1. The Conventions of Comedy

2. The Setting
• Bright well lit location.
• Depends on the type and style of comedy
• Well populated area’s such as towns and cities

3. Technical Code
• The camera movement is very natural and
follows characters smoothly as they move.
• High shots are possible to capture a
scene/environment
• Use medium shots to capture expressions of
characters
• Edit sounds In for comical effect

4. Iconography
• Bright colors are used frequently.
• Bright lighting and usually shot during the day
• Sports gear and items with a good possibility
of having comic effect are often used e.g. a
plan of wood (usually ends up hitting
someone in the head, with the holder
oblivious to it)

5. Types of characters
• Socially awkward people.
• Accident prone .
• There is usually one smart person amongst a
load of stupid characters.
• Accidents seem to occur around the main
characters.
• The characters will include one that seems out
of the ordinary or left behind by normal
society.

6. Common Themes
• Road trips
• A loss of something
• An adventure
• A character in danger
• Humiliation
• Insult
• Stereotyping
• See blog post for an example
of a film the uses allot of these.