Genre Research: Comedy

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 Common Camera Angles: 

  • -      high angle
  • -      Wide shot
  • -      Close up shot
  • -      Camera bump
  • -      Tracking shot
  • -      Perspective shot

Common Mis-en-Scene:

  • -        Main characters’ house
  • -        downtown
  • -        Bright lighting
  • -        Light makeup
  • -        A lot of props
  • -        Workplace 
  • -        School 

  •            Common Editing:
  • -        Split screen
  • -        Zoom in
  • -        Cross cutting
  • -        Action match
  • -        Jump cut
  • -        Zoom out
  •             Common Sound:
  • -        Dialogue (funny)
  • -        Soundtrack
  • -        Sound motif
  • -        Non-diegetic sound
  • -        Diegetic sound

-        Exaggerated sounds (like onomatopoeia)

Examples: Free Guy, Jumanji, Jungle Cruise, Ghost Buster’s Afterlife

Elements we Like: Fun, Familiar editing, Easy Mis-en-scene, A lot of freedom

Elements we dislike: A lot of dialogue, acting skills necessary 



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