Genre Research:Comedy

 Common CAMS (camera angles, shots, movement) 

  • Pan 
  • Tracking shot 
  • Over the shoulder 
  • Two shot/three shot 
  • Eye level 

Common CLAMPS (mis-en-scene) 

  • Props that are the center of the joke  
  • Rubber chicken 
  • Tearaway pants 
  • Minimal makeup 

Common Editing 

  • Jump Cut 
  • Shot reverse shot 
  • Cross cutting 

Common Sound 

  • Theme song 
  • Voice over 
  • Non diegetic sound (laughing in the background or clapping) 
  • Diegetic sound 
  • Dialogue 

Elements I would use for this genre for my movie 

  • Diegetic sound 
  • Non diegetic sound 
  • Voice over 
  • Funny props 
  • Pan 
  • 2 shot/3 shoot 
  • Sarcasm 

Elements that don’t appeal to me/ wouldn’t use 

  • N/A 

Movie:Good Burger (1997)


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