Genre Research- Dark comedy

 Dark comedies are films that make light of serious topics, or ones that are considered taboo. An example of these topics would be death and anything crime related. Other names for dark comedies are black comedies, morbid humor, and dark humor. I can't find anything on camera angles for dark comedies, however I will note some things. A lot of the filtering in dark comedies is warm and grainy. This is noticeable especially in movies like Heathers and American Psycho. However, in American Psycho, in some situations, like for example when Patrick Bateman calls his lawyer, the lighting is very dark and dim. The use of this dark lighting would be to help show the seriousness of the situation. However, humor will most definitely be applied. It is a dark comedy, after all. I've also noticed that there are high and low angles prevalent in both films. This attribute can most likely be applied to any film of the same genre, and across genres. In American Psycho, when Patrick takes down Paul, a low angle is used to display that Patrick is in power and in control of the situation. In Heathers, many of the scenes contain shots in which Heather Chandler is the focus. This is to show that she is the main character, the center of attention. When it comes to sound, dark comedies, or the ones that I have seen most have diegetic sounds. The lack of external music or sound kind of adds a factor of seriousness in the midst of lighthearted jokes towards such morbid topics. The main element of dark comedies I love is how the humor is executed. Yes, it's offensive to some, I just can't help but laugh. The only thing I don't like is how sometimes it may be overdone to the point of where it's not funny anymore. 



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