This document discusses the TV series "What We Do in the Shadows" and how it uses conventions of the supernatural comedy genre. It shows vampires and werewolves in comedic scenes and uses tense music at first to lead audiences to believe it will be scary, before revealing its comedic nature. By adding humor to traditional monsters, it sets expectations that the series will feature supernatural themes mixed with comedy, keeping audiences engaged through laughs and unexpected twists.
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This document discusses the TV series "What We Do in the Shadows" and how it uses conventions of the supernatural comedy genre. It shows vampires and werewolves in comedic scenes and uses tense music at first to lead audiences to believe it will be scary, before revealing its comedic nature. By adding humor to traditional monsters, it sets expectations that the series will feature supernatural themes mixed with comedy, keeping audiences engaged through laughs and unexpected twists.
This document discusses the TV series "What We Do in the Shadows" and how it uses conventions of the supernatural comedy genre. It shows vampires and werewolves in comedic scenes and uses tense music at first to lead audiences to believe it will be scary, before revealing its comedic nature. By adding humor to traditional monsters, it sets expectations that the series will feature supernatural themes mixed with comedy, keeping audiences engaged through laughs and unexpected twists.
Supernatural Comedy TASK What we do in the Shadows Shows supernatural beings like vampires and werewolves and has comedic scenes within the trailer. The tense mjusic wants the audience to believe that it will be scary, but then shows that it actually isn’t. They have added a comedic and modern twist to traditional monsters.
How does this help set audience
expectations of the production? The audience expects very supernatural themes within the series, we are expecting a mix of creepy vampires with ordinary humans. We also expect it to have some espects of comedy to keep the audience attatched. We expect there to be a lot of twists and turns that we don’t expect as well as being prepared to laugh.