A revision task for comedy

1. LO: To revise key points from the topic

2. What are we going to do?
 We are now going to revise the comedy topic we have
just finished – to make sure you are exam ready!
 You should create a PowerPoint over the course of this
lesson. The things you need to include in the
PowerPoint will become clear as you move through the
slides.
 Use a new slide for each topic discussed.
 Please email me your work

3. The Genre – answer the questions
on your PowerPoint
 How can we tell it is comedy?
 What locations would be typical?
 What kind camera work & editing would be typical of
British comedy?
 What themes and values would typically be present?
 Within your answers refer to ways in which the case
studies fit with the genre or break the conventions of
the genre.

4. Character Types
 Audiences know what to expect from the character if
they can be categorised- they understand the
characters role in the film.

5. Add to your PowerPoint
 For each type of character listed. Tell write about the
key features of the character type.
 Pick a character from the case studies: Love Actually or
Four Lion’s and explain how they fit the character type.
 The Square
 The Bully
 The Goofball
 The Charmer
 The Sage
 You can look on the Characters p/p on the blog to help

6. “Britishness”
 Social Realism and Social Commentary – Four Lions
 Romantic Comedy/Urban Fairytale - Love Actually
 On your PowerPoint discuss how the case studies fit
with these aspects of essential British films. For
example Love Actually fits the Romantic Comedy as …

7. British Humour
 Look back at the PowerPoint Miss Hill put on the blog
entitled British Humour.
We discussed (amongst others):
Sarcasm
Cruelty
Parody
Satire
Physical Humour
Create a PowerPoint slide for each of your case study films the
give examples of when the film has used the aspects of British
humour - e.g Love Actually uses physical humour when….
The purpose/effect was ….

8. Finally
 Mind Map responses to the following exam questions:
 Include:
 The key points you would make – and any counter
points
 How you would link it with the case studies?
 Explore how the films you have studied for the topic use
genre conventions
 In what ways can the films you have studied for this
topic be said to be “British”