Short Film Research Blog: Pennies From Heaven

 


Common Sound

  • Non-diegetic sound in the form of music is used very frequently to express a mood.
  • Diegetic sound effects to show something happened.

Common Mis-En-Scene

  • They pay great attention to text anywhere, whether it is on a shirt or on a menu for comedic punch.
  • Outfits fit the environment, and a change of outfit can comedically show when an environment is different.

Common Editing

  • There are subtitles for a language barrier joke.
  • Many reverse shots to show the reactions of the sisters.
  • Extreme close up used to emphasize pennies which is used for comedy.

Which Elements I Enjoy

  • I love how the first character interaction we see is a joke, a bid crude, but the unexpectedness made me laugh.
  • I like the small jokes, that shows a lot of effort went into making it.

Which Elements I Dislike

  • Naturally the problem with comedy is that it's objective, so of course I may dislike some jokes.
  • I personally don't like how sometimes jokes play out too long. For instance, one line may be a joke and there doesn't need to be someone to explain it

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