Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy
If you love visual comedy, you gotta love Edgar Wright, one of the few filmmakers who is consistently finding humor through framing, camera movement, editing, goofy sound effects and music. This is an analysis and appreciation of one of our finest comedic voices.
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For further reading/viewing, I highly recommend
David Bordwell's essay on funny framings: davidbordwell.net/blog/2007/04...
And David Chen's video essay on Wright's use of close-ups: vimeo.com/85311313
And Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal: • Ryan Gosling Won't Eat...
Music:
Sex Bob-omb - We Are Sex Bob-omb
Primal Scream - Loaded
Tubthumper - Kick Out the Jams
Rob Viktum- 4/17/75
Pete Woodhead & Daniel Mudford - You've Got Red on You / Shaun of the Dead Suite
DJ Shadow - Why Hip Hop Sucks in '96
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Dude Edgar Wright has actually stated in an interview that he’s seen this video!
+Mysterious Mr OCD That's awesome! Not only is he talented, but he's humble, to boot!
Mattiloo It’s called Why be a film director?-EDGAR WRIGHT. You can find it on KZhead
Link?
Which interview? URL please
Fluoride Jones that’s comedians for you
It's weird to watch this vid and really enjoy it, then realize it was made 6+ years ago and the channel stopped producing content 3 years ago. But I'm gonna go ahead and comment anyway, because this analysis was so interesting.
What happened to the dude that made this video?
@@jdrc1233 He moved on to other projects, probably as an editor given his track record.
lol I got it recommended and seriously thought it was from this year
@@afrotac2872 damn that sucks but I get it, it can be tiring to make videos this good, do you know if they’re still active in like other platforms or something?
@@Emislay right??
Hot Fuzz is literally the only movie I have ever watched twice in a short time frame and not been bored. He truly is a genius at creating cult hit after cult hit.
that's me with World's End, I am completely obsessed with it
I have watched it maybe 7 times and still love it. Thats hard to do.
@@itsmethebesttabbyI watched world's end once, ready to love it, and it just didn't work for me the way the other two did. I'll give it another try
@@sirioussam05 it is a bit different to the other two, it has more of a focus on human nature which can make deep at points, so it does make sense that it might just not be for you while the other two are!
Mann, thats exactly me. I hate watching movies twice, but that one I did. Tbh planning to watch it another time
This video just helped me realize how good cinematography is so addicting even when you can't explain why. I love watching Scot Pilgrim Vs The World over and over again and it never seems to get old. The camera pans, sound effects, unique and engaging visuals really change a scene, and even support the dialogue fully. It's like ASMR, both audible, visual, and intellectual.
Same! You clearly have great taste ✨
It's not just Scott pilgrim. Most of Edgar Wright's movies have this infinite rewatchability
edgar wright just makes his movies so insanely dense that you always find new things in them. me and my dad watch shawn of the dead every year on halloween and we always notice something new
I don’t even like ASMR and I agree with you.
It's incredible how even with all these cool framing technics Edgar fails to make his movies funny 😴😴😴
A friend and I were trying to figure out why most "comedy" movies weren't fun to watch. This video answered all our questions.
You should watch What we do in the Shadows, the movie.
@@danpenia219 We have! It's one of our favorites, as is the TV series.
Watch Borat
most could easily be a podcast or audiobook
Nathan-DTS well, we've had the funny beat out of us, but by no one but ourselves, it's true. The consumer is just as much to blame for the kind of shoddy halfwit fare being peddled as comedy, as are the studios and content producers. We consume the shit ;-)
I love the bit in Shaun of the Dead where he flips through the channels and they blend to explain what's happening
i think its funny when he jumpcuts a bunch of actions together when shaun does his daily routine. its inventive and not boring and it keeps up the pace
Archer almost religiously uses that. Almost every time a scene change happens during conversation it flows into a completely different conversation with that word as the blend word.
There's a Studio C skit like that, I think it's just called Channel Surfing
austin powers used that method too with the long running penis joke
@@Sarge92 Wait hold on, what's long and what's running?
Never knew Ryan Gosling played the plant. Great makeup work.
One good way to tell just how visual or inventive a comedy can be is to turn the sound off and see just how heavily it relies on dialogue.
That sounds ingenious.
Or any type of movie, in that regard
Works in real life too. Turn off sound and dialogue from everyday life and realize how much of life relies on that.
That scene in Hot Fuzz where the two detectives slide out of frame and then the one pops back in for a second fucking kills me every time. That's just a director who is having fun and loves what they do, and it matters.
those two make the film
That very brief shot sold the movie to me, big time. According to the actor Rafe Spall, the one who plays the detective on the background, his detective partner on the foreground played by Paddy Consadine actually improvised sliding back to the camera shot. Edgar Wright only told them to do something quick and witty while that camera frame stays still and rolling. Rafe was laughing off-camera after he was out of the frame due to what Paddy did, quickly sliding back in and out. Man, it still hits me hard in my funny bone.
same i laugh every time i watch it
After watching HOTD I googled Paddy's credits, I never would of realized he was one of the Andy's with out it. That man can act.
