Comedy Trailer Codes and Conventions

The setting is always dependant on the type of comedy that you want to use. The most common places for a comedy sketch to occur are in bright places, towns and cities that have a welcoming atmosphere. The lighting in comedies is often high key lighting or natural lighting. Bright and warm colours are used commonly to show that the scene is happy, such as blue and yellow. The scenes are usually set in daylight. Mid-shots, close-ups and two-shots are used commonly to show the relationship between each character, the reactions to jokes and the main focal point of the story line.

Sound is very important within the comedy genre. Diegetic sound such as dialogue has to be very clear to make sure that the audience can hear all of the dialogue. Non-diegetic sound is also very important, edited sound that is added helps emphasise the event on screen, this induces more laughter, and most common usage of sound within the comedy genre is studio laughter and sound effects. The trailer shows clips of a few of the funny scenes but not all of them so that the audience don’t know everything about the film before they watch it.