Tuesday 31 January 2012

Genre Research

Comedy...


A story that tells about a series of comical events, intended to make the audience laugh. It a is very open genre, and so it crosses over with many other different genres.


There are many different sub-genres for this film, these include;


Parody: A story that mocks other genres, people, fictional characters or works. This includes, sarcasm, stereotypes, mockery of scenes and symbols or lines from other works. Such stories may be "affectionate parodies" which merely mean to entertain those familiar with the source of the parody... or they may well be intended to undercut the respectability of the original inspiration for the parody by pointing out its flaws


Action Comedy: A subgenre which emphasizes physically humorous antics, unorthodox body-language and oftentimes exasperating situations.


Comedy Horror - Black Comedy: A parody or satirical story that is based on normally tragic subjects
                            Zombie Comedy: Aims to blend zombie horror motifs with slapstick comedy


Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. Toward the end of the 1920s, the introduction of sound into movies made possible dramatic new film styles and the use of verbal humour.





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