I knew something funny was coming, but I still laughed out lot because I wasn't expecting it to be like this
What makes Edgar Wright movies so special is the heavy-handed foreshadowing that's subtly written into the first act, the ridiculous amounts of details in every shot, dramatic close-ups and shots of mundane things...
@@LegendLength A SLASHER OF PRICES
The greater good
You got red on you.
the opening song playing in Shaun of the dead is called 'zombi'. Foreshadowing 100 right there
heavy handed or subtle?
the best visual comedy gag is when a character jumps out of a window
Actually.... watch "Laughing Matters" with Rowan Atkinson (1982) It explains all about visual comedy in a very entertaining form. All forms are the best forms. :)
This is by far the funniest .... kzhead.info/sun/lqmpe8d6op2MgJE/bejne.html
you know what *crash* scott just left..
The third Cinderella movie 💀
“Baby Driver” is still one of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen. It may not be as funny as some of Wrights other stuff, but it’s really well done and still quite funny at times. I love everything about that movie.
It's very stylistic. Wes Anderson, Wong Kar-Wai, Wright and Tarantino are my favorite directors because of this
“Action synchronised to the music “ 3years later *baby driver*
Yesss I love baby driver so much
Did you know he had already thought of the music in the film for a car chase long before he wrote Baby Driver, infact he has an earlier sketch using BBC actors to the same effect years before.
Jake yeah bell bottoms he was at a concert. He’s an amazing director
@@12richy1 I think Baby Driver was an aspiration of Wright's for a while.
When the cast got the script for the first time, it came with a flash drive containing the soundtrack. Even more to the point, they all had earpieces in while filming so they were all in time
Im dissapointed in the lack of mentioning the "is scott here?" "he just left" scene
Greenhourglass i rewatched that 4 times
@@akaherb8815 just 4
I'm disappointed in your spelling.
Same here! Honestly one of the funniest scenes.
isnt that what came up in the amusing exits?
The tv sequence in shaun of the dead is masterful
It's a nod to the radio-era humor. When comedy writers deliberately wrote two radio programmes (e.g. a sports match cast and an audio drama) and the audience got to switch back and forth between the imaginary radio channels, resulted something farce.
I just love the sequence in Shaun of the Dead when Shaun twice leaves his flat to run to the local shop - same scene, single shot, first on a normal day and then on the day after the zombies arrived. That second trip he misses all sorts of apocalyptic visual cues, from various zombies roaming around him to bloody hand prints on the beer cooler and slipping on some blood on the floor in the shop. Bloody brilliant! kzhead.info/sun/oNWKaL1xipymaqc/bejne.html
It really is, isn’t it! It’s amazing cause I never noticed it on my first watch but on rewatches, it was so fun to notice stuff like that! Edgar Wright is great with foreshadowing and honestly, it’s what makes his films so good and fun to watch!
Edgar discussed this in a video for Vanity Fair. He shot the second zombie walk on the first day of filming, because he wanted to send a message to the cast and crew that this is what they can expect. He was also peeved when a crew member (maybe the director of photography?) said this sequence will be cut. His reply? Lard in as many in-jokes as he could. And the "slipping on the blood"? An improv by Simon. If you watch that spot, you won't see any blood there to slip on.
@@BillPeschel Thanks for sharing that, that's awesome! I found the interview here for others who might be interested: kzhead.info/sun/oa5pkaqpaKibY4U/bejne.html
@@BillPeschel The squeak elevated the gag
Edgar Wright movies are so funny. Their are always hints about the outcome of the movie. Also that stupid fence Jumping joke gets me every time.
Especially the Hot Fuzz one with how differently it plays out
@@kyledunn8205 And that's why that one's the best one.
Literally the moment when I had my first laugh attack during this video
One of the things about the genius of this is that he Write is using the tribal psychology behind “ inside joke” This running joke doesn’t get old because it makes us all connected to the situation. When those of us who have seen all of his pictures laugh. And those who are not “ part of the tribe” identify themselves as outsiders with their lack of laughs. And the “ i don’t get it ..” look . It’s genius.
@@KoriEmerson Each of the fence jumping scenes is good enough to stand on their own though, there is no previous knowledge needed to be in on the joke, they are all physical slapstick that is immediately enjoyable.
The cornetto trilogy is in my opinion the best collection of comedy movies that exist.
Slip Scott Pilgrim in with them and you've still got the best collection of comedy movies that exist.
jmwild1 I mean as a continuation of eachother. But Scott Pilgrim vs The World is really good.
Add Paul in, then its complete.
Leon He Paul's all right, but it was missing a necessary ingredient, Edgar Wright.
Could of done without Seth Rogen and too much American humour.
The Wright movies are endlessly rewatchable. So many things you can catch years later, it's truly amazing. And thanks for mentioning Arrested Development who also used visual gags at perfection.
5:28 The fact you didn't include Scott Jumping out the window and then being seen in the background is disappointing
What?
I know I was coming to comment that exact thing
It’s such a good joke that he shouldn’t have included it in the essay. Thanks Edgar Wright
@@beezy5628 agreed. I think he didn't want to ruin the joke
That's one of the only parts of that movie I liked.
