Tuesday 7 April 2009

slapstick comedy: norman wisdom

Norman Wisdom – On the Beat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChMgX-KnSzM

This clip is from the film 'On the Beat' featuring Norman Wisdom. This clip is about a group of kids wanting to play football, who encourage Norman Wisdom to be their referee. Due to his excessive whistle blowing the entire police force come running to him. Most of the comedy comes through a misunderstanding, resulting in the entire police force chasing after Norman.

There are quite a lot of camera cuts, most of them are long shots to show the policemen running in a large number, there are also a lot of close-up shots to show expression in the characters faces.

There is also a lot of diegetic sound, but they also use a fast-paced soundtrack to add to the drama.

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