Sunday, April 25, 2010

Hamlet Comic Page

This is the page I created. Scene I act III. Please check it out.
http://www.bitstrips.com/user/125395/read.php?comic_id=566619&sc=1

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Types of comedy

Physical...
Physical comedy, also known as slapstick is a comedic performance relying mostly on the use of the body to convey humour. In the following example the physical comedy is visible when Charlie Chaplin tries to go down from the statue and ends up being stuck on the sword. Min 2.30-3.30

Sexual comedy...
Sex comedy is a term for comedy movies with sexual content. In the movie The Proposal the sexual comedy is when the girl bumps into the naked guy after taking a shower.

Situational comedy...
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace. A perfect example for situational comedy would be the TV series Friends. In this episode Ross and Rachel are funny when they are trying to make their daughter laugh by singing a song about big buts.

Verbal comedy...
The verbal comedy is when Ross is trying to fake a British accent.

Exaggeration comedy...
The funny moment is when Joey goes to the salon to get his eyebrows done, and goes through a series of awkward situations.

Incongruous comedy...
The funny moment is when Ross goes to get tanned, although he is a guy, and after ends up getting burned...

Ironic comedy...
The funny moment is when Chandler meets his girlfriend's parents and points out that her father has dandruff. Min 0.29


Surprise comedy...
The funny moment is when Phoebe and Rachel hide behind the curtains and surprise Ross...min 2.30-3.00..