The fence gag is one of my favorite running gags in any of Wrights movies and/or the Cornetto trilogy. It's funny but if you've seen Shaun of the Dead where he fails and then Hot Fuzz where he totally nails it and Danny flubs it, when you see the fence in Worlds End you know the joke is coming and the minute he hits the fence the joke is that he's in on it too with the half-fourth wall break of 'ohh nooooo'
I didn’t watch them in order and it was still funny as hell
How could you mention "leaving the frame in funny ways" and NOT put in the "he just left" bit in Scott Pilgrim
I liked the running gag with the hat.
Ikr, I was half expecting them to put it in there.
i think maybe something as funny as how he left was how he passes Knives in the background and she glances to the side to say she knows
“Player 2 has joined the game”. “Hey haven’t you got work?” “Player 2 has left the game.”
I know right that's what I thought it's my favorite scene.
Brody's reaction to the shark coming out the water unexpectedly is funny to me because 1: it's realistic because I can tell he's internally panicking but trying not showing it and 2: the pacing for the reveal of the shark makes it more dramatic and it feels more earned.
And to think a lot of it is because they couldn't make a realistic shark, forcing Spielberg to improvise a video solution.
I think another major factor is that Edgar Wright movies aren’t strictly comedies, they’re usually also action/horror/genre movies too. So a lot of humor can come out of using elements from other genres and turning them on their head like the World’s End example with the beers and water that uses sharp tense music during the shots of pouring drinks like a horror film would use to build up to a jump scare
This is why Hot Fuzz is a movie you can keep re-watching and still have a blast :D
Rare Videos by Javier Vargas TV! You can watch it time after time and still find subtle jokes you missed.
Yarp!
Samulik86 naaarp
I watched it 7 times this week
Rare Videos by Javier Vargas TV! The whole Cornetto Trilogy is brilliant. 1.Shaun of the Dead 2.Hot Fuzz 3.The World's End (This is just how I'd rate it from best to worst in my opinion)
I guess this is the Wright way to make a comedy.
Nice pun.
kill me
Blinkshinati do you prefer drowning or fire
I'll be your mustache
you're gay
"this is not visual comedy, it's pre-recorded improv"...that's a really good point! that's why I fine so few of these movies actually funny...
totally! I do improv comedy and the humor is in the spontaneity, putting that style of joke to the big screen, scripted and polished just doesn’t work.
If you want, Hollywood comedies aren't more just feature length Saturday Night Live sketches. It originates from the times when big SNL names (Chase, Ackroyd, Murray, Murphy) went to silver screen. Caddyshack, Vacation movies and others were just 80 min SNL flicks. And USA still thinks "this is the only way to make comedy".
Yesterday I watched Ant Man (2015) -- I'm just doing an MCU marathon, it's a guilty pleasure, don't judge me 😅 - and when I watched Luis' very concise, to the point renditions of how he got informed about new jobs, I got this "I know this style" feeling. So when the credits rolled - always watch through the credits in MCU movies! - and I read "screenplay by Edgar Wright" (among others) I had a big AAAAAH moment. ;-) Just came back to this EXCELLENT video to share this little story.
I’d not call Ant-Man a guilty pleasure. It’s a genuinely good movie and you can clearly see Edgar’s influence on the humor and action. Imagine he directed the whole thing
So that's why Michael Pèna fast talking scene was quite familiar...it is Wright's style
If Wright is to be believed, his version of Ant Man was very different to the one that got made. He left the director/writer role after years of work so his fingerprints are on it but I really do feel like it's a missed opportunity.
The cuts and the transitions seemed so familiar to me when I first watch it, I even mentioned that it was similar to something Edgar Wright would make... And then I saw who did the screenplay! Truly a master of film and a director that all should look to for inspiration ☺️
THERE- THAT'S WHY IT'S SO FAMILIAR!! I couldn't put my finger on it!
"And the next time you go to a theater and pay 15 bucks to see a comedy, don't be satisfied with shit that is less inventive than Vine." Mic drop.
Exactly. How can 6 second loops be more entertaining than a feature length comedy? Spend those 90 minutes watching vines; they're free.
actually making 6 seconds entertaining is way easier than making and hour and a half movie entertaining
+Jesus Cervantes That's 900 Vines.
Carl Siemens or about 9 ten-minute compilations.
No, that was a spoon.
I thought I hated comedies, but now I realize I just hate BAD comedies.
I just think in general a lot of trash movies are pumped out nowadays, greedy industry sadly.
Exactly! My friend always wants to watch some Adam Sandler or something, but I always tell him to fuck off because they're not funny.
@@skepticmoderate5790 Man you are missing out. Adam Sandler is an oscar-worthy actor. The issue is not with him, it's with whoever is directing him. Anderson, Safdie Brothers, hell, even some old school adam sandler movies are pretty good. But he does so many shitty movies that it genuinely overshadows his real work. THE MEYERWITZ STORIES WAS SO HILARIOUSLY HEARTBREAKING. Like I said, Oscar-worthy actor, just needs good direction
@@cgijokerman5787 i must see this, since someone is crazy enough to claim adam sandler can act. Meyerwitz you say? sure.
