Genre Research: Comedy & Mystery



The two genres we will be researching are Comedy and Mystery.
Comedy
  • Camera movements in comedy films are usually unconventional and unrealistic, almost unprofessional for the sake of humor. This could include poor jobs at panning and zooming, or the camera could even interact with characters for a joke.
  • Settings and props are specifically chosen with the jokes in the scenes in mind.
  • Editing can be very quick and snappy, made to subvert expectations for the sake of comedy.
  • Sound choice can be random and over-exaggerated at times, with a spontaneous nature.
  • "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", "The Princess Bride", "Airplane!"
  • I like that films don't have to take themselves seriously in terms of its writing. Jokes and plot points can be outlandish and unrealistic without feeling out of place.
  • Sometimes the jokes appeal to a demographic that I am not a part of, and if the jokes aren't relatable to a demographic, they will instantly have a hard time liking the movie.
Mystery
  • Wide shots are used to display an entire setting and its clues. Close ups are also used to display a character's emotion and feeling as they are pressed to solve this mystery.
  • Settings and props are integral to a mystery, as this is where the clues are hidden. Clues, no matter how small or big they are in certain scenes, are how the characters and audience are able to solve the ongoing mystery.
  • The editing is slow paced most of the time in a mystery, with a lot of slow thinking and brainstorming processes.
  • Tense music is used to ass suspense, leaving an audience wondering if the mystery can be solved in time.
  • "Silence of the Lambs", "The Invisible Man", "Knives Out"
  • I like the ability for an audience to be immersed in the main characters' shoes, being able to participate in the mystery with them.
  • If the mystery isn't perfectly crafted to be solved within the movie's runtime, it can get boring when it comes to pacing. The payoff is also really important to a mystery film, and if the payoff isn't worth it it could leave the audience unfulfilled over the movie in its entirety.


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