically associated with comedies.

Characters

·         Acting stupid, idiotic and accident prone

·         Socially awkward, rather intelligent

·         Accidents occur around them - sarcastic