@@MrEddie4679 Punch-Drunk-Love, Uncut Gems and the Meyerwitz stories are Oscar worthy performances from Adam Sandler. Keep in mind, Meyerwitz is a drama/character study of emotionally abusive households. Uncut Gems is an anxiety-inducing gang drama.
Scott pilgrim vs the world is such a good film
My god. After everything he was trying to tell in the video, you just scrolled down, clicked at the comment bar and just... managed to write this? THE POINT WAS EVERY MOVIE OF HIM IS GREAT, FLAWLESS AND PERFECTED. Man god damn I'm done with this, I'm gonna go stab myself dude
@@fleetwoodsoup7443 No way you are getting so hyper about a simple comment. LMAO
@@Progamer-fq8st that was a sarcastic approach lol. You know, to put pressure on them
It was one of, if not *the* worst, movie I've ever watched. Boring wasn't even the word.
@@WakaWaka2468 Yes I was looking for this comment lol. I have only watched Scott pilgrim, baby driver and shaun of the dead yet (of Edgar Wright). Absolutely loved shaun of the dead. Baby driver was okay, didn't like scott pilgrim. Am going to watch more, love Edgar Wright
Such an amazing channel, thanks for all you do.
did* :(((
It's incredible how even with all these cool framing technics Edgar fails to make his movies funny 😴😴😴
@@DeterminismisFreedomHow you gonna be trying to bait people years after these comments bruh
Bait? lol Just because you can't see the truth doesn't mean I'm baiting @@gab2876
Still my favorite channel, just needs a to be revived.
That's why I never got bored from Simon Pegg's movie.
Paul sucked, it's why I stick with Edgar Wright's movies
+MNIMnoob Paul who?
Jesus Loves You Paul was a very bad 2011 film starring Simon Pegg/Nick Frost. But without Edgar Wright at the helm of directing it, the movie was really bad.
MNIMnoob Oh okay
+Sam Payeur polish my script
I think for good visual, cinematic comedy in America, you really have to turn to television. Key & Peele, for example, is very well directed and understands every aspect of filming comedy, with great cinematography and editing, they realise it is much more than just the dialogue that provides the laughs.
harry lindsey whoever directs key & peele is great. they did a parody of 90's basic cable action movies and they nailed the look.
harry lindsey Even though it had a short run Key & Peele maybe one of the best duo sketch shows ever.
+Every Frame a Painting Peter Atencio directs the skits and is also directing their first movie "Keanu"
harry lindsey Sorry but i personally think key & peele are overdone. The first 2 series were pretty good with good skits, while the last series are mostly skits 3-5 minutes long. The whole 3-5 minutes they try to build a pointe, but yet at the end mostly it gets boring and the pointe lost its joke/charme. Also Peele is a way better actor then key which is visible in facial expressions and gestures. The only thing key is able to do is changing his voice to a girly like high pitched scream that gets annoying after the seconds skit. Think of meegan, slapass, make-a-wish, consequences, boxing-press-conference
+RollOnToVictory its finished?
He creates scenes like a graphic novel to create a static scene feel then enhances it or subverts it. But you never know which one it is.
Edgar Wright's approach toward creating a film that shows you so much in the most mundane objects. The cinematography is so fresh, the way that shots blend together using new camera angles, the storytelling being so easy to understand through the visuals and the writing of dialogue and actions are so fun to watch. This was probably why I enjoyed watching Shawn of The dead when I was younger, it spoke to me as I love things being told through actions rather than words. Edgar Wright is a seriously underrated filmmaker who deserves way more recognisation.
That monty python scene always cracks me up
I love the scene where they want to kill the witch.
I love the ending, where they set up for a climactic battle scene, and then the police just show up and stop the filming of the movie.
@@deeznoots6241 Oh yeah, they did the same gag in GoT Season 8
One of the few scenes in the film I found funny
...heeyyy
that scene in hot fuzz where the two detectives linger in the frame is comedic genius
On the DVD commentary you can tell how much analysis Edgar Wright puts into every shot. Apparently he re-shot the scene where Angel is jogging and first meets Simon Skinner because it didn't match the storyboards, but then ended up using the original take because he realized that the way Dalton kept shoving Pegg toward the edge of the frame made him seem sinister.
my favourite scene in all of his movies - never gets old
Kp I know you may not see this but it was recently revealed on Twitter that it was improvised, that's why the background actor is almost laughing.
You've got a mustache. Yeah, I know.
This video is essential to any aspiring young filmmakers. When I was really getting into Edgar Wright this video was my guiding light into all the exciting possibilities of directing.
That's why he's my favorite imo
Edgar Wright is a genius, I loved watching some directors commentary from him and being so impressed by how thoughtful he is
4:54 I rarely laugh out loud, but this scene from Monty Python got me in tears instantly 😂
Same, that one had me going :)
Wasn't expecting a good laugh on this vid but that one got me
The masters! I laughed so hard.
