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THE COMEDIC BASE OF BLACK COMEDYAn analysis of black comedy as a unique contemporary film genre.
by Stephen Connard
A thesis submitted (with a separate practical exercise) in fulfillment Of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts
College of Fine Arts UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA
May, 2005
© Copyright, Stephen Connard, Sydney 2003
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CONTENTS
Chapter and Contents
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1. Introduction
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2. Comedy, black comedy and black humor Introduction Terminology and definitions Comedy Black comedy Black humor Tragi-comedy The rhetoric and psychology of black humor Rhetoric in black comedy The development of black comedy 8 9 11 13 14 17 19 7
3. Characteristics of black comedy Introduction Lack of power Rebellion, Negative goals, False values Lack of perceptiveness Derision and Dysfunction Blind, tragic failure and enlightenment Themes 27 28 30 33 35 37 40
4. The physics of comedy Introduction Comic premise, comic gap and comic perspective Comic distance and audience response 46 47 51
5. Comedic devices in traditional and black comedy Introduction Clash of context (Incongruity) and Exaggeration 56 57
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Truth and pain Conflict and Collision Conviction and Obsession Deception Suspense and Surprise Wish fulfillment and Worst Fear Chaos, Anarchy and Endings
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6. Genre and sub-genre Introduction Film genre, genre film and society The sub genres of comedy 81 82 85
7. Thesis Conclusion
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8. Epilogue
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Appendix 1 Modes of Comedy: Farce, Satire and Irony 95
Appendix 2 Vorhaus' Sub-Genres of Comedy 98
Appendix 3 Neale And Krutnick's Comedy Plot Types 102
Appendix 4 McKee's Film Genres & their Sub-Genres 104
Bibliography
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Filmography
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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Black comedy offers the film-maker a chance to make a strong statement about society. The subject matter of genre films (both story and theme) can be considered a mirror of