Slapstick

who has used its elements to help transformed performing arts. Although Commedia dell'arte eventually declined during the seventeenth century, some of its core elements such as the introduction of actresses, stock characters in situational and slapstick comedy, and puppetry have continued to evolve with phenomenal influences on contemporary performing arts…

crazier and widely spread. Here to clowning had moved over and become big in the silent films. One such name that rose to the top during this era is Charlie Chaplin who took the world by storm with his slapstick comedy. During the Silent movie era, comedy was big and people loved it because it was slapstick comedy which is exaggerated physical comedy and sight gags. People liked watching this because they enjoyed seeing comedians pushing the boundaries such as jumping off moving trains or…

The sitcom genre is a familiar genre that majority are familiar with and is a growing genre in the media industry. Sitcoms generate millions of dollars every year with new popular TV sitcoms coming out every year along with the traditional sitcoms producing new seasons. The conventions of a sitcom separate this genre from others, like limited locations, stereo typical characters and circular narrative. The sitcom producers modified these conventions as the genre has grown and gained more ratings…

Soon after the invention of photography, people began to speculate what it would be like to capture moving images. Early on, the idea was pursued by scientists wishing to study motion through photography. There were several innovators around the world in the 1800s, when cinema technology began: among them Thomas Edison, Louis and Auguste Lumière, Georges Méliès, and many others. Eadward Muybridge was one of the first to use photographs to capture motion through an experiment to see if a horse…

Violent humor floods our television screens. Many viewers perceive these aggressive scenes as humorous. Potter (2002) suggests, “The media continually and profoundly affect everyone, and when the messages are violent, people are at risk for a variety of negative effects” (p. 31). On the other hand, “audiences have also demonstrated some ability to resist the power of media representations and even to deconstruct various versions of violent reality,” (Barak 2003, p 192). Such debate remains…

Beatrice’s use of certain subversive subjects can sometimes be misconceived as a form of cruelty by some, as she constantly references the cuckold by talking about horns, which at the time was a serious danger to male honour and inheritance, but it’s really just playful banter. Beatrice crafts her language with extreme levels of skill and finesse, she twists the words of men to use to her own advantage; this in turn makes her seem like a very intelligent individual, a trait that wasn’t…

Chapter 3 (342.30–32), Joyce employs the portmanteau word “swapstick”, combining the words “swap”, “stick”, “slapstick” and “swastika”: “This eeridreme has being effered to you by Bett and Tipp. Tipp and Bett, our swapstick quackchancers, in From Topphole to Bottom of The Irish Race and World.” Donaldo Schüler’s (2002, p. 303) translation of this passage retains the concept of “slapstick” with the term “fragorosos farsantes” [rackety masqueraders], but omits any reference to the swastika.…

appearance is slightly humorous due to his oversized head, stubby legs and his extreme overbite. Throughout ‘Shrek’, he has displayed slapstick. At the front of Du loc, he is seen trying to pass through the turnstile but unfortunately becomes stuck in it. He pushes with his hooves and is let free with an unrealistic spin, causing him to land awkwardly. Another slapstick moment is when Shrek holds down a large tree to create a bridge for Fiona but as Donkey takes one step onto it, Shrek lets the…

Actor and TV legend Dick Van Dyke just endorsed Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders. Related; Did Ron Paul Just Endorse Bernie Sanders? Why is this important? Well for a couple reasons. For one Van Dyke is 90 years old and because he has been around and in the entertainment industry for 70 plus years he has seen his fair share of corruption and chicanery inside and outside of the industry, and maybe more importantly this is the first Presidential candidate Van Dyke has felt…

Beatrice and Florindo and their two servants, Smeraldina and Truffaldino. Trufaldino, a servant seeking wealth, decides that in order to increase his income he should become a servant of two masters in Venice, thus leading to mistaken identity, slapstick comedy and dramatic situations. The audience also follows the love affair of Florindo and Beatrice, otherwise known as Federigo. Beatrice,…