I will never NOT laugh at that as long as I live. A lot of the rest of the movie has gotten old and tired with so much reference but that whole scene from HA HA! onward always leaves me in tears
Lmao
"action synchronized to the music" Booyyyyy you guys are gonna love his latest work baby driver
Overrated garbage
CharliePUNKROCK Baker cynical
CharliePUNKROCK Baker what??????
it was pretty shit compared to everything else he has done and it is extremely boring after the first car scene
Zulous you're just wrong mate
Hot Fuzz might be - along with the first Matrix - the movie with the best camera + cutting I've ever seen. Every shot, every transition is a masterpiece. And so are the sound effects.
It took me a while to realize, but The World’s End is a goddamn masterpiece
unpopular opinion but its actually my favorite of Edgar Wright's films, theres just so many layers to it with comedy as funny as the others too
The first half in particular, before the inflection point, is just so spot on. Then that makes the inflection so much more surprising!
@@pdrg I was not expecting that shift lmfao
Not seen the movie but the world's end murders in Edinburgh were very famous and unsolved for a few decades.
edgar wright is in a different league of his own.. he’s a genius
Genius is a Powerful word But theres no reason to use it. Unless youre talking bout the Kubrik Cause theres really nothing to it Everything I do is visionary Every single frame a painting made exactly how I wanna make it
@Zeb Shah 😂dude...Epic Rap Battles of History. Alfred Hitchcock vs Steven Spielberg
@Zeb Shah purfek
@Zeb Shah The Joke ------> Your Head
@Zeb Shah r/whooosh
It's awesome how you can take elements of this a put it into ANYTHING- Personally I feel animators would benefit from this a lot
Hey, hey, hey your channel is amazing great finding you out here in the tube
Suck up
It's incredible how even with all these cool framing technics Edgar fails to make his movies funny 😴😴😴
This video just popped up in my recommended and made me want to shed a tear. I first watched this video and borrowed it for part of my senior project in highschool. 8ish years later this has awoken a feeling in me that I thought I lost and would like to recover, the same passion for film and filmmaking that I pursued and abandoned.
Edgar Wright is one of my favourite directors. The way he makes his films is genius
With Baby Driver He took "action synchronized to the music" to next level.
yeah even the trailer
Maybe it's just me but I felt like that was one of the most boring movies I've ever seen Nice seeing the non-action-character's place but a short film would be enough for that, not a whole movie..
Fabian Roland no one likes you
Yeeehaaaw
opening was great but the ending felt rushed
watch Malcolm in the MIddle, rewatching this old show, I've noticed it has so many visual moments of comedy. One in particular, is when Hal is getting rid of a spider. He rushes to the front door holding it in fear, Dewey opens the door for him to throw the spider out. Hal throws the spider out and Dewey quickly closes the door. Hal then realises he's just thrown the spider on Lois, who was stood about to come in with groceries. It's a genius scene because Lois enters and exits the shot in quick succession for an incredibly effect joke.
Also the joke with the super firework, where they just change the scene to daytime for 2 seconds then back to night, genius >.
If only the story was as good as the jokes.
@@crowing3886 What story?
kzhead.info/sun/iql6Y5iGomipnoU/bejne.html Here it is
I love the spider scene, it's a cool case opening... and they close it hilariously... we all know Lois is a temperamental woman, so just to to see hal say eeek! and the kid saying, I'll say you weren't here, run, she can only ground me! lol hilarious.
He choreographs everyone’s movements so well. Everything seems on point or in time with the sound effects or music. Even a quiet scene feels timed effectively.
Can't believe this video is 8 years old! A french youtuber was talking about your channel this week and I recognised you just by the way he talk about the impact of this video. Because it impacted me so much too! Love coming back and watching you again. You probably don't know why but thank you, sincerely. ps: hello from France
that monty python scene with him attacking the castle made me cry with laughter
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is another one of those comedic masterpieces. I've always loved the scene with the killer rabbit and the Holy Hand Grenade.
I love how the guard gets killed and the other ones reaction is "oi?"
That second guard had perfect comedic timing in that scene
ENDSEEKER Ye I love how the first guard falls to the floor and the second just watches Lancelot run in to the castle, then turns to look at the guy on the ground then back at Lancelot to say "hey".
My favorite movie scene of all time. I die everytime I see it.
The moral of this video is that Monty Python were the geniuses of the geniuses.
The innovators of slapstick and not only, comedy
I think they had three things that are lacking from todays film-making.
@@Dominian1 Which are? I would like to know
@@chrisanagn.3584 Skill, Vision and a lack of means.
@@Dominian1 Don't forget the fanatical devotion to the Pope
I feel like when they did the fence gag in The World's End (7:24) and Simon says "oh nooo," that had to have been Simon Pegg actually saying that like "not again! C'mon, you do this to me every time!" Edgar Wright makes the best movies.
This video is 7 years old, and I still come back to it from time to time to appreaciate just how accurately you've described this topic.
I will never understand how so many people hate on The World's End (relative to the other two Cornetto films). Maybe it's not as much of a comedy film as SotD/HF, but in terms of raw film making _quality_, it's just fucking amazing. The cinematography, choreography (particularly in its action/fight scenes), set and costume design, colours and atmosphere, MUSIC, the emotion and storytelling. It's not a constant barrage of jokes, but it's easily The World's End that I get the most drawn into as a viewer.
