Comedy Films: A Teacher's Guide offers the ideal introduction for teachers of GCSE and AS/A level Film and Media Studies of a style of film-making that offers unique challenges when subject to study in the classroom. In a lengthy introduction, Brian Dunbar identifies generic conventions common to comedy (is it a 'genre' as such?) and goes on to consider them in relation to a series of detailed case studies. The key concepts of Media Studies are addressed through analysis of individual films using a historical narrative ...
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Comedy Films: A Teacher's Guide offers the ideal introduction for teachers of GCSE and AS/A level Film and Media Studies of a style of film-making that offers unique challenges when subject to study in the classroom. In a lengthy introduction, Brian Dunbar identifies generic conventions common to comedy (is it a 'genre' as such?) and goes on to consider them in relation to a series of detailed case studies. The key concepts of Media Studies are addressed through analysis of individual films using a historical narrative structure - from the silent comedy film (Buster Keaton's The General ), through Classical Hollywood 'screwball comedy' ( Bringing Up Baby ), British comedy films (Ealing Studios and The Ladykillers ), foreign comedy ( Jacques Tati ) and contemporary independent American comedy ( Rushmore ). The author also examines Some Like it Hot and considers its status as 'the funniest movie ever made'."
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