[video=vimeo;96558506]http://vimeo.com/96558506[/video]
Tony Zhou talks about the implementation of visual comedy in Edgar Wright movies (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim, The World's End) and advises film makers to try and be creative with their shots if they're trying to make a comedy movie. I thought this was pretty interesting.
Hot Fuzz was filmed in a place called wells in somerset which is where I grew up,infact the scene where simon pegg is chasing the biscuit thief for 0.1 seconds you can see my old house!
But edgar is an incredible film maker, Probably the only time I will make a point of watching if he directed it,no matter what the movie.
While I agree Edgar is a great director, I feel like author of the video speaks a lot like a fan of particular style of comedy rather than what could improve comedy overall. The movies with Pegg he showed as example are all rather over the top and direct in your face. Other comedies might not strive for that sort of style.
The "fly over city/bridge transition" scenes can look gorgeous if done right. You don't need them to be original. It all depends on focus. In Hot Fuzz the focus is more on story and how the character travels, in cityscape shots focus is more on visual aesthetic which imo is not wrong either.
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