You know that side-kick character that’s supposed to be funny but really isn’t? Yeah, we know about that character too. And we dedicated a whole video to talk about how to do a comic relief character well without falling into that annoying stereotype.
Previous Stereotypes:
Oh man… siblings are THE BEST. lol*
And I agree with you Josiah. Comic relief just for comic relief backfires. In fact, anything just for anything’s sake never works how it’s supposed to. That could be the theme of your series, right there. 😉 Personally, I think comic relief works best when it springs naturally from the quirks and conflicts between the clashing personalities of your characters.
*Fyi, this is THE FIRST TIME I have ever used one of these… things… these… acronyms??? These whatchamacallums. EVER.
I hope you’re happy. 😀
Haha, that’s fantastic! I will take all the credit for tempting you to the dark side of texting acronyms. ^_^
And yes, I definitely agree! That’s one of the reasons that the Avengers movies is so good at this, imo. The technique of forcing a bunch of really different characters to work together can create a lot of good humor!
This is so FUNNY!!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Daniel, seriously, this video series is teaching me a lot, but I already know how to complain…. 😉
Olaf and Pascal…. 😮 What!!! I love those characters. I think I have written a comic relief character, but I’m not 100% sure.
Siblings; they are the best.
Awesome movie guys.
P.S. What happened to #bringannaback??????
I may be more than a bit picky when it comes to Disney comic relief characters. ;P
Haha, good question. Because I’m at college, I need to shoot many of these well in advance, so I didn’t have time to add any more of her to this video. I’ll be going back this weekend and going some stuff for the November video then, so we’ll see if we can get a bit more of her in that one. 😉
Oh my goodness! Yes, yes, YES! Jar-Jar Binks is the most ANNOYING character ever! At first, he’s funny, and then…let’s just say by the end of the movie you want to murder him. 😛 Thanks for the great video and information!
(And that rant at the end, Daniel…I was laughing SO hard!)
My favorite explanation of Jar-Jar is the one where he’s really a Sith lord who has a really good cover. Because yeah, otherwise he just has no point. =P
I like that explanation! Actually, that would be a really good plot twist…the Emperor’s really working for JAR-JAR BINKS! 😛
Haha, yeah. You can read about the original theory here if you’re interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/3qvj6w/theory_jar_jar_binks_was_a_trained_force_user/
Thanks for the awesome information, guys! (Still laughing, by the way. 🙂 )
Thanks Ingrid! Haha, glad you’re still laughing. 😉
Well, actually, I do half watch these videos because of Daniel. Admission made.
Brave man.