Unfortunately all that yummy visual goodness isn't enough to make an enjoyable movie. None of the characters were likable.
Personally I disagree about the characters not being likeable. I tried to endweight my list of yummies with "emotion and storytelling", but I think its had the opposite effect and made it seem like an after-thought. I cared a _lot_ for the main group of friends, particularly Gary and Andy. The film really delves into the history of the group, and also devotes a lot of time to building on each individual as the story progresses. Conversely Shaun of the Dead had characters like, I can't remember her name but it's that actress who played Dawn in The Office. Did she add much? And characters like Shaun's mum result in emotional moments but it's just because it's his mum really; I didn't care that much about her on her own merits, it's just really funny how she's oblivious to the zombie threat. Similarly Hot Fuzz has a tonne of lovable funny characters but it's more about the humour, whereas World's End is getting me invested in their _lives_ more. Just different tastes, I think. (Feels so stupid, me criticising SotD when I love all the Wright films so much. They make most other films look like garbage. I'm just trying to say World's End really puts the work in so far as the character's backstories/personalities go, and there's certainly no shortage of emotional moments between them.)
I can see where you're coming from. I think it was the exact opposite for me as far as your feelings for SOTD/Hot Fuzz. To each their own though!
Agreed. I love the entire trilogy.
I guess becouse the other two set such a high bar
Scott Pilgrim was one of the funniest movies I've seen just because of the way it was filmed.
The most frustrating thing for me as a Scott Pilgrim fan is I have exactly zero knowledge of film jargon. What I love about the film is always "Well like in one scene Scott forgets he has a girlfriend (I'll try to be quieter)" "Chicken is vegan?" etc. Those are two examples of scenes that i love that make zero sense to anyone that hasnt seen the movie.
Gus Thomas check kzhead.info/sun/hZp9oNd7nKajZ5E/bejne.html
Scott pilgrim is just plainly epic
My favorite of his is Baby Driver. The moment at the very beginning when the robber points forward and says "drive!" and the car goes straight backwards is pure gold.
6 years on and I've gotta say, I love that you included scenes from Spaced in the video, Edgar Wright has been killing it since he entered the scene.
I love the Cornetto trilogy and got my wife to watch them and she only commented "the director is very talented" lol because you're spot on he is so good with his cuts/shots...awesome
I absolutely adore Hot Fuzz, so I should probably get around to watching the other two one of these days. They're not really in genres that are normally my cup of tea, but I might still give them a go.
Robert Faber Yeah they're both really good. You'll enjoy them :)
Hot Fuzz is my favourite one too. But Shaun and Worlds' are also great.
You could already see he was extremely talented with Spaced.
Shaun of the Dead is great, but keep expectations low for Worlds, it's quite shite.
Edgar wright's use of jump cuts and scene transitions is just *chef kiss*
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I came back for these delicious and precious essays and as I expected... this channel fckn delivers. I wish there would be more videos again. I love your stuff!
1. Things entering the frame in funny ways 2. People leaving the frame in funny ways 3. There and back again 4. Matching scene transitions 5. The perfectly timed sound effect 6. Action synchronized to music 7. Super dramatic lighting cues 8. Fence gags
I didn't even know Scott Pilgrim was by the same director as the Simon Pegg movies! I had a movie binge a few weeks ago and decided to watch Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead and Worlds End after watching Scott Pilgrim. I guess I subconsciously understood that they had very similar styles, but didn't pick up that it's because they have the same director.
You literally just accidentally watched the Trilogy lmao
My least favorite movie by him. I just hate the whole comic book thing and not a big Cera fan.
@@marlonrando9272 Understandable, it's still got a lot of examples of what Wright does best; excellent transitions, a balance of realism and fantasy, and absolutely excellent foreshadowing.
I like all the little details. I couldn't stop laughing at the jogger in Shaun of the Dead. First day he's passes by just jogging. Second day there's zombies all over and he passes by sprinting.
Eight years later and there are almost no comedies coming out anymore.
Hey AFAP, I just wanted to let you know that, not only do I share this exact video with people who don't understand what I mean by "a proper comedy film" (compared to "lightly-edited improv" a.k.a "SNL: The Movie") - I also feel like losing you from making new videos is a genuine loss for the "cinematic appreciation world" whose deepest joy is watching someone else discover what made them fall in love with a movie, scene, or moment I've not only bonded with old friends and made new ones through your videos - I also already knew how to create a functional-yet-fun video as soon as I opened Premiere for the first time (which was a new-job thing btw - they actually thought I'd studied editing while I was just cribbing your vids lol) I had to thank you for the immense benefit on my life that you've given me, so forgive me if this seems like pushing you to make more videos if that doesn't fit with the life you built by shifting focus (which I assume is being put towards something audiovisual) I understand you had to stop to pursue your proper professional path so I'm happy we haven't seen a video from you in over half a decade, so I'm satisfied if you never upload again (and then some) but I had to fully explain my appreciation for you at least once, because I'm wildly unlikely to bump into you in person at some point Anyone else who reads this far: share a story of how AFAP taught you something that helped you appreciate, understand, or recreate great moments in movies 😂 Gracias por todo campeón 💛
Now that I think of it, Mean Girls is oddly effective with it's visual comedy
Lauren Coates I'm thinking how the interview scenes with the different girls in the school was oddly inventive and super effective
Lauren Coates Exactly. it's great, not only because of its remarkable script, but also for its smart editing and visual humor.
