In Media Studies, On September 20,2021 we had been assigned to work on a project. Researching a film genre. I chose to work by myself and chose comedy. I really liked working by myself, I was able to work at my own pace and at my own convenience outside of school. Although, I was absent when, my classmates were presenting. I was able to do my own research and learn about the other different film genres. I learned that the genre "Sci-fi", incorporated science based themes into films. I also learned that "Romantic comedies tell a love story but just in a humorous way.
For the project, I had to research what comedy was, the conventions, the social function, as well as the history and analysis of comedy and finally, I had to watch a movie that best represents the genre. I learned a lot from this project. The history of comedy is what fascinated me the most.
During this project, I kept changing around the movie I was going to watch and analyze. I also feel like I misunderstood the part of the project on the "social functions" of my genre. I really enjoyed doing this project, I feel like it really helped me understand comedy a lot more and clearer.
Let's break down the conventions of comedy films.
Let's start off with the lighting.
The lighting is normally bright. You mostly see the actors.
Speaking of actors, let's talk about acting!
Most actors "exaggerate" their feelings. If your happy then your "extremely" happy. If your mad, then your VERY mad.
Next on the list. Sound!
There might be "slapstick" sound effects, mostly for injuries. But there is mostly light hearted music. For example, piano sounds.
Let move on to, Editing!
There is normally fast cuts to show each person's expression towards the "joke". And slower cuts between scenes to build up the anticipation for a punchline. As for special effects, there are barley any used, most are set in real life situations.
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Sources: Notes and Film Genre Project
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