1. COMEDY
CONVENTIONS
By Atlanta Johnson

2. CHARACTERS
Accident prone, smart people, socially awkward, 'regular' people.

3. THEMES
 Anarchic comedy
 Parody
 Romantic comedy -
 Slapstick - comedy using physical clowning. Movement and gestures
create laughter.
Wit/wordplay - comedy through subtle manipulation of the language in a
clever way, for example: puns.
 Dark humour - deals with disturbing subjects such as war and drugs etc.

4. SETTING
 The setting depends on the type of comedy that is
being used, these include:
 GENERIC PLACES. Such as towns, cities, bright
places, well populated areas.
 TEEN COMEDY. High school, small towns.
 SOCIAL COMEDY. Homes, bars.
Many old comedies were set in New York due to the
‘glamorous’ reputation it has. This worked well with the
intentions of escapism.

5. TECHNICAL ASPECTS
 HIGH SHOTS – used to capture the whole environment
 MEDIUM SHOTS - capturing facial expressions, specifically
important when creating physical comedy.
 EDITIED SOUNDS – used to enhance the humour of the scene
and slapstick effects.
 Music is used to create a light-hearted atmosphere, normally a
form of jazz.