Mean Girls is so, so awful
Gasp, blasphemy
Emilie Rapport Thanks for that well thought out argument.
'The next time you go to a theatre and you pay fifteen bucks to see a comedy, don't be satisfied with shit that is less inventive than Vine.' PREACH
but like, there was some legitimately hilarious stuff on vine. A lot of junk, but some pure comedy as well.
words to live by
What if I've never seen Vine, and had to even look up what it is?
@@Aeroldoth3 there's a lot of vine compilations on here so you don't feel like you missed out
@@Aeroldoth3 this generation's sense of humour do be kinda shit tho
Since this video has been made I'm glad more comedies are starting to stylise and actually utilise it's filmmaking to encourage jokes or to make the comedy more enjoyable Absolute best examples recently are game night and palm springs both wonderfully shot and directed comedies that are funny yet also have a ton of love put into their filmmaking game night uses prospective to make the shots look like game pieces and palm springs for example while it's not up to Edgar Wright unique idea I like how filmmakers are experimenting and creating a unique identity in their comedies now cos they really do help the film stand out
You make absolutely amazing high-quality contact please upload more.
cool just realized all my favorite comedies were written by the same dude. thanks man
kingzor100 well directed not written
ItsATrap no they where written by him and Simon pegg
Nick And Demi okay thanks for the correction
The close up on the puppet in Arrested Development is one of the dumbest jokes i've ever seen. That being said, i'm helpless against it and it makes me belly laugh every time.
Arrested Development is a treasure
It was also probably the funniest thing in this entire video.
Arrested Development has some of the funniest zooms I've ever seen
I lose it...every single time i watch that LOL
FRANKLIN!!!
The world's End is one of my favorite movies, it definitely stayed with me as an awesome movie in general. Yesterday I watched Scott Pilgrim vs the World and you can bet it was one of the best experiences in a long time, this video has connected the dots for me, Shaun of the Dead here I come
Hope you have watched it already. To me shaun of the dead is his funniest movie. I loved it so fucking much watching it for the first time
You put it into a clear perspective and defined it quite well. Transition is important in productions, and Edgar Wright was definitely a trailblazer.
Well, I've got to say among comedy directors Edgar is the only Wright one.
why
yes
How did this get 176 likes -_-
Coen's?
Gambiteer The Python's?
omg 5:40 was my favorite part of that movie xD I went back to it probably 4-5 times
SAME
+Phil Latio 33.media.tumblr.com/07e08604e8356c886c8b58bcb935962b/tumblr_mmabazuEoW1rs7uego1_r1_400.gif
+Phil Latio haha yup got me too - loved the Monty Python bit earlier in the vid, but the two Andies got a genuine lol from me
+Phil Latio me too lol the Andies are my favourite Fuzz characters
Completely agree
love this channel, it's so strange to watch other youtube film critique channels just make random, unmotivated comments on filmmaking... you really make it look easy
I cannot put in words how much I miss this channel and I wasn’t even on KZhead when they were making videos..
Better visual filmmaking also makes movies way more accessible, especially in countries with a lot of immigrants like the US & UK. Not only are a lot of jokes in modern comedies just bad, but they're pretty nuanced and you have to be quick-thinking, understand cultural references, and be a really good English speaker in order to get the joke when the director wants you too. I think this is why my parents (immigrants) LOVE the Edgar Wright movies with Simon Pegg. It makes me sad when we're watching a movie and the dialogue (especially jokes) is too confusing and my parents can't understand it, and they can't fully enjoy the movie. And they've been speaking English for 20 years! Better visual filmmaking also makes movies more likeable to watchers from other countries. Aspiring filmmakers, please consider this!
Mr Bean is a perfect example of what you’re saying
exactly this! visual/physical comedy is what often gets my mom and dad laughing the most, especially my mom who speaks less english than my dad. So when a movie incorporates ALL forms of comedy well, not just subtle/mild or straight up overdone jokes/executions of jokes that dont even land for me (and is completely lost on my parents), it can be appreciated by a much larger audience.
i love this perspective!!
4:33 That Louis C.K. scene just got real.
Lmao, got that right!!
ErebosGR lmao rip
Not that scene, but most of his jokes :/
I literally came in the comments to see if anyone noticed this!
Lmao
Here after Edgar Wright's "Last Night in Soho " and the man has ascended beyond comedy, but can still incorporate it in a very serious situation onscreen. *sigh* Please come back Mr. Painting. We need you back.
i truly love edgar wright's three flavour cornetto series, scott pilgrim vs. the world, and baby driver. and so i'd like to thank you for making this video. for highlighting what i love the most abt edgar wright's movies.
