Tuesday, 7 October 2014
The IT Crowd -
The IT Crowd is a sitcom. As a viewer of the program we know
this as it follow all the codes and conventions of a standard sitcom. The very
first convention of any standard sitcom, is setting. In the first episode of
The IT Crowd which we watched during the media lesson there were only four
different settings in the entire program. In turn this enables viewers to
become familiar with these different settings. Which will make them feel a
somewhat connection to the sitcom, meaning they will likely become a regular
viewer of the program.
The second convention would be humour. Any classic sitcom
will include humour. In the IT crowd humour is shown through the setting of
their workplace, which is the basement. In the program the basement was
comically shown as the worst place to work in the entire office building.
Instead of saying 'Doors Open', the lift simply said 'Get out'! The basement
was very dirty and messy. The basement also implied that the workers were nerdy
and geeky. This is shown through comics
and old retro computers.
Comedy is shown throughout the entire episode. With simple
comedic effects such as the repetition of a joke or a certain moment to create
an effect. A staple to any classic sitcom is 'canned laughter' which is put
into the program during editing. It is placed after every joke. This is to
alert the viewers that the sitcom is a comedy.
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