Slapstick Film
Slapstick films are a type of comedy film that employ slapstick comedy with six main conventions:
- Pain without real consequence.
- Editing to turn a situation more unrealistic.
- Impossible situations.
- Zooms to confuse the audience.
- Off screen use of sounds for impossible stunts and tension for audience.
- Emphasis on babies or animals.
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Famous quotes containing the word film:
“The motion picture is like a picture of a lady in a half- piece bathing suit. If she wore a few more clothes, you might be intrigued. If she wore no clothes at all, you might be shocked. But the way it is, you are occupied with noticing that her knees are too bony and that her toenails are too large. The modern film tries too hard to be real. Its techniques of illusion are so perfect that it requires no contribution from the audience but a mouthful of popcorn.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)