Codes/Conventions and Genre Characteristics:
For looking at all four of these types in responses I have chosen Ace Ventura to look at because it has a huge comical aspect that I believe could be elaborated on. The reason Genre and Conventions go together is because various codes and conventions form the different genre characteristics, combining them. The reason why Ace Ventura Pet Detective is such an extensive comedy is because of its constant joke use that was integrated into the scripts. As well as stage directions. Given directly from Ace Ventura himself Jim Carrey who gave across all of this perfectly.
Throughout this it has multiple skits and phrases that have made an impact to what goes on to this very day and age, for example the "like a glove" scene which you can see in the video below, it was something hilarious that changed peoples views on history just through a simple line.
The reason why there are two videos are because these are two movies but they try to mimic the scene but with a slight different way. Looking at use of music in this they go with its not catchy however it is light and up beat, it is in sync with the video, both videos a type of "badass" role model music. it gives the perfect hint to action movies where it has car chase scenes or other action moments that will build up momentum. Finishing off with the costume design and intentions behind a character in a film. As you can see in the second video the man on the left is dressed in full jungle venturing gear which explains this person, he is cautious, smart, not adventurous and maybe new to the jungle reality. Whereas if you look at Ace, the person on the right, he is driving recklessly he is dressed as though he is on vacation. His costume affects what the persons actions might revolve around, from looking at him we might think that he does not have much care, no worries, possibly not the smartest, but still funny of course. Mise en Scene:
Mise en Scene originally was formed in theatre, but in the briefest description it simply means "Staging a scene through artful arrangements of actors, scenery, lighting, and props." basically this means all of what we see, what the audience will see in the film. Achieving a specific intended design in a movie is of course the production designers job, alternatively this is a background fill to an actor, to support their emotion or location in which makes the film what it is. In scenes you might not completely notice but it is noticeable in a way throughout various camera angles on the actors.
Picking up on what was said above, the actor will undergo an excessive amount of makeup to express the emotions of the actor, with of course the actors actually showing their emotions. These days an apparent legend film scholar Barry King elaborated more on his theory through the different types of typical actors, these actors being impersonation, technical or personification. Many people would categorise Jim Carrey as a technical actor because he focuses on details. These details will be of a physical trait. As you study the person you discover more that even through other films and film roles that Jim Carrey has covered that he wil add that hint of over the top to the film, add the comical humour the audience need, take away from bad backgrounds and focus to him.
Narrative Structure:
This story may have a very mislead or confusing story because of its huge comical aspect to it, but it is considered an old movie so its referencing is outdated and goes off of its own humour which means it has its very own narrative structure to tell the story, the locations, the people, the characteristics and of course the whole protagonist/antagonist situation in the story is what concludes to how the narrative structure is formed. When we look at the structure of this movie and the second movie that Jim Carrey starred in has actually been repeated twice, the second movie is a duplicate of what the first movie but it basically has different locations, intro, and characters.
Analyzing the structure, in the very first shot of the film you can see Ace Ventura is walking and the camera pans up to reveal his face and showing that he is carrying a package, then within the editing process its cut to a panning shot of him walking through the street still with the package. Distinctively, this shows that this scene is still one besides the cut, its still the same setting, characters, location, theme etc. Elaborating back to the story though, a detetive that looks to have a speciality in dealing with pets and finding them or what happened to them hence the name pet detective. But with spoiling this, a pet detective has a big case and as he progresses more through the case he finds out that it is actually someone on his side, this is where the twist comes into play with the humiliating ending of finding out about the police chief.
Representation:
Representation of a film can be seen in many directions some bad some good, but the representation of Ace Ventura(film not detective) gets represented as that movie you would laugh at a lot because the main character is clumsy, its about him and his humour and mockery that happens throughout the story. You would never think that at first looking at Ace Ventura in the opening scene he would accomplish great things and become a legend type of figure. In the beginning you feel this sense of misguidance to the actual purpose of the film.
If we look at the representation of the trailer, considering that this was of 1994 you have the impact that this film is a mock of James Bond, or other action films but in fairness it is based around a one of a kind detective that you don't see every day, that you don't see in those action movies where they assassinate someone, he is a pet detective. Even though they used most of their best jokes and gags in the trailer you still get the feeling there is more for the film to offer, as though it was entirely churned out of jokes and gags and innuendoes. Showing a characteristic to Ace would be the fact he shares a personality with animals, making it as though they are one with him, which makes this film interesting and shows how much of a positive impact this can have.
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