2:47 That tv sequence in Shaun of the Dead with every program continuing a sentence always kills me. It's so goddamn brilliant and funny
God bless you for getting Spaced in there.
I agree, too often people focus on his movies but he didn't become a great director overnight and Spaced is a good way to understand where he comes from, it's a bit like looking at pencil sketches to understand an artist's paintings.
otocan spaced, better than half of the american sitcoms
Have you seen the "attempt" to remake Spaced in the US? It's a sad hollow shell of a thing :(
Celyn Marshall Ah Jesus why did you make me took for it? The British original is so much better and full of light and character
This is still one of my favorite videos on KZhead. I first saw it in 2015, discovered Edgar Wright through it, and began implementing these techniques into my own comedy short films. Just absolutely love you guys' videos and will forever miss your new content
This is one of the worst videos on KZhead. Feeling over facts I guess
@@raphaelrodgers7407 Oh boy
@@FreshSqueezedLightning he's not wrong. This guy acts like what he finds funny is the objective way to to do comedy.
I have these videos religiously for about 5 times and every time I watch them i tend to learn something from them, thank you my dear friend for making them 😘
Hitting a zombie synchronised to Queen=Perfection
One of the best scenes of all time.
"KILL THE QUEEN" "WhAt? "
do not use the Z word
Apparently they wanted to use Rasputin by Boney M but didn't have money to buy the rights
I feel like the tv equivalent of Edgar Wright is shockingly The Amazing World of Gumball. I know that it’s an animated series, but it’s just so creative and funny.
that's something only somebody with Yakko Warner as their yt avatar would say
@@KosTis Thank you?
@@KosTis i’m unsure if what you said was a compliment or not LMAO
YES.
Yeah Gumball is very unique - the style, the jokes are pretty good and I like how they have just as many adult jokes as kid jokes (adult jokes as in like, something you can relate to at work, not sexual stuff).
I think one of the best examples of an Edgar Wright scene transition is from Baby Driver. In one scene, Baby is standing next to a car he has to bring to get destroyed. In the next scene, we see the car getting destroyed while Baby stands in the exact same spot in the frame in the exact same pose. One of the best scene transitions I've ever watched
This is one of the most inpriring videos I've watched in a long time, thank you
The World's end has some of the best fight scenes I have ever seen. Not only do they have a bit of humor in them but you can also clearly follow what's going on. It's also my favorite movie to show to people with no explanation besides, "it has a bit of a slow start". When the first fight happens, the twist blows their minds. They end up more surprised than Gary
Watched it with my brother upon discoveringg "it's the same guys in hot fuzz & shaun of the dead". when that scene came, we were utterly shocked and in awe!
Edgar Wright is massively underrated. I hope Baby Driver gets him the notoriety he deserves.
FallaciousScotsman did you see how that was made? It was unreal. Dailies were loaded and immediately edited. Almost the whole film was created on set. The attention to detail and the finesse with which it was done was just incredible.
notorious kindof has a negative connotation linked to it...
I fucking loved Baby Driver. MAN! That movie was great.
aaaaaaaaaaand it did!
Saying that things are underrated is massively overrated
Damn, can't believe that in the part of what comes out and comes in there isn't that great gag when Scott Pilgrim jumps to the through the window, his arm reappears in the background and can be seen leaving once again
This is excellent content! The shortcut scene where he jumps the fence in Shaun of the Dead makes me laugh out loud EVERY TIME! Incredible to watch this 8 years later and see how much this resonates with me.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is an editing masterpiece and should be studied in film schools. I love all the foreshadowing and reoccurring gags in Shawn of the Dead. All the action in sync with music in Baby Driver.
I wish the actual story in Scott Pilgrim weren't so shit, because it really detracts from the experience.
J H well, the story of the film was actually based from the comic book of the same name
@@Johnny-ux7yi And the comics did the story much better since they were a series of six graphic novels, which when put into a single movie made it feel kinda rushed. The "extra life" part at the end of the story felt much more important and made a lot more sense after six books worth of character development. Still I think the movie is fantastic and I don't think it could be made much better if it had to be made into a single film, it just does a lot better if you've already read the comics.
Dylan Dacus i do agree but then again film adaptations based from books and comics are always tricky because sometimes being faithful can lead to problems with the pacing as well as a significant increase of the run time. Unfortunately, audiences don’t always enjoy really long films.
@@emmmm1233 I've read the comics after seing the move and only after reading i could tell how really really really fast paced the movie is. And honestly, i started to appreciate it even more. It's condensing a lot of stuff, sure. but it still manages to be a really great adaptation.
How did you talk about things leaving the frame in funny ways without showing Scott Pilgrim diving out the window?
+Jimbo Yokimbo I was thinking that.
+Jimbo Yokimbo Or for entering, his roommate launching himself onto the mattress.
+Jimbo Yokimbo That was the funniest thing in the entire movie.
+Jimbo Yokimbo ooooohhh
+Jimbo Yokimbo hey man, your pic XDDD
I love that you mentioned spaced at the end there! One of my favourite shows of all time
One of the most interesting and well done analysis videos of all time